A video and photo documentary describing the history, architecture and importance of the Alumni Memorial Building. This building, constructed with Gothic architecture, was built in honour of the students of Lehigh that lost their lives in World War 1. Since then, the names of every Lehigh student who died in a major American war have been memorialized in the building. Besides the admissions department, the building is also host to the President, Provost, Registrar and Bursar. The film consists of 3 interviews with Eileen Gozelic, Matt Herr and Karen Krajczar.
While making this video, other than having difficulty finding substantial interviewees, I ran into several problems concerning the audio. All of the interview locations were unfortunately indoors and in a rather empty room which hindered the original video with echoes and the muffling of the air conditioning. Luckily, with the imovie, I was able to remove the majority of the unpleasant background noise, make some speakers more audible and add some background ambience to make the overall video a little less flat.
I really enjoyed making this video because as a tour guide, I am frequently in the Alumni Memorial Building but only knew the very basics about the building. The interviews were interesting as they added insight and perspective that went beyond the mere structure and history of the building. If I were to make any improvements on this project, I would try to film more scenic shots during a more busy time, such as open houses, as the building itself isn't frequented often by the average student. I would also try to get into contact with someone involved in the facilities department or who assisted in the actual building or renovating of the Alumni Memorial Building.
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