Halloween is known for spooky stories, movies, and costumes. Creating a ghost story for Halloween was one of my favorite assignments for Digital Storytelling class. Esther, Chloe, and Abigail were my cast mates and we all brainstormed to come up with a comedic ghost story: Duck Duck Duck. We have all had plenty of practice with the proper recording techniques (i.e. trucking shot, rule of thirds, birds-eye, arc, etc.) and we were confident in our recording abilities. The only part of the short film we were nervous to record were the actual acting parts. I have no acting experience so it was nerve-wracking trying to make the film more believable.
One of the most important parts, as an actress in the film, was making sure each cut we did started and ended in a movement that wouldn’t have any jump cuts. Each scene I had to remember which leg stepped first when I ran, my positioning, and any movement I did. If I moved at all between the scenes and didn’t keep the same movement or positioning, the videos would be choppy and not fluid sequences. Some of the shots we had to retake multiple times because of angle difficulties and not using the right footing when starting the next scene after we began running in the earlier shot. Despite multiple retakes of shots, we grew comfortable in front of the camera and gained confidence in what we were doing. The actual recording process went much quicker than anticipated and we all worked together to create the best product we could. The video angles, acting, and editing process are all tools I can take forward in life for any project I might have in a career in Communication.
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