Last week was pretty good in terms of working. We started to film more of our documentaries, and I went over to talk to the cooking class about filming their class. We were making a video for their class, and I was the producer for it. I had to talk to Ms. Tuorto about the menu they were using and the students that were cooking. As I walking into the kitchen, they were already preparing to cook, and we were setting up for the shoot. It was amazing to watch this shoot, all the angles that the camera guys were getting were perfect, and the food looked and smelled good.
Our latest trip to New York, needless to say was awesome. When we got off the train at the World Trade Center Station, I was alway in a good mood for the day. while walking through the street to get to Battery Park, I was just taking in the sights of this city, the buildings and the crowd. We got to the park and it was crowded with people having fun and relaxing. The first shot that was taken was close ups and full shots of the Statue of Liberty. Next, we took shots of the people walking, point of view shots, canted shots, and also extreme close ups of my eyes. Then we took shots of this fountain, and got footage of Tokz getting caught in the spray of it.
After that, we left the park to go to the South Sea Seaport, which we cut through Wall Street. This was a long walk, but it was enjoyable. There was this large reflective statue near an artificial waterfall. we took a lot footage here, very "abstract" footage. Then we arrived at the Seaport; it was amazing! There was a variety of stores, sights, and people. There was even a street performer in the middle of the courtyard. After this we had to leave, and while we were walking back to the train station, we ran into the famous New York traffic; but still made it back on time. That day was truly memorable.
This week, we are doing final edits on our videos, and documentaries. The class is filled with tension and sweat. The A.C. in the room wasn't working and the weather is starting to get hot. While working on our individual projects, we gain one more project; make a music video for the composers class. This meant that we have to go to New York again; I was extremely happy about this. We went to Midtown to film, and we got some amazing shots. We went to Fifth Avenue, 39th Street, and Times Square; to be more specific, Toys 'R' Us. We (this included Tokz, Nduka, Ira, Brandon, and Fritz) had a lot of fun there, got some great shots, and talked to people. This day was the best last trip for this class that could possibly have been planned.
These being the last days of the class, I'm starting to get a little sentimental about graduating and I'm so glad that this was my last class. I learned a lot about filming and editing, the different shots that can be taken, gained a lot more patience in waiting for things to upload, not losing your cool when shots are lost or filmed over, or when shots don't work out as smoothly as you want it to. This was an amazing class, and I will miss it.
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