A2 Research & Planning

Having the script done, I broke it down into paragraphs suitable for a single shot each. I took the first 3 paragraphs and tried them out into several shots, varying both the settings and the camera moves (e.g. static, following) & angles (high angle, eye level, POV).Please find below and example of the same paragraph of the script shot in 3 different ways before choosing the preferred option for the 4th and final take. Take 1 - test Take 2 - test Take 3 - test Take 4 - final https://buildersally.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WhatsApp-Video-2025-04-30-at-9.42.58-PM.mp4https://buildersally.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WhatsApp-Video-2025-04-30-at-9.44.22-PM.mp4https://buildersally.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WhatsApp-Video-2025-04-30-at-9.44.47-PM.mp4https://buildersally.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WhatsApp-Video-2025-04-30-at-9.45.18-PM.mp4

The risks perceived by my are listed below:finding a camera operator for shooting the interview planned with my mother, while I was supposed to be the interviewer;getting access to the Pilates studio to observe my mother's workout;the longest rainy weather I have ever experienced during springtime, making shooting in the Citadel park more uncomfortable, especially for my mother;limited time to ensure I could learn to master well enough Premier Pro to montage the documentary - the biggest risk of all.Mitigations thought:Being newcomer in Alba Iulia, I do not know yet many people. In case no one from my entourage could…

Shot list for the Documentary In order to make my shot list readable, please find it below presented as a flipbook:https://flipbookpdf.net/shot list Callsheet & Calendar For the documentary I had a very small crew limited to my mother and me, plus 1 camera operator only for the shooting of the interview at my place. In terms of shooting locations, there were only 2: Citadel Park and my house.Therefore, callsheet was unnecessary. Nevertheless, I kept a template in my archive to have it readily available for other future projects, as I found it very useful for planning and logistics when several people are…

Magazine Article Text & Conventions used:Headings: Defeating BurnoutByline: By Ciprian Rosu, host of the television documentary series" “Trust me, I’M THE SON OF A WORKAHOLIC”Sub-Heading: Who is Irina Rosu?Text (with Drop Capital ): Firstly, Irina is my Mom and she is one of the most successful working women I know.Since a little child she wanted to be the best and she guided her entire life to reach this goal. She had always got high academic results in school and science competitions, she never stopped learning, enlarging her pool of expertise and international certifications.As a career woman, she assumed several C level positions in large…

Symbol of recovery at against all oddsAlba Iulia is the town my mother chose to reboot our lives 2 years ago. The citadel park of the city is the place where she takes long strolls to quiet her thoughts, to enjoy the sun, the plants and the chirp of the beautifully colored birds from there.I thought of following her steps hoping to find something relevant for the topic of my digipack (burnout recovery): a cherry tree defying all odds and growing out of the fortified wall of the citadel. Exactly like my mother: blooming regardless the sacrifices assumed. Both of…

LOCATION RECCE I previously explained that my project will be a Performative Documentary about Fighting Burnout, using my mother's experience and my own, as a relative living under the same roof with the burnout sufferer.  Hence, the location needs to be directly linked to my experience. Alba Iulia is the town were I relocated with my mother 2 years ago, in order to start from scratch a new chapter of our lives. Consequently, Alba Iulia is the perfect location I could think of. In order to narrow down the options, I chose to film at the town's landmark, the Citadel.…

As for the script, I used StudioBinder to assemble my Storyboard. For the frames I made use of the test shots. Please find the Storyboard as a flipbook in the link below: Storyboard

I used StudioBinder to write the script of my documentary.Please find the script as a flipbook in the link below:Script documentary