Working on the Documentary

I have begun to review clips and select ones I like

Research:Baphumelele Children's Home

The website -->http://www.baphumelele.org.za/

Search Story

Search Story- Possibly the opening credits? (click here for link to youtube

Documentary Review: Invisible Children: Discover the Unseen

Synopsis:

3 boys go to Uganda in search of a story

What I liked:

-They way the presented the background information

-Mashed up the video log clips

-How shots change with sounds

-Narration

-collection of different stories that all relate to the same topic

-how they make each story personal

-how it is broken up in sections

-they way they make the different interviews seem like a conversation between all the people
-reflection at the end

What I learned:

-importance of good narration

-mashing things up looks good, makes more interesting

-using quick cuts that match the beat of background music is powerful
-bloopers can be effectively used, makes the video seem more real too

Laura Week 1

Today I am working with Laura. We are going to watch the Invisible Children Documentary and begin reviewing footage. Hopefully we will also get some ideas for the story board.