Balancing Act

Interview: James Carlson

On July 5th, 2008 we interviewed James Carlson, the director of Bucketworks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Talking to James gives a fascinating look into someone who has the desire and drive to do amazing things, not just for themselves, but for the community. Seeing him get excited about what he wants to do, you can’t help but get excited yourself, and hope he can succeed with his plans.

We ended up shooting about 50+ minutes of James talking about work, life, art, creativity, passion, and the intersection between them all. James is this ball of energy, and getting him to sit still for so long was an amazing feat. :)

For this interview I served as the camera operator and interviewer, which was a bit of a challenge, and next time I really need to bring a monitor along to make the process a little bit easier, but besides that little hurdle, it went amazingly well.