Afterword
Before starting the interview process, we knew we wanted to interview Melissa Pickell R.D., Sarah Pickell’s mother. As Melissa and Sarah are both vegetarians, they formed a readily accessible resource. When deciding upon our interviewees, being able to converse with at least one vegetarian and gain information from a professional perspective was important to us. The interview itself with Ms. Pickell seemed more relaxed than the "professional perspective" atmosphere we expected; speaking with a classmate's mother changed the interview dynamic. Ms. Pickell gave us great information, which should prove useful in our collaborative research project.
When interviewing Dorothy Boody, we were more interested in her personal opinion of vegetarianism and in her food philosophy. Ms. Boody's information and opinions were sometimes unexpected, but interesting nonetheless. Her suggestions for eating a healthier diet can apply to a broader audience than a vegetarian-only view, and she spoke easily about her experiences and her passion for organic food. An interview seems to run more smoothly when the subject responds in that way, not needing constant prompts or redirection. The interview did lean a little more in the organic/blood type diet direction than intended, but weI think that information is still applicable to the topic at hand. It also provides a separate view for both our meat-eating and veggie-only audience members.
On a side note, working with unfamiliar technology - even if it's just a different type of digital camcorder that happens to save video in a different file format - will bring you grief, sweat, panic, almost-voiced obscenities, and murderous inclinations. (God bless you, it's true.) Between crashing several programs on the school's Macs, enlisting outside help to convert the little bugger of a file, and finally cracking and utilizing my work computers...pain.
When interviewing Dorothy Boody, we were more interested in her personal opinion of vegetarianism and in her food philosophy. Ms. Boody's information and opinions were sometimes unexpected, but interesting nonetheless. Her suggestions for eating a healthier diet can apply to a broader audience than a vegetarian-only view, and she spoke easily about her experiences and her passion for organic food. An interview seems to run more smoothly when the subject responds in that way, not needing constant prompts or redirection. The interview did lean a little more in the organic/blood type diet direction than intended, but weI think that information is still applicable to the topic at hand. It also provides a separate view for both our meat-eating and veggie-only audience members.
On a side note, working with unfamiliar technology - even if it's just a different type of digital camcorder that happens to save video in a different file format - will bring you grief, sweat, panic, almost-voiced obscenities, and murderous inclinations. (God bless you, it's true.) Between crashing several programs on the school's Macs, enlisting outside help to convert the little bugger of a file, and finally cracking and utilizing my work computers...pain.
