Like the beat that Gwen Stefani was totally in strong agreement with, our most recent trip to the Banana Factory was bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. If you aren't hip to the Factory, it's basically South Bethlehem's best kept secret. If you have heard of it, then you probably love it. It's an arts and cultural center on Third Street that 28 resident artists, ranging from painters to sculptors to glass blowers, call home. It's got galleries and studios, classes offered for children and adults, and is basically the perfect for our semester-long final project. (Reminder: We're focusing on the revitalization of the arts in South Bethlehem.)
We got to meet some great folks over at the Factory, including artists Doug Wiltraut and Priscilla Rosenberger, who were kind enough to show us their art and explain their creative process to us. We also talked at length with Mark Demko of Arts Quest, the organization in SoBeth that's responsible for duh, the arts, in the Lehigh Valley. He gave us a personal tour of the Factory and will be a vital resource for us going forward.
As for our video, I think it turned out pretty well. Lauren and I worked diligently on writing a script for the piece and editing it over the course of a couple hours in Coppee, and I'm happy that we were on the same page for much, if not all, of the process. I enjoyed bouncing off ideas with her as to where the video should go. We had so much B-roll to use that paring it all down to 1:30 was almost like putting together a puzzle. If I have any criticisms, I think we still have to figure out how to properly record voice overs and interviews. (We didn't use the lapel mic this time around and stuck with just using audio from the Zi8.) But you be the judge: Tell us how it sounds.
Anyway, here's our video. Stay tuned for more details on the final project, and where we take it from here.
Nice video =)
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