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I Shot Some People Today
For Audio/Video Production class..I have been SO frustrated in the last three days, it’s rediculous..but after whining for 3 days, I’m almost out of complaining power..I’ll write more detailisticly tomorrow..
To sum it up:
Day One Complaints:
No one seems to re-focus..I’m perfectionist when it comes to technical crap and when the rest of the crew focused in one shot and then shoot a totally different angle, they still claim “Oh, he’ll be in focus..” I hoped they used a narrow iris/aperture..
Almost every angle was shot only once..Again, I’m a perfectionist, I’d shoot every angle at least twice or replay it in camera to check for mistakes, cuz I know we’ve made a couple..
Some people don’t think I know what I’m talking about..like the white balancing..I suggested closing the blinds to limit the blue light..it was Collin or James (who seems to know what I’m talking about) that closed the blinds while the girl who was trying to white balance gave up and said “It’s very blue, but that’s the best we are going to do, I guess” before we closed the blinds..
The Cool Things on Day One:
Amanda got good actors! Her friends Ian and Brian did great jobs acting..they seem like cool people..
Amanda and Collin were good directors..even tho Amanda did a lot of directing, Collin spoke up and did a good job, too..
I got pictures!..Look below:
The pictures from the day:
Today was the second day..
Second Day Complaints:
I suck at shooting..I held it differently, most in my left hand cuz I’m so left handed when it comes to stuff and my right hand is much weaker..that’s why I prefer to switch hands often..also, they told me to pan, no, stay still, no, pan, no stay still, no, pan with Ian while keeping him in frame from the shins up..well trying to zoom out while he was running didn’t work..I had him do it many times and I know it sucks..
No one cares about the FOCUS!!..I was obsessed with getting good enough focus (my eyes suck), but I’d focus on one stand in and then I’m told I was supposed to focus five feet over and that I shouldn’t refocus cuz “it would be fine”..I WAS TOLD TO USE A FRIGGIN’ F/4!!!! Ever HEARD of Depth of Field??????I had to shoot a close up which at times looked PERFECT and I told Ian to remember where he was to be in focus..the DOF was SO narrow, that when he tried to step into the shot, the momentum forced him out of focus again and sometimes out of frame..all I was doing was using my arm as a tripod..after all of this, when Amanda and James shot the next scenes, they didn’t seem to care much about the DOF..the actors were moving a lot toward and away from the camera WHILE they were doing a close up..but since the teacher was gone, they did a lot of it with the LCD screen..
I’ve given up trying to explain my ideas..Ian came up with an idea I also had in my head..a Tarantino (sp?) type shot..he mentioned it first, so I tried to give him credit because we came up with the same idea..but appearently, they didn’t understand, but if it’s in focus, the scene still looks cool..on the LCD screen at least..
The storyboards were not drawn by our group leader..so she’d have to say, “That’s not exactly how I wanted it, but..”
The classes I’ve scheduled for next quarter will probably be dropped ..no one is signing up for them! And I was gonna count the days I drove up and back as hours driving to get my license..I guess I’ll get my license in June instead of March..
The Good Things of Day Two:
I got to shoot SOMETHING! ..better than nothing!
I currently have an 81% in the class thanks to my script, storyboard, and shooting schedule!!! I only need like, a 50-something percent on the rest of the stuff to pass..
I know how I’d go about making my own movie ..I’m planning to still make my script into a movie in a year and help my friend make hers..I saw the other team’s binders..with the storyboard thingy and shooting schedule..or maybe Clarissa just made it..but anyways, if and when I make mine, I’m gonna be TOO organized..I’d take the time to make everyone binders with color coded scenes for the script, storyboard, shooting schedule, etc..I tried to draw the storyboards the way I saw the scenes in my head composition-wise and hope that others could understand it so they would at least partially be able to know how to shoot it..I’d try to shoot it in the most practical way without having to travel far for the next scene..
I took pictures! See below:
Day Two Photos:
Other
I was turned down for SSI..I’d have to be paying my parents $400 rent plus utilities and transportation ($180/month) just to get SSI..I get paid only 430-some per month from the government..does it make any sense? Plus, why do I have to pay one-third of the house payment for a house that I can’t reach a half of (like our 9-room basement)..
I started to drink a cup of coffee every time I go to class..Mocha something or other..the first time I had half of a coffee drink at the Corner Grind, I lost 3 pounds a couple of days later..so I thought I’d try it again..IT WORKED!!! Between Wednesday and Thursday, I lost 3 pounds..I hope to lose another 3 pounds around Saturday..I think this diet works cuz I eat more cuz my blood sugar’s always low, making me hungry..the high fructose corn syrup in so much of what I drink *cough*Pepsi, Eggnog, Propel Water, etc.*/cough* causes my blood sugar even lower..so I’m trying to drink coffee to get more caffeine, which raises blood sugar..I will drink less soda (meaning less calories) and not get so hungry..like today I’ve only eaten Total Cereal (I guess the Fiber helps with appetite), a ham/turkey/lettuce, /cheese sub, a salad, 3 cans of Pepsi, small Mocha something, and a glass of eggnog..normally, I would have eaten another meal and a large dessert..so yeah..hopefully if it continues, I should get to my (healthy) goal weight in about 5-6 weeks..and my (socially accepted thinness) weight in 12 weeks.. but I doubt I could get that low because of my body type and muscles weighing too much..I loose fat and gain muscle just to get disappointed that I still weigh too much..