Project Trailer

I spent the better part of Sunday and Monday working on whittling the hour-plus amount of audio I had into something resembling a coherent 5-minute project. I succeeded insofar as I was able to reduce the length of the audio to just under 9 minutes. The problem for me isn't too little information, but too much. My topic began to grow ever broader as I listened (repeatedly) to the three interviews I had conducted. The project went from simply discussing the impact of the economic crisis on farms to a much broader outlook on the reality of the life of a small farm owner. I learned that although the economy certainly had an impact, it did not worry the farmers as much as passing rain clouds; weather, it appears, is the biggest fear for farmers. Not because of what it does to their crops but what it does to their customers. A rainy weekend can drive away visitors, reduce crop intake, and ultimately deal a blow to the overall financial health of a small farm. So, I found myself including far more than I had anticipated and I am now left with a very rough first-draft of the final project. This trailer, hopefully, will shed some light on both the intent of the project and the story and human emotion that lies at its center.