Intro Video- Evan Bickel

Intro Video from Evan Bickel on Vimeo.

The Boys in the Woods from Evan Bickel on Vimeo.

5 Phrases/ short narrative

Ah... nice work, duhicki.- Mom
Well geeze bud, you're gettin married aren't you? -Floor Installer
Nice credit card bill- Dad
Oh, you gotta love the phone.- Sales Floor Rep
That's a lot of headache bro- Bestfriend

Evan: I can’t believe how fast this school year is going! Josh: Yeah, that’s what happens when you stay busy constantly. Evan: I know, but a part of me really misses the old days when I was still in Jr. High or High School and I wasn’t always working on something. Mark: Trust me, enjoy it while you can because it only gets harder as you get older. Evan: I was thinking the other way around that life would be nicer once I graduate. I would have a place of my own, hopefully I could have a girlfriend for the first time in my life and I would have a brand new car. Josh: That being said, you have so much more responsibilities like paying for maintenance on your house, making big car payments and spending a lot of money on dates for your girl. Sometimes I miss the single life. Evan: Well, at least I’ll have a job I love and not a job where I have to constantly listen to that damn phone ring. Mark: Oh, you gotta love the phone. It’s the only way to be at peace with the job. Customer service is not easy. Evan: Speaking of the job, do you think we’ll ever get the chance to install some speakers in this place so there is music to listen to? One thing I miss about working at Hobby Lobby is that they were always playing smooth jazz during store hours. Mark: I know what you mean, it does get dead quite in here. We just need to find a time out of a week where we aren’t so busy to do side projects. Evan: I bet I’ll have some time during the summer to work on it. Mark: Absolutely, you probably want to get some extra hours this summer anyway after spending most of your savings on a car because of the car accident. Evan: Yeah, that was the worst day of my life and in the middle of the first week of the semester. What a nightmare. I’ll tell you, if I’m in another car accident, I better die next time because I don’t want to live through that kind of experience again. I babied that car. I took care of her as if she was my daughter and now she’s just gone. Josh: Ah, don’t worry man, things will get better. You just need to be patient and good things will come to you. A new car, a house and a girl.

Documentary Loc Photos

3 Interesting People Rodney Bickel

Rodney Bickel

            Rodney was born in Elkhart, Indiana in 1961. He graduated from Central High school in 1980. When he started his profession in printing, he went to work for his father right out of high school at a print shop that his father owned. He has been printing most of his life until about three years ago when he started working for the Kellmark Corperation. They print calendars, religious brochures and flyers. Rodney is very skilled working with the printing machines. He currently is supervisor and he monitors the production that Kellmark makes. In his spare time, he spends his time at Chapman lake and he plays the bass guitar with a variety of bands.

1)      Has the industry of printing changed much since you started after high school?

2)      Why did you decide to do printing as a profession choice?

3)      What have you learned over the years about printing as you continued to work for the printing industry?

4)      Is there a high demand for this type of printing work in today’s economy?

5)      What is one of the most important thing to know if one was interested in starting a profession in the printing industry?

6)      Does printing remain a very rewarding or valued position in today’s society?

7)      Has technology help develop this field in a more convenient way than what it was twenty years ago?

8)      What do clients mostly likely ask to be printed for them in today’s society?

9)      Is printing a common profession among the job force besides here in Indiana?

10)  What do you wish should change with the printing industry?