Filming: Editing Project (Day 1)

[pasithea]

Well,

The entire quarter, I have only three projects required in my digital video production class. The first, the group editing assignment, was disasterous. Now I'm on my own.


The editing project is supposed to be 1 - 3 minutes in length. It cannot have sound or use camera zooms. I'd been struggling to come up with something that would have some challenging camera work in it, require good editing, and engage my viewers. It also needed to be something that wouldn't be impossible to do. Something I could do largely at night at home. Finally, I think I hit on a good plan...

Like me, most of the people in my class work and come to school from work. I'm often hungry. I bet they're hungry too. So my film is all about home made food. Hand kneaded, fresh hot bread still steaming when you break it open, savory cornish game hens with crisp golden brown skins, steamed vegitables with a thick rich sauce slowly poured over them, a bubbling hot cherry pie, and wine poured into a pair of glasses.


The actual story depicts me answering the phone, a cut to my SO on the cel phone in the car, me looking at the clock, the cooking sequence, and then greeting her at the door just as the last dish is placed on the table. The film ends just as she's about to take the first bite. Basically, I'm going to try to visually stimulate my audience into being just painfully hungry, then tease them and cut, leaving no satisfaction. The actual filming presents a number of interesting technical challenges. Baking multiple dishes in synch with filming, for one, lighting for another, and trying to work within the small confines of an efficiency kitchen. Yesterday we did some testing and I realized my camera is small enough to fit inside my oven and still be able to photo dishes being put into the oven, so that's an added bonus. I should be able to get some really interesting shots that way. I also plan to do some good closeups of things being prepared and some pans across scenes of food being laid out, but beyond that, I'm not sure how much shot variation I can get. If anyone can think of anything that might really stand out, I'd be happy to hear it. :)


Of course, the _best_ part of this filming project is that at the end, we get to eat it. :)
-Sammi

Comments

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

That sounds very clever! (as well as very brown and red. Are the veggies going to be brown and red too?)
Is steam hard to capture well visually?
and you are a cruel, cruel and lovely woman (down tummy, shhh).

[dv-girl.livejournal.com]

Nope. Broccoli and a bright yellow hollendaise
sauce. The bird will have potatos, onions, and
carrots in with it, so it will have some brighter
colors and I'll garnish it after cooking, so
it should help tie it back in colorwise.

Thanks for noting that though! I hadn't put too much thought into the color balance of the foods themselves. just how each one contrasts with the kitchen counter and the table setting

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

Oh!
Lemme know if you want to borrow any black plates, red rimmed clear mixing bowls, yellow oven ware, brass and wood untensils etc. etc. etc.
'K?

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Great idea -- I think you are really working well with the limitations of the assigment.

Now I'm hungry. :(