Journaling Template: Production

1. Interview Questions: I will totally try to avoid yes or no questions. I will also try to avoid straightforward questions that lead to just a simple statement. I want interviewee to give me a story, an experience. I want to know what was it like going to a same sex school, and to solve my curiosity, and end the rumors I here about such schools.
2. Shot List: My shot list will be short. I do not want complex angles as such in my manifesto film. This interview is shot raw and real, and I want to capture the personality and intensity of the person I am interviewing. I want eye contact, as if you are in a conversation with this person. Nontraditional, no sitting down and having bottled waters and flowers in the background. Just the nitty gritty.
3. Style+Elements: My style and elements have been in my head since I thought of the idea to try and interview someone from a same sex school, they are just dying to get out and perform. Music as always will play a big part in my interview. Music is essential because it give moods that a thousand frames can not do. The music will fit the topic and help express the feeling I am trying to portray. As lighting goes, and audio, I want it all to just be naturale; authentic.
4. Storyboard: I think that in my head, storyboards are set to almost everything I do. I can always see them the way I want and how I will do it. Instead of putting it on paper, I made a short trailer or tease for my interview. I know these are usually made after a production is finished but I used it to capture everything I want to capture in my interview. It came out good.
5. Composition+Form: Yes my idea of real authentic footage unfies with my other elements. The choices I made kind of came automatically and some by accident, but together they look good.
6. In the Field: There were many surprises, it was hard to get a time that both of us had free. People bombarded my set one day, but it was her room. The happy surprise was how beautifully the extra footage fit into the interview. I see use for most of it, and it gives what I am aiming for more intensity.
7. Reflection: Beautiful. Life has an experience rd., and it has to be crossed, be able to share and learn experiences from others is a true blessing.
8. Improvisation: Yes, improv sometimes makes the final product priceless, non repeatable