This weekend, when we went to film our B-Roll for our final documentary, Annie and I made a plan to start at the thrift store. We knew the shop would be closed, but we were able to get cool shots of the sign, posters on the windows and some items through the glass. We got more shots of the different parts of Allentown, including the residential neighborhoods surrounding Turner Street and Downtown Allentown near the Center and Arts Walk. It was there that we were able to catch interesting shots of people using their phones and signs about wifi. You can see all of this, and the juxtaposition we created in our B-Roll Footage.
What I found to be most interesting in doing this activity was the engagement with the people around us. At our fist location, we set up our cameras and mics near the car. When I started filming, I heard someone whistling from a far. I then realized that the man doing construction on top of the building across the street was trying to get our attention. He yelled and signaled that he wanted his picture taken. I recorded him and he waved goodbye. Later on, when we were filming a mural on the side of a building (also can be seen in b-roll footage), a man walked up and asked if we were doing a school project. We told him what we were doing and he engaged in a short conversation with us about Allentown and how going a few minutes in one direction will take you to different parts of the city. At the end of our conversation, we got his email address so we can hopefully send him our final product. These were just two small, but delightful exchanges that were able to happen because of the presence of a camera.