One of the requirements for Capstone is interviewing an expert on your topic. I interviewed my aunt, Suzanne Kolb. Suzanne Kolb has worked in the TV business for a long time. For example, first she worked at the CW, then E! entertainment, then worked at Discovery Channel, and now she is working at Group Nine Media. Getting the interview scheduled was not that hard, all I did was email her and she said we could meet at Group Nine Media headquarters on May 12th.

When we met we went into a room so we could do the interview without other people interupting. Once we got started I asked her my questions which I think helped a lot constructing my capstone project. These were my questions: What is your experience/knowledge with safety on TV and film sets? I did some research and found out that at the moment you are working at an organisation called Group Nine Media, what does Group Nine Media do and what is your involvement in it? The main question that I have to answer for my capstone is “How can safety be improved in TV & film sets?” Do you think it needs to be improved if so, why? Do you know any recurring safety problems and why? Do you know any people who have been hurt? How do stunt doubles affect stunts? What equipment is used to make stunts? How do budgets affect stunts? Do you think that editing can improve stunts and how? What genre of films/TV show do you think is the most dangerous? If an actor gets hurt, who is responsible to pay for the health care? Is there anything else you would like to add that you think will help me for my capstone?

Overall I think the answer that was the most helpful out of all my questions was her answer to question 11 where she talked about health care and contracts. A normal contract is a document saying that the company will pay for some amount of the person’s insurance and how long they will be working on the film(s).

Overall I think the interview went well and it was very helpful. This is the link to my video: https://drive.google.com/a/scarsdaleschools.org/file/d/0B3l7RxVK65dCbkdxN181YUNRZms/view?usp=sharing