Still Learning…

Sun, Jun 15, 2008

I’ve worked out three different trailers for “Our Side of Joy”. It’s great but I’ve run into the same problem I had with my last film. I thought I made an extra effort to avoid it but… not enough B-roll footage. I have tons of photos, two photoshoots, a tattoo session, two childbirths, and 1986 little league world series footage… and yes, that is still not enough B-roll. The issue is that it is too specific for when you need something more generic or casual.

It’s also interesting to go over all the footage and see where I could have asked “this question or that question” or that I completely didn’t ask one person a line of questions I should have but at the same time, realize that while I could have asked all of that but with the film already at 7 hours of usable footage (not including B-roll), then I couldn’t use any more footage and keep the film at a decent length. But then again, I like to be thorough.

Another interesting thing is that when you do the editing, you can learn about speech patterns. I find it pretty fascinating.

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Tressa Sanders - who has written 107 posts on Three West.

Tressa Sanders, founder of Three West Creative Development, Asabi Publishing, and Ijaba Films, provides active learning, workshops for business Image, publishing, creative writing, graphics design, and filmmaking. In addition, she has authored the curriculum for the Big Bad Business Image, Concise Publishing, and Creative Writing workshops as well as several literary titles. Tressa also holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology and authored the introduction for a book titled “A Peek Inside the Goo: Depression & The Borderline Personality”. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Tressa was a well established Information Technology professional working with the largest IT, communication, utilities and financial companies in the country. Some of the companies Tressa has worked for include, the New York Independent System Operator, GE Capital Business Asset Funding, IBM Global Services, AT & T Wireless, Hewlett Packard, MCI/Worldcom, GTE, and Sprint. Her areas of expertise include: Publishing Startup & Planning, Business Image Planning, Creative Writing Development, Effective Graphics Design, Cost Conservative Filmmaking.

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