5 DOCUMENTARY MISTAKES

In your own words, which of these three are the most important? Why? If there were one more mistake that could be added to this list, what do you think it would be?

  I think some of the most important ones are numbers 1, 3, and 5. One talks about the importance of giving the documentary a purpose. What is the thriving question you have and what are you trying to say by this documentary. Number three mentions the techniques some filmmakers try use but end up failing at. For example, the recreation of events. They never capture the actual drama or tension. Finally, this concludes with number five, talking about the "vision". You must have a strong vision and everyone must be on the same page. This way the final project can come out as great as possible.

INTRO TO 3-POINT LIGHTING

What are three key points that the presenter makes about lighting? Why are each of them important? What is one point that you would like to learn more about?

The presenter brings up a lot of good points when lighting. One of the things he said was to use hair light to make it look more filmic. More like a movie. It makes the talent pop out more. Also, to make the lights that light up the background don't spill on your talent, use Barndoors to stop the light. Another tip he gave was, if you to make something look a lot more dramatic, just use the key light. The key light is the most important light. However, this only depends on the angle of the key light. This way it'll make half of your talents face look dark and very mysterious/dramatic. I'd actually like to learn more about the suggestions for switching up your camera setting to when also setting up lights.

DOCUMENTARY TREATMENT

What are 3 key things that this article tells the viewer to keep in mind? Why are they important?

  You should always give it your to tell a good story. If the story seems pointless, then nobody will remember it or talk about it afterwards. Also, try your best to show these good and interesting characters. Whomever they are, I'm sure they're worth showing on screen and you must d it in the most compelling way. Another thing to keep in mind would be to always have a climax and resolution. If these two are missing, then the film itself will feel like something was missing. Empty. If you can follow these 3 things your project will come out a lot better.

REFLECTORS

What are 3 considerations you must keep in mind when shooting outdoors? How would you use a reflector? Why?

  Three things to keep in mind when shooting outside would be we to make sure your actors are outside to get used to the brightness. This is because your actors could be squinting at the camera due to the sun. Also, make sure to know where the sun is at what ever time. That way you can know where the reflectors  would go for which scenes. To use a reflector you need to position it at an angle that the sun hits it perfectly and the light bounces back directly at your talent or what ever needs lighting.

WHAT IS DOCUMENTARY FILM?

What do you think a documentary film is? Why are they interesting and important? Please list 3 different reasons in detail and your justification for each.

I believe a documentary film is made to show, in any way, a side of reality that the filmmakers feel needs to be shown. A reason documentary films are important is that they can inform news from around the world. Sometimes watching the news isn't enough and they never cover the whole story or both sides. By watching them we can know what some countries are facing and how people are being affected. Another reason documentaries are important is for persuasion. Like I said, news never cover the entire story or both sides. This is because they are to not let their own country look bad. A documentary can serve as anther type of news that informs you about the entire story. This could be of two countries at war or any type of conflict. Lastly, They could simply be made for pure entertainment. Maybe there isn't a war going on, or any personal story that needs to be told. Perhaps

MUSIC VIDEO PROJECT SUMMARY

Now that you are done, (or should be done) with your music video, where did you feel you succeeded? What were three challenges that you faced during the production? What are two ways you could have avoided/overcome these challenges? Were you missing anything from the final video that was part of the assignment?

  I feel that I succeeded mostly in the post production process. Due to the fact that I missed a day of production and wasn't able to have a big part in pre production. Three challenges that I faced were picking out the correct clips. There were a lot of takes. Also, matching the lips of Joel to match the song. He either sang to slow or to fats. It was challenging but I feel like I did well. Lastly, a challenge was what order the clips would go in. We had footage of him on location, but also in the studio. In both he sings the entire song. Therefore, I had to chose which clips went in which order. I feel like the production could've gone smoother if I hadn't missed a day. Lastly, there was nothing missing from the music video.

THE SOUND OF INTERSTELLAR

What are 3 core things that the filmmakers wanted to emphasize in Interstellar's sound mix? Why did they find these important?

  They clearly wanted to make this as real as possible. They didn't want to make a Hollywood scifi movie. This films explores an adventure that includes Interstellar travel. If that doesn't sound super Hollywood science fiction to you then I don't know what will. Therefore, they wanted to give a familiar sounding atmosphere to the audience.