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Today was the final day of filming at Oxford Elementary as we interviewed over 40 third graders about the film they watched yesterday and what they would ask Bonnie Consolo, the woman born with no arms, if they met her. It was tight quarters but I wanted to use our new silk scrim to diffuse the key light. In addition, I used our 1×1 LED light with a Tungsten gel as the back light, crammed just outside the frame. Since it was such a small room, I decided to use our Canon 5D to try an optimize the depth of field as much as possible and make the background fall off. This of course meant recording seperate audio which is a little bit of a pain in post but should make for a stronger image.

Overall, it was a lot of fun to listen to the kids talk about their drawings and what it would be like to live with that kind of disability. We finished the day’s shoot with Dr. Payne introducing the segment outside the building. It was a long day but hopefully the short will be a funny and educational piece. Check back soon for the finished film.

-Matthew