Comments on: How a Barefoot Workshop in the Mississippi Delta Changed My Life http://nonfictionmedia.com/blog/2008/04/15/how-a-barefoot-workshop-in-the-mississippi-delta-changed-my-life/ nonfiction media's documentary production diary :: Nepal Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Boulton http://nonfictionmedia.com/blog/2008/04/15/how-a-barefoot-workshop-in-the-mississippi-delta-changed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Chris Boulton Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:57:49 +0000 http://nonfictionmedia.com/blog/?p=48#comment-9 Amy Loved your column. Very clever and courageous. In fact, you two are such an uber-ultra-fab-couple, it's kind of nice to know that you, too, bicker. As for your short, bravo! Here's a couple things that really worked for me: Dr. Shaw is a great subject as she is charismatic and embodies the controversy of women's role in the church. The opening shot and first sound bite are genius--you had me at hello. I also love the shot of Dorothy (such a beautiful face!) and the young girl at 5:30. Great sound on the pastors praying. Like the close-up on the hands during the sermon. You could do more of that--showing us things we might not think to look at in real life. A couple that didn't work for me: The connection of the professor to the church wasn't clear, was she a member? A Baptist? It also might have been nice to get someone (perhaps a different sort of expert) who believes women ought not be ordained. This would help establish what Dorothy is up against. It also would have been nice to do the time-lapse sunrise from the same angle as the opening shot. Overall, I can't believe you pulled this off in eleven days. You clearly gained a deep rapport with your subjects and got to the heart of the issue in very short order. Congratulations! Plus, those headphones and track suit make you look like a totally sexy DJ. I love you both very much and wish you all the best in Nepal. CB Amy

Loved your column. Very clever and courageous. In fact, you two are such an uber-ultra-fab-couple, it’s kind of nice to know that you, too, bicker.

As for your short, bravo! Here’s a couple things that really worked for me:
Dr. Shaw is a great subject as she is charismatic and embodies the controversy of women’s role in the church. The opening shot and first sound bite are genius–you had me at hello. I also love the shot of Dorothy (such a beautiful face!) and the young girl at 5:30. Great sound on the pastors praying. Like the close-up on the hands during the sermon. You could do more of that–showing us things we might not think to look at in real life.

A couple that didn’t work for me:
The connection of the professor to the church wasn’t clear, was she a member? A Baptist? It also might have been nice to get someone (perhaps a different sort of expert) who believes women ought not be ordained. This would help establish what Dorothy is up against. It also would have been nice to do the time-lapse sunrise from the same angle as the opening shot.

Overall, I can’t believe you pulled this off in eleven days. You clearly gained a deep rapport with your subjects and got to the heart of the issue in very short order. Congratulations! Plus, those headphones and track suit make you look like a totally sexy DJ.

I love you both very much and wish you all the best in Nepal.

CB

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