In the Extranjero https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:17:17 GMT World Nomads Adventures <p class="MsoNormal">I’m living in Santa Monica California this summer, a 180-degree turn from my drizzly Seattle stomping grounds. So, when mulling over the theme “Local Encounters,” my first frantic thought was “But…I’m not a local!!!” I went threw a slew of ideas: Mexican food carts, traffic, a set of stairs used by suburbanites for their weekend workouts. Then finally I thought, when <i>do </i><span>I feel like a local? At the Venice Beach drum circle. <o:p /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I began by writing the voiceover that would keep my piece focused. From there, I mapped out images I would want to pair with my script. I spent a few days shooting the drum circle, and then one in Venice collecting stock footage. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The biggest challenges I faced were time and equipment. Having scrapped my original “stair” idea, I was in a crunch to get enough footage and edit. Using a flip camera to film my documentary proved difficult when trying to capture steady images and to record the voices of the interviewees. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">My goal as a documentary maker is to delve deep into untouched subjects and areas of the world while giving them a beauty and elegance that could rival any Jean-Pierre Jeunet film. </p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/story/60869/USA/The-Venice-Beach-Drum-Circle Travel USA leilacolsen https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/story/60869/USA/The-Venice-Beach-Drum-Circle#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/story/60869/USA/The-Venice-Beach-Drum-Circle Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:19:00 GMT 0 <p class="MsoNormal">I’m living in Santa Monica California this summer, a 180-degree turn from my drizzly Seattle stomping grounds. So, when mulling over the theme “Local Encounters,” my first frantic thought was “But…I’m not a local!!!” I went threw a slew of ideas: Mexican food carts, traffic, a set of stairs used by suburbanites for their weekend workouts. Then finally I thought, when <i>do </i><span>I feel like a local? At the Venice Beach drum circle. <o:p /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I began by writing the voiceover that would keep my piece focused. From there, I mapped out images I would want to pair with my script. I spent a few days shooting the drum circle, and then one in Venice collecting stock footage. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The biggest challenges I faced were time and equipment. Having scrapped my original “stair” idea, I was in a crunch to get enough footage and edit. Using a flip camera to film my documentary proved difficult when trying to capture steady images and to record the voices of the interviewees. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">My goal as a documentary maker is to delve deep into untouched subjects and areas of the world while giving them a beauty and elegance that could rival any Jean-Pierre Jeunet film.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/story/60683/USA/My-Video-scholarship-2010-entry Travel USA leilacolsen https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/story/60683/USA/My-Video-scholarship-2010-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/story/60683/USA/My-Video-scholarship-2010-entry Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:20:00 GMT 0 https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/photos/23135/Spain/Ol-The-best-of-Sevilla Travel Spain leilacolsen https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/photos/23135/Spain/Ol-The-best-of-Sevilla#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/leilacolsen/photos/23135/Spain/Ol-The-best-of-Sevilla Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:00 GMT 0