Research question:

How to do a food documentary？

Statement:

For my investigation，I wanted to explore how to make a transition for a documentary, specifically for a food documentary.

I was inspired by Ang Lee’s early work Eat Drink Man Woman(1994)，then I started  thinking why not do a film about food？I have watched  a lot of documentary about food and that are really attract me.Then I researched other documentary about food.

My initial idea was doing a small documentary which based on shoot some street view, a small interview and some shoot at the restaurant just like David Gelb’ Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011).

and create something similar in my own work, but I found it is quite difficult to do the whole stuff by myself, so I trend to do some simple work, so I plan to shoot every Chinese restaurant in Melbourne CBD. By doing research, I was exciting found doing a documentary for food has some similar technical skill like using the rapid or slow skill. Then I attempting  to use that kind of skill in my documentary.

After doing the research, I planned to location scout around the city, I would film the restaurant at three different angles.The idea was inspired by Paul, He suggested me just throw myself then shoot some restaurants. I found that is true this is my first time doing a film like this. Some people would say doing a documentary is boring, but when i back to edit room review my footages, they are very interesting. All the things is just happened with  initiative, and i just let it be. 

Bringing all of this, I back to edit room to put them together, I am so bad at organizing some thing especially the technical stuffs. As mention， I try to rapid the footage which people working crossed the camera, the effect is quite good. I was regret  that I did not record the sound.but if i recorded i will achieve more skills during the course. Anyway, i replaced the sound with music, follow the rhythm, i made the vision could follow it. This would be a training to be editor, you need spend a lot of time to make it looks good.

To sum up, after the whole projected  has been down, I really got to understand how to be a directors and editor these are the new skills for me particularly in regards to editing and filming.

Before this course I was attempting to learn “How to watch a film” I meaning from many aspect， not only with the enjoy it. So after all,  it bringing me one step closer to becoming a better filmmaker.

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