What we found was a mass of people who were equally obsessed with meeting a movie star as was our fictional character. The fact that our actor had a camera and boom mic following him created quite a bit of excitement for those that we passed. People stopped and stared. They asked if this guy was famous. They took pictures. They talked to us.
It was just really interesting to see how people changed when they saw an ordinary guy being followed by a camera crew.
I may go up again and film more, but I feel like a lot of the footage we captured was very telling and could be used. Maybe I'll even share the short film that we created. It's kind of stupid, but it really fits in with this assignment.
How much of the short film do you have done? I'd love to see it, if you care to post it here.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see more, as well. I LOVED the trailer!! But this other finding is fascinating, and in many ways it validates some of the impressions others experienced. Please post!!
ReplyDeleteI would also love to see the other project, especially given that your trailer contribution is a repurposing of that other work.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wonder about the extent to which your findings were influenced by your method?? That is, you have an actor portraying the very thing you expect you will find ... surely this sets up a context for people to radiate almost precisely what you sought to find, based upon biases?
Can you see how Ethnography attempts to temper biases by NOT setting up such research protocols? Please write an entry exploring these concerns, okay?? This will help to round out your contribution and ensure that you are "getting" ethnography. Thanks!!