I HELPED THE BASKETBALL GAMES YESTERDAY.


4 hours!

Mine, along with a majority of people in our class, want to do something in the sports industry when we all graduate and start off on our own. Most of us also know this will be close to impossible. No one will ever reach the top right off the bat, that’s like hitting a baseball and automatically thinking it will be a home run. I know I want to do something involved with sports and broadcasting. Before, I used to always say I would be the next Erin Andrews, but a little less promiscuous. I wish we had a sideliners job here for our sports show, because unfortunately I have only been able to work behind the camera, on the sidelines. Erin Andrews graduated from the University of Florida with a BA degree in Telecommunications. After graduating, she worked for many companies in Florida. She started working for Fox Sports Florida as a reporter, then for Tampa Bay Lightening as a reporter for the Sunshine Network, and then later covered the Braves, Thrashers, and Hawks all based out of Atlanta for the Turner South Network. Now, she is a sideline reporter for ESPN. She worked the sidelines for ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime as well as for the Big Ten college basketball games. Even though she is not doing professional sports yet, what she does is very exciting. Right now, she is making around $200,000. Good communication skills are needed for this job, obviously. As well as knowing the history of sports and sports teams. She needs to be able to shoot out question when interviewing the players before, during, and after the games. 

Nov 30

Yesterday, I sent in 7 stories to Anna.       7 Hours

Nov 20

Last week I helped interview girls from the basketball team for 1.5 hours and I helped tape the southern news network for 1.5 hours.    3 Hours Total

Tuesday Nov 1

Last  night, I helped Tony put his volleyball package together. We placed the video and overlapping audio in, but it still isn't done yet. Close though!     1   1/2 Hours

Last thursday

Last week, tony and I helped john go through some tapes of the mens soccer game for his package he was doing. John wanted us to go through the tapes from the old games in order to get video of zach scoring goals.    1 Hour

october 25

Friday, I helped tony tape the girls volleyball game for his first package. We got a lot of different angles and shots for the package during the game against Lynn.    1.5   Hours


Saturday, I helped tony again tape for his package at the volleyball game. There we got a lot of shots of the team celebrating, and learned more about different angles and whats important for packages.     1.5 Hours


Also saturday, I helped John tape the boys soccer game.    2 Hours


I just finished helping tony edit the tape from the two volleyball games in the studio. John helped us and told us what is good to use and what isn't.     3 Hours



8 Hours



TOTAL HOURS: 24.25

october 21

Yesterday I went to the sports show meeting.   1/2 hour

October 5

This is a little late, but friday I helped re tape the sports show. I first worked the prompter and then taught Nadine how to use it.     1   1/2 hours


TOTAL    15   3/4  HOURS

September 29

Yesterday morning, I helped Anna tape the first Southern News show for an hour. I worked the camera. 1 hour


Yesterday afternoon I helped Dakota tape highlights at the boys soccer warm ups for her Luke Jenner player profile for half an hour.  1/2 hour


I helped John tape the boys soccer game for highlights too. 3  hours


4   1/2 hours  

September 23

Yesterday we taped the first sports show. Besides the little recording mishap, everything seemed to go swimmingly. 1  1/2 hours


TOTAL HOURS   9  3/4

Monday September 19

Thursday I went to the sports show meeting. We discussed when we should be taping the first show, and where we can find games etc to get hours. 1 hour



Sorry I lost my total number.... I'll calculate it next time :)

September 12

Friday, I helped tape highlights for the mens soccer game. After the game, John interviewed Ashley Holmes, one of the captains. I got to the game around 8 and left after the interview. 1 1/2 hours

september 7

Yesterday, I turned in a story for Anna about the greek life pool party this saturday. 1 hour

Sept 3

Today i helped john tape highlights for his package at the volleyball game. There i learned a lot about what makes a good package, and how long a package should be. I got to the gym at 1 to help set up, and didn't leave until around 3:45. That was probably the longest volleyball ever, it went to 5 sets and it was close the entire time. so i guess 2 and 3/4 hours?

TOTAL 4 and 3/4 hours?

September 1

Yesterday, Wednesday, i went to the southern news meeting. There we discussed what stories we would write about. I am writing about the Greek pool party, and those stories are due tuesday the 6th. 1 Hour.


