Planning

     Today in class, Gaby, Isabel and I shared the research we each did individually on our project. All of us agreed that we should start the filming process by the end of next week. Thus, we discussed creating a storyboard of some sort so we could lay out each and every shot of our documentary. By creating this visual guide, we are making sure that we don't leave out any ideas that we wanted to include in our project.
     On another note, Isabel mentioned that we should interview any seniors we know, that way they can be more comfortable for interviews. Of course, Gaby and I agreed and suggested we use our grandparents or our friend's grandparents for the documentary. By gaining more trust and comfort within our interviews, we are able to ask for more personal things like photographs of them when they were younger, or any achievements they earned as b-roll footage while they're answering our questions. We also decided that we waned to keep the interviews indirect so our audience can truly focus on what the interviewee is saying.
       Another thing we talked about was how we needed to base our entire project off of one question or topic, so Gaby suggested we did something where we could take three seniors, all from different backgrounds, and compare their culture, traditions, and customs. By doing this, we could challenge the claim that suggests that adults "are the way they are" because of what they learned as a child.
     All in all, our goal is too pick our topic/question next class and then begin sketching out our full project onto a storyboard along with editing we want to include as well. Moreover, we want to make sure we have all the necessary equipment needed to film before the weekend begins! If anything, I'll have to purchase my own microphone for good sound.