Midterm Exam-SORRY IT'S LATE:(

Over the first semester of  Practicum 2 I have learned more and experienced more than I already knew. My favorite part about practicum is working on the Southern Sports Network. It is interesting to see all of the different sides of what it takes to put a show together. Whether you are running sound, the camera, or the prompter everyone has to work together in order to create a smooth and entertaining show. Also this semester I have attended many baseball games. I have realized that it is very difficult to film a baseball game with only one camera. It is hard to find an angle where you can see everything from homeplate to the pitcher, and all the way to the outfield fence. My article presentation in class was about how a news anchor posed for a swimsuit calendar. The press made it seem like a big thing when really if you read the story it tells you how it was for breast cancer awareness and that she was a survivor. It was interesting to see what my classmates thought about the issue. They agreed that it wasn’t a big deal and that it was for a good cause, they say if it had been a two piece swimsuit, that is where the problem would have arised. Some things I was shocked by from other presentations was about the woman who fumbled for her words on air. She was speaking and began to just go into a state of being where she couldn’t form words or speak clearly. It ended up that doctors say she may have had a mild stroke. It is a very scary situation that can have a very negative effect on camera. Some things that I have learned this semester have helped me to be more confident in working with Final Cut Pro. I sat down with Luti and edited some basketball film from last year when they recognized  past Florida Southern Moccasins for making it to be an All American. I learned how to cross fade, change the wire frame, and cut in center ways to make the video flow and not look choppy. Over this semester it has made me figure out more and more why I want to be a sports broadcaster. My dream to one day be on ESPN is seeming to get closer and closer everyday. I enjoy being able to help out with the sports show and watch Luti anchor, as I try to pick up some techniques that work and some that don’t work. The fact that I am on a campus where I can experience the different sports and learn the different ways to shoot basketball compared to baseball, and swimming compared to lacrosse really brodens my knnowledge of the production industry and helps me to know more than just one area. I can’t wait to continue to learn more and more each semester and know that one day all of this hard work will pay off.  

Sports Show-1 Hour

Filmed the sports show on Tuesday! With cute little kids running around lol I ran the prompter, and Luti interviewed a men's lacrosse player! It was a fun show because all the boy scouts were adorable :)

Filmed Baseball Game-3 Hours

Filmed the game with Jordan and Shelby against Flagler on Tuesday. Up until the 3rd inning we were tied 3-3...unfortunately Flagler scored 2 unearned runs in the 4th inning to up the score to 5-3. This was the 2nd loss for the Mocs, both to Flagler. This game dropped the Mocs to 3rd in the Sunshine State Conference.

Fimled Women's Bball Game-1 Hour

Filmed the women's basketball game with Luti, Justin, and Jenna against Rollins on Saturday Feb. 19th. We started off slow but by the end of the first half we had taken the lead. It was also the first 20 win season for Coach Olson, and the 600th win in Moccasin history. We ended up overtaking Rollins 87-63!

Filmed Baseball Game- 3 Hours

BRADFORD PLEASE COUNT THIS!!!! I was out of town Sunday through Tuesday and I forgot to log these by Friday:( 

I filmed the first baseball game on Friday 11th! I was with Luti, Justin, and Tony! We filmed mostly from the metal bleachers by our dugout at the top! It was a nice place to get the entire field and be able to see everyone! Highlights were the 3 run homer by Tony Mitchell 24 in the 8th, and Tyler Benzel 42 home-run over left field! We played Barton and won 5-2!

Sports Show Interview-1 Hour

We shot the interview portion of the SSN with Brandon Jenkins from the men's basketball team. I ran the prompter!

Filming Baseball Game-1 Hour

I filmed some of the Mocs vs. Saint Leo baseball game Tuesday the 8th from 7-8 with Jordan Tickell. We got some shots behind homeplate and took some from down by the bull pen beside our dugout. We also found a new place to shoot from at the bottom of the bleachers a little left of  homeplate. It is a good view to get the pitcher and batter at the same time, as well as be able to see slides into home and outs at first base. We ended up winning the game 13-3!

Editing- 2 1/2 Hours

I worked with Luti on February 3rd from 5-7:30 in the studio. We edited the last years presentation of all american basketball players from Florida Southern! I edited a lot of it by myself (with Luti supervising of course). I used mainly cross dissolves, but also used a few fade in and outs, as well as adjusted some video with wireframe!

Editing- 2 1/2 Hours

Worked with Luti and Jenna in the sports studio on February 1st from 4-6:30! We were finishing edit and tweaking episode 4 of the Southern Sports Network! John showed us how to work with character generators, scrolling credits, trim excess film, and much more. The show consisted of Jordan's basketball package from the Mocs vs. South Carolina-Aiken game, as well as an interview with women's basketball guard Taylor Maldonado. He showed us how to compress the videos, and we experienced the process of waiting for videos to be converted to m4v format, so we could upload them to Facebook as well Blip TV! I learned a lot about final cut that I hadn't recently known that will help me in the future! THANKS LUTI :)

Second Semester Hours- 30 minutes

I worked with Jordan Tickell (Luti was there for a little bit) on Monday January 31st from 3-3:30 in the sports studio! We were finishing editing her basketball package from the Mocs vs. South Carolina-Aiken game! She showed me how to use wireframe and how to adjust the different levels of volume to make them the same level across the entire video.