In this week I went out and shot for PB2. We also learnt about the bit of equipment and revised a lot of the ideas that were explored in the past three weeks. I focused on the more technical side of documentary making, in which I took out the Sony camera to shoot one of our classmate’s (Taylor) PB2. Taking inspiration of of Grizzly Man, I wanted to record him hand held to make it more casual. We also used the professional microphones to record the audio.

We also practice convectional film production methods for rolling the camera. Every time we went for a take there would be “Rolling, Frame and Action!”, followed by a clap. The clap was to give a distinct sound profile so that I could sync the good audio from the professional microphone with the reference audio from the footage recorded on the camera. These conventions make the entire shoot more efficient and easier to edit in post.

In my own time I looked up film set videos on YouTube. I want to be able imitate and apply this system so that I could use it in the future. Allowing myself time to be confident and comfortable with the professional gear will give me more breathing space and time to focus on the actual content and direction.