Blog 6 - Production Ideas

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I want to focus my project on nature in some way, as well as incorporating poetic elements into the documentary. My ideas all focus around the way people interact with nature.

My first idea is to shoot all of my footage at the beach. The reason for this is that I think it will offer an interesting image of daily life. I think the beach is a special place for a lot of people because the focus is mostly on leisure. Beaches and enjoyment often go hand in hand and so taking a look at the literal and philosophical nature of the beach. This would include shots of people interacting with the environment.

Another idea would be to document my trip to Uluru over spring break. This would have to be done without a lot of equipment and possibly shot with a smart phone camera. That being said I think this would also provide a great deal of good shots and nice imagery as well as a very participatory mode of filmmaking.

I think this might be a good idea and I am going to look into both of these different film, probably shooting a lot of both of them just to be safe and then I will come back to this at a later point to decide which I like and which I want to pursue more I the coming months. I think in total I will just try to make a film that I can enjoy making as well as cultivate an interest.

I will have to see where all of this takes me because I am new to the craft but I have some exciting ideas and I think with a little bit of thought, I can make them work pretty well in the end. I will just have to keep my eyes open.