Soundslide- Life as an Adult Student

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FezQTQEfjfY

For this project I decided to interview my friend Peter Huziar. I decided to interview him because over the past 2 years him and I have gotten extremely close through the pressures of school and through him being and older student trying to find his niche amongst a crowd that is so much younger than him. 


When I first met with Peter to do this project, he was studying and that is where I got most of my pictures from and that is generally what his story is about. The hours he puts in, the time spent on just getting one assignment done and the endless hours that he dedicates to his schoolwork. Interviewing Peter honestly gave me a different perspective of who he is because I never understood the concept of being in Hammermill literally all day until I was there with him observing how he moves and how he tends to every class so meticulously; I was impressed. 


For me this video shows all of the triumphs of not only an adult student but as a friend as well. Making the video of Peter provided me with a sense of never giving up because eventually it will pay off in the end if it is used right, "it" being an education and knowledge attained from an educational university. 


This project was one of my favorites because 1. I was able to do something that I was used to and 2. because it was nice to see a different side of Peter. I say it was something that I'm used to because I am the videographer of my family and I make the slideshows, videos and all of that creativeness, so being able to apply to skills to a class and enjoy a hobby as well... it took the "homework" feel away from it and that's always nice. Secondly, me being able to see Peter and understand why he works so hard, why he can't mess up again and why it's so hard for him to keep going sometimes. From the outside Peter is a well oiled machine but on the inside he is the same undergrad student struggling and trying to stay in the competition with those around him... I liked the vulnerability of his character in this piece and I think it really reflects in what he says.