Reflections on our Interviews at the Animal Hospital

Media Magic!

When Media Magic visited the Mid-Hudson Animal Hospital, everyone worked as a team and were assigned different roles in the film making process.  Here are some of our reflections on our teamwork and experience.

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Name: Courtney
Role: B Camera

One thing I liked about my role was...
I got to take shots of the background.
One thing I didn't enjoy about my role was...
 people were in the way.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
 parrots have tongues.
Something I learned about film making...
it takes multiple cameras to get different shots.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
 because animals are great.

We arrive at the front desk, ready to meet the hospital staff.

Name: DonDré
Role: Unit Director
One thing I liked about my role was...
that I was making sure everyone in my group was doing what they were supposed to.
One thing I didn't enjoy about my role was...
that I didn't get to talk much.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
was that animals can catch many diseases.
Something that I learned about film making...
is that you should get many different angles.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
 because it was fun, educational, and awesome.

Welcome to the Mid-Hudson Animal Hospital!

Name: Sarah
Role: Camera A
One thing I liked about my role was...
I got to be there during the interview with the doctor.  I got to see how he interacted with his own animal.
One thing I didn't enjoy about my role was...
the lack of creativity I could do with the camera when filming the interview.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
parrots don't repeat everything that we say.
Something I learned about film making...
what the second cameraman does.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
because it was a fun experience where I learned lots of information about both animals and the job of someone working in an animal hospital.

We asked the hospital staff questions that we had prepared 

the day before.  Being prepared helped us conduct informative 

and engaging interviews.

Name: Shaquille
Role: Camera A
One thing I liked about my role was...
 I was head on.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
 is they feel pain like any human.
Something I learned about film making...
is you have to be alive - you can't look dull.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
 because one of my friends was sick when we were on the trip to the animal hospital.

All the animals at the hospital were friendly and well cared for.

Name: Felipe
Role: Host/Interviewer
One thing I liked about my role was...
I liked asking the questions to the vet.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
is that bulldogs don't get heart disease as much as I thought.
Something I learned about film making...
 is that you can learn a lot of things about animals.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
 because my brother would love to be there.


Name: Jévon
Even though I wasn't there, I learned that animals have hospitals too.  Something I learned about film making is that you need to be expressive.

Name: Charles
Role: B Camera
One thing I liked about my role was...
being able to look around and explore.
One thing I didn't enjoy about my role was...
trying not to shake the camera.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
is that they have doctors just like us.
Something I learned about film making...
is that the establishing shot can greatly improve your film.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
because I enjoyed the experience, so my friend might too.

The parrot at the hospital made friends with us very quickly!

Name: Billique
Role: Host/Interviewer
One thing I liked about my role was...
that I got to introduce the people at the hospital.
One thing I didn't enjoy about my role was...
that I lost my nerve during the video.
Something I learned about animals during the trip...
was that animals can get sick like people.
Something I learned about film making...
is that you have to know background information on the place or person you are interviewing.
I would recommend this trip to a friend...
because it would be pretty fun to learn about animals.

Here we are filming an interview at the front of the hospital.