People will be more likely to believe something that is a true story instead of something that's made up. They might be all into the fictional movie, but in the end they'll still say that it's not real so it's not as impacting. If it's something real, odds are they will be more affected by it and start to face obstacles themselves.
When I watch movies, even if they say based on a true story, I find it difficult to believe most of it because I knows how in the movie business they embellish small details to make a great story. It's difficult to believe movies, but it's pretty easy to believe documentaries because they are in fact real.
I think this is a good move, Alejandra. Here are my notes on documentary from the video workshop I took this past summer with Marco Torres (the pdf on B-Roll is added from a google search):
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interview first
camera movement should be a point of the story
change in perspective tells a story more effectively
Visual grammar -- The Wind personified
A Roll (talking head) and B Roll (back story) - 2 kinds of scenes in a documentary
Shooting Effective B-Roll: silvacine.com/classreadings/shannons/shootingb-roll.pdf
First off, I would like to say that I think your background is awesome!! But I think this documentary will be much more efficient than the narrative. Knowing that there are few days left in this school year, do you plan on finishing this documentary before the school year ends? Do you already know who will be the people who have gone through difficult obstacles? I think that you should take the summer to create an effective documentary and then display it at the beginning of this coming school year. (I do realize that you are graduating.)
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan and yeah I like my background a lot Robert thanks for noticing. I will finish it this year Robert and will hopefully start filming next week. I have heard from some people who want their stories told, but I am still in search for more.
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