Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Flight for David
In college I had a professor that was once a television reporter. He told a bulging roomful of us, young and eager, but naïve, budding journalist that he discovered every time he skipped lunch his story was that much better. He used to survey the room after he dropped this comment and scan our faces. When his eyes hit mine I always blinked disbelievingly.
I got up at 4 am to do my first ever for publication multimedia project on a guy with ALS. David Ames was denied a commercial flight to undertake an experimental surgery, but was donated a private jet by a couple of anonymous donors. It was my idea and I had thought a lot about it. I planned out sound clips and visualized what photos I could shoot.
I went to work after the session and then much later continued working on the project after most everyone left for the day. I skipped lunch that day too, but it was that much better I think.
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