I interviewed Chapin Erye during the interviews. I enjoyed being able to ask the questions and just to be talk to the person. It was a lot harder to get the lights right and the camera right than I thought. My favorite part about the whole "being the interviewer" was taking 7 to 8 minutes of a raw film and turning it into something. The editing process was probably my favorite parts because you could do anything with it. The hardest part for me was coming up with questions; I think once we start doing real interviews it will be easy because we will have questions ready to go. I believe I did a pretty good job asking interesting questions. I need to work on making sure the Interviewee repeats the questions. There were some excellent responses that I had to cut because they didn't make sense. Overall it was fun interviewing people and just turning raw film into an actual interview. 

Being interviewed was the hardest part for me but at the same time it was the hardest part. It is hard to come up with thoughtful answers on the fly when you don't know the question the interviewer will be asking. However, at the same time, it was easy because all you had to do was say something you could actually just make it up . I also had a hard time repeating the question; it is hard because we don't have conversation where we repeat the question during a actually conversation.  I was excited to watch what Mark was going to decide to keep in and what he was going to get rid of. I believe I gave pretty good answers to all the question I was asked. 

Being behind the camera was the more tedious and stressful part. My shot of Mark was a little too far away so I will have to change that next time. However, other than getting the camera in the right place and pressing the record button you didn't have to do anything else to do, other than just making sure the equipment was working. I will make sure no matter what group I am or where we are going to make sure everything has a charged battery and has batteries in general. When Mark grabbed the light, we forgot to get a battery, so we have to so back. Being the cameraman was fun when we were setting up and making sure everything was on and working, but after that, you just stood there and watched and made sure the camera stayed recording.

This time being the interviewer was more natural, I already had done one interview, so I knew some basic questions to ask. Amelia also gave me three big things to ask her questions about: mountain campus, living in a dorm, and track. With those three things in mind, I was able to come up with a lot of questions on the fly. She was able to give very elaborate answers about Mountain Campus. She was good at repeating the questions as well; she also provided more than one sentence answers which was super nice to edit and work with. Although I cut out the track and dorm part of the interview, I could have easily made an interview out of any of those topics. 

Being interviewed this time was a lot harder because Zoie was a little harsh during my interview and I didn't very comfortable, which affected the way I answered my questions. I was also having a pretty bad morning, but I did my best not to let that affect me.  It was also very hot in that little room, and I don't like tiny rooms, so it was kind of uncomfortable. Overall being interviews is hard when you don't know what you will be talking about.

I was the last person to be behind the camera, so the camera and lights were already set up, so I just had to press record, which was pretty easy for me even when I am tired. This was my least favorite part because it is just dull, but I think that is just because it is for interviews. Once we start filming and moving around, I think it will get more exciting. But I did have a pretty great save, the camera stopped recording, and I noticed right away and pressed record again, yay for me! We also messed up our audio, someone (not going to name names) didn't turn the mic on all the way, so we have a little bit of a hard time. Cutting down 32 minutes of good video was hard, but i did it and just started chopping. I really did not like the lighting in the interview but the painting in the background i think made up for it. I am really proud of how I put the b roll into the video. But going to the Quarry to take B roll was adventure. I went by my self and figured out really fast that i should have had another person with me. For some reason I never really like my b roll it always seems shaky and just not as high quality as I wish it could be. I am looking forward to doing more interview as I find the fun and cool to seem them come together it in the end!!!

I decided to interview Dick McDoungh, the owner of the Dorset Quarry. I have lived in Dorset, Vermont for my whole life and have driven past the Quarry ever day for school since kindergarten. I have seen it grow over the years and watched more and more people come each summer. I thought it would be an excellent time to interview Dick before he went down to FL for the winter and ask him about his experience owning the Quarry. I even learned some new things like for example I always thought the water in the quarry was still and didn't move, so I thought it was gross. However, I learned that there is a spring at the bottom and a stream, so the water is always circulating making it a tiny less gross. Since I have known Dick for a while, I knew it was going to be a pretty easy interview because he is a good talker and a very articulate speaker. So all I had to do was give him a few good questions and he would run with them. Overall I think the interview went well. Coming out of it will 32 minutes of footage was a little overwhelming. However, it was a good feeling when I got it done. Cutting down 32 minutes of good video was hard, but I did it and just started chopping. One thing I was not happy about was the lighting in the interview but the painting in the background I think made up for it, I still feel like I need to work on my lighting skills. I am proud of how I put the b roll into the video. However, going to the Quarry to take B roll was an adventure. I went by my self and figured out fast that I should have had another person with me, but I made it out alive, so we are all good. For some reason I never really like my b roll it always seems shaky and just not as high quality as I wish it could be. So that is another thing I need to keep working on. I am looking forward to doing more interview as I find the fun to see them come together it in the end!