Assignment 6

     We conducted our vox pops in front of Cameron on Chancellor’s walk.  There were only a few people that weren’t interested in being interviewed.  Most people were excited to be on camera and willing to help out.  I feel like the majority of people interviewed had around the same answers.  We did interview a diverse group of people; however, I think that either due to the subject or questions, the answers turned out to be about the same.  We had split up into 1 person in charge of filming, 1 person for sound, 1 person stopping potential interviewees, 1 person asking questions, and 1 person in charge of permits.  This system worked well and helped make the vox pops process flow well.  The only issue that we did not really think about was to have some of the interviewees repeat the question that was asked.  Doing that would have made the editing process easier since one of the main questions could be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”.

Assignment 5

          Recently, the groups have been divvied up and past back around into larger, easier groups.  Therefore, the former short documentary idea has been trashed, and the new project of capturing the essence of the voluptuous Seahawk statue at the front of the school has been introduced to me.  Did I know about this statue? Yes. Did I know it was even remotely significant? No. That was until we, as a group, ventured into downtown Wilmington to sit down and chat with the actual artist of the beast, Dumay Gorham. 

            We interviewed him in his studio on 5^th and Brunswick. It was really shocking to see how he made such a monstrosity of a bird is such a small space, considering.  Around his studio stood all different types of sculptures.  From Valentines’ day monsters, to leafy sea dragons, to conventional bike posts, Dumay seemed to working on it all.  We decided to interview him in front of his chalkboard of deadlines surrounded by his sketches and ideas.  He was much more talkative than we had thought. As we discussed the bird at hand, Dumay slapped us in the face with the brutal information that we, this group of five, were not the first to question him on camera about his majestic creation.  In fact, there was a student film crew that actually documented the whole building and installing process.  After learning of this catastrophe, we finished our interview in good faith gathering all information we needed and proceeded to take our caravan back to UNCW.  Overall, it was a complete success. Dumay over succeeded in giving us the perfect backbone we needed for our documentary.  We succeeded in capturing him as an artist while staying professional.  And that glorious creature remained as radiant and mythical as any Seahawk can.

Assignment 4

       The splashing of my dog’s water fills my head.  The drops are silenced when they hit the soft carpet a foot below her mouth.  The lapping and splashing suddenly stops.  The crunching of hard dog food being devoured quickly and steadily fills that void.  The pace of the crunching and gobbling is matched with the jingle of her metal nametag against the ring of her collar.  As I continue to listen, I can hear the muffled TV in the den.  The monotone updates of football stats echo through the hallway and into my room meshing with the rhythmic song of Moose’s supper, filling my off white room with more sound than expected.  Continuing to listen, I can hear the backbone of my room’s sound coming from two houses down.  It is the hum of an old air conditioner; a hum that has been overlooked and drowned out until now.

Assignment 3

            For my documentary, I will be interviewing Adrian who is the head of the Breeskee Ball League of Wilmington.  Breeskee Ball is a hybrid of drinking and skeeball.  Adrian has been in charge of it since he first introduced it to Wilmington. He is also a nationally ranked skeeball roller. They meet once a week during their “skeesons” to challenge each other and hopefully win the finals.  They play at their own designated bar, 5 Star Tavern, which is on 2^nd and Princess St. in downtown Wilmington.  This is where I will be holding the interview.  The league consists of about 60 rollers, and the “skeeson” lasts about three to four months.

            I want the tone of the documentary, while still being respectful, to be somewhat silly and whimsical.  This is after all, a league of 30-40 something year olds getting drunk and playing skeeball during their free time.  The questions that I want to ask Adrian are:
1. What is your name and what is your role in the Breeskee Ball league?

2. Where did this originate from?

3. How long have you been involved?

4. How many people participate in the league?

5. Is the league participation rising or decreasing?

6. What type of person would most likely join the league?

7. Are the best rollers the best athletes?

8. Do you roll better the more drunk you get?

9. How seriously do the players take this?

10. How long do you think you’ll continue with the league?

            For the vox pop questions, I want to do both near the league’s bar, as well as, on Front St., so it’s far enough away that people might not know about it; therefore, getting both biased and unbiased answers.

The questions I want to ask are:

1.     Did you know there’s a Breeskee Ball League in Wilmington?

2.     Would you want to play in this league?
3.   What type of people would you assume are a part of this league?

Assignment 2

            Sitting in my room, I notice lots of different light.  My overhead light nor TV is on, so the main light source is coming from outside through my window.  This natural light throws cris-crossed shadows across my navy blue floor.  The brightest section of this light is running across my white sheets onto my off white wall. The white sheets are stunningly bright compared to the blue carpet.           

            The second major light source is coming from the door to my right leading to my bathroom, which connects my roommate and my rooms.  The artificial light is off in his room, but the natural light from his open window is being ricocheted off the large bathroom mirror onto my white door.  The light showing on my door has a fluorescent multi-color look to it.  This effect is coming from the refraction of the light off the mirror.  This light is my favorite because it looks like the different fingers of slightly colored light are racing against each other while stretching towards the floor.