As I mentioned in my post about my rough-cut, shooting this interview with Jasmine started off as exciting and quickly became very frustrating. I had a lot of trouble translating my ideas into a film that looked and felt good. Specially, I wanted the film to feel like it kept moving. I did not want my interview about a lively and upcoming DJ to come off as boring and dry. To achieve this, I reshot my main interview with Jasmine. I took myself out of the frame and spoke to her in a room that was better lit. When I got home I was proud of this new footage, but I once again became disappointed when I realized I forgot to turn the mic on during the interview. With Thanksgiving around corner, I found myself having to work with what I had. What I believe really saved this project was my B-roll. I felt like it not only filled in the gaps between the interview, but it also gave better insight into the type of person that Jasmine is. Thus, in this project I learned to take my time when shooting to help insure that I get better footage and to try and find ways to stay passionate about my projects even when they are not going well. I am a lot happier with my final cut.
