As we approach the middle of the semester it is time to put all of our plans into action. My documentary has changed to focus on female hip-hop artists and how both the industry and, the public and media treat them. It’s a topic I’m passionate about and plan to be in women in the Hip Hop industry. Joanna and I were set to have our first day of shooting this past Saturday, March 3 but Syracuse had other plans for us. The snowiest day of winter took place on Friday. It did not stop. It snowed so much that the university canceled a full day of classes. This meant the CAGE was closed and we couldn’t retrieve our equipment for the weekend. Even if we were able to hike through the snow to Newhouse, many of our interviewees canceled because of the blistering weather. In addition, I was too slow in responding to two emails that could have given me permission to access the equipment in a short window. Mission not accomplished.
I blame Murphy’s Law, if something can go wrong it will. Joanna and I have made plans to reschedule our first day of shooting interviews for Tuesday, March 6. The positive of this situation is that it allowed us more time to solidify our questions and conduct more research on the look of our documentary. I’ve watched countless interviews with female rappers and a few documentaries to steal ideas for shot angles. My major concerns moving forward is sound. We will use a boom mic and lavaliers to capture sound on two channels.
Lessons learned: over prepare and add email alerts to my phone. Fingers crossed for Tuesday.
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