Ben Saunders Trek 03

Final Edit

2007-12-12T11:40:00.000-08:00

My final edit of the cars video.

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Rough Cut #3

2007-12-12T11:38:00.001-08:00

Ice "boats" and a boat caught in the ice.

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Rough Cut #2

2007-12-12T11:36:00.000-08:00

Traffic and close-ups of lines on a car.

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Rough Cut #1

2007-12-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

Different rocks and driftwood covered with snow.

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Production Strategy

2007-12-04T12:00:00.000-08:00

I will be going along the Milwaukee lakefront near North Beach. This area reminds me of the Racine lakefront where I spent so much time earlier in the year.

I will try and keep my two strategies from Trek 02 on this Trek. That is, using images of shadows and objects moving in the wind.

As far as sound goes, I’m not sure what I can use to present a contrast of what my images are, but I will be listening to everything around me and try and find a way to use it.

10 Questions

2007-12-04T11:57:00.001-08:00

As I approach Trek 03, I will keep these questions in mind:

1. Can I find more interesting moving shadows?
2. Where can I find shadows cast on top of two different surfaces?
3. Can I find a shadow that changes the appearance of what it is cast on top of?
4. Where can I get a hollow sound like in a cave?
5. How can I try to capture sounds that are relevant to my video?
6. What kind of unique images can I capture on camera?
7. Can I find stairs that twist around?
8. Where can I get low shots of interesting shadows?
9. Can I take multiple images of different shadow lengths?
10. How can I show wind speeds picking up and slowing down?

Trek Assesment 4

2007-12-03T09:57:00.003-08:00

My favorite thing on these Treks was the whole incident with the tiger. It really brought me back to my childhood when I took trips to the zoo with my parents. I hadn’t been to the zoo in such a long time; I appreciated these animals much more now that I was older. Just watching him roar, walk around, and play with his big red ball made for a great day altogether.

Trek Assesment 3

2007-12-03T09:57:00.001-08:00

People who I came across were really interested in what I was doing. I enjoyed answering questions about my projects and what I was trying to accomplish. I did get a few e-mails of people who were interested in seeing my finished work.

Another thing that surprised me is my appreciation of nature and things in it. I never really slowed down to look or listen to things around me. Like the geese I got audio of, it was just neat to record them as they passed by in the lake.

Trek Assesment 2

2007-12-03T09:56:00.002-08:00

During Trek 1 I felt at ease, just listening to the world. No one called my phone; I didn’t have to really think about anything other than what I was doing already, no-one was interrupting me. I was at peace. It’s amazing what you can hear in the world if only you take the time to stop and listen to the things around you.

I would also say in Trek 2 I felt myself looking at the area around me thinking about what I could use. I found myself really examining my surroundings, and sometime noticing things I might have missed if I was just walking through the area.

Trek Assesment 1

2007-12-03T09:56:00.001-08:00

One situation that bothered me during the first Trek was on the beach in Racine. It was a very windy day and it was foggy as well. There was a little bit of mist in the air as well and this made it rough on my microphones. The wind also affected my recording ideas as well.

The other situation that I would say bothered me was recording the tigers. Every time I walked away, he would roar. It was only after I had shut everything down, and of course, then he starts making noise. I eventually got the footage, but it took about an hour to do so!