Documentary Reflection

1. What have you learned in the documentary assignment? List three different things that you have learned and what you learned.
2. What has this assignment taught you about video production?
3. Was this assignment a good final project of the year? Why or why not? What did it teach you to improve you production skills?
4. What mistakes did you make on the project? How could you avoid them next time?

1.1 - Use a tripod or a monopod to stabilize shots

1.2 - Shots lists must be detailed even for documentaries

1.3 - Shots that require heavy duty equipment are visually appealing but also take up time 

2 - Video production requires preproduction even if it seems like a spontaneous shoot

3 - This assignment was a good final project because I finally got to shoot B-roll. Although it wasn't a complete compilation of all the skills we obtained throughout the school year, I think it generally required us to use most of those skills. I learned that having a shooting subject thats in one single location is much easier to shoot compared to a subject that moves around. Keeping that in mind, I will like to focus on single-location subjects more in order to get maximum B-roll.

4 - I made the mistake of slacking on video equipment. It was always easier to use a camera hand held, but this also meant that the footage was shaky. I also didn't hold B-roll shots long enough to be used in the documentary.