Video Semester Reflection

Projects

This semester in video class we learned many things such as; the basics of camera use, news story writing, editing techniques, and how to run the broadcasting software.

Feature Piece

For our feature piece we chose to make a story on my friend John Wallace because he used to live in Colombia. Including preproduction this project took us two weeks. One challenge we faced was finding interesting b-roll, the b-roll I intended to use turned out worse than the rest. I learned how to shoot b-roll and re-familiarized myself with editing. Something others noticed that I could improve on is transitioning smoothly from voice over to interview clips.

News Story

For the news story my group decided to do a piece on the new 1 to 1 Dell laptops. To replicate ONW Now we spent a week on the project. The time constraint was definitely a challenge. I learned how to be a tech in the back and switch everything out to make the stories flow together into a coherent show. On the piece the audio was a little quiet and that was some of the feedback.

Over time my skills and knowledge has changed and shifted this semester more towards a news focused mindset. I am very happy with my progress this semester.

Time

In class I would often focus until I got my work done. After I was done however, I would spend the extra time messing around or doing work for other classes. During this time I should have been improving my work on the pieces or learning new editing techniques. At home I have a condenser microphone, I used it to enhance my voiceovers.

Strength

I feel my strength as a video student is my quick learning. I can easily learn from a guide how to do something new in Premiere or take my filming up a notch.

ONW Now

For the production of ONW Now I was in the back helping Cade run the broadcasting suite. In particular I learned how to queue videos and switch graphics. My team's package was about the new laptops. I did the voice over in our video.

Summary

My favorite thing about this semester was learning and using the broadcast software. I would have done a few minor things in each project differently. Overall I took away valuable knowledge on writing, shooting, and framing. My goal for next year is to add on to what I have already learned.