Hours 12/6 and Final Report

Yesterday I helped in the taping of Moc Talk. I ran the tricaster for the first time this year. I had done it in high school so I already knew the basics. I had to cut from camera to camera to get a close up on one speaker or to get the wide angle of the panel talking. I also ran audio which ran into some technical difficulties. It took us a while to figure out that one of the XLR cables wasn't working so we had to replace it. Besides that the show was smooth sailing I really enjoyed the experience of an all sports show.

Hours- 2
Final hour total- 31

Here is my report on this semester in Practicum 1



Over the course of my first semester as a freshman at Florida Southern I think practicum was the best class I could have taken to jump right into the field of broadcast. Practicum gave my practical experience in the studio and in the field to learn from others about the different aspects of the job. I did a lot of my hours with Maggie Sutton. She was a huge help to me in learning about interview skills, different ways to angle a shot, and about wellness. Learning from Maggie I feel like she really took time to make sure I knew what was going on every step of the way. She always made sure that I was learning something new every time I was with her and that was really helpful. Towards the end of the semester she was also starting to let me control the camera. She trusted in me that I had learned to make the rule of thirds and leave enough head room in interviews. She trusted that I had learned to check the sound before the interview and set up the microphones. She also did something that I wasn’t used to. When filming B-roll she challenged me to shoot common objects at different angles, to give it more of an appeal. Anyone can shoot directly at a water fountain, but if you create an angle people will have more interest and not just think, oh another common water fountain.

I also filmed a couple sports games. It was interesting to try to get the right angles to see the entire field or pool so that you could get all of the highlights. I learned that there is a lot more that goes into the highlights then just the game itself. You have to try to spotlight a certain player, make sure you get a bust shot of the coach and do a pan of the bench as well. I also wrote quite a few sports readers, I enjoyed writing the readers because they pertained to my interests. Researching the scores and statistics for each sport made it really fun to write them.

Working in the news room was probably the most interesting part of the class. With the new news room I feel like everyone had a learning curve and it was nice to be on the same level as everyone. I enjoyed working the camera for the news show. It was cool to have to work to find the right shot and make sure the focus, iris and lighting was all correct. With all the aspects that went into it I feel the camera job really took a lot of effort and made it one of the best jobs in the news room. I did not hit the intended goal of 36 hours in the class but I feel that with the learning curve of being a freshman, I think I did a good job being able to learn quickly and get involved in anything I could.

Practicum Hours 12/3

On the 25th I worked the camera for the last news show of the semester. It was actually a lot easier this time because first I actually knew what I was doing with the iris, and with the use of the new tripods it became a lot easier to angle the camera. Over the break I started a documentary that I will be filming and editing over the summer for my field experience. I am doing a documentary for the City of Naples on its special needs program and trying to show the great aspects of it. Over break I filmed the Thanksgiving break camp and special needs swim lessons. The goal of the documentary is to show the inclusion between the special needs program and the regualr summer camp that the city has to offer.

Hours earned- 6
Hours to date- 29