Blog Post/Reading Response #4

PROGRESS:

So far our group has laid down a solid plan. We have done some solid research and are about to start filming. Our next thing to do is schedule to get a camera so we can start filming some B-roll and a couple interviews so we can make a good trailer.

READING RESPONSE:

I liked this article because it talked about something that is critical in our documentaries - interviews. Interviews, I believe, are what can make or break our documentary. If our interviews are of good quality and really probe into the true details of panhandling, it will reflect in our documentary as a whole. The "preperation and basic skills" section was a helpful section talking about, well, the preperation and basic skills needed to perform a solid interview. The "guidelines for effective interviewing" section was the most beneficial to me, because it gave a nice general set of rules and guidelines that we can easily follow to make our interviews professional and successful.