CPDR17 Miki

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In this session we were introduced to sync sound which is sound recorded at the time of the filming. We used a rifle mic which was attached onto a boom stick where we had to have it extended. We were put into groups where someone had to be interviewed by an interviewer. By using the boom stick we had to get as close as we could to the interviewees face without it being in the shot. We were all surprised at how close you could reach. The rifle mic was connected to the Panasonic AG-DVX200 4K to create sync sound. This is a new camera we were introduced to which is much more advanced than the previous cameras we have used with much more options to mess with. We were also playing with the small microphones which is often used in interviews where they can be concealed in many ways if needed to such as under shirts, collars and ties. These microphones are omni-directional meaning that it records sound all around the subject like a bubble and cancels out the other sounds outside the parameter...

The Apology Line is a short documentary about people confessing the things which they had done from the little things down to the worse things, anonymously through a phone line. The documentary focused on themes such as secrets, remorse and shame. The film predominantly uses shots of buildings during the night, looking into the building windows, the streets and interior shots such as in a cafe where a woman is seen alone drinking her tea with half of her face cut off and in bedrooms where silhouettes can be seen through the curtains and faces half shown to further reinforce the anonymous approach. Some shots of the buildings are unfocused giving the lights a distorted effect which makes it hard to tell where the location is for the viewer.  I think the technique of keeping the people in it anonymous relates to the content for example not showing faces. They are confessing what they have done wrong and it would spoil the whole thing if you knew who was talking and therefore I liked...