Exercise #2

Aaron and I arrived at our group meeting outside of the George Lucas Building and School of Cinematic Arts Building at 11 am to discuss our assignment that our professor gave to us the previous day. Our assignment was to shoot footage from an outsider's point of view (POV) who is searching for the dean's office. We talked about how the outsider would be a little child and that the dean would be his father. We went over the layout scene by scene and managed to draw up storyboards that would be used to illustrate what we were about to film. After listening to everyone's input about what we should do to incorporate all of our ideas into this 2 minute short, we started shooting the first scene.

The first scene took us about 5 tries to get because we had to adjust the angle of the camera as well as the sunlight and where it was shooting down from. The rest of the scenes went smoothly taking 1 or 2 tries each. We finished around 3:30 and from the looks of what we were able to shoot, our 2 minute short is bound to capture not only the attention of our peers but our professor as well. Even though I wasn't able to carry the camera and shoot the footage, I just had a blast hanging around people who are thinkers and really wanted this 2 minute video to succeed. It was amazing to see how it turned out after all of us gathered around to see the finished product.

Our assignment is due on Monday and I can't wait for everyone to look at our video. It certainly will be better than the ones our professor showed us on Thursday. I believe we got the best location out of every other group because first off, the George Lucas Building and School of Cinematic Arts is brand new and second, our prompt was really unique. Until now, I was really hesitant and thought I wouldn't be able to really think of an idea that would translate into film. However, what we shot today totally changed my mind about how I'll be able to tell my story. The unity and cohesiveness of my group really gave me confidence.

We'll the week is finally over and 4th of July weekend is here. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend!