Last week I shot at the Durham Farmers Market (picture below). During the trip, I shot two time-lapses, and some B-Roll which can be used over the interviews I am/have conducted at the Carrboro Farmers Market.
Over the past couple months I have been in the production stage of my film, I have been shooting and conducting interviews with farmers. And, although I have shot on numerous occasions, I cannot say I am satisfied with how much I have done as of now. Coming into production, I expected to shoot at least every other weekend. That didn't happen. I had no idea how much time would actually be needed to get out and shoot, as most of my shots are from Carrboro and Murray's farm (which is another 45 minutes outside town). However, this is not an excuse for my minimal shooting, I have struggled with motivation and an incentive to work for the entirety of my project. And just recently discovered how easy it is to let that loss take over you, how easy it is to get by without much of an effort, while managing to putting in just enough to trick yourself into satisfaction. As of now, I can't say that my motivation is at a full potential, but the recent work I have done to shooting and preparing for the future of my film has helped me pull myself out of that slum. Over the coming couple months I plan to shoot as much as I possibly can, not only because I know this project needs to be done by spring, but because it will help me succeed in the projects I do later in life. I will also post updates over the coming weeks during my shooting sessions to keep the blog going.
Below I have attached a photo from one of the time-lapses I captured last Saturday on my shoot at the Durham Farmers Market.
