Throughout the last few weeks, we have been working hard on finishing our Humans of Ladue Final for broadcast technology 1. I have learned many lessons during the course of this project, starting with filming more than what you need. I ran into the problem of planning my video too much. Therefore, when I was editing and came to find our one of my shots didn't work I didn't have a backup shot to use in it's place. I overheard many other students encounter this same issue. Although I learned many other small lessons like the previous one, I feel like the overall lesson of this final project is to make us realize how much talent and substance all the students at our school have. It was so interesting to see the variety of students and hear how all them have special things to share about themselves. I really enjoyed this final project, as we got to combine many skills we have learned in previous lessons to create a cumulative project.
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children, especially when they are as young as Jaden. I could have certainly seen Jaden acting shy while being interviewed by a stranger but I think Steve Hartman did a great job of making Jaden feel comfortable. As seen in the image above, Hartman is sitting on a bed in Jadens room. The ability to make his interviewees feel comfortable allows them to share very personal things that contribute to the story greatly. The second interview that stuck out to me was "Adoption". A technique that I noticed in this interview was his ability to choose when to use soundbites versus when to voiceover and tell the audience. Hartman explained in his Skype interview that he uses soundbites that he couldn't say himself, for example someone explaining the emotional effect something has had on them. He says himself factual statements that add to the story and I thought there was a perfect
Lively. The next thing I learned is to make sure the interview is planned and you are ready to go. This includes pre-planning "tell me" conversation starters. Continuing with this thought, another thing I learned is to remember that you are having a conversation. This means you need to adapt to what the interviewee says and ask questions accordingly. Also I learned that audio is the most important part. Many things go into getting a good audio. For example, use headphones to guarantee you are capturing the quality sound you want. One last thing I learned about interviewing is, us B-roll to enhance your interview. It can get boring to look at one person's face for an entire interview so be creative and shoot B-roll that corresponds to topics discussed in your interview. Overall, this video helped me grasp the concept of shooting an interview and I feel confident that I could do it on my own.
The six words I chose to use were "Achievement is not possible without dedication". I chose these words because I wanted to tell the story of my soccer journey and point out the amount of time that has to be put in for me to truly succeed. The first shot I used was a high angle wide shot, I chose to use this angle because I wanted to show the entirety of the setting while still clearly being able to see the action I was performing (stretching). The second shot was a medium shot. I chose this angle because I wanted the focus to be on me doing pushups, focusing on the hard work being done. I used a wide angle, eye-level shot for my third clip because I wanted the viewer to see me as I ran for a prolonged distance. I chose a POV shot for my fourth shot because it brought my perspective into consideration and helped the viewer visualize what it is like for me as I play. I used a close up angle for my fifth shot. I chose this shot to focus on the touches of the ball. For my sixth and last shot I used an extreme wide shot. I chose to use an extreme wide shot because I wanted there to be room for my text to appear without covering the action I was performing. I also thought the extreme wide shot was a fitting to end my story because it symbolized a bigger picture/ the final product just like the final product of all my hard work in my soccer game as a whole.
After reading Ernest Hemingway's six-word story; "For sale: baby shoes never worn" I was very interested in finding out the intended message behind that story. I learned that there is a popular urban legend surrounding this particular six-word story. The legend is that Hemingway made a bet for $10 that he could write a novel on a napkin. I interpreted the meaning of this "flash fiction" story as being about a miscarriage. Whomever wrote the ad is selling unworn baby shoes because the baby the shoes were originally bought for was never born, therefore was never able to wear the shoes. One link I found useful while researching Hemingway's six word story was www.openculture.com/2015/03/the-urban-legend-of-ernest-hemingways-six-word-story.html I used the Huffington post to look at examples of other six-word stories. One that inspired me was " 'You think too much' I pondered." I enjoyed this story because of its complexity. The story itself is very short and simple but it caused me to think about it for a long period of time. While I looked at examples of six-word stories, I came up with a few ideas. My favorite being something about hard work and sacrifice and using shots of me practicing soccer.
While watching the Video Coach's lesson on fundamentals I learned many things that will help me continue to build my knowledge on video journalism. The top five most important things I learned were:
1.) When shooting interviews or soundbites always use headphones. Having headphones plugged into your camera while shooting allows you to hear the exact audio being picked up. There is a chance the mic isn't picking up the voice of your talent due to a number of possible issues and using headphones combats this problem. 2.) There are three types of shots. Wide, medium and tight. A wide shot is used to tell a lot about the setting but not include very many details. A medium shot can be used to show more detail but still give context about the action. Tight shots are very closeup shots used to provide detail about the action. These three shots are usually used together in sequences to tell a story. 3.) The rule of thirds is the most important composition technique to master. Using the rule of thirds causes the viewer to move their eyes across the screen and makes the video more visually appealing. To use the rule of thirds, imagine evenly splitting the screen into three parts horizontally and three parts vertically. Now try centering the subject or action being filmed at one of the intersections of those nine lines. When shooting an interview, remember "eyes on third" which means, align the persons eyes on the top horizontal third line. 4.) Lighting can ruin any shot so be mindful when setting up. Lighting can be adjusted in a variety of different ways depending on which camera you have. Underexposed videos are dark and it's hard to tell what is going on. While overexposed videos can be just as bad. Make sure to check lighting and adjust it before shooting any project. 5.) Focus shots manually. Auto focus can end up focusing on the wrong thing. For example, It may focus on the setting behind an interview rather than the actual person. Focusing manually is a good way to ensure that doesn't happen and ensure great focused shots.
similar because once set up there is not much to engage you throughout the segment. While they are both very important to the production, they are both set up prior to recording and generally left alone throughout. Overall, the TV studio was an extremely excellent experience and I look forward to spending more time becoming further familiarized with the equipment.
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AuthorKacy Spratt is an energetic, on-the-go, 15 year old, sophomore. Between golf, soccer, school, and friends, she stays busy but continues to work hard in all aspects of her life. Archives
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