Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:52:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: weavermt@yahoo.com (Tim Weaver)
Subject: Re: freedom summit - 20/20 hind sight
To: snail@aztec.asu.edu, ernesthancock@home.com, snail@aztec2.asu.edu, WEAVERMT@yahoo.com, RDESTEP136@earthlink.net


Some additional ideas.

The concept of the gonzo informal interview camera is ok, but the sound
quality sucks due to the background noise of everyone yammering and
talking.  Not sure how to handle that unless you mic the "informal"
conversations.

Make the camera positions permanent.  The idea of getting audience facial
shots for reactions is okay, but is it needed?  If so, ONE camera is
tasked to do that.  I hear a comment or two about Rick's and my roaming
being distracting.  Also, a second position camera, like I was, allows for
a change of angle shot on the speaker while still allowing
continuity...well, in theory.

I was able to film Bumper....but only a head shot due to the SPOTLIGHT
pointing right at my camera...I had to frame him to gt the camera and
starburst out of the shot...not easy.  However, audio isn't good.

As for tape changing, I am thinking the BEST way to handle this, which
will be marginally more expensive, but not much, is to have ONE tape per
panel.  When a speaker is done, change tapes.  This also allows for
duplicating only that portion of the tape if needed.  I started to do this
toward the end.  In retrospect, I should have changed after each panel or
speaker.

My thoughts,
Tim

--- MIKE ROSS <snail@aztec.asu.edu> wrote:
> 

> 

> 1) The bigget problem I had was when I filmed

> Hornberger. The lighting was too low. I had a

> number of ideas on how to fix that. But it wasn't

> until Monday I came up with the perfect solution:

> Ask the hotel staff to make the lights brighter.  DUH!

>  



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