Thursday, February 20, 2014

VOX pops & B-roll

Unfortunately because of my work schedule I could not go with my group downtown to the Cotton Exchange to shoot our B-roll and VOX pops but I was able to talk to my group members and we got some really good footage and some relatively long VOX pops. I'm excited to do our group interview on Saturday due to the positive response from my group members!

Production Schedule

We are planned to film our expert interview this Saturday (Feb. 22nd) at noon. Our expert interviewee is Lori who works at The Cotton Exchange in downtown Wilmington. Our original expert interview subject at The Black Cat Shoppe unfortunately fell through and we have moved on to a new subject, still keeping with the haunted ghost tours that take place in downtown Wilmington where we did our original photographs.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Documentary Film Plan

Our Documentary Film Plan:
 As of right now, our groups plan is to interview one or both of the Black Cat Shoppe's owner(s) Kim and John Hirchak which is located in downtown Wilmington, right by the boardwalk/riverwalk area where they begin their Ghost Walk of Wilmington and Haunted Pub Crawl tours. We chose this place because we originally shot our still photographs on the boardwalk/riverwalk right near their shop and thought that they would have some interesting insight and knowledge about the area, having conducted tours here since 1999 and publishing their book, "Ghosts of Old Wilmington".  Our photographs, taken during the last ice storm came out pretty dark and gloomy and pretty haunted looking, which would go right along with our theme and subject. Here are 10 questions I would like to ask our expert interview:

1.) How many employees do you have?

2.) Do you conduct the tours yourselves? Why/why not?

3.) What is your favorite "haunted" location?

4.) Do you have a personal experience or encounter with anything haunted or any ghost stories that have involved you or someone you know?

5.) Is the wizard really a wizard?

6.) What did you do before you opened the Shoppe and published your book?

7.) Did you get to meet any cast members of One Tree Hill and/or Dawson's Creek?

8.) Have you given any tours to any visiting celebrities/actors?

9.) Why Wilmington?

10.) Do you have any hopes of expanding your business someday? Whether it be the store or more tours?

We can do our VOX pops with customers in or around the shop and maybe any public walking on or around the boardwalk/market st. area. We can ask them if they have been on one of their tours or want to go on one of the tours. What is the scariest thing that has happened to you in Wilmington? What is your favorite horror/scary movie?