The title of my solo interview is “Through The Eyes of a Photographer” with photographer of the Brown and White newspaper, Roshan Giyanani. Since freshman year, Roshan has been a key member in Lehigh’s news outlet, taking photos that capture the raw emotion of stories he’s been assigned to, such as the 2016’s debate on Presidential candidates ; giving readers a view at an important moment from each event. Also before I took Documentary Storymaking , I took a journalism class during sophomore year and was a part of the Brown and White. While I was there, Roshan was a helpful guide, open to any questions I had with assignments and provided advice throughout my drafts. I believe he would be open to expressing his talents and views of photography to the lens. Since photography and cinematography share many of the same fundamentals through documenting stories, understanding how Roshan describes a story would be meaningful for improving my documenting skills as well as seeing another perspective up close.
The location of the interview will be interview will be the Media room at Coxe’s Hall, the area where most of the planning and production occurs at the Brown and White. He would be sitting at a table next to white board and computers. This would show the area that Roshan works in as a place that is busy yet productive, getting captivating news content out in a minute. During the interview, I’ll ask him some questions relating to what does he enjoy about photography, what does he look for in his photos, and what are some of his favorite photos he taken at the organization. With his favorite photos section, I’ll try to zoom on the photos to capture the details he is mentioning and his expressions towards them. Throughout the process, I’ll have a few close ups of Roshan as well as some medium shots. For B-roll, I’ll have Roshan looking through the camera of his, writing notes, and looking through a window in the Media room.