My movie will feature three different interviewees. I have chosen these interviewees from my own personal friend group in order to learn more about their culture and understand to what degree this community makes use of social media for its activities. All three of my interview subjects are male freshman here at Emory, but have three different backgrounds. I find this especially interesting because even though the three of them come from different cultures, they can still find something between them that they can share. This just goes to show that the most unlikely of people can become friends.
The first person I interviewed is named Ethan Arbiser. He is from Atlanta, Georgia and has grown up in a Jewish neighborhood, so he is used to the Jewish community environment. When comparing the Emory Jewish Community to his own, Ethan said that both were great ways to learn more about Jewish religion and culture, and did not have a preference between the two. I want to capture his excitement about the religion because I think that really shows the true purpose behind this community which is centered on the Jewish religion.
The next person I plan to interview is Byron Azizi. Like Ethan, he is of Jewish background, but what is interesting is that his ancestors originate from Iran in the Middle East. That differs from Ethan who had ancestors from Israel, almost two different ends of the spectrum. Similar to Ethan, Byron grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, Great Neck, New York, so being a part of a community is nothing new to him.
The last person I want to interview is someone who is not of the Jewish religion in order to see to effect social media has on the community and addition of new members to it. The third interviewee is named Justin Elsey and is from Savannah, Georgia. Unlike the two other subjects, Justin is not Jewish, but since he is friends with many Jewish students on campus, he has attended several events. This provides another perspective which can be useful to those who feel that being Jewish is a barrier to entry.
Overall, I hope to show what exactly the Jewish community here at Emory stands for and how they use social media in order to spread the word and see if they are effective in doing so.
The first person I interviewed is named Ethan Arbiser. He is from Atlanta, Georgia and has grown up in a Jewish neighborhood, so he is used to the Jewish community environment. When comparing the Emory Jewish Community to his own, Ethan said that both were great ways to learn more about Jewish religion and culture, and did not have a preference between the two. I want to capture his excitement about the religion because I think that really shows the true purpose behind this community which is centered on the Jewish religion.
The next person I plan to interview is Byron Azizi. Like Ethan, he is of Jewish background, but what is interesting is that his ancestors originate from Iran in the Middle East. That differs from Ethan who had ancestors from Israel, almost two different ends of the spectrum. Similar to Ethan, Byron grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, Great Neck, New York, so being a part of a community is nothing new to him.
The last person I want to interview is someone who is not of the Jewish religion in order to see to effect social media has on the community and addition of new members to it. The third interviewee is named Justin Elsey and is from Savannah, Georgia. Unlike the two other subjects, Justin is not Jewish, but since he is friends with many Jewish students on campus, he has attended several events. This provides another perspective which can be useful to those who feel that being Jewish is a barrier to entry.
Overall, I hope to show what exactly the Jewish community here at Emory stands for and how they use social media in order to spread the word and see if they are effective in doing so.