“human” and other information

April 01, 2009 by Dave

My documentary ‘human’ has evolved from day one, shifting focus slightly and refined each day that I’ve worked at it. I only have the footage of one of my subjects right now which leaves many holes in my rough cut. So to fill in…

The beginning will feature the ROTC cadet, Luke, doing PT and I will juxtapose what will come with “flashes” of Iraq from when Danny, the veteran, was over there. I plan on intertwining the two interviews (the opposing views) near the middle of the film and transition completely into Danny for the end. I might “flash” back to Luke near the end to keep the viewer engaged with the beginning of the story but I need to get my footage to see what it will be.

Most of the video of the interview will be discarded and the audio used with Iraq clips, photographs and negative (black) space. I want to create an environment that will make you feel distant, much like how Danny feels now after he Iraq. The first part should be pretty filled with action and with constant moving…to show the energy of Luke.

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