Production Blog #1

 

Today, Sarah and I went to work on filming our commercial for Nike shoes. First, we went out to the softball field behind building 17 to film some shots. These shots consisted of me (I was wearing the Nike shoes) performing different drills and routines with the feet, such as jogging in place, side hopping, and foot and leg stretches. Sarah used her camera to film these shots, focusing on my feet in order to emphasize the shoes. The shots of me doing these exercises are going to be in a compilation of shots near the end of the commercial. When we finished these shots, we walked over to towards the track and football field. As we walked, Sarah recorded audio of my footsteps in the grass to use in the video. When we arrived at the track, we set our bags down and made our way down to where the starting line was. Then, Sarah filmed me getting in a starting position and then breaking into a sprint. Again, we made sure to focus heavily on the shoes. She then had me walk through the grass, progressively picking up speed and eventually starting to run. We filmed each of these shots several times in order to get one that was perfect. We also filmed shots of me stepping onto the track for dramatic effect. Eventually, we ran out of time and had to go back to class. The process of filming the video was very fun and interesting. Though we did not get to film everything we wanted to in one day, we got a substantial amount done. I enjoyed getting to try out different foot exercises and movement, as well as getting to walk around to different parts of the school. It was also interesting because we got a taste of what it was like to film, act out, and direct a piece of media. We are excited to finish the commercial.