Hey, I know that's forever and a day for you pros, but it's a big accomplishment to me. The assignment was to shoot a 3-5 minute "People Story" about someone in the community. The biggest stipulation was that they had to be over 30 years old. Initially I was thinking I'd just go down to the farmers market and shoot a "Day in the Life" kind of thing with an interview at the end. When I got to the market in the morning, though, I was feeling less than enthused. And if I've learned anything in the last few sessions it's that I don't do well when I'm not excited about something.
So, I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed back to town trying to think of someone else to tape. My brainstorming partner - my mother - and I had come up with some pretty good ideas the night before, but as I was driving down Main St. I passed the Public Library building. I'd shot some VOX POPS there the week before and realized I'd never been inside. Suddenly I was stuck that a librarian in the digital age would make a really interesting interview. With that in mind I went in and spoke to a few librarians. It turns out that they're really cool with Brooks students. The gentleman I ended up taping, Dave Combe, had actually had a photo story done on him already, so he was more than game for video.
Below is the piece I ended up with. Because I'm an awful procrastinator I had to tape and edit it all in under a day and a half. I finished just in time no thanks to Murphy and the junk dv decks they have at check out. I'm pretty proud of it none the less, and actually even more so because of that fact. I feel like I could really do this in the working world. I hope you enjoy it. Click the "Continue Reading..." link to view the video.