Lily Frame Filmmaker's Statement

Reflection on Shooting Vox Pops and B-Roll by Lily Frame            When shooting the vox pops for our documentary entitled, “The Haunting of Old Wilmington,” we had questioned two subjects. The first vox pop was selected because she represented a voice for young female adults. The second vox pop was selected because he represented a voice for middle-aged men. The result of these two vox pops was astounding. They each informed us on their different beliefs and personal accounts of haunting in old Wilmington.           As the role of D.P. for the documentary, I had the role of shooting the b-roll for this topic. We had surplus b-roll of the weather that day, The Black Cat Shoppe (the store that holds the tour), the tour guide leading the tours, creepy graveyards, haunted mansions, spine-chilling alleyways, and stops that were incorporated alongside the tour that were a part of Old Wilmington’s haunting hist...

Reflection Upon the Documentary’s Expert Interview by Lily Frame             Before shooting the expert interview for our documentary assignment, our group came dressed in professional attire, completed sufficient research on the Ghost Walk of Wilmington, and prepared a list of questions to ask our subject.             We followed proper interview etiquette by arriving on time, making our interviewee comfortable through eye contact, bringing an open mindset, presenting positive body language, moderating our tone of voice, and thanking the interviewee before and after the interview for taking the time to meet with us. If our group was to do this differently, I would’ve loved to have introduced ourselves properly before we began the interview process to make our interviewee feel more comfortable.             For one ...

Two Lighting Observations by Lily Frame 1. With my feet submerged in Wilmington's frothy sea, I walked around the beach making observations of its lighting sources, intensity, distribution, and movement in this particular setting. The beach’s main source of illumination is from the sun and the ocean (created by the sun’s reflection). The intensity of the sun’s light is brighter and more powerful than it’s reflection onto the water. The lighting (around 11:00 am) was distributed evenly along the water and its inhibitors; no clouds or shadows were preventing this. The movement of the lighting at the beach was consistent until the sun began to set. 2.   Sitting in the heart of my studio apartment, I began making lighting observations of its lighting sources and intensity. My home has two natural light sources available: the window of my sky lookout and two windows in the front of my house, but because the two windows are currently blinded, my only natural source is from the w...

Documentary Interview Plan by Lily Frame            The subject of our documentary story is The Ghost Walk of Wilmington. This story will document the locally owned and operated tour company who gets thrills sharing ghost occurrences’ at haunted homes and burial sites in downtown Wilmington. The expert interview of our story is a tour guide, Anna Gammel, from The Ghost Walk of Wilmington. We plan to interview our subject with a tone of eeriness created through the lighting, mise-en-scène, and cinematography.  I am the director of photography, therefore I have been studying camera techniques that documentary and narrative stories apply to conjure waves of fear within the audience.  We plan to interview our subject at one of the haunted sights incorporated in the tour or in the subject's office. Ten questions we will ask when we interview Anna Gammel include: 1.      What interested you in ghosts? 2.    ...

Two Lighting Observations by Lily Frame The subject matter below is placed strategically in front of a rising sun with the light source beginning to take its prominent place in the background. The background’s elements are highlighted by the sun’s rising, creating the desirable roseate and aureate ablaze colors within the sky. The foreground elements remain opaque because the subject is standing in front of its source of light, ultimately removing it all together. The juxtaposition of the images warmly lit background and dark foreground create an articulation of the foreground’s lines and exposes the optimal light source.  Back-lighting of photographer on Bear Tooth Mountain in Yellowstone National Park (2017). The natural lighting for the image below originates from a sunset unseen to the left of the subject. The sunset casts a fairly substantial amount of light onto his face and body, highlighting it. The sunset casts shadows onto the parts of his face, hat, and ...