Final Project!

Rough Draft!

My inspirational video

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/health/1194811622283/index.html

Progress for my project

After creating my story board in class, I have a really good picture of what my story is going to entail. So far, I have sent out a mass e-mail to my address book asking if anyone has had experiences with skin cancer and whether or not they would want to talk to me or be interviewed. I heard back from a couple of people and have plans to meet with them later in the week and early next week to interview them about their stories. During the interviews I plan to record sound, take pictures of them and hopefully get some video. Also, I contacted both Northeast Dermatology in Portsmouth and Dermatologist, Dr. Campbell, in Dover to speak with me about the risks and dangers of skin care. I also plan on recording sound, taking pictures and recording video with them.

Today, I will be taking some pictures of Perfect Tan and Hair Excitement in Durham. I am hoping to get pictures of all of the tanning beds and booths, employees, customers, lotions, risk posters and anything else that seems interesting. Hopefully I will be able to photograph some customers in the tanning beds or spray tan booths. Also, if I can I am going to test out some sound in the tanning salons to see if any would work for a story.

All of my background research is done and I have questions ready for my interviews I just need to set final times to meet with my subjects!

Final Project Plan

In class on Monday I was able to bounce my idea for my final project off of my classmates. I knew I wanted to do something with tanning and the risks/dangers of indoor tanning. I was able to get a lot of good feedback and narrow my topic down. Because I know a couple of people who have been diagnosed with skin cancer I thought it would be interesting to do a story on them. I have one friend that despite having skin cancer continues to tan. I think it would be really cool to examine why she continues to tan and if it is an addiction. I also think it would add a lot to the project if I got a professional opinion about tanning safety and whether it can be considered an addiction like drugs or alcohol.

In the next week I plan on getting in touch with all of the people I know who have had skin cancer. I want to double check they will be comfortable speaking about the topic as well as be available for video and pictures. Also, I am going to get in contact with Health Services and see if there are any professionals I can contact or student groups involved with skin care. In addition to all of those things I am going to do more research about tanning and skin cancer so I can have a good background on the topic.

Although this is not a story, the pictures and interviews inspired me for my own story:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4160527/indoor-tanning-addictive

The Mastermind Behind the Pita Pit-Alison Ladd and Samantha Doucette

Our final project.

Master Mind behind "The Pita Pit"

The person Sam and I chose to follow for this project is Elyse Citroni, employee at Philbrook Cafe and more specifically, part of "The Pit Crew." Elyse is a Senior Management and Finance major in the Whittemore School of Business and Economics. She has been working at Philbrook Cafe for the past three years. Her cousin is the manager of Philbrook and encouraged her to pick up some shifts her sophomore year. "I was hesitant to work at the dining hall, but I have really grown to love it," said Citroni. She has spent her time making subs, coffee and snacks for Area 3 and has loved seeing familiar faces throughout her years there. Citroni has realized that most of her customers are freshman and are extremely appreciative of her work. She said, "I enjoy fueling them with coffee and subs to get through class or an exam they have coming up. In turn, they are extremely friendly and make the time go by fast."

In her spare time, the senior business student enjoys working out, cooking and spending time with her friends. She has even met some of her best friends through working at the cafe.
Citroni has seen Philbrook Cafe go through many renovations. First, it was a small cafe with subs, snacks and drinks. Then it turned into a cafe with Starbucks coffee and now it is a full coffee shop making cappuccinos, frappaccinos and lattes. Also, Philbrook Cafe has become a "Pita Pit" which allows students to make their own pita with all of the fixings, which Citroni creates herself during her shifts.

Citroni hopes with her business degree she will some day own her own bed and breakfast. She thinks the customer service skills and cooking techniques she has learned at Philbrook cafe will help her in her future.