Week 8

WE HAVE AN INTERVIEW! We were finally able to go up and interview the head keeper, Lauren, at Carolina Tiger Rescue. We chose to film her interview outside because of what her job is and most of the other interviews we are planning to get will be inside, so I thought it would provide some variety. Lauren was great. She repeated each question in her answer, did no use "ums" or anything like that and she was very passionate about every answer she gave us. I could not ask for a better interview.
While at the rescue, we were also able to get some b-roll using the gimble (different from what we shot b-roll with last time). It gave a new perspective of the rescue because of the wider sense we used. It brings movement into the shots and we got a lot of shots following Maryssa, the volunteer coordinator, and looking back at this footage using the gimble, it really makes the audience feel as if they are at the rescue.

Some things we still need to shoot:
Duke Professors Interview
Kathryn (Curator) Interview
UNCW Professor Interview (as back up)
Find previous owner of big cat/hybrid/exotic cat
B-roll?

To Do:
Animation
Put social media findings together/figure out how to shoot it
Music?
Organize/plan marketing materials
EDITTTT!

Week 6 & Week 7

These have been a bit of a rough two weeks with filming. We have been cancelled on twice, two weekends in a row to go up to Carolina Tiger Rescue for interviews. Unfortunately it is our of hands as they have cancelled because of snow/ice and because of a recent death of a veteran tiger at the rescue. While in this weird limbo with Spring Break and getting cancelled on twice, I have been planning and working on what other b-roll I would like in the film. For instance, I am working on a animations that further clarifies where these animals are native to, where they end up and what states, like NC, do not have a ban on exotic animals as pets. I have also been keeping up with social media and am saving posts that have to do with people fantasizing about wanting a tiger cub or lion cub for a pet. Surprisingly, people post about this fantasy quite often. I also have recently stumbled upon a photo of a girl on spring break holding a lion cub in Mexico. Two of the lions at the rescue, were rescued from a place in Mexico just like this. These lions are used for photos as cubs, but of course they don't stay cubs forever.

It has been a frustrating two weeks with not being able to film, but I have found other aspects of the project to work on. Nick has been working on getting our marketing details together and found an awesome artist who painted a tiger for us to use as a poster/tshirt. Hopefully we will be able to go up to the rescue soon and finally get an interview!