Interviews about Obama's State of the Union Address

During our lab today Callie and I went around campus interviewing people about Obama's State of the Union address and if they had watched it or not.  While conducting interviews, we utilized many different camera angles.  This technique allowed us to see what angles look best in what types of sunlight and with what types of background and environments.  The clips and interviews that came out the best were ones where the interviewee and Callie and I were all in the shade with no visible traces of sunlight.  Both Callie and I found it most difficult to record our interviewee while they were facing the sun.  We did come across some difficulties throughout this lab such as, the sun going down early and many people not participating for fear of the camera.  We effectively used the rule of thirds which can be seen in our camera clips.  This technique was particularly easy since the people we interviewed were not moving and we were at close to medium ranges.

State of the Union Interviews

Although we were supposed to utilize the sun in a variety of ways to show which lighting is best, the sun was setting during our interviewing process so many of the shots appear to be filmed with the same lighting technique. I noticed it was easiest to see the interviewee when both of us were in the shade, and it was hardest to see the interviewee when the sun was behind me while I was taping the subject. Morgan and I utilized the rule of thirds throughout this video which was fairly easy because the subjects were standing still. The assignment was helpful in getting us used to being out and about talking to people but also taught us the shocking realization that people are, for the most part, really not willing to talk... especially to those with video cameras. Frustrating!

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