Awardee:<\/b> Joseph Muszynski<\/p>\n
Semester of Award:<\/b> 2023-2024<\/p>\n
Materials Awarded:<\/b> Angelbird 256GB AV Pro MK2 UHS-II SDXC Memory Card<\/p>\n
Project Description:<\/b><\/p>\n
I used the 256GB Angelbird AV Pro MK2 UHS-II SD card as the media for long-form interviews and observational shooting. I recorded several extended interviews with my mother, ranging from 75 to 110 minutes of continuous footage each, plus chemotherapy-day material and observational footage at home, roughly 20 hours of raw material total. The added capacity was crucial. In one 90-minute interview, the first forty minutes stayed guarded and surface-level before the conversation opened into memories that became central to the film. Not having to stop to swap cards kept the room calm and the emotional thread intact.<\/p>\n
Longer uninterrupted takes gave me complete arcs of thought and feeling, fewer artificial breaks, and cleaner editorial options. I can build scenes from sustained continuity rather than stitching around interruption points. Fewer media swaps reduced missed moments and simplified on-location data management. On the teaching side, this project has become a concrete example about interview dynamics and how technical constraints can influence what a subject is willing to share.<\/p>\n
For other faculty, it’s worth considering what small purchases can remove a predictable bottleneck in time-based and human-subject work. I find it increasingly important to treat media and technical considerations as part of ethics and care, and not just as practical elements of filmmaking.<\/p>\n
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Awardee: Joseph Muszynski Semester of Award: 2023-2024 Materials Awarded: Angelbird 256GB AV Pro MK2 UHS-II SDXC Memory Card Project Description: I used the 256GB Angelbird AV Pro MK2 UHS-II SD card as the media for long-form interviews and observational shooting. … Continue reading