In Action ★ Production

 

            The production process for the documentary began with the first day of filming. During a class period of Latinos In Action, a few students volunteered to be interviewed. To ensure effectiveness, we had all of the interview subjects wear their Latinos In Action polo shirts. This factor contributed to the visual cohesiveness of the production and drove the recognition of students in the class. Before the interviews began, we set up the equipment (tripod, stabilizer, microphone on subject, phone cameras) to ensure the collection of the best quality footage. Our framing was determined next, ensuring to draw the close attention to the interview subject. Making sure to interview more subjects than required, during post-production phases, allowed for smoother editing as we were able to choose the most beneficial to carry out our goals within the documentary. After filming of the interviews, collection of b-roll was conducted inside the classroom with consent of a few students. We asked the students to allow us to film them in a naturalistic way so that we could incorporate this footage as b-roll. This went very smoothly, providing us with extra b-roll to incorporate with discussion of the class, Latinos In Action. 

            The interview with Ms. Rodriguez had arrived. The team had set up a professional Latinos In Action backdrop to ensure quality of the interview background, elevating the cohesiveness of the production. The tripod and microphone were set up and we conducted the interview in a timely manner as the questions were pre-reviewed by Ms. Rodriguez, so she already had an idea of how to answer the questions. This definitely made the interview process smoother and more timely. 

            The next collection of b-roll entailed a general club meeting of Latinos In Action and after a guest speaker appearance. We arrived in the room that the meeting would take place early to set up the tripod and decide on framing. As the meeting went on, we collected the observational footage of the event to utilize as b-roll, displaying how the club functions on a daily basis and reinforcing the sense of community that was strongly demonstrated during the meeting as there was cheering and the presentation of future events amongst the club members that attended the meeting. My team member and myself walked around the room with a stabilizer and set up the tripod to ensure the most footage collected to allow for options within the editing process. 

            After the general meeting, a more selected amount of members moved to the room where the guest speaker would present. We asked consent of the speaker to mic her up during her presentation and she agreed. This allowed for the inclusion of diegetic sound within the documentary to further present the authentic events within the club that occur. During this presentation, we followed the same procedures as within the general meeting with the tripod and stabilizer, gathering a variety of shots of not only the guest speaker, but the club members as well.