Post 3- Production

 The production process of this documentary film was challenging to say the least. Although, we had everything set to go, we ran into multiple problems along this 2 week journey. The first problem we ran into was the scheduling of filming. We had a set days and times to record b-roll and interviews. However, when we would want to film certain shots of a production practice taking place, we had to make sure it was okay by the owners if we filmed and if it aligned with their practice times, if not we could not film.

 The next issue we stumbled upon is the space we were given to film these interviews in. We were given a room that had strange artitecture and a kitchen in the background. And specifically, a piece of blue tape that we did not think of when filming!! I feel now looking back at what we submitted, the blue tape is so obvious!!

 We first asked the subjects if they would like to read the questions before we begin. Brandon said yes and Lito said no. We asked each subject, (Lito and Brandon) to sit in the chair so we could adapt the lighting and secure the focus in the camera. Additionally, since we did not have any microphones, David's phone was below the subjects feet in attempt to make the quality of the sound better (we don't know how much of a difference that made). Then, we officially began this process. Me and Audrey were monitoring the questions and ensuring the eye contact looked accurate on camera. While Mariana was behind the camera adjusting the angles and stabilizing the camera. Finally, David was fixing the lighting and the shadowing appearance on camera. Overall, this system that we set up before and during the production of this documentary helped create a smoother process. Conclusively, we really enjoyed hearing Lito's perspective on what he thought about intergenerational activities. I think you can really tell how much passion and enthusiasm Lito has when he talks, which is why he was the perfect subject for this! 

Furthermore, we ran into some issues with the recording with Brandon. The main issue was we had to stop recording multiple times because of noise constrictions such as ( Doors slamming, cords falling,etc.). Or simply having to change camera angles. This caused Brandon to have to repeat himself, which as a group we apologized multiple times to remain professional. Brandon's interview was very informational and just generally interesting to listening to. Both subjects did an amazing job at sticking to the questions we asked and most importantly, answering the questions to the fullest extent and maybe even more than we expected!

Finally, during our production process, we were tasked with creating a production log to document this 2 week process. This included what we did each day to ensure that we were staying on task and interacting with this project enough. My production log consistent of 7 entries.  Which were divided into the categories pre-production, production and post-production. I believe I divided my time accordingly. However, I wish I would've spent and extra day or two finalizing everything and looking for mistakes that could've be prevented. An example of this that I mentioned earlier is the blue tape in the background.

 Comprehensively, my team worked very hard during this production process to create something good . Despite any difficulties we went through, we managed to overcome it and always a find a solution. 

Here is our documentary link: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lbXReSUXo7J7nEeDZv6bfNm3OtJb39qd

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