Mitch Blog #1

Well the project is really still in the early stages of production. The hardest part has been making our group of three and that is the only thing we have accomplished. I think we have narrowed down our topic to either break dancing or the shoe culture in Minneapolis. The process is working great; it is just that we aren't working. We just need to step up our game and everything should be pretty smooth!

Reading:
My primary question going into the reading was what exactly a documentary? I learned that a documentary is not easily defined but it can be said that a documentary "explores actual people and actual situations". There are no rules really in making a documentary. It is a reflection of reality but you can use fiction and acting.

I imagined the filming process to be very calculated and concrete. However, I was surprised to learn that most screen directors operate from gut reactions. Making documentaries is more of an artistic process than I expected. Now I understand why Kevin said that group projects are only good if your group has the same vision because making art collaboratively* is very hard.

The video making process is similar to the real life process of a carpentry project. It starts with an idea. Then you need to think about how you are going to pay for it. But it takes artistic planning and is done in steps.