In the 2014 edition of 10 Most Fascinating People, Barbara Walters brought on a wide variety people. She interviewed people from Scarlett Johansson, to Neil Patrick Harris, to Chelsea Handler. It was super cool being able to hear about each person was able to build their own ways towards fame and success. Scarlett Johansson's home life that consisted of a semi-wealthy family was a completely different upbringing from Chelsea Handler's mormon family that struggled to put food on the table.
The interviews that were conducted in this show were almost flawless. The camera was set up perfectly to make sure that the Rule of Thirds was used properly and the lighting was super flattering on everyone. Also, not all of the interviews were conducted in the same place, so we got a variety of different settings. Also, the b-roll fit perfectly for what was being talked about on the screen. Whenever the topic of upbringing came up, pictures and family videos would be shown. When the topic of career came up, videos and pictures of celebrities old films and them at movie premiers would be shown.
In my personal opinion, I didn't really enjoy the introductions of the interviews that Barbara Walters did. I thought they were super cheesy and the setting just didn't fit well. She also didn't really tell us much of why she chose that specific person to be on the show. Why did that person stick out? What did they do in this particular year that they hadn't done in other years to make them fascinating?
I think that this is show is a really good one. It is a great idea and I think it could actually work really well with ONW Now. We could interview students, and or teachers who have some some really cool things and have led fascinating lives and show the student body the fascinating people they are walking the halls with.
