Ed Sheary, Director of the Buncombe County Library System, gives Xpress readers a tour of the Pack Memorial Library and an update on its renovations. Video by Michael Muller
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He’s a good man, and thorough.
That was my sense.
The cameraman was a bit unfair to the nice Mr.Sheary by holding on him in such a long close-up before it was time for him to talk. It’s not a very flattering angle, especially with the lens so tight on the subject’s face. Isn’t that usually what filmmakers do when they want to distort the face and make the subject looks slightly ridiculous? It’s something Michael Moore might do, not the nice Michael Muller.
I appreciate the video (and the renovations looks fantastic) but given its length it’d be useful if it were accompanied by a short summary that includes the projected date for the library’s reopening.