My project got off to a late start. The last few weeks I got most of my interviews and footage done. Now, I have a couple more things I need to check out and that should be it for the interviews and footage. I do have some things that I need to fact check as well.
I ended up interviewing a local band and basically embedded myself during their practice session. Taking a lot of b-roll and interviewing them for the better part of an hour afterwards. They provided a lot of really interesting information and different sources for me to reach out to. I used rule of thirds a lot and tried to get as many shots in as possible despite the practice space. I am concerned about volume just because, we were in a closed space and it got very, very loud.
Before I interviewed the band I interviewed another local
musician and promoter who gave me some really good information about the more
business orientated side of the putting together concerts and more recently a
festival. He gave me a lot of insight about actually putting on a show,
gathering the bands for it, getting venues and the lack thereof.
My third and fourth interviews were at Chicano Park. I first interviewed another promoter who takes a more activist approach to music and the scene in San Diego. Which differed from my first interview in a lot of ways. My fourth interview was with a guy who frequents concerts and knows of the issues with the venues.
For the interviews, I made sure to get a variety of shots and I tried to get the same shot from different angles, like the NYT video we saw in class. Chicano Park did have some struggles, just because it was windy and there were people like staring in the background more so than the others. Overall, I think the video will come out decent. I’m hoping for about a 5-8 minute piece.
For photos, I’m hoping to have at least 3-4 really good ones. I’m thinking of adding a gallery if I manage to find more that I like and that fit well with the story.
Overall, while things were hectic in the beginning with unreliable sources, I managed to get some really good ones. Even though it took a bit more time than usual, I’m glad I waited and got in touch with the sources I did because it makes my package a very well rounded piece. Some sources I reached out to didn’t end up getting back to me, which while frustrating, is just the nature of the business. Luckily, the sources I ended up interviewing really enhanced the piece.
One thing that I wish I did, was maybe do a little more research regarding shooting video and audio in a concert type setting. I think that would have been really helpful. However, it doesn’t seem that bad of a problem since I know that a majority of the concert/practice footage will be used for b-roll.
This project overall had it’s up and downs but I think that it’s all coming together and wrapping up rather nicely.
