At Lake Success, CA talking with Donna Johnson from East Portervillie
Setting up to talk with Paul Boyer in west Visalia about the efforts of his company to help residents obtain water
I’m monitoring sound before beginning to interview Paul at his office
James Garrett monitoring video and Melinda Steffen checking audio at Visalia interview
Melissa Wichnell discussing Visalia, CA emergency planning for water distribution
Nonpotable water tank near the fire station in East Porterville, CA
We completed a series of interviews with local officials in Visalia, CA and talked with local resident Donna Johnson in East Porterville about what she was personally doing to help neighbors whose wells had gone dry (as was her own).
The level of poverty in East Porterville is intense. Housing prices, already low, are decreasing due to lack of water further burdening residents who might want to leave the area.
We shot with my Panasonic GH4 in 4K 30fps mode, using a Zoom H6 digital audio recorder as well as Audio Technica Pro70 wired lav’s an dRode NTG-4 shotgun in a Rode blimp.Also used a Zoom hypercardioid shotgun mic and when using the Zoom for field notes, the mid-side capsule mic. I was very pleased with the performance of my equipment in very hot conditions, wind and for interior shots with no problems encountered.
There is still much to be done before we begin cutting the documentary’s final look; a tentative title: WATER AND THE LIVES OF THOSE LESS FORTUNATE.
William Hooks
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