“There is quality in quantity.”
Branch Rickey said this when he created
the minor league system for Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th
century.
Rickey would later go on to integrate baseball as the general manager
of the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940s.
He invented the minor league system while he was working for the
St. Louis Cardinals, who didn't have the money to compete with the New York
Yankees when it came to signing players and finding new talent.
The
solution was to sign many players for less money in the hopes that one or two just might turn
out to be good.
I have the same approach to journalism when I’m out in the
field. I try to get as many quotes from as many people as possible. Most of
them don’t make it into the story. Having so many allows me to pick and choose,
keeping only the best.
I
had to try out this philosophy while I was in Korea shooting my documentary.
I’ve learned that I have a really good eye for photography. What I need to work
on are my technical skills, and how I am able to execute.
To
compensate for this, whenever I was shooting an interview I would make sure to
shoot from at least two different angles. The belief was that if the first one
didn’t turn out then hopefully the second one would.
A
person should never put all of their eggs in one basket, and by getting
multiple shots or multiple quotes; the eggs are getting placed in different
baskets so when one basket falls, not all of the footage goes down with it.
Ps. For fun, here’s a quote from the Simpsons to inspire: Apu, If It'll Make You Feel Any Better, I've Learned That Life Is One Crushing Defeat After Another Until You Just Wish Flanders Was Dead!
Hopefully my South Korean pitcher, Hyun-Jin Ryu, can help my Dodgers win the World Series!!
ReplyDeletego dodgers then!!! matt, if you ever get a chance to go to korean baseball give it a try. the atmosphere in the stadium is so awesome, and you can bring your own beer into the stadium.
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