Lights, Camera, Blog: I knew they were trouble

A few blog posts ago, I relayed the news that mine and Lauren's filming schedule with the podcast hosts, Josh and Sai, was postponed as other commitments interrupted our plans. I am happy (and relieved) to report that today, finally, we were able to film both the interviews and b-roll with the two subjects. Although it was a challenge to complete and perfect all the aspects we had hoped to include in the documentary, as Josh is a dedicated jokester, Lauren and I feel confident that the variety of footage we gathered today will mesh very nicely when the time for editing begins.

When preparing for the interviews, Lauren suggested we have both Josh and Sai in one shot answering the questions regarding collaboration together, considering a majority of their story encompasses their collective hard work and creativity. However, some inquiries, which surrounded more personal processes, we concluded would be best if asked to each separately. Highlighted below are the 2 questions Sai and Josh responded to on their own.

We felt that those two questions in particular would differ for each subject as they may brainstorm and research topics on their own and thus we felt the need to accentuate both Josh and Sai's processes considering the documentary's purpose is to capture the creativity present within each individual through their chosen mediums.

Regarding b-roll, Lauren and I primarily focused on acquiring staged footage of Josh and Sai "recording" a podcast episode from a variety of angles and shots. In addition, we made sure to film clips of their equipment, laptop screens "researching," and even the two boys playing football together, as those were all topics mentioned in their interview responses. Below are some images of Lauren and I performing our camera woman duties as well as a funny video of Josh's foot resting on his table.