As the semester is getting closer to an end we are putting the final touches on our video. We are finally putting the final pieces together and are able to see what has been missing, which for the most part is Broll. From the looks of it we got some great broll and we are now able to finish our project. Our group does a great job in dividing task individually and completing them. Last week we were able to show our classmates our video progress as far, as well, as some information on why we are doing the video. This presentation helped our team a lot, by giving us more information on our subject matter, which it homeless veterans. I learned a lot on our subject matter, and how homeless veterans has been an on going national issue for years now. I have also learned how the government has been depending on organizations like Interfaith to help homeless veterans, and how they do make a huge impact in reducing the number of homeless vets.
Now that we are done filming we have focused on editing, creating the album cover, finding the right music for the video, and making sure we are seeing eye to eye on our finish product with our client. We are making great pace and our finishing product should be nothing less than expectacular!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Progress Report #7 - Ryan Anderson
Last Friday our group got our final footage for our video. We focused on more the b-roll aspect of our video. Got some b-roll of all the veterans that we were missing prior to Friday's shoot. Again Friday shoots interfered with my work schedule, so I was unable to attend. From reading my other group member's responses it seems like were on the right track in completing our video. Christine gave us feedback on what she liked and didn't like withing our video.
It seems like were on the tight track in completing our video shortly. We just need to add the extra b-roll and do a little more editing to complete the video. Interfaith will be very pleased with the final result.
It seems like were on the tight track in completing our video shortly. We just need to add the extra b-roll and do a little more editing to complete the video. Interfaith will be very pleased with the final result.
Progress Report #7 Ryhen Ann Roque
On Friday we went to get some of the extra footage we needed for the video to fill in any of the gaps we needed. Unfortunately, the equipment we had checked out was not the ideal equipment. I heard from the team that this was typical since it was the end of the year and students are trying to get in their projects. A new fact I learn since I am a business major. On the day of the shoot, it was a pretty cloudy day - so as Jermaine said it was difficult to get in the right lighting for the shots we were shooting. It was sunny the day before but I guess we were not so lucky with the weather that day.
However, it was still a productive day. We were able to get some broll of Eric with the bridge, broll with Kevin doing things in and out of the house and interviewing Aaron. It was difficult to get some answers out of him. He did not move around much and did not show much emotion as with the others. However, it was interesting to hear his story of how he wants to go back to serve in the navy. It seems that he is having difficulty adjusting to life here. When he was in the navy everything was provided to him. He did have to worry much about the basic necessities that he had to when he went out of the navy.
It was interesting to see that most of the interviews that we have had so far, was pretty much the same in terms of how they presented themselves in front of the camera. I never realized it until we were reviewing most of the footage we were getting. I somewhat get what the other team members were saying as to the interviewees not having so much emotion that would captivate the audience. I never knew how much thought and process is being put into making this video. It requires great creativity to convey a message to whoever is the audience and getting them to be engaged, even captivated by the content. Today we are going to work some more on the video trying to put together all of the pieces and maybe adding the intro and ending of the video also. Hopefully our video will convey the message that will capture our audience and maybe even get them to help out (in whatever way they can).
However, it was still a productive day. We were able to get some broll of Eric with the bridge, broll with Kevin doing things in and out of the house and interviewing Aaron. It was difficult to get some answers out of him. He did not move around much and did not show much emotion as with the others. However, it was interesting to hear his story of how he wants to go back to serve in the navy. It seems that he is having difficulty adjusting to life here. When he was in the navy everything was provided to him. He did have to worry much about the basic necessities that he had to when he went out of the navy.
It was interesting to see that most of the interviews that we have had so far, was pretty much the same in terms of how they presented themselves in front of the camera. I never realized it until we were reviewing most of the footage we were getting. I somewhat get what the other team members were saying as to the interviewees not having so much emotion that would captivate the audience. I never knew how much thought and process is being put into making this video. It requires great creativity to convey a message to whoever is the audience and getting them to be engaged, even captivated by the content. Today we are going to work some more on the video trying to put together all of the pieces and maybe adding the intro and ending of the video also. Hopefully our video will convey the message that will capture our audience and maybe even get them to help out (in whatever way they can).
