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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