Tension sentence : DACA students are working towards a college degree while constantly fearing deportation.
Andrea, Yannick, and I are looking forward to working together on this extremely important topic, DACA. Our goal is to make this piece specific to our generation college DACA students. I think we are very lucky that Andrea is a part of this group because the perspective we will receive from her will change our whole approach to this piece. The motivation towards working on this project should come from within, and I feel that at this point, I want to help tell Andrea’s story. I want to help tell DACA students’ story. Before we could start talking about interviews or B-roll, Andrea insisted that she wants us to do full research and be aware of the entire policy, what does DACA give students? We need to be so well informed because we can’t afford our interviewees getting defensive when being asked about this sensitive subject. We want our interviewees to be comfortable in front of us before we can present a camera in front of them, which is why we all need to be well researched (NEED – WANT). With this piece, we also plan on clearing all misconceptions rotating around DACA. Andy reiterated this by reminding us that the camera is powerful, editing is powerful, and we aren’t here to hurt people. The way we choose to edit these interviews will be the only way the audience will perceive them. We are responsible of the way our interviewees are presented.