J24 Scavenger Hunt

The scavenger hunt we did in class turned out to be a lot more difficult than I expected it to be.  I don't always feel comfortable interrupting people I don't know in their free time to ask them questions.  Most people seemed very awkward doing it, but no one turned us down.

Our video that turned out the best was probably our questioning Josh Greenberg about the presidential debate.



Josh was very natural and approachable. He was a great person to ask about the debate, since he is a PolySci major.

One that didn't turn out so well was when we asked Joe Rendon about Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I think the question was a hard one to ask, just because many people are sensitive when it comes to talking about cancer, since so many people are affected by it.  Joe hadn't seen much activism going on around campus, which made it more difficult to get a direct answer to our question.



In the first few videos we shot, Dalisbeth would ask the question on camera, and we would eventually tell them in advanced what the question was, like a lot of other groups were doing.  That seemed more practical to me.

I definitely had a problem remembering to keep the camera horizontal for a lot of the shots, but it definitely made a difference in the size and quality of the video in the long run.

For most of our interviews, we'd explain the entirety of what we were doing and what the question was before we started shooting and let the person think it through before we started recording.  We sort of came up with followup questions beforehand and wouldn't interrupt during the recording.  We let them fully form their thoughts first, partially to ease the awkwardness.

I think mobility is very important in sharing information.  We shot eight videos, uploaded them to Youtube and shared it all instantly.  Everything is at the tips of our fingers, everything is immediate. With the Zi8 cameras, you have to upload the files to a computer and do everything separately.  With smart devices like iPhones, we can do it all in the palm of our hands in an instant.