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Category: News
Media: Video
Turnaround time: More than a day but less than a week
Description of story
Protesters rally against a "union busting" bill Gov. Scott Walker wants to pass. Into their second week of camping inside the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin they talk about a passion, resolve and dedication to the point of getting on their hands and knees to scrub the marble floors where they sleep and protest.
ERIC SEALS/Detroit Free Press
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General impressions or thoughts.
Worked on getting better nat sound.
Tried finding the counter protester to balance the piece out but no luck.
Gear used in production
Panasonic hvx200
Canon 5D Mark II
Sennheiser lavs and shotgun mics
MacBook Pro
FCP 7
Eric always does a good job. This story is no different. Hear a lot of voices in coverage of what was a major national story. Contrast this to most of the TV coverage that would have had a couple of sound bites from the people and a reporter yakking about what was there. Eric's story let the voices be heard, but didn't lapse into lengthy political speeches. We can all learn from Eric's work. Especially like the closing shot. Note the video shooter in the crowd wildly panning across the tops of heads. My guess is that Eric's cool, steady shot of the crowd was better.