Blog Entry #2

All of the preparation and pre-planing has now become actual execution. Since I got the confirmation that Quick$and was going to be my documentary, I have been looking for possible interviewees outside of the ones I have already interviewed.

This past weekend, I went to Atlanta with the school as Mr. FAMU to a recruitment fair. What better opportunity to multitask and get out of Tallahassee. The look for my documentary will be fast paced with lots of big city shots, to capture the feel of actually being in the industry. I contacted an up and coming singer that I knew resides in Atlanta with hopes of catching her at a live performance and interviewing her. Her name is Algebra Blessett, she never confirmed, but I had faith that God would work it out. She did not end up responding and I did not get the interview. I was only there for two days though. Unlike the winter break when I stayed in large city's for weeks at a time, just a weekend is not enough time to get high profile artist without luck. Their schedules are too unpredictable. However, I will keep in touch with her and will hopefully make a trip back to Atlanta to include her in the story.


My goal was to get stories from all different areas of the entertainment industry. As of now I only have actors, models and an agent. This is good, but if possible It would still be nice to capture a musical artist as well. If not, it won't hurt my story, it is just preference.

Last wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, I found an article in the Famuan about a new Rattler named Ebony Morgan from Americas Next Top Model. Her story was perfect! She made it to the top finals of the competition, but dropped out by choice. Here is a clip from the article:

"Morgan stated that the competition was not what she expected and too much for her to handle.:

“At the time it was really just me not knowing myself, all of the pressure,” said Morgan, “The experience was tremendously different from home.” Click here to see the full article.

I just saw her the other day in the cafe, and looked at her wondering if she was a model. Though she was hidden in everyday student wear (sweats), I was a photographer before anything else, and I have that eye. I contacted Kristen Swilley, the writer of the article to see if she could send Ebony my information.

I am also aware that there is another Rattler on campus named Paul from the BET reality series College Hill. I plan on contacting him to see if he is interested in being apart of the project as well.


Though the documentary will only be 15 minutes for class, I have gotten a lot of great and credible sources and I plan on expanding the project after graduation. Paul and Ebony would make great contributions to the story because Reality T.V has played a major part in the change of the entertainment industry.