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We were supposed to do something related to a found footage with friends hanging out having fun. So this whole time, we basically have a perspective of someone recording with a camera filming us having fun. We need three people to portray three brothers who hang out and someone else to portray the dead body. We also need props for the video which friends use for having fun. We might need to record each other buying snacks and drinks. We should also get a video of like tents or something else friends use for having fun. We could also get a video of a picnic carpet. What we can do is record each other showing what we have for the trip to the camera at the same time smiling and laughing. We could also get a video of ourselves having a conversation and joking around in the car. We also need to ask permissions to each other and wherever we record at for accommodations. We need to ask each other if its ok borrowing equipment and someone else who owns the place we record at because they might be strict with it.

We could go to like a beach or a park where the dead body is found. Someone I think from my perspective of the script should portray a bad guy who caused the death. I thought of portaying the brother who planned the trip just to set them up and revealed to be the killer this whole time. We could also use someone to portray somebody else in the first person view looking at the found footage.

In the documentary Devil’s Playground, Lucy Walker explores deep questions of faith, belief, and individuality.

In terms of visual evidence, we have a great deal to draw on — Walker includes authentic footage of Amish life and so-called “English” life in spades, with some exceptions whose authenticity is shaky.

The majority of the documentary centers around Faron, a young man whose extended rumspringa has gone very, very wrong; involving him in the sale and consumption of controlled substances and, as such, putting him on the wrong side of law.

Given the sensational nature of Faron’s story, it’s understandable why Walker chooses to give him and the visual evidence surrounding his journey the most screen time — after all, a documentary can only reach those who choose to watch it, and Walker does a good job of drawing viewers by juxtaposing the wild, chaotic nature of rumspringa with the quiet, laconic rhythms of ultra-conservative Amish life.

To me, the story of Velda, a young woman who chooses to leave the Amish faith at the cost of being shunned by her family and community, contains the most promise. Though Faron’s story shows one dimension of the issue examined here, I think equal screen time could have been devoted to Velda, whose surrounding visual evidence, though likely less sensational than Faron’s, would have stood out as a measured and mature path away from the Amish faith.

Cut a minute out, added subtitles, and rearranged some more action into the beginning!

Here’s the final cut.

I will probably tweak a few things, but I can’t get more shots since my sister is out of Lego sets she needs to build and she probably won’t tear any of the built sets apart.

Added several gameclips with subtitled context, completely re-mixed the audio in ableton, and a few more touch-ups.

In the documentary “Devil’s Playground”, which explores the lives of Amish teens, a scene shows the struggle between Amish and English lifestyles leading to the big and final question “Amish or English?”. One key moment features Amish teens enjoying modern activities like driving cars, attending parties, and using/drinking substances. In one scene, the camera focuses on a young man excitedly driving a car for the first time, with a big smile on his face as he speeds down the road (which seemed very staged for me; indicating acting for the camera). The camera captures their happiness and excitement as they take part in these activities, which are very different from their traditional history that has been going on for their past 16 years. For example, when the camera focuses on one of the young women laughing at a party, with the bright lights on, loud music, and lively setting shows how tempting the English world can be, creating a strong contradiction to their traditional clothing and values. This visual evidence shows the attraction of modern life for Amish youth and emphasizes this hard decision they have to face as they try to balance both lifestyles. Even though, some parts of this scene might seem staged – the way the teens smile and pose for the camera makes it feel like they might be putting on a show for the camera. Another moment follows Amish youth as they move from a quiet, rural setting to a busy city. Images of peaceful Amish farms right next to the dramatic city streets indicated the differences between the two worlds. These moments where Amish youth think about their choices add emotional depth and help viewers connect with their struggles and their inner thoughts. Visual evidence is important for storytelling in this documentary/interviews, as it helps by showing the characters experiences and reminds us of the main theme of choice and identity through contrasting images of their traditional life and the modern world. There are times when the visuals may not match the need for an interesting story for example when there were slower moments of reflection, which caused me to lose interest slightly.

the story would begin with interviews conducted outdoors or in the nurses’ homes to protect their identities and privacy while allowing them to share firsthand accounts of their experiences. According to Hampe, when you “can’t access the real scene,” re-creating it in a way that still communicates the truth is essential.

To depict the tension and isolation nurses feel, I would film empty streets, waiting rooms, or even shifts of dawn and dusk as representation of their tireless work.

The home scenes could capture family dynamics—the balance of personal and professional life, or moments of exhaustion and relief.

My experience when Filming my Job/hobby profile has had it’s difficulties but aside from thats it’s gone smoothly. One of my biggest challenges was finding a good time to film the person I selected for this project. Not only did our schedules not align very well with each other, but I couldn’t think of a time to film him in action.

Luckily on the day that I was able to film him there was a event taking place In FSC so I was able to get some shots of him doing his job. Now that my biggest worry had been relieved all I had to do now was schedule an actual interview with him. The interview also went smoothly except for trying to find a good spot to film. In the end we filmed in a office. One thing I found useful was my interviewee was very good as summarizing what he does in his role/job.