Street Interviews

On Thursday our class walked down to a small shopping center to find people to interview about global warming.  Our first interview was probably the best.  We talked to a man and woman who told us why global warming was important, but also admitted that they didn’t know very much about it.  They represented the average American who had basic knowledge about the issue but didn’t sound too much like experts.  Next, we interviewed a teenage boy about global warming.  He did not have as much footage because it was difficult for him to expand on the subject.  He still gave us answers, which was helpful to the documentary.  We talked to an interesting man who used to be a lawyer.  He refused to be interviewed because he claimed to be too uneducated about the matter, but then he began talking to us almost as though he were an expert.  He had very strong opinions and would have been great for the documentary, but of course we could not film him without his permission.  At the end of class was interviewed a woman who said that she actually works at our school as she was filling up her gas tank.  Similar to the first couple we interviewed, she had a few interesting things to say and was able to give us some great footage to use.  Although we did not get very many interviews, what we did get was very good, so I think we had a great start.