Udine Film Festival with the CUEAFS
Day 1
This was the professional experience placement that i was really looking forward to as it was in Ital which is a place ive always wanted to go,also it was a film festival and i havnt had a chance to experience one so on a non professional level this was the most attractive week out of the 20 days.
From the second we got of the plane it was go ,it was the end of a 12 hour day and we were all tired but we got to the festival ,were given our press passes and we were then given an hour to find our hotels ,get changed in to our CUEAFS tops and head back to the theater to start filming,
We filmed the opening nights events and the first screening which was intense and i was intimidated about the amount of press that was there.Even though i was a member of the press i didn’t know where to put myself and where i was allowed so it was a fast learning curb to adapt to but by the end of the first hour i realized its dog eat dog and you do what you can ,hesitation meant you lost the shot which o was unwilling to do.
We headed down to the market square thinking our day was over but luckily i took my bag with the Cannon 5d and the slr with spare battery’s and cards as they were needed.
We didn’t realize the opening night continued in the market square as there were drummers ,martial artists and dancers all doing exhibitions.
I rushed in to start filming and this was a test of camera skill and nerve as there was over a thousand there and many photographers that didn’t mind pushing you out the way. i succeeded in getting some great footage that i am really proud of and we will definatley be using. I was surprised on how well i was able to work even though i lacked in sleep but this only fueled me and made me look forward to the next few days as i like to be busy.
