Link to interview here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJWzen9Y7eSZjRqfKDnvmUr_bGrCz2rW/view?usp=sharing

Courtesy of David O.

https://drive.google.com/a/lafayette.edu/file/d/1cEB0kWjRXOCQd2WTTgW-LazRqW1GC-MX/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TywwJXuGYNnKiKTt3obmxJkKozNfe9Qv

Still in the works. The interview went into being about a hour conversation about the craft. I want to use more b-roll and feel like I can get a few better talking clips that help the film be more explanatory as to the craft and its details. I also want to include different angles to get the film to be less boring. Maybe even a change in locations.

My process narrowing down an interview subject has been difficult. I originally got in contact with Sweet Girlz Bakery to interview them about their business and their delicious cupcakes, but they ended up calling for a raincheck on our interview. I was scrambling for someone to interview when my sorority’s Philanthropy Chair came to mind. Philanthropy and community service are not often mentioned when the typical stereotype of sororities or fraternities are portrayed in media. Sororities and fraternities might have a negative connotation in today’s society because of the unfavorable media towards them, but the goal of my interview with Olivia was to focus on the positives and shine a light onto Greek organizations.

This is a very, very rough cut. I would like to get more shots of B-roll at philanthropic events and of the girls in the chapter. Adding music and fixing the text on the film is also a must in the next editing process.

I am not totally happy with the rough cut of my interview. I was hoping to go to my subject (Z)’s house and get footage and B-roll of her there, however she insisted on coming to Lehigh. The day she came was rainy, so we did the interview in the lounge of my apartment. It was difficult for me to get different angles of her speaking and I knew once I had finished shooting that I did not have enough B-roll. I do think that her strong story is able to carry the interview and keep viewers listening and intrigued, which I am happy about. I hope to incorporate more B-roll in my final cut, and definitely understand now how imperative it is to shoot more than you think you may need.