The project ended up coming together pretty well, and here's why: We conducted a pre-interview before we started shooting. This helped us get an idea of what we wanted our piece to be about. Rebecca (the student we profiled) talked a lot about her experience with the art division. She talked about being involved and developing meaningful relationships. What did this mean for us? Well, during the next part of the process we conducted an on camera interview. Since we knew where we wanted the piece to go, we asked her questions about why she chose to come to IWU, the art program, and the relationships she had developed in her time here. We shot b-roll as much as we could fit into her schedule, of her painting, working with people, etc.
The next part was the trickiest. We had to listen through her interview and decide how to best tell her story with the information we had. We needed to make sure we had a clear beginning, middle, and end. Luckily, she gave a great interview, and we had plenty to work with. We started with why she chose the school, moved on to what she has been a part of while she's been here, and ended with how she feels prepared for the future.
So in the end, it wasn't as challenging as I thought to write with what someone else said. Sometimes the most effective way to communicate a story is through the person who is actually involved. If my partner and I had used pieces of interview and then had us start talking in the middle, it would have been pretty confusing, and would not have been the best way to tell Rebecca's story.
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