Stumbling Blocks Part Two

Between being sick and very busy, I've had a hard time interviewing more people. I went online and posted on some Buffalo State discussion boards (such as Ask Buffalo) that were talking about the new Buff State no smoking policy. I asked some people who were opposed to the policy if they would be willing to be interviewed, but I haven't heard back from them.

Yesterday, I was supposed to get a video camera and then today I was going to ask Buff State students "on the street" what their opinion of the smoking ban was. While I had reserved a camera, nobody had turned any in yet, so I couldn't get a camera until today. I got the camera today, and was going to immediately interview people while it was light out and the weather was nice. Unfortunately, the camera's battery was completely dead, so instead I'm charging it and typing this blog post instead. Hopefully, it charges in time for me to interview people before I have my next class, as it gets dark so early now.

I have gathered more materials to incorporate into my documentary. I have several pamphlets on the UBreathe Free policy, which I will show while doing a voice over on the policy. I also have the newspaper article that stated that Buff State was going to have a similar smoking ban. I have already taken many photographs of cigarette butts, no smoking signs, and videos of students walking around campus to also show when doing voice overs. I want to get a few more videos like this on Buff State's campus, as the others are all at UB.

I am still concerned that my documentary won't seem balanced, because I have someone on the one side that is very knowledgeable, and it is her job to know the facts and arguments. Because the anti smoking ban is not organized (all Facebook pages, even, that protested the ban are now defunct), there is no one that I know of to interview that will be able to give such lengthy and informative answers. I already have two opposing interviews, however, and I hope to get one or two more, so hopefully this will do. The main problem with these two interviews is that they seemed a little too apathetic about the issue, and I'd like someone who seemed a little more passionate (As Jamie would have, had she followed through on the interview).