Second day of filming

     

    On the second day of filming, I got shot 1 of my dad as well as a few angles on the flashback shot. I think the most important part of this experience was the set-up I used for my dad's monologue, since I've never put much thought into my equipment while filming something other than my phone and its built-in mic until recently.

    I once again made-do with what I had as best as I could, so it went like this:

• Dad was sitting in his chair at the head of the table
• I dimmed the overhead light from the chandelier for a better vibe
• I used my school computer on full brightness with a YouTube video of a bright blue screen playing as lighting from below
• In my Dad's lap, out of frame, he held my old USB microphone
• That microphone was connected to my personal computer, which sat on another chair out of frame to record his audio.
• Sidenote: I learned how to record voice-over straight into my editing software for this and saved it as a separate file to edit and add into the project file later on. I did this because I didn't have any designated audio software, but maybe I'll look into some later if I need more editing features
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• I was in front of the computer, leaning over the table with my phone in hand to capture video from the angle I needed.

    It was cool to do something all on my own with a more "professional" set up, just with what I had. I hope to get more legitimate equipment some day in the future.