Skip to main content

Investigation 5/9: Mini-THON Tech Reflections

With our Mini-THON event finally being completed, I'm now able to take the time and reflect on all of the video and production work that I've been able to do. The past year has lead me to do so many different things while serving as the Mini-THON Tech chair and I've definitely learned a lot over that time. I've already talked a few times about Mini-THON, but here's one final reflection about the last things that we did this year.

Man Pageant

Working on the Man Pageant revealed to me what the technical side of live productions is truly like. By being a part of the musicals, I've know what it's like to be the one onstage. But now, I understand exactly what must go on in order for the show to go on. Working to set-up and plan for exactly what the show entailed was a feeling and work-flow that I always wanted to experience but only was able to now. The one real struggle that I experienced was working on the pre-recorded portions of the show. There was multiple nights where I worked long into the night in order to make sure that I got the videos done. Overall though, Man Pageant was a success both in regards to Tech and the show itself.

Leading A Committee

At first I had some worries about having to lead a committee of people during our event. After being a committee member last year and seeing what it was like for Georgea to handle it all, I wasn't sure how it was going to go for me. Luckily, things this year turned out pretty well. Any hurdles that came up during the event, either my committee or myself seemed to overcome them pretty well. Only having a few people made it difficult to do some tasks, but was easy to manage in comparison to having any more people than I did. While this year's tech committee duties were lighter than any other year, I still applaud my committee members for sticking with me and doing a good job doing what I asked them to do.

Work Log

  • 5/3 - Man Pageant Editing
  • 5/4 - Man Pageant Editing
  • 5/5 - Man Pageant Rehearsal
  • 5/6 - Man Pageant
  • 5/7 - Documentary Work
  • 5/8 - Mini-THON Event
  • 5/9 - Recovery Day/Recap/Documentary Work
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Investigation 3/1: The Tools Of Camera Stability

One of the most important aspects of cinematography that goes commonly unnoticed is having the camera steady. Even a slight amount of movement within a shot can pull the audience away from the film, so it is important to attempt to have shots. There are multiple different ways that you can use to stabilize your camera, some of which are more effective than others. Tripod Using a tripod is the easiest way to stabilize the camera while filming. By having three points of contact with the ground, a tripod keeps the camera extremely stable. The camera would likely only move due to very large movements on the ground or strong winds. The one downside to using a tripod is that it has to remain stationary. If the required shot involves moving around, a tripod can likely not be used. Overall, the tripod is the easiest, simplest, and cheapest way to keep your camera steady. (Image Source) Shoulder Rig A shoulder mount is one way to keep the camera stable while also being able to mov...
Post a Comment
Read more

Elements and Principles of Cinematography

Bird's Eye  Curved Lines  Diagonal Lines  Emphasis  Formal Balance  Framing  Horizontal Lines  Informal Balance  Leading Lines  Movement/Rhythm Proportion/Scale  Repetition  Rule of Thirds  Simplicity  Unity  Variety  Vertical Lines  Worm's Eye
Post a Comment
Read more

Post-Production Blog Post 5/9

Over the past couple weeks, I've been working to put together the Mini-THON Documentary for 2021. The following describes the status of the documentary as well as updates regarding some things that I have previously written about during the Pre-Production and Production stages of documentary. Transition Success In my previous Production blog post, I talked about my idea as to how to transition from the different parts of the documentary. Now that I've been able film the shots for these transitions and incorporate them into my editing timeline, I can say that my idea is largely a success. It was difficult to properly set-up the corkboard in a way that gave me my desired framing, but I'm happy with what I was able to make. Within the edit, the transition clips are given a digital tracking zoom along the string in order to show the transition from each labeled section. I chose to use a digital tracking zoom rather than doing it physically due to limited help to film the transi...
Post a Comment
Read more