Oregon Cheese Festival Video

I was contracted by the Oregon Cheese Guild and Rogue Creamery to produce a short promotional video of the 2019 Oregon Cheese Festival. It was a joy to shoot the event — I got to refine my palate for fine local cheeses while becoming a more experienced videographer. The finished video featured a balanced selection of shots showcasing a jolly crowd and a smorgasbord of cheese, wine, beer, and specialty vendors. We partnered up with local songwriters The Brothers Reed to garnish the video with a tune aptly titled "Southern Oregonia."

Objectives/Deliverables: The main deliverable was to visually showcase the variety of vendors (particularly sponsors) and enjoyment of the crowd. I achieved this by getting shots of booths in all areas of the festival and catching genuine interactions between vendors and attendees (and between attendees and cheese). I also recorded ambiance to include the energy of the crowd below the solicited Brothers Reed song.

Tools and Software: I shot the video on a Nikon D7000 with a Nikon 18-300mm lens and an older Nikon NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 Lens with a manual focus. I choose the 18-300mm when focusing on interactions because I wanted to have the option of catching moments from afar; I chose the 50mm for closeups and more depth of field control. Other equipment included a Coman monopod and a Tascam DR-40 hand recorder (to capture crowd ambiance). I put together the video in Adobe Premiere.