We felt very comfortable around him and felt like we could ask him to do different things with ease. While at his office, we found out that the tripod was incomplete; it was missing the correct piece to mount the camera onto it, so Mr. Cusman offered us books to use as an improvised tripod. You have to be ready to expect the unexpected and work with what you have. The books ended up working really well.
Karen was interviewing her uncle, while I was the cameraman for this interview. It was the first time I had actually filmed an interview. I experimented with the zoom and made sure the focus, the ISO and the aperture were on the right numbers for the room. We were very lucky that there was no outside noises, it was quiet, so the sound quality was great.
Karen was interviewing her uncle, while I was the cameraman for this interview. It was the first time I had actually filmed an interview. I experimented with the zoom and made sure the focus, the ISO and the aperture were on the right numbers for the room. We were very lucky that there was no outside noises, it was quiet, so the sound quality was great.
Filming was a cool experience, previously today I had filmed some b-roll with Karen through the streets behind the school. I learned that with different filming techniques (b-roll, sit-down interview, walking b-roll) you have to make each one have a feeling you want to evoke when it is watched, but when you are b-rolling you most likely aren't going to zoom in on something to emphasize it, unlike in an interview where the closer you are to the interview, the more intimate it becomes.
Mr. Cusman gave us incredible information; he gave us important, and interesting facts on the wealth gap, as well as telling us his personal anecdotes related to wealth gap's around the world.
One anecdote he told us that stuck to me was about his trip to chile in the 80's. He took the bus to the wrong part of town, and ended up in the most poor area of chile which was considered to be extremely dangerous for people with money to visit. He then told us that the houses there were brick, and all had electricity and running water. He was surprised how in a neighbor country to ours has such a small level of poverty compared to ours. It struck me and I started to wander why our country couldn't come to be the same as ours.
Mr. Cusman was a great man to interview, very wise and knowledgeable on the topic. He was a great help for our documentary!
Mr. Cusman gave us incredible information; he gave us important, and interesting facts on the wealth gap, as well as telling us his personal anecdotes related to wealth gap's around the world.
One anecdote he told us that stuck to me was about his trip to chile in the 80's. He took the bus to the wrong part of town, and ended up in the most poor area of chile which was considered to be extremely dangerous for people with money to visit. He then told us that the houses there were brick, and all had electricity and running water. He was surprised how in a neighbor country to ours has such a small level of poverty compared to ours. It struck me and I started to wander why our country couldn't come to be the same as ours.
Mr. Cusman was a great man to interview, very wise and knowledgeable on the topic. He was a great help for our documentary!