CCR Research and Script #1

Podcast 

(Script:)

-Hi everyone, welcome back to In Between the Scenes. Today we're here with Daniela Saffon, writer and director of the upcoming film Malignance. How are you doing today? 

-I'm good thank you

How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

(Script: So, this being your debut film, how did your production skills develop throughout the project?)

Answer: I learned so much working on this project. I started this off with not much experience in production, and this was a perfect chance to bring together everything I learned and worked on this year. Even though I have some sort of experience with video production, this being my first time directing something was particularly difficult for me. Having full control (and responsibility) of this project felt like a huge weight on my shoulders. I made a big mistake early in the project by taking a risk and using equipment that I had never used before and it didn't pay off, causing me to have to reshoot the entire project. But again, that was a huge learning experience for me, and I realized first that there are times to experiment and times that doing what you know is best, and second, I learned that in a process like this there will be so many challenges and disappointments and you just have to be constantly adapting and improvising.

How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?

(Script: And I was wondering, in terms of software, hardware and online, how did you integrate technology into this production.)

Answer: Like I was talking about before I did make the poor risk of using "professional" equipment in my first shoot, it was my first time using a boom mic, camera tripod, and that specific camera. My inexperienced showed, so I ended up refilming my final shoot with my iPhone. I basically relied entirely on that technology in terms of shooting. I had a lighting set (which was basically two rgb lights and another standard light), a tripod, and my phone. I used Premiere Pro to edit the footage on my laptop, it's pretty comprehensive and great for editing not just footage but also audio. In terms of making the title card and credits, I used the graphic design application, Canva. And for any audio and sound, I used YouTube and copyright free sfx websites like Pixabay. 

(Script: "Wow ok. Thank you Daniela for joining us today, it was an insightful conversation."