The documentary focuses on the Indiana segment of the nation’s first federally funded highway, which was commissioned in 1806 by President Thomas Jefferson and runs from Cumberland, Md., to Vandalia, Ill.
The production team focused on telling stories about people who have lived near the Indiana segment, which stretches 156 miles from Richmond to Terre Haute.
“At school I’m usually in front of the camera, so this was an entirely new experience for me,” she said. “I had an idea of what it was like to put together this type of thing by putting together news stories, but those are usually in 2-minute segments. It can be tedious watching the same interview over five or six times.”
One of the biggest learning experiences was interpersonal.
“There are a lot of people to deal with in a film,” she said. “There are a lot of different types of people. You have your director and writer, your producer, your graphics people . . . you all have to work together to get the job done.
“After awhile you become one big family and that’s a very special feeling. I like the fact that I got to have hands-on experience.”
Does Hintz someday want to direct?
“Possibly,” she said. “Putting together news packages is technically a little like directing. You have to shoot it, edit it and put it in final form. For a feature though, I’m not sure I could take the stress.”
The documentary premiered across the state with five free screenings in Greenfield, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Richmond and Muncie earlier this month.
To see a trailer with one of Hintz’s stories, visit:
www.nationalroadfilm.com .
This is another in a continuous series of occasional articles based on our small-town Marshall County youth making big careers.
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