progress report

We have made a lot of progress on our capstone. We have begun filming the theatre every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and developed a relationship with the children and the staff. We are practically unnoticed as we film and we have captured a lot of quality footage. We have a multitude of tapes but we have not begun logging any footage.

I have been in contact with my mentor about once a week if not more. We have discussed shooting techniques and how to stay unnoticed. We went to him when the group kept forming circles for discussions and we needed advice on how to shoot it. We also wanted to know how to improve our sound quality and the best way to capture to preserve quality. He advised us about an HD Deck that was on its way to the school and told us this was the best way. We also spoke about the fact that we were recording them dancing and singing other artist music and that may limit our capabilities as far as turning the film into a project outside of the academic relm.

The staff and cast have become extremely busy as they get closer to the show, which has delayed the filming of individual interviews. This is not a major issue because they are not suppose to be included in the film they were just a bonus and because they are not time sensitive the interviews could very well be shot last. Everything else has been working like clockwork.

We completed our preparation early on and began working right away. The last thing we need is to learn how much access we will have to the HD deck so we know at what rate we need to import footage. Everything else is already complete and in motion. I’m excited to begin editing and to produce new sequences.

There have been a few changes to the project like the theatre has decided to do a tribute to Michael Jackson rather than Prince but it should still be a very interesting show and process to capture. The magnitude of the projects capabilities after capstone has been somewhat limited due to the fact that they are using copy written music.