Biden in Bethlehem 1

Biden in Bethlehem 1

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Someone call the doc-umentary

Yesterday, after much procrastination, our group put our final video together--the Bethlehem Steel/Sands Casino Documentary.

It wasn't the most difficult project to execute, yet there were problems, as there always are and always will be.

Many people wouldn't cooperate. Either they were camera-shy or simply absent--one potential subject was leaving on a month-long vacation to Spain and Germany (and he was leaving in an hour). Others were out to lunch.

Another problem was trying to find a topic worthy of a documentary. At first we thought, let's interview all the bar owners if Sands has affected their establishments, whether positively or negatively. Like I said before, not all potential subjects were jumping at the opportunity of being featured in a video made by three Lehigh students. (Anya, remember that man in Villa who thought the video was about short girls, or something like that?)

Now, probably the most substantial problem was finding the time to do all of this. With the semester wrapping up, we were constantly busy and I don't blame anybody--at one point, I just wanted to give up, not because I wasn't having fun or because I was losing interest but because I didn't want to do anything that was half-assed. Some of us were also going through some personal troubles--not sure if that makes a difference.

However, I never thought I would say this but the reason we were able to get the video done (as well as the whole project), is because we were a group. IF I would have been alone on this, I don't think I would have been as productive or as organized. Our group developed a collectively conscious approach toward every project, and I'm sure many can agree that working in groups may be harder than the project itself.

Forgive me, I went off on a tangent, but I wanted to make sure I said that before I moved on. I really do thank Becca and Anya for being solid team players.

Back to the video.

Yesterday, after six hours of dicing and splicing (and the occasional curse), we made the video. It may not be the best documentary on Bethlehem Steel/Sands out there, but I believe it reflects the main opinions of community leaders in a way that seems as if its an ongoing conversation between them, with no referee and no guidance. It's edited to seem like it could be scripted (at least that's the effect I was going for), but it is natural and spontaneous.

iphony? I hope not

Gizmodo--I'm making a blogging note to come back to this post and elaborate.

Also, OMGov! A Lehigh grad is one of the founders---will talk more about this later.

Rain, rain go away, come back never

Due to typical April weather, (showers, then flowers--I get it), Anya, Becca and I are prancing around the South Side tomorrow to get some good footage for our narrative story.

Now, off to do my rain dance!

My first time..podcasting

Becca, Anya and I test out the audio feature of our videocamera. I could tell you what we talked about BUT...then you wouldn't listen to the podcast, now would you?



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Drive-by shooting

Anya and I went on a shooting spree yesterday--photo shooting spree, that is. Because Bethlehem Steel is off limits to us plebeians, I drove around Bethlehem while Anya shot some pics with my Canon DSLR. The photos came out good, but we still want some more (maybe table games? maye inside of Sands? I'll call Jack Kennedy asap.)

What happens in Bethlehem, stays in my blog

The moment we've all been waiting for (well not really..but deadline-wise, yes really).

I think our group is getting better at this..what do you think?