Part of our agenda is to sit down as a group and discuss any worries or problems. We also keep the group up to date on what is happening and when we are going to film. Joe prefers to stay behind to edit any footage we collect to then evaluate whether we need to re-capture anything again or simply add something on.
Monday 25th
We organised a group meeting via Facebook to discuss with Joe (editor) what he thought of the footage we captured on the 23rd.
Firstly he liked the walking shots of Tango man approaching the stadium but he asked us to re-film them and try to steady the cam so it didn't wobble as much.
He thought the images on the flip cams were poor and un-able to use do to the quality. We all agreed with this and decided to think of a different solution. Jacob recommended we use HD flip cams which produce better quality images and has a better zoom. Myself and Hannah thought about booking out a DSLR as this would produce much better imaging than any of the Flip cams. We all agreed that we should take both equipment.
Joe also expressed that he thought we filmed Tango man in an unattractive boring surrounding and we also agreed with this. Joe also asked us to film Tango man at a different angle to have a more professional look.
With all this on board we agreed to go and film these scenes again but correct our mistakes.
We also improved on our questions.
I listened to the sounds we captured and thought that they were remarkably clear. I was not confident to begin with and thought I would let the group down with my lack of knowledge on the devices and the professional ways to capture sound. However they were clear and the levels matched that of what they should be.
The Lapel recordings were rather muffled and Tango breathed in to it quite a few times so I couldn't hear what he was saying, next time I think I will just use the Rifle Mic to record sound as this was a lot easier and clearer.
Tango hasn't been interviewed before and we could tell this from his performance. He wouldn't rephrase the question when he began to speak and in some of the interview he was single worded. This is something that we all wanted to improve and thought it would be best to prompt him more or try to say the question in a different manner to try and coax him.
The Solitary Life Of Cranes
This short is directed by Eva Weber and was given to us by our tutor to look at.
When I viewed this documentary I was surprised as to how short it is, at first I thought that this wouldn't suffice for a documentary. However, the title basically describes the film, and in the two minutes we hear quite a few opinions from crane drivers who aren't seen, who explain what there existence is like once inside the cab of a crane. I think they chose to not show the drivers because as the documentary explains they don't really matter, everyone forgets that they are up there, I will admit that I never think about crane drivers. I think this piece will make us see cranes more and make us respect them as machinery that creates cities and structures.
The piece is well shot and the ariel shots of London are clear and go along with the drivers interview. I liked the music used but I wasn't sure as to why they used this kind of piece as I thought it was quite depressing and sombre at the beginning. I think it would have been better if they used sounds of the cranes moving, and atmospheric sounds (such as the noises from the city below) instead.
One thing that I paid homage to is the crane drivers dialogue. As I am practicing sound and recording the interviews this piece of work enlightened me and made me think that the sounds I record have to be clear and be avoided of any background noise. It also made me think that not all the piece has to be filled with dialogue, as long as we snip out the most informative parts that back up our work then that will do and then focus on the visuals more as I believe that documentaries nowadays are mostly about this.
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