SMASH BURGERS | Visionaire

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DIRECTED BY NAHEED ULLAH

In the UK, takeaways are booming, with smash burgers emerging as the latest culinary craze. Join us as we uncover the secrets behind this sizzling trend.

I CHOSE MY TOPIC TO BE ABOUT THE RISE OF SMASH BURGERS IN BOLTON UK BECAUSE IT WAS EASY TO SECURE AN INTERVIEW AND IS AN INTERESTING TOPIC. WE HAD 3 WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE TASK

MY ROLE FOR THIS PROJECT WAS DIRECTOR AS THIS WAS THE PROJECT THAT I INITIALLY PITCHED. I ALSO ANNOINTED MYSELF AS 2ND CINEMATOGRAPHER , EDITOR,AUDIO & MUSIC, NARRATOR, INTERVIEWER AND DOP. I CHOSE GENIUS TO BE 1ST CINEMATOGRAPHER AND PRODUCER AND OLIVER TO BE MAIN CINEMATOGRAPHER TO HANDLE THE RECORDING OF THE INTERVIEWS, LIGHTING AND AUDIO.

I WAS ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH A YOUTUBER WHO ALSO REVIEWED FROM THE SAME FRANCHISE BY CONTACTING HIM AND GETTING PERMISSION TO USE HIS CONTENT. WHILST ALOT OF PLANNING WAS INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS DOCUMENTARY THE RECORDING PROCESS WAS SMOOTH, AND IT HELPED BROADEN MY MIND AS A DIRECTOR.

B SHOTS OF THE TOWN WERE USED. SHOT BY GENIUS, OLIVER AND SOME BY ME. B SHOTS OF THE SMASH BURGER KITCHEN AND ARCHIVE FOOTAGE WAS DONE BY ME. I ALSO MADE GRAPHICS USING CANVA AND AFTER EFFECTS. THESE GRAPHICS INCLUDE A TIMELINE AND NEON SIGNS. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE ANY RELAIBLE SOURCES FOR COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC I USED MY OWN THAT I MADE WHILST DOING MUSIC PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAHY

I USED THE SAME TECHNIQUE THAT I PRACTISED ON IN THE PREVIOUS PROJECT AND MADE A SPLIT SCREEN EDIT AND SOME PICTURE IN PICTURE EDITS TO KEEP THE EYES OF THE VIEWER FIXATED ON THE PRODUCT(S). I WANTED TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT HAD ENERGY AND FLOWED WELL THEREFORE WE HAD SHOTS THAT WERE STILL AND SMOOTH WHICH WOULD THEN TRANSITION TO FAST PACED AND NOT ON A TRIPOD.