Jujube/ambacht-production-notes
pre-production
- Prep/Scouting
| 9/28 | |
| 9/29 | |
| 9/30 | |
| 10/1 | |
| 10/4 |
scenes
One run:
- sit-down interview with Gilbert
- across-the-bar interview with Lies
- Gilbert in front of the drum set (record playing in the background)
On foot:
- spontaneous conversations either in the kitchen
- Lies prepping food
- band playing on the cafe stage
- customers
Objects and movements:
- record player with spinning vinyl
- sidewalk
- house plate (window sill)
- prepping a coffee, serving
- during performance: audience - coming in, reactions, beer glasses
equipments (from rental)
- For audio: Zoom H6 with XY and MS mics/Senheisser ew 100 G3 Lavalier/Headset!
- For video: Tripod Manfrotto 804RC2
production
Sat 10/6
Place: Koffie & Ambacht
Assistant: Mia Paller
Time:
| 13:00 | meet Mia in West |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | arrive on site and set up |
| 15:00 | scenes: Lies and Gilbert |
| 18:30-20:00 | break |
| 20:00-21:30 | scenes: band (only Jue on set is okay) |
| 22:00 | end of day |
Fri 10/12
Due to miscommunication, no interviews were conducted on 10/6. Got some usable footage for concert prep and concert.
Rescheduled interview for 11am on Friday, 10/12. Mia will help again with sound.
Planning notes 10/12
- Use Autofocus first
- Bring 50mm and 85mm lenses
- Redo scenes (see below)
- Look up Johnny Johnny Hello music
Interview questions
Gilbert
Testing out audio/video
- Can you tell me about your day so far?
You:
- When did you move here... from where? Why?
- The first time I came here, you mentioned that you need anger to do this. Why is anger important?
- Do you think other people are angry?
Lies
- What is your ambacht? Why did you choose it?
- What is more important? Your workshop or your kitchen?
- How do you divide or unite the different spaces - cafe, workshop, family? What's the relationship between these spaces?
both
- When did you open this place?
- How did you decide on the name of this place?
- How did you envision this space? Have you realized your vision(s)?
- How do you sustain it?
- How has it changed?
- What are some of your favorite performances that you hosted
Redo
10/12
tour of studio
wine rack
apple trees and Lies standing
pictures in the back
daughter
mirror frame of bar
Recap 10/12
| 9:00 | pick up equipments at rental + test equipments + print out questions |
| 10:30 | meet Mia at Maastunnel |
| 10:50 | arrival |
| 11:00 | set up shoot |
| 11:20 | interview in cafe |
| 12:15 | interview in studio |
| 13:30 | lunch (spontaneous :) |
| 13:50 | more footage (action + outside) |
| 14:30 | end of shoot |
On site, I interviewed the two sitting side by side, rather than separately as was in the script. I also didn't ask the questions in order. A lot of it is about weighing the situations as they happen, which is a nice challenge. The canon 5D battery lasted for about 3 hours of shooting. We didn't use a clip-on mic and opted for the zoom XY. No extra batteries was used for the mic.
For a small scale project like this, ideally I would work with at least two other people: one for cinematography and one for audio.