There are times I’m really glad I’m in the newspaper business.
I’d rather be behind the camera, tape recorder, notebook or phone than standing nervously in front of blazing lights and trying to look natural as melting mascara drips down a cheek and the 15-minute smile on my face begins to feel more fake than a three-dollar bill.
This week, I had a chance to watch as a professional film crew helped the Western Producer create a video celebrating our 75th anniversary. The video will be shown mostly to tour groups who visit our building in the next few years.
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Staff from the Producer and Printwest, as well as some of our customers, took part. They waited patiently and posed perfectly for the video crew.
They calmly waited as lights were set up and taken down, objects were moved around them, and as they were asked to repeat their actions several times to capture the right angle.
In April, a farm family near Saskatoon graciously participated in providing us with footage.
The exercise helped teach several of us that planning and patience is needed to produce a short video. While three days were spent filming, the final product will be only about 10 to 12 minutes long.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have the heart to tell some of our kind participants how a shot taking an hour or more to set up and film can turn into mere seconds in the final product.
Thank you to all who were involved.
