Today we opened our new lighting kit. The Lowell DV Creator 44 Kit. The kit includes a Rifa lite EX44, a Pro Light, an Omni-light and a Tota-light. We practiced basic interview lighting, used bounce cards and worked with various gels. London immediately checked out the lighting kit and began shooting after class. He transformed [...]

We went to the Redcat on monday for the U.S premiere  of James Benning’s Ruhr. Which was seven shots of the city Ruhr, Germany. The seven were shown over a 2 hour period, 10 minutes each scene  for the first six scenes and a  hour for  the  last one. The first six scenes were very [...]

well i have to say that i thought that i was going to screw up on my first time shooting. but it turns out to be that i had a great time shooting and Im guessing that i did well on my first time shooting. my first shot was at my dads band practice and [...]

It was great to watch the amazing footage that students shot over break. What particularly stands out is Rudys’ interview with his father. His father sincerely answered questions that his son was asking for the first time. Rudy found out what his fathers dreams were as a boy in Mexico & why his father decided [...]

On Monday, December 14th, Good Exposure students were invited to watch Yolanda Cruz’ documentary 2501 Migrants: A journey at the Redcat Theater located in Disney Hall. Many thanks to the Redcat and George Lugg for supporting our program and hooking us up with the tickets! “2501 Migrants: A Journey / Reencuentros: 2501 Migrantes (Mexico/USA, 2008, [...]

DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THAT PICTURE? IF NOT, WHERE WERE YOU? THIS TRIP WE TOOK WAS FUN WE ALL WENT HIKING. IN A WAY IT WAS PRETTY SCARY, BUT A GOOD ADVENTURE WE ALL HAD. I WISH I CAN TELL YOU MORE, BUT I WON’T.

On December 19th, Mallori Simko, Jesse and Aries Santiago tested out qualifying students to borrow camera packages. Students brainstormed ideas for their first video project themes and prepared to shoot over the holiday break. Alex is exploring graffiti art through the eyes of his friends who are graffiti artists. Andy is exploring his relationship to [...]

Today was the 65th annual Northeast LA Holiday Parade. It is the second oldest parade in Los Angeles. The parade begins at Avenue 60 and marches its way down Figueroa to Avenue 50. Myself, Alex, Andy, Jesse, London, Mallori, Wendy and Xochi documented the event. We broke into three teams. I think that London’s little [...]

On Saturday, December 5th, Class 5 focused on crew structure and interviewing techniques. Students broke into groups and went to different locations in Highland Park to conduct street interviews. Our theme was Unity in the Community as taken from the 65th Northeast Los Angeles Holiday Parade, which happened the following day. Our plan is to [...]

Trip to Debs Park