Production Log

Getting the footage

Filming a lacrosse game was very difficult. It is a fast moving sport and we had to be careful how far we zoomed in. We took several trail videos to get an idea of what shots would be good and what was the best lighting. We finally decided to use the film from a game at 6pm. The lighting was bright at first but by the second half, the glare was not as strong. We had in mind what type of shots we wanted to take. We wanted to get footage of some goals, celebrations, and huddles. The game was intense but luckily, TCNJ won and we got some great shots of the girls celebrating.

Editing

We wanted to tell a story in our video about the journey from defeat to victory. At first we were not sure how to do this but we decided to use newspaper articles and inspirational quotes. We had some trouble getting the firewire for our camera and documenting the original footage. Once we got past these problems, we were able to edit our video. We used the article of when the team lost to open up the video and then a quote to lead into the rest of the story. We chose to use the song "Don't Stop Believing" in the background. We felt that the beat and lyrics went well with our storyline. The last shot was of the girls celebrating. We slowed down the speed to 50% and added the credits.