This trailer is the first glimpse of One Day on Earth, an ambitious motion picture shot by thousands of filmmakers in every country in the world on a single day. The trailer alone includes footage from 90 individuals and organizations. The producer/director Kyle Ruddick is currently editing down 3,000 hours of film and is asking for help via Kickstarter to complete the project. I don’t know about you but it gave me chills.
To be a great photojournalist, you have to have more than just one or two great photographs in you. You’ve got to be able to make them all the time. But even more importantly, you need to know how to create a visual narrative. You need to know how to tell a story.
Whenever I begin to work on a project I try to get into and explore the story that an organization is trying to tell. The process begins is tedious and is hard work, it’s processes are not be inherently enjoyable. It’s the incubation period the subconscious mind fleshing out the idea, making new connections, separating unnecessary ideas, and grabbing for other ideas when doing the research on my subjects. I have to fight for the “Eureka” moment to get to the fun part of creating.
Great stories begin and end with people. Let me take that a little further great stories begin and end with people character. Stories need character. You need to develop character, even when it at first appears a character is not there. True storytelling is about creating a connection for the audience. People love stories. So [...]