I'm so glad I got the opportunity to do this project; redemption for the last one. I wanted to do another news package so I could correct my wrongs from the last video. I wanted to be able to say that I did all the necessary steps in order to create a great video, and I feel as if I did just that. Although, I feel as if there could have been a little more. Not sure what exactly, but felt like it needed something else to make the new package even better. With that being said, still came out with a good video. I want to say thank you to Mr. Goble and Ms. Davidson for all they've taught me over these 4 years. Starting in Broadcast Tech 1 I did not think I would take a love to video creation like I have. I will forever use what I've learned in this class and even though there is not any more Broadcast Tech for me at Ladue, my video making is not over. Stay tuned!
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The 60 second video I really enjoyed making. Getting clips of me doing some of my favorite things and taking the viewer through my life is hard not to enjoy. Although, I wanted to include better clips of me from younger years. I did include some, but only one of me very young. It was hard to find even just that. Also included some clips of me from middle school, but they weren't fabulous videos by any means because it's just me looking at the camera and talking. I wish I could have included some better ones, but with that being said I did have majority in there that I love. That I feel represent me. That is all I can ask for because my goal was to project to people who I am and my passions in life. Hopefully that message was received. As much as I love hearing people's stories, it's always a special feeling when you know people are getting to hear/see yours. I had an overall good experience with this story, not too many hiccups. I recorded everything with my iPhone for this project. Kiran was very open and totally cooperative with me interviewing him and getting various shots of him. I had to get permission to be with the actual team on the bench during the game and the coach agreed. A certain problem was one I could not help, but I got a bad cold which postponed my plans of getting the interview and b-roll that I needed. Nonetheless, I got the job done so that is what matters. Another problem was me only getting one interview. I thought about interviewing the coach, but after reviewing all the media I had already of Kiran (which with the video I produced went a little over the 90 second margin), I thought it should be enough even though it does not follow the criteria to the tee. A part of me thinks that I should have still gotten another interview, but I still think I came up with a strong video. Overall, this was a very fun project and got the chance to be up close with our hockey team which was a special experience. One that people not directly involved with the team often get to do.
In Ladue, there's a new phone policy that came into place this year. For my project, I interviewed freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors to see their stance on the new phone policies. There were a variety of different stands on the issue, but all in all they are mostly against it. People seem to think that with the Yondr pouches, it makes the policy a bit extreme. If a teacher takes the student's phone away and puts it in a Yondr, they don't get it back until the end of the day, versus last year it was just until the end of the period. I just finished my revised video of the phone policy and fixed several mistakes that I missed initially. I had a few jump cuts, missed some b-roll (as well as some b-roll not having a clear shot, missed sequences, had a lot of laughter, color correction, and most importantly didn't show a single Yondr pouch in the whole video when it was based basically entirely behind it. Now that seems like a lot of mistakes and yes it was, but it wasn't too bad of a fix. I went back out re-shot the shots that needed to be, got shots of a Yondr pouch, cut out all of the laughter that I initially had, got rid of jump cuts, and rearranged my video drastically to make it more intriguing to the viewer. As well a problem prior was it was a slow start to the video and didn't see anyone until about 40 seconds in versus now at 15 you see the first interviewee. Lastly, cut down my 4 minute video to about half. This was a big learning opportunity for me and now I know what to be more aware of and cautious about my videos in the coming future.
I did a project on the waffle fries at lunch, with them being at such a high demand that the line to get them is extremely long. I learned that a lot of students are so determined to get the fries that they're willing to wait and the lunch ladies working to give them out couldn't be more helpful. They even sometimes prepare extra because of how popular the waffle fries are. I think I did well with getting b-roll, but not all the shots are as clean as I'd like them to be. We used a tripod for our iPhones and it was nice, but we couldn't prop it up easily and that's partly why we didn't get as good of shots that we should've. All in all, it was a fun project and excited to start on the next one!
This was a really interesting and fun unit. After interviewing a LHWHS student and editing the video with adding b-roll to it, it turned out as a true interview. I always imagined and wanted myself to do a real interview, and now with the help of my Broadcast Tech class, I have now accomplished that. After my partner and I completed the interview, we took some different angle shots for b-roll. Now I've incorporated that into my final project. I moved the shots from my phone over to my computer and added that to my interview in Final Cut Pro. Then, I selected the best shots that matched what the student we were interviewing said and placed that into the video where best made sense. After a certain amount of time of that clip being shown, I switched it back to the student and kept doing that for a total of six different b-rolls in the video. Now, my project is complete and I've officially done my first true interview.
Interviewing was a really fun and good experience. Just pulling someone aside and asking them questions about something going on in their lives, is uniquely fascinating. In this case, my partner (Charlie) and I interviewed Joel about his experience with woodworking. Whether it being with the tools he uses to create his project, or his teacher, Mr. Schmidt, there is always something very interesting going on in the woodshop. I learned about how to handle the camera while interviewing, with that being making sure the audio is good, making sure the camera is focused on the person being interviewed, and how close we should be in proximity to the person we're interviewing. The hardest part was the thing that you would think would be the easiest. Asking the questions. You have to just go with the flow and not always stick to the script to make sure the audience stays engaged with the story. All that and more really made my understand the importance of how to make a good interview.
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AuthorI'm Adam Osman and I'm a senior at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Archives
December 2021
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