Film Beatz/ Rhythmic Edit

Ignore my last post. I intended to follow what I said and portray equal parts background and subject, but when it came time to shoot, I didn't really keep those intentions in mind. The assignment was to edit a sequence portrait of our partner (Maura). I basically let her come up with whatever she wanted to do and I would film it as best as I could. I kind of did the same, I had a list of things I wanted to do while she filmed me, and I think it's a typical depiction of my personality. She showed up at my place to shoot her footage of me and it really didn't take very long and I didn't do many activities, but she was pretty much filming the entire time. I have no idea what kind of shots she got of me because we both decided to not see each others stuff until it was edited down and screened in front of the class. After we were done at my place, she wanted to shoot at the cemetery, so we went to Oakdale Cemetery which was down the street from me. I had no idea what she wanted to do, but she obviously had more extravagant ideas. I was trying my best to direct her without telling her exactly what to do. We walked around the small lot of graves and I tried to get as many angles of her as I could while she visited each tombstone and pranced around the walkways.

Then she brought the blood.

I wasn't caught off guard by it at all, I wanted her to express herself however she wanted. My only focus was that I had decent footage to edit. She kept insisting on trying different things and I basically told her that I was going to edit the clips that I thought looked the best and could fit into a theme or comprehensible timeline. I reassured her that I wouldn't "make her look stupid." I understand Maura is an extremely creative and expressive person and I know she wanted to be depicted a certain way. It was actually pretty fun being an observer and just letting her do her thing while I tried my best to get into position. It kind of made me think quickly on the fly and try to predict what she's going to do next.

I'm satisfied with my edit and I think the music I chose worked out well. I took a beat from a song and looped the rhythmic parts and tried to piece together the transitions as best as I could.

Although these assignments are rapid fired at us, it's giving me confidence that I am able to step outside my comfort zone and be able to produce something that others can appreciate.