Our first news story posed an intitial challenge in a lack of customers, but many willing interviewees surfaced after revisiting Home & Planet at a more convenient shopping time. Our primary issue with speaking to sources was asking the right questions that would take us to concise, usable answers. We managed to find some good quotes through the editing process. Also an issue was background sound, whether from cars outside or music in the store. Jon offered to turn down the music during our fist interview, but picking a different location in the store might have solved this problem also.
This type of store with so many different products and "eclectic" pieces challenged us to get shots that weren't to cluttered and contained a clear focal point. I addressed this by just looking through the camera for a while before filming and choosing to focus on some of the more less ambiguous pieces in Home & Planet. Lighting was fairly uniform throughout the store. I just had to make sure subjects weren't directly under one of the lights because it cast shadows on their face when they moved, especially when it was darker outside. Lighting was best during the day time when natural light was in play.
I am learning more and more that I prefer to interview, rather than recite a scripted stand up. This project was a good opportunity to practice interviewing while filimg, which is new to me. I learned how people respond differently when I have a camera in my hand instead of a pencil. This was definitely a learning experience I enjoyed and expect to improve upon next time. The recited introduction in front of the camera, however, was not my forte. I gave it a few shots but could quite get it this time.
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