The daily rush of my self-imposed shooting schedule has slowed and now I must reflect on the footage.
On a daily basis, I have been conducting interviews, participating in activities with fellow teachers, and working with Sam, a Ugandan film student, to film the daily activities. Every other day we have language lessons for Lusoga. Following that I conduct a regiment of downloading, syncing audio, converting and then reviewing footage and photos. Then early to bed.
Now the editing phase begins. I have a reel of "selects" from each of the 13 shooting days. Played one after the other I have an hour of quality footage to choose from. My to do list now is the following: (1) transcribe interviews, (2) create a reel of "VIP selects" aka the best of the best, (3) meet with staff from Fount to create a pitch for both the organization and the educational program, (4) film this pitch, (5) make a log of the footage for future edits, (6) write a revised script, and (Finally) edit the footage.
This process has given me a good chance to get back to documentary film work. I still enjoy the process, the tools, the special access to locations and people, and the resulting product. Years ago, a friend and I had discussed forming a company that does branding for NGOs, including websites, logos, photos and videos. Any suggestions on how to get paid for doing exactly what I want?
Posted by Jamie (documentary film maker)
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