Half a Hand and a Mic

We filled a couple classrooms with a lot of laughter on Thursday. Thank you Ken Paulson and Brian Snyder.

Then we got sweaty, spoke with strangers, fought with equipment and frantically attempted to learn how to make movies.

In our session with Brian Snyder we were taught to write the script after we get the shots. My group decided that we would embrace this advice and let the process happen organically. We decided to wing a couple interviews, learn from our mistakes on the fly and pull it together.

We took to our triangulated roles and hit the streets of Phoenix. As we spoke to strangers, we found it relatively easy to get people to talk to us.

Four interviews later, we felt like we had done well.

When we got to the studio, we saw we did exactly what we all laughed at.

My hand is on display in 3 of our 4 interviews. My video clip memory was not so funny at that point. 75 percent of our interviews have visible mic.

Regardless, our fourth interview should work out; at the very least, we can be proud that it is mic free.

This 19-year-old boy gave us the best audio. He was articulate, thoughtful and really flexible as we worked with him.

With only a few questions prepped, he hit points we hadn't thought of and more. Thanks Jonathan from New York. I am so excited to put this story together, and include part of his.

Krystin Pinckard
Mountain Pointe High School
Phoenix, Arizona