It sounds utterly contradicting - running and chocolate usually do not mix. When I first heard about the event, I was beyond excited to do something with it. I mean, I love running because I run cross country and I love chocolate because... it's just good. By that point I assumed I'd love the project, as well.
I did love the outcome of the overall project. I just didn't love filming in the cold rain and not being able to feel my toes.
My partner and I went downtown to film, and it wasn't originally supposed to rain. When rain appeared in the forecast, I thanked my mom for forcing me to take an umbrella. Without it, we wouldn't have been able to film the race and we would've been pretty much doomed for our deadline. We got as much footage as we could without freezing our fingers off. I couldn't feel my toes when I left. Luckily, no technology suffered any water damage. But I did.
Editing was a piece of cake. My partner, Reis, and I worked extremely well together. We helped each other if we were rusty on a certain thing (like color correcting, for example) or if we had to teach something to the other person completely. The interviews flowed well, the B-roll went well on top of the interviews, and we had good natural sound from the race. The lighting wasn't the best because it was pretty dark outside, but we used what we could to make our best project.
I think we made a pretty great first package. We could've gotten more B-roll, interviewed a few more people, but overall, I was extremely satisfied with the final project. It was a cool run - each person was categorized into a a different relationship status and age group, ranging from bachelor, bachelorette, off the market, love triangle, and even "manther" and "cougar." The times people ran were incredible; sometimes even better than a high school cross country winner. The first guy crossed the finish line at 17:59 - that's about a consistent six-minute-mile pace. It was so incredible to witness it and report on it.
Watch here: Run for the Chocolate
I did love the outcome of the overall project. I just didn't love filming in the cold rain and not being able to feel my toes.
My partner and I went downtown to film, and it wasn't originally supposed to rain. When rain appeared in the forecast, I thanked my mom for forcing me to take an umbrella. Without it, we wouldn't have been able to film the race and we would've been pretty much doomed for our deadline. We got as much footage as we could without freezing our fingers off. I couldn't feel my toes when I left. Luckily, no technology suffered any water damage. But I did.
Editing was a piece of cake. My partner, Reis, and I worked extremely well together. We helped each other if we were rusty on a certain thing (like color correcting, for example) or if we had to teach something to the other person completely. The interviews flowed well, the B-roll went well on top of the interviews, and we had good natural sound from the race. The lighting wasn't the best because it was pretty dark outside, but we used what we could to make our best project.
I think we made a pretty great first package. We could've gotten more B-roll, interviewed a few more people, but overall, I was extremely satisfied with the final project. It was a cool run - each person was categorized into a a different relationship status and age group, ranging from bachelor, bachelorette, off the market, love triangle, and even "manther" and "cougar." The times people ran were incredible; sometimes even better than a high school cross country winner. The first guy crossed the finish line at 17:59 - that's about a consistent six-minute-mile pace. It was so incredible to witness it and report on it.
Watch here: Run for the Chocolate