Week 4 Post

This week I've been focusing on finding Keynote candidates. With the help of the Programming Department, we picked 9 possibilities from past visions, and I've contacted them all asking for info about where they are now career-wise for a class project. We tried to pick an even split of studies and production people, with an even sprinkling among the production candidates of documentary, narrative, and experimental. Though I am in no way ruling out women for the position, Shannon and I agreed that, since the last several speakers have been female, we should lean towards a male speaker this year. If we aren’t careful about who we pick each year, we will start to come across as something other than what we are to the general public, though it wouldn’t be intended. They don't yet know that they're being considered for the Keynote speaker for V6, but once we decide on a few top candidates, I’ll tell them one by one until one of them agrees to be the keynote speaker. I'll make a slideshow to present to class on those who respond, and we’ll discuss and vote on them to rank the top choices or identify new options to pursue.