Week 4 Update

This past week, I have been reaching out to the two gerontology professors and have set up confirmed dates to film their interviews. On Friday, Anthony and I went to a few prospective retirement communities to see if there was any interest for the film project. We spoke to people at Lake Shore Commons, including Erica Sadler, the enrichment coordinator, and Al Isselin, the ambassador who headlines the extracurricular events and trips the residents attend. We also went to the recently opened Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall and the people were more than happy to be a part of the film. I have begun contacting Erica and Erin Rhyne, the Carolina Bay enrichment coordinator, in order to set up dates to film interviews. Both coordinators have residents in mind that would be willing to answer questions on camera. The communities also have detailed schedules of events for the month, including cultural events, group classes, trips, etc, giving us opportunities to get a lot go B-roll footage. I have also been working on my portion of the Week 3 Assignment and have assisted Emma in putting together our detailed schedule from pre- to post-production. This coming Friday, we plan to work with James' Canon to gather some initial B-roll footage, taking note of the clarity/quality of the image. We plan to experiment with a few different types of cameras in order to find what will work best for the expert interviews. Our first two interviews are scheduled for February 29th with Dr. Anne Glass and March 4th with Dr. Andrew Zeldin.