Week 5

After last class we were able to get our shooting date at Walton's distillery finalized and had the confirmation to go. Since we got confirmation so last minute, I was not able to get my shift covered at work and didn't get to go shoot our interview in Jacksonville.  Instead I had the group keep me updated on everything that happened, worked on our sound design from home, and got the interview recordings from the group when they got back.  This last week I did more research on what music to use in my sound design to go with the culture of moonshining.  I focused on what regions produced the most moonshine and what kind of local music was being produced out of there to see if there was any relation.  I also listened and saved some of the more "classic" bluegrass hits that are listened to nationally.  It has been interesting to see how bluegrass has spread and grown a fan base with people who are not moonshining and that don't know anything about making it.  The interview seemed to go well according to what I heard on the sound recordings with Don. He's very knowledgeable and was eager to talk about the art of moonshine. I wish I could have been there to see it in person and buy some of his moonshine.