This project has been full of problems. I started this project hoping to cover this group Sustainable Alamance which is a group that helps ex-convicts find jobs. I believed this would be a very interesting topic and would present itself with great stories of overcoming conflict. I made contact with the founder of Sustainable Alamance and went over with Brett to interview. We got a great interview and planned with the guy to meet on Wednesday to get b-roll of the men working. Also during that time would be able to conduct interviews with the ex-offenders. So I edited the interview which only need b-roll and the gaps for the ex-offenders but when Brett and I went to get the footage we came across a problem. Sustainable Alamance was locked out of the warehouse where we were supposed to shoot. Only one Sustainable Alamance member showed up and we couldn’t interview him because we couldn’t get inside and there was loud construction outside ruining the audio. So we had to scrap the whole project because it was missing too much needed footage.
Another issue we came across when doing this project was trying to find the focus of the story in the project. We weren’t sure whether to cover the event or the individual because we couldn’t tell who conveyed the more interesting story. This issue came up for both the paintball and the rally video. Unlike the videos I have shot before this style didn’t lend itself to time to setup shots. I had to work fast with my partner to quickly find a willing participant then as the interviewer got background information I did framing and focus. This production was fast pace and didn’t lend itself to mistakes. You either got the shot or not. It also was a challenge to take 45 minutes of footage and cut it down to what was important.
