Week 10

This week we held a panel to see what men had to say about Tinder. I brought Miller Lite to the set - a beer I thought is inherently manly. We had them drink a little and set up when they got there. Even though I checked the equipment before I left the equipment room, we had a bunch of technical issues on set. We had a lot of feedback from the lapels, and I'm not sure why. We had four plugged into the H6N, like Aaron said and then we were going to use the boom mic as a backup but that didn't work out. Our lights were also not going well, and I think it was because of the shape of the room and, in hindsight, maybe shooting in a larger room that wasn't under the light source would have been a better idea.

I thought that we had a lot of good discussions though, and I am hoping that we are able to fix the visual orange tone to the film and the sound quality. I also believe that maybe bringing on an editor with a bit more experience will be beneficial, and I know a guy who can sound mix that I think will help out.

I am discouraged by the workshops we have had and feel that I cannot keep up with the technological opinions of people. There are so many technical issues that I still do not understand, even though I've been through a lot of different courses in my college career. I have tried researching and playing with the lights, but it seems it's just not my forte, and I feel discouraged about that. I will continue to research.

Research:
http://nofilmschool.com/2012/05/interview-lighting-tutorials-thatll-kick
Soft Box: helps to diffuse shadows and add eye light
Hair Light/Backlight: helps separate the background from the characters

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/filmmaking-tip-gear-for-a-one-man-documentary-crew/
I think we have been missing the back light on a lot of our interviews and that's why it's been so bad.

White Balance for T2i DSLR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPszRgHhUM
https://vimeo.com/9742411
http://www.learningvideo.com/custom-white-balance/

Change exposures:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/exposure-mode-quick-guide-for-your-canon-rebel-t2i.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgqB1L9jI74

Manual Focus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTJikVeLu74