Project Assessment

On the Wednesday that we return from Spring Break, I want you to turn in a page with the following:

What (specifically) will be the story that I tell?

What interviews will be most useful in telling my story? What specific parts of these interviews will I rely on to tell this story?

Do I have enough interview material to tell this story? If not, what am I going to do to rectify this situation?

Have I identified any still images that I want to use? Are they in the public domain and if not do I have permission to use them? 

Self Assessment

You need to turn this in to me via email by Wednesday 3/22 at NOON.  I will not share your responses to these questions with either your peers or your project partner.


1.) How much work do I feel that I have put into this project thus far?

2.) How does my work on this project compare with what my peers in this course seem to be doing?

3.) How would I assess the working relationship with my partner? Is my partner doing more or less than me or are we doing about the same?

4.) What direction do I see this project going? At this point, what does it look like the main focus of my project (specifically) will be?

Week Roundup

We've done a bunch of interviewing this week, but we are always looking to do more! On Tuesday, Devon and Sam got a great interview for their project on the Hare Krishna temple on Esplanade. Wednesday saw Taylor and Quentin record a fantastic (and fairly long) interview with a Tulane faculty member for their work on Russians in New Orleans. On Thursday morning, Camma and Julio recorded our longest interview to date with the director of the New Orleans Opera Association about the French Opera House - and it is a real gem! Tonight, Kristin and Elizabeth will record their first interview for the Deutsches Haus project. Tomorrow, we hope to get Jack's first recording for Brocato's.

In the Studio!

Here are Carla and Taylor interviewing Johnny Marcias for their documentary on Hondurans in New Orleans. This will be our setup for next week!

More student interviews!

I'll bet you didn't know this about the fava bean! Way to go Hilary and Shelly, and thank you Joe for a great interview!

Now THOSE are some lucky beans! from Justin Nystrom on Vimeo.

Equipment/Interview Calendar

All,

I have sent out an email invitation to become an editor of the Google Calendar for the equipment and interview schedule. If you are planning on checking out the library's camera and going somewhere to interview without me, please put it on this calendar. If you are wanting to schedule an interview on campus, email me right away if it is not on Mar 17,18 so we can schedule it. If it is on Mar 17/18, go ahead and schedule it in the appropriate time slot on the calendar.

First Student-Conducted Interview!

Here is a brief nugget from Hilary and Shelly's first interview:

Snippet from the first student interview from Justin Nystrom on Vimeo.