Final Paper

Freshman year is officially over and I have learned quite a bit about broadcast that I hadn't known before. This semester my hours came mostly from filming baseball games and working on the sports show. Although I didn't work with many other areas in broadcast I learned a lot about the sports area of it that will help me in my future career. In baseball I learned the correct way to shoot highlights and also how to shoot for a package. The difference in the the two is that when filming for a package you have to get a variety oh shots so the package is eye catching and interesting. Luti explained to us the importance in collecting shots from all different angles and how that would make your package that better. We also learned the importance of taking notes and jotting down times when important things happened, that way when you are putting your package together you don't have to go through all of the video, you can go straight to the time where you captured the highlight. Another thing I did a lot this semester was work on the Southern Sports Network. This is my main focus when it comes to broadcast because my main goal is to be a sports broadcaster, so the experience working with the show is really beneficial to me. Most of the time I ran the prompter, but I also ran the camera some and learned the correct way to frame the talent on camera whether it was a one shot or a two shot. Just from watching Luti you can pick up on what angles look good and how to position yourself on camera. You learn things that sound good and things that you should avoid when talking about sports. In the interview process I noticed that the fact that Luti actually knows the different sports makes it that much more interesting and that much more entertaining to watch. You can tell that he is actually interested in the questions he is asking and not just reading off a script and then waiting for the reply. I also helped edit the shows from time to time. I worked with final cut over the summer, but just getting the chance to work with it again makes it that much more familiar to use and the experience I am gaining from it will help me with future projects in my broadcast career. One thing that I really enjoyed this semester and wish I could have  done more of was actually go shoot a film and be a part of the action. I worked with Dalton towards the end of the semester on his "Zombie Planet" trailer and it was a lot of fun. I  got to work the camera, do the make-up for the talent, and also be on camera some. That was an experience that I really enjoyed and something that I am going to try to do more of next year. I also would like to try to put my own package together next year and just see what I can do with it. I always feel the best way to get better at something is to keep doing it, and that is why I just want to work with final cut, filming, and being on camera as much as I can as a way to get myself out there and improve in my major.

Editing Sports Show- 2 Hours

I worked with Luti editing the last two sports shows of the year! We captured the video, cut it, placed audio with it, and got it just about finished! I LOVE LUTI :)

Editing-1 Hour

I helped edit videos last night 4-18-11 from 1030-1130 with Dalton and some others. I helped mostly with Amanda's Grandma Susan's Cookies commercial for her acting for the camera class.

Filming- 4 1/2 Hours

From 3-730 I was filming with Dalton for his project. First we did a dance scene in the studio with the green screen that he is using as a service announcement. The second thing we did was really fun. We went to Dalton's to film the trailer for his movie "Zombie Planet." Sami, Amanda, and I did everyones make-up for the film to make them look like zombies. We all did almost everything from filming to acting. It was fun to work on it with a bunch of different people and experience the working together that has to happen in order for even a short movie trailer to be filmed. It was so much fun and I look forward to working on many more.

Sports Show-1 1/2 Hours

Interviewed Athletic Director/Baseball Coach Pete Meyer! He gave us insight into the future of the athletic department and the new facilities we are looking at. I laughed at John because the prompter wasn't working and his ad lib was kinda bad :( but it was still good :)...that made no sense:/ The show was fun and we got a lot accomplished :)

Baseball Game- 3 Hours

Filmed the baseball game with Luti and Lauren Tuesday night the 5th. We played Warner Southern, and suffered a loss 9-8 in extra innings. We did come back from losing 6 to 0 in the first inning though so that was good :)

Sports Show-1 1/2 Hours

I ran the camera for the show on Wednesday March 30th. We interviewed the women's basketball coach and the show ran very smooth.