NARROW BOATS

THE HISTORY AND DEVELEPMONT OF

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MILES AWAY FROM THE BUSY CITY LIES ANOTHER WORLD. A QUIET AND PEACEFUL ONE. THE MARINA, FILLED WITH NARROW BOATS THAT PEOPLE RESIDE IN. JOIN US AS WE FIND OUT HOW THESE BOATS CAME TO BE A THING AND HOW THEY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER TIME.

PUT INTO GROUPS OF 3 WE WERE GIVEN THE TASK TO CREATE A SHORT 10 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY FOR THE CHOSEN SUBJECT. THE HISTORY OF NARROW BOATS IN PARTICULAR.

THE ROLE I HAD BEEN GIVEN FOR THIS PROJECT WAS EDITOR AND AUDIO, AS THOSE WERE PROVEN TO BE MY STRONG POINTS AT THE TIME. I ALSO ASKED TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND WAS GIVEN THAT ROLE TOO.

I ALSO AIMED TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE CINEMATOGRAPHY ROLE GIVING INPUT AND ALSO BRIEFLY SHOWING THE CREW THE BEST SETTINGS FOR THE SHOOT ON THAT DAY AS MOST OF THE ERROR CANNOT BE FIXED DURING EDIT.

I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE ALOT OF B ROLL FOOTAGES TO BE USED IN THE DOCUMENTARY AND EDITED THEM USING ADOBE PREMIER PRO AND AFTER EFFECTS. HOWEVER VIDEO EDITNIG STOPPED FOR THIS PROJECT AS WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SECURE INTERVIEWS. I WAS THEN GIVEN THE DIRECTOR ROLE AND HAD 3 WEEKS TO CREATE A NEW DOCUMENTARY WITH A NEW IDEA.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAHY

THE VISION I WANTED TO CREATE FOR THE B ROLLS TO BE USED IN THIS DOCUMENTARY WAS TO SHOW THE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OF BOTH THE CANAL LIFE AND THE BUSY CITY LIFE. DISPLAYING BOTH ITS CHARACTERS TO GIVE THE VIEWERS A STRONG LOOK INTO THE DIFFERENCE. I ALSO WANTED TO EXPERIMENT AND TRY A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND USE SPLIT SCREENS AS IT LOOKS AMMUSING AND ADDS MOMENTUM