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For the portrait of a place we as a group decided on the Wellington night market. We thought the market would be an interesting place to document largely due to the level of change in the environment. During the day the market is quiet off Side Street of Cuba, with a handful of small stores, cafes and restaurants. However at night, the market really comes to life with a variety of stalls; from food to clothing. To create a portrait of the Wellington night market we chose to use a narrative, involving a group of young people who spend the evening in the market, we felt that this approach we portray a very believable and relateable film. Using people to engage with the stalls instead of just observing them from a far, adds the element the viewer being able to actually see what happens, and what can be experienced at the night market. The process of filming for our night market video involved getting a group of young people and filming their interactions form multiple viewpoints; We tried to get a mix of shots from the outside looking into stalls, the inside looking out and shots and shots from the angle someone may see if they were to walk through the market. For this film we were influenced by Felipe Cardona' Tricky Two film with its use of rhythm and repetition. Also the Play Melbourne advertisement campaign displaying a group of young adults exploring Melbourne. 

For our portrait of person, we decided to film Nathan’s younger cousin Nico Poultney. We chose Nico as we thought filming a small documentary about a gifted child would be an engaging experience for the viewer as Nico isn’t the typical gifted child who is completely factual. He has an extremely vivid imagination as well as being a very intelligent child. For filming techniques, we filmed Nico engaging in some activities. For sound we hired a microphone to get better sound quality. We chose to film Nico both at his house and a park he enjoys visiting. We wanted to display various locations, we also felt this may make Nico more comfortable and therefore more open during our interview. For the interview we looked at previous interviews with children such as CBS news' interview with Jake Barnett and Jimmy Kimmel live's interview with Arden Hayes. We also took influence from Levni Yilmaz' Tales of Mere Existence, with his quirky cartoons.

Unfortunately we ran into some technical difficulties when filming Nico with the app Filmic Pro, which resulted in footage being lost, and often not saved. However we did retain our separate audio recording we took we the microphone . Along with this our film for the night market could not be reshot, or additional film added due to the August 16 Earthquake. Which resulted in the market not being open on the Friday it normally would have been.

After much deliberation we have decided to ask Niko about his skills, hobbies, interests, and what he wants to do when he's older. After the practice interview we realised that Niko was somewhat uncomfortable in front of the camera and as such will interview him in a more comfortable environment such as his house or his bedroom. If we interview him in a more comfortable environment, we increase the likelihood of capturing footage of him actually engaging in activities he enjoys.

We have decided not to use a backing track for our interview, since the audio from the interview will be enough. As for the destination, we're going for an upbeat feeling. As such we'll go for something along the lines of 1950s big band music since it's usually quite happy and energetic. We'll go for something similar to the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfdTjXDUlnY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Ca89gxbjU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKSV7LNRzmc

Portrait of a person test: Niko

Split Screen

We were really inspired by the MINA mobile short films shown to us in class. We particularly enjoyed the film Airport Nocturnal by Daniel Mauro, and the way it displayed the airport as fun and interactive; contradicting the usual boring portrayal. It started by displaying the particular airport during the daytime, when it appears dull and like every airport with planes and the hussle and bustle of passengers. Then as the sun sets, the airport slowly morphs into something more vibrant- more colourful. The film focuses on light,reflections and angles as the artist places the camera in places that make the film appear almost abstract and surreal at times.

For the portrait of person we will be interviewing Nathan's younger cousin Niko, age 10. Who is part of the Wellington Explorers Club, an association for gifted children, and attends University once or twice a term. We think interviewing a gifted child would be interesting given how smart Niko is, none the less he is still a child. During thew interview we hope to gain insight into what he does, what he wants to do, but also his more child-like interests. Along with this we have looked at other interviews with gifted children to see what kind of questions were asked, and how they were asked.