https://drive.google.com/a/lafayette.edu/file/d/1CBKWLpLYoDVpZ7PxiYLKy2_tCVA9ri5V/view?usp=sharing

Here is my most updated, final final cut, incorporating feedback based on my last two versions. In retrospect, the audio still is quite irksome to me, but after trying various audio effects to get rid of the background fuzz/clear up the audio, it sounds too artificial so I reverted back to the original versions of the audio. I know that the audio became bad because of microphone technical difficulties, but upon reflection, I felt like a re-done interview would not have the same effect and would seem too “staged” since my subject now knew what my intentions were in terms of putting his words together. Therefore, despite the bad audio quality, I think the story about Mitchel’s growth and transformation from a quiet student to a climber still prevails.

Enjoy!

Here is the final cut to my interview project. After receiving a lot of different feedback, I worked with what I had to make adjustments and finalize the project. If I choose to continue working on this project, I hope to re-shoot the interview and definitely get more B-roll. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to shoot more footage of Z, however I think I worked well with what I had. That being said, I adjusted the length of some shots to work better with what she is saying, added a fade-in and fade-out at the beginning and end, added a photo of her and her kids to give more life to the film, and added a few more lines of text to clarify where she is from. I tried to work with adding music, but it just didn’t feel right. Overall, I am happy with how this project turned out, and I was able to learn a lot from the process. I am excited to work on more like this in the future. Enjoy!

TIM FREY – SOUND E

This interview was actually pretty important to me as it is part of a larger personal doc that I am in the works of making. It added a lot of stress for said reason, but it was also a chance to experiment and get a sense of what the final documentary could potentially look like.

It was interesting working with my mom because she is all about logistics, but in this case she just had no idea what she was doing. She fumbled a lot with her words and was very concerned with how everything was being said. It was the first time I really had control over my mom and had full rights to demand haha. In the end, I actually think she was more comfortable with her daughter filming as I was able to just talk to her as we normally do, which made it easier for her to start talking and just go on.

Looking back, I wished I had asked more questions or just more to the interview itself, but I enjoy what I came out with and I’m glad that people get a chance to see people like my mother taking action when the government does not. It is really important to me that people see this as something real and not something cute, or generous, or anything of that sort, as it is just our people surviving. This is NOT about the good work people like my mom do, but the fact that we have to do all we can to ensure our families are safe and will live through this humanitarian crisis.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/156Q7wa5qs0XzANKH1actpB9tR86RQZN5/view?usp=sharing

Made some slight changes with  the video and adjusted the volume from the rough draft.

Thank you to the people who commented on my rough cut! I really appreciate it and it definitely helped me form this final cut! I hope you guys enjoy.

• Allentown, PA is one of the nation’s least connected cities (2015 Benton Foundation report and Morning Call article)

• The Allentown Public Library has reported that its free internet computers have witnessed a dramatic surge in (sessions/log-on’s) every year since 2011.

(Source) Allentown Public Library: Sessions of Wireless Internet

(Year)             (Number of individual computer internet sessions)

2011-2012 = 16,758

2012-2013 = 19,500

2013-2014 = 23,878

• At least 55 million Americans lack reliable broadband Internet access at home.

• In Pennsylvania, nearly one quarter of households lack Internet entirely, according to 2013 U.S. Census data.

• Allentown (PA), along with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie (PA), were among the least-connected cities with 100,000 or more residents. Seventy to 77 percent of households in those cities had Internet access.

• At least 55 million Americans lack reliable broadband internet access at home.
• Allentown, along with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie, were among the least-connected cities in America. These cities had all had 100,000 or more residents without internet access. Thirty to 33 percent of households in those cities had no internet access.
• To meet the Federal Communications Commission Internet speed standard in Pittsburgh, it’s at least $44.99 monthly plus tax and equipment charges, rising after the first two years of service.
• 48 percent of households making less than $25,000 had internet service at home, according to Census data.

   

• In Pittsburgh, more people are turning to public libraries for Wi-Fi than ever before. Wi-Fi use throughout Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Library system increased 19 percent between 2013 and 2014, with Wi-Fi sessions surpassing library computer use for the first time, according to the library’s annual report.

Source: http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-publicsource-internet-access-20150717-story.html

1. In Allentwon one in four children has levels of lead in the blood over 5 micrograms per deciliter, which, according to the CDC, is higher than average and should be treated by a health care professional.
2. Lead-based paint in older homes is a major source of lead exposure in young kids. Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for housing built before 1950, when lead was most prevalent in paint and plumbing, according to 2010 Census data.
3. Each year in the United States, 310,000 1- to 5-year-old kids are found to have unsafe levels of lead in their blood, which can lead to a wide range of symptoms, from headaches and stomach pain to behavioral problems and anemia (not enough healthy red blood cells). Lead also can affect a child’s developing brain
4. There are 20 Pennsylvania cities where the lead exposure rate is over 9.37 percent, that is, the percentage of children with elevated lead levels.
5. In Flint, Michigan, where officials have declared a crisis situation, the percentage is just over 3.21 percent