Relatively happy with the story today. It was about a cop shot in the line of duty who's health benefits are going to go way up. He was in just about every frame so there wasn't an incredible opportunity for varied broll. But a couple more shots would have really helped at the end, so that I didn't half to stay on single shots for too long.
I had a tough time getting a good white balance today. Lots of green grass, green reflection made for a weird color. Not getting a good white balance was probably the single biggest mistake I made today. My rationale for not changing it was that I deemed fixable quickly in post and didn't want to take the time. Even with it being a news shoot, I really had the time and should've made sure to get a good white. The end result was an acceptable color once corrected but it could've been better.
The other major mistake that I made was not getting a better variety of shots in his walking B roll. Absolutely could have used more walking shots.
I really liked the slow-motion walking, his body on one side with the text on the other side. The slow-motion function isn't quite as smooth as maybe would be best. The idea was good and could be refined. Use text in creative ways so that it's not all documents all the time. This had action that kept the he's moving but also gave the information. Certainly not perfect but something to start using heavily.
White balance was also off at mayors presser. Really wanted to fix it but you were live, what can you do? Get a better white,. Better place to get up for today might of been off of the White stripes on the American flag.
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