Total 2 hours

august 30

today i went to the sports show meeting at 4 where we discussed when the taping will be, and what is expected of us. the shows will be taped on thursdays and hopefully i will be able to tape some of the games this weekend. 1/2


1 hour total

august 29

Today i went to the studio for the first southern news meeting. During the meeting we discussed what time and day the meetings will fall on, the next being this wednesday. 1/2 hour

FINAL

I have learned the most in news media practicum then I have in any other class this year. Going in, I had no experience with anything broadcast related. I had never even been in a studio. I have always wanted to be a sports broadcaster like Erin Andrews, but without all the “scandals”. I felt very intimidated knowing I was probably the least experienced in the class. I was instantly drawn to the sports show for obvious reason, and was surprised when John said they had never had so much help in the history of the show. 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. 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. I never taped a soccer game. In the winter I taped basketball, which was more exciting than volleyball to tape since it is faster paced and entertaining. Taking notes was more difficult for basketball though since it is so fast paced. I like taping more than taking notes. It makes me feel important. For the actual show tapings, 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. I have also become more familiar with the editing and cutting that needs to be done to the video to make it into a package. I am very pleased with everything I have learned in news media so far. I still have no intentions of changing my major, and I am looking forward to seeing what new things I will learn next year in news media and the other classes like news reporting and mass media I will be taking. I have learned to start my hours earlier, and to also get more involved from the start.  

Death day

Today from 2 to 7 i helped Dalton with his commercials. I was a dancer in his clap commercial and learned how to cut the tape and also a lot about the green screen. Then we went with Dalton to help him film his zombie movie, which i was a zombie in. all together 5 hours were made today.

Last week i helped shoot the last sports show

Late late late late late

so these are from a while ago and i hope they still count... please make them still count!!

I helped that girl with her project right after spring break for 1 hour.

I helped tape he baseball game on saturday for 4 hours and learned where to find good shots.

We taped the sports show for 1 hour wednesday.

MIDTERM for second semester

This semester has been flying by. Towards the end of last semester, I learned how to tape basketball games. I have continued to tape basketball games this semester as well. I have learned to follow the ball and when to zoom in onto the scoreboard. I have also learned to zoom in on the person who scored the point after they scored it. Team huddles are also important to capture. While taping, I have to say the time at which the play happened so the recorder knows what to write down on the paper. I have also been involved with the Southern News show, which has been very informing. I have learned I am not very good at writing stories, but think I am getting better. I have also been able to watch how Colleen and John play off each other being co-anchors. Colleen is really patient and she knows a lot. She will help you with anything you have problems with or questions about. I have learned how to work the cameras and also how to do the audio for the shows. When doing the audio, I had to watch the lights to make sure they stayed within a certain area and did not exceed the highest yellow lights. I sat with the headphones on my ears while Colleen and John conversed back and forth about the news for that week. While working the camera, I learned how to white balance the cameras, of the zoom in and out, how zoomed in the cameras should be on a person, and about a one shot and a two shot. I worked both the one shot one day and a two shot the other. While working the one shot, I had to wave my hand so colleen knew what camera to look at when she was talking. I worked the two shot for John while he taped his sports show. He was interviewing someone from the lacrosse team and during this shoot I didn’t not need to wave. Last night I helped Jordan tape the baseball game for the first time. Baseball games are very different from basketball games to tape. In baseball games, you have to make sure the pitcher and the batter are in the shot at the same time. One a ball is hit, you follow the ball for a little and then zoom onto first base. Since baseball games are very slow, we put the tape on and off of standby a lot to make sure we would have enough tape to capture the entire game. Tori and I moved the camera during the baseball game to the bleachers behind our dugout. From there we were able to get footage without having a fence in our way. Though the wide shot was extremely wide from our angle, it was interesting to see how changing your location can have the biggest change in angles and make it seem like you are watching a completely different game. I can’t wait to learn more!

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Tuesday February 22

Yesterday I helped film the news show for my first time ever filming for an hour. Today I filmed the sports show too for an hour, and then tonight I taped the baseball game for 3 hours. So i dont remember how many i had before but its whatever my previous number plus 5 :)

Tuesday February 8th

Last friday i wrote two stories, one on SAE's omnikin ball and the other on wednesdays week of impact changing the world. Monday i did the audio for the news show. So two hours makes me at 12 i think

Monday January 31

Friday I turned in a story about the convo encore which anna said i could get a half hour for and then i went to the meeting in the studio today for an hour... i think im at 10 even now?

Thursday January 27

Yesterday I went to the sports show shoot where john interviewed a girl on the softball team and also a guy who interned with auburn university's football team for athletic training. The show took an hour. I also went to the girls and boys basketball games and helped jordan film and take notes. Both the boys and the girls won against Nova. the games took 4 hours. Altogether I am up to 7 1/2 hours

Tuesday January 25

Yesterday I helped with the first shooting of the Southern News show. I watched Anna work the recording buttons and learned what to press. Colleen was also interesting to watch, and learn from. The shoot took an hour all together. I had also written about the convocation this week for the show, and have signed up to write about the convo encore which is due this friday. So all together, so far this semester, I have 2 1/2 hours.

Wednesday January 19th

Today was the first meeting for the southern news show. I signed up to write a story about the upcoming convo and it is due friday by 4. The meeting was 1/2 hour, so i am currently at a 1/2 hour :)