Native Brookie Short Film Preview
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Last Sunday, I went out with my friend Seth Sullivan to get some footage of him fishing for some “trophy” native Georgia brook trout. We didn’t up with anything huge, but I got some good film and put together this preview. We’re planning on continuing this throughout the season so we can put together a short film on the same topic. Here’s the preview, I’d appreciate any critique on the cinemotography aspect, as well as suggestion for what to definitely include later!
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There was an interesting short article in the magazine they gave out at the Fly Fishing Film Tour on elements of a good film.
When I uploaded with the original audio, it had natural sounds that worked great. Youtube wanted me to change it even though I used copyright free music from iMovie. I just reverted it back to the original, so it will have the natural sounds again! I agree it adds a lot to the overall feel.
There was an interesting short article in the magazine they gave out at the Fly Fishing Film Tour on elements of a good film. One was that the film should have a story line.
Preferably, that story line should not be about punk rockers who have gotten fat and old and have decided they like catching small trout.
How do you guys think a “southeast” (GA, TN, NC, VA, WV) brook trout video would do versus Georgia only? I have plenty of “characters” that are die-hard brookie fisherman in both GA and NC.
Preferably, that story line should not be about punk rockers who have gotten fat and old and have decided they like catching small trout. That one was a little slow. 😉
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Agreed.
Trent……like Bob….I’m no filmmaker but films that capture my attention are the ones that “go against the grain.” I found myself wanting to see the brookie actually strike the fly (if using a dry fly)….but that has been done to death so-to-speak.
I agree….a storyline would be neat. Maybe brief footage at the Waffle House at 0600 or something like that to set the stage….fixing the flat tire on the way to the stream, etc…
I like the transition between footage in your film and it is good video quality on my laptop. That is not always true with youtube stuff.
My dos centavos.
How do you guys think a “southeast” (GA, TN, NC, VA, WV) brook trout video would do versus Georgia only? I have plenty of “characters” that are die-hard brookie fisherman in both GA and NC.
For me, I think just Georgia or GA / NC would make the story more interesting. A big problem that I’ve seen in most FF videos is that they don’t tell a story because they bite off too much and thus the narrative collapses (i.e., it turns into fish porn instead of a story). Having a deliberately narrower geography would force you to dig in, get close with the characters and actually tell a focused story.
Its like most things in life – dreaming big is neccesary, but you’ve got to narrow your focus when you are implementing.
Trent……like Bob….I’m no filmmaker but films that capture my attention are the ones that “go against the grain.”
One other thought.
“why do these nuts go to extreme lengths to catch small fish?”
That’s definitely the idea I’m going for, along with how secretive these fishing spots are. Notice how the stream name was ______?
Cool video, keep it up. I agree with what other people say about building a story line. Have the fishermen you film tell the story about where they are, what it takes to get these fish and what it means to catch them. Remember the 5-Ws rule from school? Find a creative way to get that information in, visually or through use of audio. There is potential to make a nice short film here. The subject is interesting (small native, evolutionary unique trout in the south, in the oldest mountain range on earth, that are hard to get to and catch), play it up.
On a technical note, bump up the shutter speed on your camera to help eliminate the motion blur when you stabilize in post. I assume you’re at 1/48 or 1/60 sec right now. If you can get away with 1/125 or higher when you’re on the steady rig, go for it.
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