For the Portrait of a Place/Event assignment, I worked with Sean and we switched roles between Director/DP for each project. For his project he chose to do an eerie, atmospheric portrait of Old Bryce. There was little pre-production in the way of planning the final product because we didn't have access to the location beforehand. We used the Sony HDV and brought equipment to basically capture whatever sights/sounds/feelings we had while on location. That worked well for this project because we weren't hindered by anything except time and weather, so we were able to get plenty of shots that fit the bill for being moody or atmospheric. Overall I'm happy with the finished product.
For my portrait I decided to stay on campus and do a piece that showed the campus "waking up" and starting the day. I threw around ideas with Sean about what specific shots I wanted, such as the students at crosswalks, the quad in the early morning, coffee being dispensed, etc. I kept a list of the shots I knew I wanted, and then I basically gave Sean free reign to get anything else that he thought would be visually interesting. The result, of course, was a better and more diverse collection of footage to work with. We brought minimal equipment (basically just an HDV, some filters, and a tripod) and worked for about four hours one morning. It was a very peaceful and enjoyable shoot, which I attribute to a good balance of pre-planning and making room for spontaneity.
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