Now that I have submitted my final project, the last assignment I have for my Broadcast Technology class is to write a blog post about how I felt about this class. I really liked how this class gave me an opportunity to learn ALL of the rolls of a production and for all projects, nobody had one job for everything. I didn't like when we had someone come talk to our class about college, because as a freshmen, I haven't been focusing on college and I'm sure it helped the juniors and seniors. My favorite project was our final, because we had lots of freedom to make our video unique, but I would have like it if we could have made our interviews longer. I think I would like to take Broadcast Technology II because this class interested me and I learned many new things. Overall this class was a great experience!
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For my final project in Broadcast Technology, we interviewed an expert and filmed B-roll footage. Once put together, our interviews were complete. This project taught me a few things, one being that it anyone can be an expert. Another lesson being that things don't always go to plan. I had to film the B-roll many times to get it right and I also had to come up with new shots to film because they didn't turn out as well as I had planned. Overall this project was really fun and it gave me a good insight on what interviews are like behind the camera.
My broadcast technology class has been working on interviews for our final project. I interviewed my dive teammate, Samantha Fischer, because she had worked really hard to get where she is. I learned that B-roll is important for engaging the audience, but the interview itself can be much more interesting. I also learned that you won't get much information if you don't ask follow up questions, and even if you do, you might end up wanting to change your interview topic. Interviewing is a great way to get to know someone's story and even a little more. To see the interview, go watch it on my VIDEO page!
For my broadcast technology class, we had to film a six word story, which included six shots and a six word story. I choose to write my story about my dog, because I decided to film my project on his birthday. This six shots I choose to use were first a close up, second a medium shot, third a point of view shot, fourth a dramatic or angled shot, fifth a wide shot, and sixth a medium close up. I decided to use these shots because they are the best to show the actions I did with my dog, like feeding him and tricks. Filming this video taught me that in order to film anything successful, you need patience. You are not going to get the shot perfect the first time, but your mistakes will help you make your shot even better. If you want to check out my video, go to my VIDEO page. Today my class worked on a project called six word stories. A website I found helpful with this project was www.sixwordstories.net/ . They have really good examples of all different types(sad, dark, funny, happy, more sad). Many six word stories I saw were about moments somebody had experienced that made them feel a certain way. The example below was one that I felt was really good and transferred they way they felt to the reader, and I feel is good at spreading awareness for this topic.
This week we filmed in the cafeteria and worked with different shots. We also worked with Final Cut Pro, to edit our shots together, fix lighting, ect. I learned that shooting takes much longer than you would expect for a ten second video. Wide, medium, and tight shots are very important for the effect of a final product. Before our six shot project, we edited a "circus wagon." This was a clip that we cut, added transitions to, and created text, in the end, we got a mess that was hard to look at. This taught us the things not to do when editing and how to make sure the final product looks good.
This past week we continue learning jobs in the TV studio. I got a chance to be the talent, director, CG, teleprompter, and AJA. As the director I learned that it takes everyone on set to make a successful production. As the talent I learned that it is important to be confident when on that side of the camera. In all the other jobs I learned that timing and staying focused are some of the most important aspects of working on a set in front or behind the camera. Overall this has been a fun lesson and I look forward to making productions with my class in the studio.
This past Thursday we got a chance to test out different jobs around the TV studio. I got to test out the positions of a camera man and the floor manager, and little bit of the talent position. I learned that all of these jobs are harder than they seem and that all of these jobs are important if you want to create a successful production. As the floor manager, I let the talent know when to start and when there would be a pause, which isn't actually all that simple. As the camera man, I learned that it is important to find the right shot before you start filming, and to zoom it in just the right amount so the teleprompter doesn't show, but overall I learned the basics of how to work the camera. As the talent, I had to make sure to place the microphone in the right spot, I had to speak at the right speed and try not to mess up, and start/stop speaking at the right times. Overall it was an interesting experience and I look forward to trying out the jobs in the control room.
For this assignment we had to create a video that was about our lives. I liked how we got to be creative and show what was most important to us. I learned that to get through all my other assignments I'll need good time management. I struggled with using the format, it's much easier to freehand it, even though it may seem the opposite. Next time I'd look at all the templates before deciding one to make it easier. Find the project on my VIDEO page.
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AuthorMy name is Riley, I'm 14 years old, and I go to LHWHS. Archives
December 2018
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