Author Archives: strawhats

One of the things that helped me make progression in my timeline was duplicating my sequences. I would make a copy of my original sequence and i would start experiencing with the format of my story. A lot of times … Continue reading →

organizing my files and bins made it easier to sort through my files and look for Brolls.

A great way to organize my files and thoughts is to keep a journal. as i listened to interviews, i took notes of what people were saying. it helped me to see what was important to these people, to the … Continue reading →

My camera shoots at an Xavc format. a format in which avid does not accept. i put my footage into media composer and exported it as a H,264 format which is a format that avid accepts and it worked out … Continue reading →

4/03/2017 Living on location One of the pros of shooting where i live is that i am always on location. If something were to happen arbitrarily i am always able to simply grab my camera and shoot. The con to … Continue reading →

ETHICS: There is truly a certain amount of ethics involved in documentary film making. From the very beginning i made the decision that i was not going to be biased. I was going to shoot my content and present them … Continue reading →

Images of my building. Our garden, broken front door, polluted lobby and elevators and a wide shot of the building itself.

This is a tenant who lives on my floor. This interview was conducted on march 9th. she has knee problems and recently got knee replacement surgery. When the elevators break in our building (which they usually do), she cannot leave … Continue reading →

This is about all the equipment i have been using for the Project SONY A6300 Small LED light Rode microphone Small tripod the reason i’m using this equipment i am dealing with everyday people, not actors. Most people don’t feel … Continue reading →