Recording Place Log #9

Week 4  Today in the class, we showed Rohan the interview footage that we took yesterday. He pointed out one very serious problem which we did not put the mini microphone on Mr. Huang. In the result, the sound was not clear in addition there…

Recording Place Log #8

Interview with Mr. Huang Today, we had an interview with Mr. Huang at his house. As Rohan said, we only need maximum of 3 members to do the interview, Jack, Even and I decided to take in charge of it. Jack and I met at…

Recording Place Log #7

Update for PB4 Update #1 Jan. 17th It is the third week of the studio; we started to have some observational filming in the market. As we are a big group of six, we take turn each of three members to go QVM having some…

Recording Place Log #6

Pitch Presentation/Interview Question Today we had our pitch presentation. In the pitch, we discussed about Mr. Huang’s store, the visual textures and aural textures. We intend to firstly capture the calm, early morning, as the stallholders set up for their day of trading with long…

Recording Place Log #5

PB3: Pitch/Proposal Logline: Mr Huang’s passion for selling vegetables continues into his 27th year working at the Queen Victoria market, despite his advanced age. Synopsis: Mr Huang is a man with an indomitable spirit. At the age of 76 he can be found with a…

Recording Place Log #4

Second week First lesson of second week we focused on observational filming, audio and group formation. Observational filming allows viewers to reach whatever conclusions they may deduce. In the mini lecture on Tuesday, we learned about how the shot was establishing and how it was…

Recording Place Log #3

READING: Introduction – Defining Place by Tim Cresswell As part of our PB2, we are required to read the book called Place: An Introduction by Tim Cresswell. First chapter defines the meaning of place. As Cresswell said, we use the word place in everyday life without think…

Recording Place Log #2

Second Lesson/Filming at QVM Starting off the second class of the studio we had an aesthetic standards discussion. The lecture was truly beneficial to me where I learned a lot about how to adjust exposure, white balance, focus, camera movement and use of tripod. It…

Recording Place Log #1

First Class/PB1 In the first class, Rohan discussed about the course and the further assessments. We also get to watch his documentary film, Winter at Westbeth. Then we moved on to our first task for the studio. The first task was an observational exercise where…