Trevor Fisher Andrew Curd
Purpose: to gain knowledge on project SEARCH at san mateo hospital
Contacts: creators of the project interns
Interview Questions:
what is the program?
who/ how was it started?
what does it aim to do?
how has it helped society?
what are the goals?
how does the program reach these goals?
how successful has the program been?
how does the program benefit society?
What is a typical day for the interns
interview questions for interns
how has the program helped you?
whats a typical day for you like?
how long have you been an intern here?
Shot List
Opening shots of exterior of hospital. Hear voice of director of program
Interlace B-Roll with interview
Closer is telling how to help support and how to find out more information. closing shot shaking
her hand then slow fade to black?
B-roll
people working
shots of the hospital
Tentative dates:
December 2 first b-roll day? possible preliminary interviews?
I like your idea but the problem with shooting in a hospital is that you have to be really careful with what goes into the film. I also am shooting at a hospital for my documentary and my father's boss who is helping me setup everything for the shoot gave me a guideline of what is alright and not alright to go into my film. I recommend you go to someone in charge of the part of the building you would be filming in and see if they have any guidelines you need to follow. Also your B-Roll section in your pre-production looks a little empty.. lol I'm not exactly sure what Project Search exactly is but getting B-Roll more relevant to your topic would be nice. But I'm sure you know to do that. I like your questions, having a lot of questions keeps the audience interested in the variety of things that the interviewee had to say. Since you are asking a lot of questions, it'd be good to have really good set design with the interviews. Like with the lighting design and all that other stuff. Goodluck!
ReplyDeleteYour questions seem pretty solid for this documentary. I'd be expecting a lot of interesting information from this one. Your general flow seems a bit too general lol. I'm basing this off of your shot list and b-roll which do seem a bit skimpy. I'd keep in mind that the audience would like to know what project SEARCH is from the start, which could be done via voice-over or interview, your preference. Just make sure to match it up with interesting b-roll to keep the audience engaged. I wish you the best of luck on this one.
ReplyDeleteOverall this seems like an appealing topic and your questions are pretty direct on the explanation of the program. I do agree with Gino that you might need to add some more to your B roll, because if you have to much of just interviews, it might seem a bit long and boring. However I've also worked with a hospital and you can get some amazing shots with this location and there are always people working, so that shouldn't be a problem either as long as you have their permission. For the closer, I’m not sure whose shaking hands, but this could be an interesting last shot. Overall Good job!
ReplyDeleteI don’t really understand what “SEARCH” is. What is the program what does it do etc. If your detailed in your pre-production, your documentary will be all that better. I don’t really understand what the documentary is that you are trying to do but I would suggest making ure pre-pro a little more detailed. You should definitely research what SEARCH is and what it does. From your pre-pro, you just give the name of the organization. That makes me think you don’t know what it’s about. So you either have to do a lot of research or not so much depending on how much you know. Strong background knowledge is key to a good interview (it’s good for follow up questions). Your shot list is pretty standard. I understand, I feel it works for your documentary. It does not seem faced paced or exiting so it will fit the general feel to your piece.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, yet I would suggest you also make it evident that the SEARCH program is nationwide. To help with this, you could insert questions such as; -What is the total cost for a student to be in this program? -Where does this funding generally originate?
ReplyDeleteand/or -What is the average day like for interns, depending on job orientation?
and/or -How many companies are involved and offering jobs to the program SEARCH? Is this sufficient to the amount of members?
It would also be interesting to show the roots of the program, as they do not originate from this hospital. Obviously the question for this would be something like: -Where has this program originated? How many states/countries are currently involved? Your questions currently address certain parts of this, but these might help appease the skeptics of your project. Good Luck!
I don't get what SEARCH is. Your preproduction should be more specific and detailed. It sounds like it could be a great project, but that's from the little information I get. Add in more questions too. Aim your documentary in a specific direction, like the history of the program, or the touching stories of some of the people coming out of it. Good luck :D
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