Progress Report #7 - Jermaine Jackson
I think we've just about wrapped up all the filming we needed. Last friday we met with christine to finish up filming extra b-roll for the video. However, we did unfortunately run into some technical issues before we left for the shoot. On thursday there were no cameras available, and when we went to check on friday they were all reserved. We even checked the library, and attempted to try the mass media department, but it was all the same story. Guess its just that time of the year. We got the best camera we could and also got the adapter so that we could get clean audio. The camera we had didn't have manual iris to adjust lighting, but luckily it worked out for the most part.
Before the interviewees got ready, we had a chance to sit down and talk with christine about the video. She kinda proposed that anything less that 7min is fine since with all of our content it will be difficult to cut it down to 3-5min. We also discussed what she liked, and what she didn't like, and also what kind of stuff she wanted to be changed. After the meeting was done we all agreed that we were pretty much on track.
Next we moved on to capturing Broll of all of the tenants. We went back and shot eric and got some pretty interesting shots of him walking across a bridge and also standing at the top of a bridge looking out. Then we met with Christine again to get footage of her working on homework inside of her house. Of course we had to meed with Kevin again. Since he is in the video a lot we got more content of him. We got him cleaning dishes, interacting with his home, and getting ready for the morning by putting on a tie, and also entering his housing. We also did another quick interview with him to have him summarize what factors played into his homelessness. Finally we met with one of the youngest tenants, Aaron. He recently got out of the navy and is using interfaith to get back on his feet before he reenlists. We tried coaching him a bit but he did not really convey a good story, so i dont know if we will use him. Also, since we didnt have a good camera it was hard to get him well lit outside since it was unexpectedly cloudy.
other than our mishaps with the technical aspects of the shoot, id say we are well on our way to completing the video with some very satisfied clients.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Progress Report #6 - Jeff Warlick
Its good to see our hard work coming together. We met a few times over spring break to go through the footage and try to begin to put together a rough edit. The rough edit is definitely rough, but we have a pretty clear structure and some good sound bites to work around. Surprisingly enough, it even matches up with our original storyboard. Friday we have our last interview scheduled with a younger vet, and based on what we can get from that, we will spend the rest of the time finding what we need and going out to get very specific clips. I was leaning toward using just footage from one interview that was particularly spectacular but so far the consensus is stick to the plan and see how it turns out. This week will be telling; things are really falling into place.
Progress Report #6 - Carlos Reyes
So far we are making great progress. Our video is close to being done we just need one or two more days of shooting to put the final pieces together. We have a shooting day scheduled for Friday, in which we will record a interview and some broll. Last week during spring break we got together to work on editing the video and our research progress. We work very well as a team, making sure we help and push each other to get the best results possible. We have also started discussing the layout for the dvd case. The only problem that we currently have is getting more broll of the interviewees, and for that we schedule another shoot day. Christine has also been a lot of help, her and Ryhen ann are in constant contact with each other, which is making the production process very smooth.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Progress Report #6 Ryhen Ann Roque
In the last couple of weeks, our team has been pretty busy with lots of things to do. We had some good interviews we had filmed. The last week we did some major editing. We were trying to find the good sound bites and then selecting the best out of those to get a good video.
I learned a lot about editing. I came in a couple of times watching and learning what Jeff and Jermaine were doing. It was interesting how they got a good clip going when they were editing. Jeff and Jermaine helped me figure out how to use the editing tools on Final Cut Pro. They gave me the basics of what I needed to do. At first it was hard to get the video to look as good as it sounded. There were times when the sound bite was good but the video of the interviewee kept jumping because of all the editing done to it. Once I got into it, it was not so bad after all. It just hurts the eyes for a while after looking at footage for more than an hour.
I also learn a lot from filming. I got to broll with the camera and played with the different functions on the camera. It was interesting to see how each button on the camera could change the whole outcome of the footage. Also I learn that when I did the broll, I tried to do the close up shot, mid shot and wide shot. I'm not sure if I did well, but it was fun taking the film. There were times when my arm felt numb when holding the camera. I now know the feeling of holding the camera for at least 30 mins.
