One more hour..

I also was in the dockery lab for an hour today helping you with your triathlon video. Learning how to use final cut is definitely a needed skill in the industry.

FINAL i cant believe i forgot to turn it in yesterday.

I have learned a lot more than I actually ever intended on learning in my first news media class. Going in, I realized I was very unfamiliar with the terminology and programs used in the broadcast industry. But having been in the class, I have learned what final cut is, how many frames are in a second, and also how much time and effort goes in to editing and making an overall effective clip. I have been able to assist in the taping of a volleyball game and also a basketball game. I found this to be very interesting because I am hoping to be a sports broadcaster (along with more than half of the students in your news media class) and being able to get some experience taking notes about sports and also taping games, like knowing when to zoom in on a team huddle, and when to zoom in onto the scoreboard. Also, being able to watch and assist with the sports show was very interesting. I was able to learn how to use the teleprompter, learn about switching cameras to add affect during an interview, how many takes it takes to get the show exactly how they want it, and also I learned how to be in front of a camera. With all of the people used for the sports show now, its hard to imagine how hard it was to get everything done last year when there were less people interested in the sports show. There needs to be someone working the audio, there needs to be people working both cameras, there needs to be a person working on the teleprompter, and also there needs to be people listening for mistakes. A lot of time and effort go into the sports show, and I personally do not think John and Kevin got the attention they should have. Towards the end of the semester I helped some of the students in your intro to broadcast class with their final projects and that was also great experience. Watching the students film everything on their own showed me how much more I have to learn. Also, they edited everything themselves, and with me being new to final cut, that was a definite reality check. I am hoping to take that class eventually. I have spent more time using final cut helping you with your triathlon video. There are so many different things that can be done to change the effectiveness of the video. The different transitions, the speed of the video, and even the music added can all be a hit or miss. Next semester I am hoping to be more involved with the sports show, assisting and learning anything and everything I can. Also, I am hoping to learn more about the broadcast industry in general, with all of the new technology coming out it is vital information to keep up to date on. And I am also very sorry this is late, I was sick yesterday and completely forgot until now. 

Thursday Dec 9th also..

Today at 4 i went to the studio and helped john with his sports radio show and got to see what they talk about and the casual setting it takes place in, and then helped him edit the sports show we taped wednesday. I was there for two hours.

dec 9

Monday i helped mud the studio for an hour. Tuesday i helped out in the studio and then helped you with your video and transitions for two hours. That was the first time i had ever used final cut so i found that really helpful. Wednesday i stayed after for the taping of the interview for an hour, and then i helped tape and take notes at the basketball game for highlights for two hours.

more and more hours..

last wednesday I stayed after class for an hour and watched and helped with the teleprompter for the interview and sports show. friday you gave me a christmas gift of 3 hours. today i stayed after my class for an hour and helped in the studio with mudding and cleaning.

Tuesday November 30

Today I went to the wellness center at 2 oclock and helped the girls with their axe commercial. It was interesting to see what exactly they had to shoot, and stop shooting, and start shooting again. Also they told me about the class and what their final was and I found it all very interesting. I was there for 2 hours.

Monday November 23...

After my classes on monday, I went to the studio from 3 to 5 and learned about networking, and where people can view the shows they make.

Some more hours..

Wedneaday after class i stayed for the sports meeting, and then i helped out with the commercial. So all together I received 1.5 hours on wednesday. In the sports meeting we talked about the swim meet and basketball game today, and in the commercial we had to sit in desks and ask questions, then say something into the camera while holding a sign.

hours..

Today after class I stayed after for 2 hours and helped with the shooting and interview of the Sports show. I learned what exactly goes on during a show, like how people need to control audio, and the cameras, and the teleprompter. It was very informing.

HOURSSSSS

Yesterday at 5 oclock, I went to the studio and learned how to edit a show. I was there from 5 to 6:30. It seemed a lot easier than i thought it was going to be, but i know that is just because he made it look easy.

More hours...

Yesterday, at 4:00, I learned how to edit a clip and how to put a show together, using film cut. I was there for an hour and a half, and can honestly say I learned a lot more than i knew going in..

Hours!!

Today i stayed after to help out with the first taping of SSN. I was probably there for an hour.  But it was great seeing how productions happen.

Midterm

I have been involved with the MOC sports anchoring. Since myself, and a good number of my fellow classmates, are interested in becoming sport broadcasters, the MOC sports is a great way to become experienced with the field. Going to the meetings is a good way to find out what sports are going on for that week, which ones need to be shot, who is working at those shoots, and also how many people they need there. I have been able to help out with one of the volleyball games. At that game, I was asked to start off by taking notes. I had to document if someone made a good shot, if someone blocked the shot, and if someone aced a shot. Not only did I have to pay close attention to the game’s shots, but I also had to know who made that shot, whether it was our team or the others, and also what time on the tap it happened at. These are both very critical pieces of information. The number of the person who made the great shot will give them credit if their shot is used in the highlight reel. The time it happened on the tape will also be very important because if one of the people editing and cutting the tape wants to use one specific great shot, they need to be able to look at the notes, see the time, and then immediately go to the time o the tape and see the shot. This will save the person editing time, and energy to make the highlights even better than they could have been before.  Along with all of that, I would also take notes on when the camera person decided to take a team shot, or a shot of the scoreboard. I would mark the times down when that happened so the person editing could go back and find them quickly. After I took notes for the game, I was put on recording duties. While recording, I could be more experienced in what to shot, how to shot it, and when to yell out a time for the note taker to take down. Filming allowed me to be in charge of what the highlights from the second half would be. I was able to control what shots were recorded, and hopefully not miss anything. I also learned when to take a group shot, when to zoom in and out, when to take a shot of the coaches, and when to take a shot of the scoreboard. While I was doing all of this I had to yell out the time so the note taker could write it down, and write what I took a shot of. The volleyball game allowed me to become more aware of what my hopeful profession has to offer, and the MOCs sports allows me to become more acquainted with the tasks needed to be done for sports broadcasting.  After class today, I am actually going to help set up for the first SSN taping. 

More Hours

Today I stayed after class for the MOC sports meeting again, and am hoping to help with the volleyball game Sunday.

Hours so far...

After class last wednesday, I stayed for the sports meeting for a half hour.
Friday I helped with the volleyball game for two hours.
This wednesday I stayed after class for a half hour for the sports meeting.