“Run” — a short mini documentary exploring the passion and drive of a University of Maine Track and Field athlete.
This short documentary film explores an inside look on the life of Michael O’Clair, who is a University of Maine track and field athlete, specializing in 400-meter sprints and hurdles. In the world of runners, every runner has a specific reason behind why they run. The focus of this film is the discovery of the underlying motivation behind this particular runner’s “reason to run”.
In retrospect, this is one of my favorite projects. I had a lot of fun filming the various shots using techniques I learned in class, in filming. In the editing process, I was enthusiastic to play around with the varying options and tools I was able to use to best manifest the story that I wanted to tell. Given more time and another chance at filming, I would’ve chosen a different setting to film the interview, as the audio was pretty overwhelmed by the sounds of rain pit-pattering against the metal roof of the field house. Even so, I think the story overall manifested well in this final product.
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