For tomorrow, we are going to be presenting the materials we did for Interfaith. I cannot wait to hear the reactions from the classmates to see what they think of the video and if we need to improve on anything. We also did some research on the veterans. It was interesting to see how the lives of being in the military has affected the veterans so much. I never imaged that their life was much harder to adapt after coming out of the military. Hopefully this video we are making will bring more people awareness as well as help these veterans to transition into civilian life. I am glad that there are services like Interfaith out there who are helping these people to transition better into civilian life.
I learned a lot about editing. I came in a couple of times watching and learning what Jeff and Jermaine were doing. It was interesting how they got a good clip going when they were editing. Jeff and Jermaine helped me figure out how to use the editing tools on Final Cut Pro. They gave me the basics of what I needed to do. At first it was hard to get the video to look as good as it sounded. There were times when the sound bite was good but the video of the interviewee kept jumping because of all the editing done to it. Once I got into it, it was not so bad after all. It just hurts the eyes for a while after looking at footage for more than an hour.
I also learn a lot from filming. I got to broll with the camera and played with the different functions on the camera. It was interesting to see how each button on the camera could change the whole outcome of the footage. Also I learn that when I did the broll, I tried to do the close up shot, mid shot and wide shot. I'm not sure if I did well, but it was fun taking the film. There were times when my arm felt numb when holding the camera. I now know the feeling of holding the camera for at least 30 mins.
For tomorrow, we are going to be presenting the materials we did for Interfaith. I cannot wait to hear the reactions from the classmates to see what they think of the video and if we need to improve on anything. We also did some research on the veterans. It was interesting to see how the lives of being in the military has affected the veterans so much. I never imaged that their life was much harder to adapt after coming out of the military. Hopefully this video we are making will bring more people awareness as well as help these veterans to transition into civilian life. I am glad that there are services like Interfaith out there who are helping these people to transition better into civilian life.
rough edit
we basically are just structuring the entire video right now and then are going to trim it down to the essentials. because we havent overlayed broll or put in all the alternate shots, and havent had chance to do J cuts and L cuts, all the cuts are going to look really harsh.
Progress Report #6 - Jermaine Jackson
We have had a busy last couple of weeks. We have powered through our interview with long hour days. Over spring break we met a few times to go over the footage and get together a rough cut. I think our project is coming along pretty well. We have really great interviews, and good b-roll as well. I think if anything we need more b-roll of the interviewees themselves interacting. We have also kept in close contact with Christine. She’s helping us with getting photographs as additional content that we can include within our project. Our difficult task right now is sorting through all the footage to find what pieces fit where. With people like Kevin it is hard because he has so many great sound bites but don’t want to have him dominate the entire project. We have pretty much been working closely with our storyboard and matching clips on the timeline to reflect it. Christine seems pretty happy with our work thus far, and that makes us happy to keep a positive attitude when working towards our solution. We have also been working on our research project and have learned about how drastic homeless veterans are. The numbers itself surprised me, which will be discussed in our presentations. I think they said 200,000 veterans go to sleep homeless at night. It’s sad but its the truth. Hopefully with this project we can help give these men and women a place to stay.
Progress Report #6 - Ryan Anderson
Last week we got a chance to meet up and get some productive work done. Jermaine pointed out a video on youtube that we used to help putline our research presentation. Jermaine and Jeff worked on the video editing last class, while the rest of us analyzed and picked apart the youtube video. Once we picked apart the video we began to research our topic. I was assigned the introduction of homeless veterans, where I reseached statsistics and the effects war had on veterans.
I researched many stats that I didn't know beforehand and was astonished with the numbers. Doing the research really gave me a perspective in where these veterans are coming from. Veterans have it really hard when they come back to civilian life, where they have many war effects amongst them. In finished up my part in the research project, I'm even more happy that I'm doing this project with Interfaith because it gives me a good sense on pride in my work.
Tomorrow we will group up and put our powerpoint presentation together and do any final touches we need for our presentation. Friday we plan on doing some final shooting, any broll and anything else we forgot will be accounted for on this shoot. Looking forward to presentations tomorrow.
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