Month May 2019

After I finished my first documentary project, I was quite impressed with the outcome, because most of the ideas Samantha and I wanted to achieve in the film were successfully accomplished.   We wanted to have a film with a… Continue Reading →

After we finished shooting both interviews of the film, the main part of the film has been formed. The structure and the flow are now very clear and only require the subtitles and the appropriate B-roll footages. However, the introduction… Continue Reading →

For the major project, we have done one shooting so far located in the central kitchen of Shandongmama, interviewing Wang Miao who is the nephew of the owner of Shandongmama. At the same time I also shot a decent amount… Continue Reading →

This week’s reading is about post-production. Although I am not responsible for the editing part of this film, it is still important for me to give some suggestions to Samantha’s editing. One of the statements in this week’s reading stood… Continue Reading →

The scene I have chosen if from the “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” (2011), from 11:56 to 12:16, it is a scene recorded chef Mizutani making a nigiri sushi. The sound in this scene is very silent; there is nothing except… Continue Reading →