Sapienza, Steve

How has the multimedia platform helped areas of success in getting your message across to people?

How do you think field work helps you as a producer?

What problems with budgets for projects do you face and how do you go about solving/improvising?

Micah, Fink

What heavy influence impact you decision to work on the issue of homophobia leading to the production of "The Abominable Crime"?

 Which multi-media productions in either international affairs, public health, or environmental issues attained the most at awareness and changes in our human populations?

What kind of material in documentation do you suggest for future students of production to begin with?

PULITZER QUESTIONS

Micah Fink
Questions
1. Watching your clip, I've notice your focus was in Kingston. Did you also explore the homosexuals that also reside the popular area in Montego Bay?

2. While in Kingston, were you able to interview other lesbian and gays? And were you able to go to their vary hangout spots like Palais Royal (strip club), Carlos Cafe or even their secret parties in the hills?

3. While in Jamaica were you able to work side by side with JFLAG and if you did, are you planning to work with them  and help those seeking asylum ?



Steve Sapienza
Questions
 1.What inspired you to focus on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the carribean and what was your main goal?

2. Are you working with a non for profit agency?

3. What was the hardest thing you've encountered doing this documentary?

Pulitzer Questions

Steve Sapienza:

1. In shooting a documentary piece, the wide shot is essential and the subject can be asked to repeat the same mannerism in order to get a different angle. What about in shooting hard news pieces.

Micah Fink:

1. You've covered a lot of humanitarian issues, how do you decide when to approach a story as an advocate of change as opposed to an objective journalist.
2. In order to protect the integrity of a story, would you let certain things pass and when wouldn't you
3. Do you think you're guilty of ethnocentrism

Pulitzer Interview Questions

Steve

1. What camera angles do you make sure to get when filming a documentary? 
2. Have you ever been told about restrictions as far as airing content that you've filmed and had to edit because of those restrictions? 
3. What documentary have you done that you feel was the most important issue or topic that you brought to the surface? 

Micah

1. Which do you enjoy more, teaching now what you've learned over the years and your career as a producer/director/writer, or actually going into the field and working?
2. Throughout your film-making phase, was there a specific company that was easiest to work with?
3. Was there ever a situation while shooting material where your life could have been or was in danger? 

Pulitzer questions- Jalesa

Steve Sapienzaa

1. Whats the most memorable story you've covered?

2. why are Dominicans hostile toward Haitians?

3. What sparked your interest in the story?


Micah Fink

1.Was it difficult to get gay people to open up on camera?

2.How did you meet simone (from the film)?

3.How did you come up with the title of the film?

Pulitzer Questions

Questions to Steve Sapienza

1. What made you interested in finding out about climate change from this particular country only (Bangladesh)
2. Can you give us some background on your project called Live Hope Love?
3. What things have you experienced in the countries you do projects on?

Questions to Micah Fink

1. What made you start Common Good Productions?
2. What are some of the films you have worked on?
3. What is "Marine Defenders" about?

Pulitzer Questions

Steve Sapienza Questions

1. Filming and taking pictures can sometimes be a little misinterpreted especially when capturing  someone else’s personal life issues.  What techniques do you use to grasp the emotional, deeper connection with the people to make it more personal ?

2. Was it difficult to get people to open up about situations such as HIV? What do you think made them more comfortable to open up?

3. What experience would you say impacted your life in a positive way the most?

Micah Fink Questions

1. How did it feel to have one of your projects aired on national TV?

2. What was one of the first videos you have done in the past as an aspiring journalist?

3. What advice would you give to young students trying to make it out in the world, just like you have succesfully done?

Pulitzer Questions

1) Your reaction when you won your first award?

2) Throughout your years of work, what was the most difficult moment you've encountered?

3) As a producer, what was the one documentary you enjoyed the most?

4) You've worked on dozen of films, which one or more took the most time to work on?

5) You've worked on National Geographic Explorer, how was the adventure?

6) What advice would you give to the young journalist out there?

Pulitzer Questions (Homosexualtity in Jamaica)

What is your reaction usually when you see violence towards homosexuals in videos on the internet and on TV?



Do you think we/you can change the public perception of homosexuality in Jamaica? If so how?



What is the worst story you've encountered since you started reporting on this story?

Questions for the Pulitzer Center Reporters, from Devon Smith

For Steve:

1)What was it like working with other journalists on both of your projects on HIV/AIDS?

2)Of your projects for the Pulitzer Center, which one had the biggest impact on your life?

3)Which of the stories that you covered or worked on was the most interesting to you?

For Micah:

1)What was it like working with 2 other grantees on a project this size?

2)What was the inspiration for a project like this?

3)How were you able to get the answers to the questions you had from the community?

Pulitzer Center Consortium Visit Q&A

1) What made you want to report on your specific international crisis in the Dominican Republic/Jamaica?

2) What were your journalistic methods of capturing the material needed for your project on this international crisis?

3) What was some of the more obscure information that came about while reporting on your international crisis?

4) What advice or tips do you have for those that plan to enter their international crisis pitch to the Pulitzer Center?

PULITZER CENTER CAMPUS CONSORTIUM VISIT ASSIGNMENT: DUE 11/21/13

1) Check out the links and work of the two journalists from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting who will be in class with us on Thursday:

*Award-winning news and documentary producer Steve Sapienza

 *Award-winning producer, director and writer Micah Fink

2) Come up with at least 3 questions for each of them and be prepared to ask them on Thursday: a good question will relate directly to their work. Apply what we've learned about interviewing to your questions.


3) Post a blog entry with your questions by Thursday's class meeting. USE THIS LABEL: PULITZER QUESTIONS


4) Come prepared and ready to be engaged. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY