Overview
For this project, we were to film a feature story outside of our class. My group chose Power 50, a new program at our school. We interviewed two people: Mr. Cooper and Quintin Talbert. They talked about their experiences with Power 50 and how it's going to look in the long run.
Process
During Power 50, I went around and filmed several locations where students were eating. Later on, we used a mic to interview Quintin, who gave us insight about experiencing Power 50 as a student. We also Mr. Cooper to give a teacher point of view. In editing, I made J and L edits, overlaying the b-roll over both interviews. I also added voiceovers between soundbytes. Finally, I did a little color correcting on darker shots.
What I Learned
I learned about framing the shots and got better and interviewing someone. I also got more comfortable with Adobe Premiere and learned how to make out story by using voiceovers. Finally, I used the delayed lead and ending to begin and end the feature story.
Improvement and Next Time
I could have shot more b-roll and closeups, as well as ask more questions while interviewing. For next time, I will remember the delayed leads and parts of a feature story to make the next one even better than the last!
Overall
I feel like we did a pretty good job this time around. Definitely better than the last feature story. I will use the knowledge I acquired this time about feature stories and implement it in my future projects!
