Shepherd’s Path – Banu Noor – BREATHE!
WORK TIME: Approx. 2 hrs
FINAL PROJECT TIME: 4min 1sec
CAMERA: Panasonic SDR-H80
EDITED WITH: Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9 (4GB RAM, Windows 7)
A small recap of Day 2 of the Al-Maghrib “Seerah: The Sheperd’s Path” course with Shaykh AbdulBary Yahya with Banu Noor (in Orlando, Florida).
SET-UP:
I just carried my small camera around, getting whatever interviews and b-roll shots (random, filler footage) I could get. I only taped a few snippets of the class (things like the breathing exercise, when the shaykh recited some verses, etc.). One thing that I learned, a little late, was that whenever you’re going to do interviews, write down the questions. It’s going to help you so greatly in actually getting people to do an interview. They see you as more professional and think about it deeper. Another thing, to organize my footage, I tried to have a little ‘clapper’ shots. You’ve probably seen a clapper before:
Though I didn’t have a cool one like that, I just took a shot of a piece of paper that said “Day 1, Day 2, Day 3…”. Therefore, when I looked at my footage, I know everything after that one clip was from that day, until another ‘clapper’ clip showing the next day.
EDITING:
Basic cutting, tried to use more straight cuts (as I usually use fades and dissolves, perhaps a little too much). Also, discovered a new effect in Sony Vegas called “Light Rays.” Achieves a very nice effect, especially for Banu Noor! (Noor=light).
FINAL THOUGHTS:
It’s hard to capture any experience on video. This is only a small trigger to remind those who attended the class of how much fun and beneficial the experience was.
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