Tapings & Camera Shopping

I found out that most of the shorts i have acted in out here in California, i will not be getting the footage to use and show people online. This really is a bummer since i acted and took of a few days to work on those projects without even getting paid. I did those projects because i was told i would be getting the footage to use for my acting reel (a reel is a must for actors to show casting directors and agents their acting ability and why they should want to work with them). Instead of being upset or getting angry about the situation, i am just irrated to the point i don't want to do non paying films for anyone anymore. I am actually really glad this has happened because it made me realize i need to just buy my own camera and make my own filming projects. I concluded, instead of wasting my time and energy to try to get the footage i already shot months and months ago, i should just come up with my own scripts and film when i want to instead of waiting on other people. I have editing programs as well so i could edit the short movies after filming them. The other day during our taping session (Past Blog On Tappings) we decided to try shooting a scene with both of us and edit it to make it look like a film scene. It actually turned out okay for our first try. We shot it in my tiny apartment so we couldn't get the best angles, nevertheless it was more of a test run to see if it would be doable. We do have much more to learn and figure out how to make the shorts look really good and professional. I look at it as you have to start at the bottom and work your way up to achieve the best and that is fine by me! Because months down the road the videos will start looking better and better! Practice makes perfect!

OUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT CREATING A SCENE

After editing our scene i realized that if i am going to create short films i am going to need to invest in a better/professional video camera. Therefore, Gizmo and i went off to Best Buy to look at the SLR cameras and get some information. I am not sure what camera to get. I do like the 5D and 7D cameras but i can't afford that right now. I am looking at something around or under a thousand dollars. If anyone has any advice on what cameras would be best please let me know!

HERE ARE MY VIDEOS FROM THE TAPING SESSION:

This improv exercise relationship is that we are best friends and took us a few years to save up enough money to travel the world. We are in Spain our first stop and my best friend lost our tickets to get onto the plane to go to our next destination. We don't have enough cash on hand to afford to buy another ticket; however, she found a lot of cash in an envelope in the bathroom and we are discussing what we should do with it.

Nicole is talking with Casey at a bar. They are senior college students and they're chatting about spring break. Nicole is a wild child who just wants to make life fun!

This audition reading is from Disney 365 

It is one of my attempts for the commercial read of our tapping sessions.

Jahnna's Official Youtube Page

-jahnna randall