Sunday, November 17, 2013

Emily Martinez Interview - Production Manager Point of View


Fearful that we were running late for our 1:30 interview, Elizabeth and I arrived at the designated room ready to apologize for our tardiness, but no one was there! All four of us were behind, and that was one thing I realized right off the bat you have to be prepared for; things won’t always run like clock work.

When Emily arrived, I was sitting down, and as I stood up to shake her hand, I was surprised at her size. This spit fire of a woman probably stood a little less than 5 feet, and although quiet at first, she warmed right up to Elizabeth and I, talking to us about herself, and asking us about our own backgrounds. As we began sorting through her photos, she pointed out the various family and friends who’d meant so much to her. Her daughter also came by to drop off a few things, and ended up spending some time talking to us. She said growing up she didn’t understand why her mother got involved with migrant workers, or fought for the rights of Mexican Americans, but it finally came full circle when she was sitting with her mother in Chicago and got to meet then President Clinton. She teared up, and I could tell that her mother’s work has really impacted her. She said she was so proud of her mom.

Just as we were finally about to get down to business and start scanning, we realized the chord was MIA. Although we asked the tech teacher at the school for a cord, he didn’t have one that fit the scanner, so we changed our plan and decided to interview. It was a good thing too because by the time we finished interviewing it was almost 7pm!

As the Production Manager, I was tasked with making sure the shoot ran smoothly, and let me tell you, I was quite nervous, especially when we had a few things go amiss. For example, the camera we received had a loose lens, so as soon as we put it on the tripod, it fell off. Then, once we hooked up the wireless mics, the input 1 wasn’t working. We finally realized that input 2 would work, and once we changed the placement, the wireless mic began to work!

The wireless mic was extremely sensitive. It picked up on every little noise; when Emily played with the tissue in her lap, or dragged her fingernails across her pant legs I could hear the noise. We had to stop a few times because, despite being in a sound proof room, we could hear the maintenance men moving trash cans and talking just outside the door. Other than that, things ran smoothly.

Not only was it a learning process from setup to take down, but I gained a whole lot of knowledge from Emily herself. She loves working with disabled kids, and they were a big part of the reason she got involved with education. When she and I were walking to her car before the shoot to grab some plaques, she said she does what she does because it needs to be done. 










Production Schedule

Date: Friday, November 15, 2013
Time: 1:00 pm
Production location: LISD – Tech/Jackson Community College – Adrian, Michigan

Interviewee: Emily Martinez
Interviewee Contact Information:
517-662-2036 (Cell), 517-486-4278 (Home), martineze@frontier.com (email)

Production Crew:
            Maria Cotera—Professor/Project Coordinator/Interviewer
            Anna Gwiazdowski—Production Manager
            Elizabeth Pérez—Data Wrangler
Contact Information:
            Maria Cotera: (734) 834-7306
            Anna Gwiazdowski (707) 816-7269
            Elizabeth Pérez (469) 556-5700
           
Filming Schedule:
·      Production crew will arrive at LISD at 1:30 pm to scan the items Emily brings
·      At 3:30 pm, we will set up before the shoot and prepare both the equipment
·      Shooting set to begin at 3:30 pm. Maria Cotera will lead the interview.
·      The production will tentatively end at 5:30 pm.
·      All equipment must be accounted for before departure.

Additional tasks if time permits:
·      If there are any additional items to be scanned, we will scan them after the shoot

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