We decided the change the direction of our documentary to how the School of Rock organization affects how teenagers grow and make decisions through high school. We will be using the point of view of the parents and students, not any instructors. I will be discussing the short film with the people who are in charge of the program to ok the idea. I think this will be a gold topic because it will involve strong personalities and characters. I will also be able to have a good set of questions for the interviews. I will not be the one conducting the interviews, however, because I don't want the fact that I am asking the questions change the subjects' answers.
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I never really considered the fact that you could be an aspiring documentary filmmaker and not be a people person. Therefor, it may be tough to get solid and entertaining interviews out of your subject. I don't so much like the idea of directing the participant, because that holds them back from telling their whole story. I want to see comPlete honesty and truth in a documentary. This seems hard to come by in the world as it is today. However, in the case that somebody does not want to go too deep into a subject, it is a good idea to guide them. It's a way of possibly getting them to tell their story without saying it up front. Interviewing in a relevant location is key. They will be more comfortable that way and more prone to giving the answers that you want to hear.
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