Day 1: Homecoming
Soon after getting in contact with Visions of Venus, Bailey and I realized that they would be performing at homecoming that same weekend. So, we recorded videos of the band at the school dance. We did our best with these shots; we didn't want to interrupt the band or disturb the crowd by getting too close with our phones and we tried to keep as as still as possible while the audience was jumping all around us.
Day 2: Interviews at Ari's
I planned to meet up with my partner, Cameron and Ari at Ari's house on the 15th of November. I brought my camera and tripod, as well as copies of our outline and questions for both interviewers and the band members, and Bailey brought a microphone and computer to record audio. We rotated between two shots of both Cameron and Ari, to them individually.
While Bailey talked more with Cameron and Ari, I took several photographs of Ari's music room. Her dad had build her a beautiful room and how could I not document it and use it as b-roll??I also made sure to "discretely" record some over the shoulder and two shots of the two girls talking, because it shows how close they are in person.
Day 3: The Gig + interview
So I finally met Caileigh and Morgan!! YAY!! They were so sweet. I asked a few of my friends to come to the resturant that VOV would be performing at, since Bailey was not able to go this day, and it would be hard to film by myself. The band performed 12 songs total (set list below).
I got some great shots this night. However, the only dilemma I experienced was finding the right angle. There was a large portion of the crowd gathered in chair in front of the stage, so I was unable film in areas that would block the audience's view of the band. Therefore, I was very limited in where I was able to record.
After the performance, I found Cameron who introduced me to the two members I had not met yet, and asked if we could do some interviews. One of the friends I brought with me is Daniela, we'll call her Dani, who owns a small microphone that connect to your cell phone. (image below) Since Bailey wasn't here, I didn't have her microphone. Strangely enough, this cheap little microphone picked up great audio quality. I ended up having to connect it to my phone and start a voice recording on the voice memo app, and then recording video as usual on my camera.
The interviews went very smoothly, Caileigh was far more willing and comfortable answering questions than Morgan, the youngest of the group, but I was able to get the content I needed. I also asked Cameron about how she feels after the gig, since VOV made a huge step that night. They performed their original song for the first time!
That just about wraps up the filming of my documentary, so I went home and uploaded all my footage and updated Bailey on the night.
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