A Day in the Life

Lori Schmon and Carl Kriss take on Franklin & Marshall College in order to create a film that displays a day in the life of a student there. In doing this, they learned about film technique, client relations, interviewing subjects and more! The two filmmakers are excited to see the final product!

Tribe has begun working on a series of films for Franklin & Marshall College in order to illustrate their greatest asset—their students. We sent Lori Schmon and Carl Kriss into the field to discover what a day in the life of an F&M student was like! They decided to follow three superstar students who fell in love with this college- Victoria, Josh and Katie. This was one of the first full assignments for both filmmakers, and it proved to be a great learning experience. Carl and Lori worked to capture raw, natural moments on film, rather than filming “talking heads” on the screen. The idea of filming a day in the life of a student would hopefully give viewers a more honest look at the college. Carl loved this because it gave the film spontaneity, allowing them to acquire some unique moments.

Lori and Carl agree that the best part of shooting at F&M was filming the women’s conference lacrosse game against Gettysburg. Katie (one of the students) was the captain of the team, and led them to a close victory! They were losing during the entire game and came back to win it by a close margin. The sort of spirit that was captured during that lacrosse game, is the spirit that Lori and Carl tried to produce in all of the students at Franklin & Marshall. With this experience now in her back pocket, Lori says, “It was so fun to be there and we learned so much. You realize so many things that you would do differently and things you would definitely do again. I hope to get better and improve as time goes!”