This month, my main focus was working on a trailer for my documentary, but I also helped film Ladue's first ever home football game. The new stadium was finished this year, so it was a very big deal to have Friday night lights for the first time ever. I worked alongside May and Ava and together the three of us tried to capture not only the highlights of the game from that night, but from all the events that occurred. We got footage of the tunnel that was formed in the beginning, the chants put on from the student section, and the different aspects of the new stadium like concessions and the plaza. In addition, we also filmed the half time shows with performances from Ladue's dance teams, The Laduettes and Ladue Sparkling Rams. Through filming this historic night, I learned that during sports filming, it is important to get footage other than the actual game that is going on, and sometimes those shots are better than the ones on the field.
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For this months project, my main focus was working on my Belize Documentary. I had a lot of interviews and b-roll to sort through, so I made picking out quality sound bites my main priority. I knew that there was no way I could finish the entire documentary by the end of the deadline, so I decided to put the good soundbites and b-roll that I found into a short trailer. At first, I was having a really hard time figuring out how everything was supposed to go together, so I decided that I needed to pick out the music first before I put any of the footage together. It took me more time to pick out the music than expected because I was looking for something very specific. I knew that I wanted something that started off slow, picked up speed in the middle, and ended with a big finish. After looking through many files, I finally found an instrumental pice that I really liked. I added the music onto my time line, then I found the three soundbites that best represented the documentary as a whole. Once I added those to the beginning, middle, and end, I was able to add corresponding b-roll. This trailer was super helpful to me because not only does it give a preview as to what the documentary is going to be, but it helped me identify what my main focus and theme is going to be. I am hoping that I will be able to edit and finish the documentary by the middle of winter. |
Maria DolanMaria Dolan is a student at Ladue High School who is currently enrolled in broadcast technology. Archives
April 2020
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