Our student produced television news magazine, Waterfront Weekly, has a variety of features. Along with the usual news reports and sports updates we also produce original content, such as soundscapes and commentaries or “rants”. My classmate Steve had a great idea to rant about the Halifax harbour and its controversial history and I wanted to shoot it.
Once he came up with the script we were ready to scout locations along the waterfront. One thing we really needed was garbage or “floatables” in the water. This proved to be easy. As soon as I looked in the water, there was an old picnic table floating and a multitude of plastic of all sorts.
I got some b-roll and then we shot all the stand-ups. I tried to find relevant and visually interesting locations for when Steve was on camera. I think it worked out very well. There was one shot I especially fond of. Steve was at the edge of the boardwalk with Theodore Tugboat beside him and when he finished talking I tilted and canted down to a floating wharf with a skull and crossbones painted on it. It fit perfectly to the dialogue and looked awesome.
We got some more b-roll and then Steve had to go. I knew we had enough footage and I went home. When Steve edited it, I thought it was amazing. His script and on camera presence combined with my shooting and directing skills is a great combination. I look forward to working with Steve again. Unfortunately, Halifax offers ample opportunities for “rants”.
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