Details
Category: Sports
Media: Video
Turnaround time: Less than a day
Description of story
The assignment was to produce a video on deadline within a given theme. The theme was announced at midnight. I'd tried to plan ahead and line up possible locations before I knew the theme -- my kids' elementary school, the early morning Masters swim class. When I learned the theme was "An Important Meal," I decided to just wing it with swimming!
Feedback requested
Did I make the story fit into the theme "An important meal?"
Did the script work?
Audio problems -- anyone know why when I use the shotgun mic the audio records so lopsided? Other thoughts on how to improve the audio or anything else.
Gear used in production
Canon HV30 camera.
Audio Technica shotgun mic with Beachtec xlr adapter.
Great edit! Those short comments from swimmers work very well. None of the others shots were held too long. This story is essentially about how exercise is good for you. You don't drag it out. Does it capture the theme? I didn't feel like I'd learned about a meal, but who cares? My biggest critique is the first blast of sound on the exterior of the building--WAY too loud. Fade in all opening audio. I think of it like waking up--opening eyes and ears to what is about to unfold. It better have a very good reason to slap me in the face to wake me up. Overall, it is tough to record ever changing sound. That is why the pros have sound people on shoots. Auto levels settings can work in extreme situations, but are not usually advised. You have a Beachtek on your little video camera, that should help, but you still need to set the levels on the camera first, then adjust with the Beachtek. Doing that while shooting, on deadline, is pretty hard to remember.