DAY 1
Today was the first day of filming my CCRs, and frankly, it was a longer-than-expected process. My first CCR was a podcast where I was joined by my dad, Dr. Mueller, and we were discussing our latest production. My dad asked me the CCR questions and contributed from time to time. I was planning on having a script, but since this was a podcast, a script would be more unrealistic. A major reason why people watch podcast is because of the raw, unplanned conversations had. If I had a script, it would not feel like a podcast.
We used my Dad's studio to film this because of the misce en scene. That part of the studio is made for filming podcasts, so it was perfect. In the backround there was a painting that said Sonica. For extra detail, I decided to name the podcast Sonica so it can match the background.
Since we had no tripod because my dad had an accident using his the other day, we had to improvise. We quickly saw a chair that would hold the phone, and it was a stable shot. The only issue was that there was far too much headroom, so we had to lower the chair. I noticed this as soon as I commenced watching the video, so it was a massive waste of time.
I had a basic idea of what was going to be said, but not word by word, which i though would be easy to do. I looked over at the original script to have a structure and order in which I said things. Once I started actually responding to the questions with the camera, it was a lot harder than I expected. I was speaking too fast, and I was getting slightly off topic. I was honestly nervous and would blank out, so there was a lot of unnecessary information and stuttering. I kept saying "Um," which really frustrated me. After the 6th attempt, I was very frustrated, and i could not think properly. I had to take a deep breath and reharsed what I would say slowly and actually thinking about every word i said. On the 7th try, I finally got it! The video lasted 14 minutes, which certainly needed to be cut down, but the answer was much better detailed, so I was happy with how it was answered.
DAY 2
Today was not only the final day of filming my CCRs but also the final filming day of the portfolio project. When I finished filming this I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders knowing that this was the finale. I wanted to have a nice background behind me to make the video visually appealing. So I figured that the lake would be the spot to do it. Another idea that I came up with at the last minute was sitting on the couch where Maverick sat, but the background was not ideal.
When filming, I had the script below me. Although I did not say it word for word, I did say a lot of things directly from it and added on from what felt best in the moment. I believe I answered the questions efficiently and was straight to the point.
For the CCR video itself i decided to do "fan sent" questions that i would be answering. I typed and printed the questions and but them in a packet where i wrote CCR case 48. This made the movie feel famous and was a creative ways to answer the CCR.
Lastly, an issue I ran into was background noises. I am outside, so nature will obviously be there, and the birds certainly wanted to answer the CCRs with me.
Overall, the filming process went much more smoothly than the first CCR filming because I followed the script more profoundly.
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