2 posts tagged “post-production”

I am currently downloading the last set of clips from the tapes/interviews I have reviewed so far. The freedom of truly independent filmmaking is wonderful, but it does come with downsides in terms of resources, including time and labor. The good news is that once I do have all of the tapes logged and reviewed, and clips downloaded, I can work as an individual and make real progress on the film. When the final tapes are ready, it should not take much more than a week to finish this stage of the process.

I started reviewing my interview footage yesterday and I have a few early thoughts on what I've watched.

• Subjects who like to talk are good. You have listen to much more than you will need, but you're also more likely to get good material (I also have to say that some of the less relevant discussion I've heard in these first few tapes is as much a product of the questions I asked as it is a product of subject answers).
• More than before, even, I wish I had had a DP to work with. I undoubtedly would have done more set-ups with individual subjects, and would have ended up catching some little things that slipped by last summer, lack the reflections off of the glasses of one of my better interviews. Having written that, the video generally looks good. Rich, vibrant colors and clear images.
• Sound quality is excellent. Buying a field mixer before the shoot was obviously a good investment, as was the sound workshop I attended at the Northwest Film Center and this little tool.