Portfolio Project: Editing

     I have begun editing which I believe will be the hardest part for me throughout this entire project as I have never been the most advanced where editing is concerned. I will be using adobe premiere which present even more challenges as I am more well versed in using IMovie. However, I wanted to challenge myself to use the more advanced platform that I believe may help my documentary look more professional that I believe that IMovie would be. 

    

    I will begin my splitting up the different questions within the interview as I kept the camera rolling rather than cutting after the answer for each question. This will give me a better idea of whether or not I will have to cut some of the questions or part of my voiceover. However, I believe that after I cut the part needed it will be the perfect amount of time to fit into the 5 minute excerpt.

Portfolio Project: Music

     I have begun looking into potential music that I could add to my documentary. I am looking for slow, sadder music that will match the tone of my documentary topic. I am leaning toward having music with no words to it as to not take away from the topic at hand and the information that is being shared within the documentary itself. While I yet to pick the specific song that I will be using in my documentary, I know what I am looking for in a song and will have one picked by the end of the week.

    I have been looking at websites such as https://pixabay.com/music/ in order to find some options that I will be choosing from in order to pick the perfect one to fit the tone of my docuseries. This has proved to be slightly difficult as thus far I have been unable to find the perfect song for me, but I will continue looking and gathering options.

Portfolio Project: Filming

     I have completed the filming of my interview and have gathered some b-roll of my subject as well. My interview came out to about 5 minutes and 30 seconds of footage. I am really happy about how it came out and the answers that I was able to get as I felt that this was exactly what I was I looking for when I decided the subject that I would be doing my interview with. 

    I was also able to get some b-roll with my subject that I will be adding to the documentary as well along with the neutral b-roll that I have been gathering as well. I am pretty happy with how this project is turning out thus far and moving forward I will be focusing on the social media, editing, and beginning my print component.

Portfolio Project: B-roll

     I have been trying to get decent b-roll that has some movement to it without have to have my subject in it consistently. I want to add some variety in shots that don't require people to be in it. However, I do intend to stage some b-roll with my subject as well. I want shots such as her walking through Weston Town Center looking around. I will continue to gather as much b-roll as I possible can so that when I begin editing this upcoming week I will have plenty to choose from.

    Recently, it had been raining and I though that this would be a perfect time to gather some tone specific b-roll. I will be mapping out how I want my b-roll shots to go in order throughout the documentary. 

Portfolio Project: Voiceover Recording

     In order to be able to edit during spring break, I dedicated today to recording my voiceover. This voiceover will likely be the first voice that is heard during the opening of the documentary. While for my groups documentary project we had my mom record the voiceover, due to the fact that she will be my subject, I will be voice on the voiceover instead. I have done this to give a distinct contrast in the voices that will be heard throughout the duration of the documentary.

    I made my voiceover a little more professional with an emphasis on statistics, because I believe that this will match how my subject will be responding to my questions. My subject has been using her free time turning this story into book form so believe that she will answer my questions more professionally than a casual documentary. Understanding this I want to have the tone of the voiceover match that of the interviewee.

Portfolio Project: Filming & Social Media

     I will be filming my interview with my subject this weekend to be able to use the entirety of the week of spring break to edit and begin work on my print component and begin thinking about my critical reflection. I will also be going out and gathering some b-roll in public. I hope to be able to capture families and couples that would connect with the subject of my documentary. I believe that Weston Town Center would be a great location to gather b-roll of people out to each with their families and loved ones. 

    Additionally, I have been going through some old CDs to find more pictures to add to my social media. I was able to find some that I believe will connect with the topic well. I will be using Canva to format these photos to be posted on my social media. I also want to create quotes and other photos, likely inspirational, to post on my social media similar to what is seen on the Abstract. I believe that the addition of these quotes will add the element of hope and possibility of healing that I hope my documentary would be able to bring. 

    So far these are some of the pictures I have found. I hope to transform them all into pictures for Instagram such as the polaroid format that I was able to accomplish with one of the pictures. I believe that this format adds a bit of nostalgia and looking back on the past which is ultimately where I will start with introducing all of my subjects.

Portfolio Project: Social Media Posts

     I have been thinking a lot about what I will be posting on my social media account and what connect i want to share from the creation of this project. My account's username is afterlifedocumentary as I found may projects that are shared on Instagram do this for movies, documentaries, etc. I have continued looking at the social media accounts for various projects even some that are not documentary, but well made movie accounts as well. I have found seme great inspiration and hope to put some of the elements that I have seen to use.

    My first inspiration is the Instagram account created for the new Bob Marley biopic. The creators made a point to establishes the perfect colors for their brand and use them throughout the entire page which I intend to do with my own. I also believe that this page really gave an insight into the story that was going to be told within the movie itself. 

    My second inspiration was from a documentary series that we viewed during our documentary unit that I believe created an amazing social media for the tone that they set within their episodes. I will attempt to match the tone of my social media posts with the tone of my documentary pieces.
    

    Lastly, due to the nature of my documentary topic, I believe that is important to emphasize the idea of memories and remembrance, in order to accomplish this, I will be using templates such as the polaroid above within my social media to share photos and memories that relate to the topic of each episode that I will be posting about. I believe that this will pair well with the tone of my piece.