The next stop in our documentary after researching and planning it, was to actually start the production. We decided as a group that the perfect time to film would be during the Thanksgiving break since we had off that week from school.
On November 21st, we planned to film Giuseppe’s story. Lauren, one of my group members, is Giuseppe's stepdaughter and they live together. Therefore, it was easiest for her to interview him. Although I wasn't at the interview, Lauren told me all about it!
She explained the entire process and shared Giuseppe's enthusiasm for the project. Lauren decided to approach the interview by sitting Giuseppe down and firing questions at him. As he answered the questions, he started to relax and the conversation started flowing. He was open and willing to share his past experiences. He was engaging and thoughtful which made Lauren's job much easier. Lauren focused the interview on Giuseppe's life before becoming a cop. They discussed his dream of becoming a baseball player and how he planned to turn that dream into a reality.
We planned for Maria to follow the same format as Lauren and to ask Fernanda several questions to make her feel comfortable with the interview process. It was important for us to show different subjects that followed similar paths. Both Guiseppe and Fernanda had careers that they were passionate about before their circumstances changed. It was important to showcase Giuseppe as a rising pro baseball player and Fernanda as a student juggling her dreams of being a set designer as this passion was a central part of our documentary.
After, Giuseppe's initial interview with Lauren, we interviewed Barbara. Barbara is a nurse and we wanted her medical perspective on Giuseppe's injury as this injury changed the course of her life. We felt Barbara's opinion would lend a sense of credibility to our project and help explain why this injury was so devastating to Giuseppe. During the interview, she detailed Giuseppe's injuries, the surgery, and what kind of lasting impact this type of injury would have on his baseball career. Even though Barbara’s interview was very informative and interesting, we ultimately cut it out of the documentary.
In my next posting, I will explain more about the production and editing process. See you then. Bye!
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