Shooting B-Roll
was a wonderfully adventurous and artistic exploration for me. Upon setting up
the scene and setting, I became inspired by the possibilities of a simple
narrative we could present in B-Roll, namely, the approach of our interviewee
to the destination of the chair in which he would be interviewed. We filmed
several shots of his approach, artfully catching the bold “POLICE” on the back
of his shirt in a couple of them. We also filmed some B-roll of the empty chair,
trying to make it an expectant character-like presence within the frame,
inspired by the life instilled in filmed objects in French Impressionism.
Additionally, we filmed a few different shots of him in the chair from other
perspectives.
Shooting vox
pops was less of a visual treat for me than the B-Roll had been. Indeed, I had
been more preoccupied with the sound recording and I fear that I neglected
various opportunities to more artfully frame those who stopped to speak for us.
Furthermore, I fear that the responses we received to the questions asked were
not as varied and well-rounded as we had hoped for. Overall, this was certainly
a good learning experience.
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