Collaboration partners; Margret Tanjutco and Liwan Li.
“A survival guide to your first six weeks of university”

What problems did you encounter?
Making sure the tripod was  set up evenly and that the location of the interviewees eyes was not directly at the camera but rather in the spot where the interviewer would be sitting (as they were on camera at the same time as asking the questions so it did not look as natural). I also found the answers were slightly different which made connecting them harder as the interviewee didn’t always remember what they were talking about in the first take. Also the close ups were off in terms of where the eye-line was directed at.

What were your most successful shots?
The two shot was set up quite nicely, and the establishing shots were quite candid and really gave an indication towards the setting. I think there was quite a contrast between the back light for the interviewer shot compared to the interviewee shot which didn’t make it run as smoothly but that was due to the background for the two shot being quite colorful an toned.

What did you discover about the camera techniques (eg. Composition, framing)?
It was hard given the time to really set up alright shots that at least hit what the brief was looking for in terms of practice. The close up of ‘Margret Tanjutco’ was quite aesthetically well framed in terms of rule of thirds this made the shot more interesting compared to the close up/mid shot of ‘Liwan Li’ which was must more symmetrical.