COMM 360 vs. Hamilton Hamish

When I first watched a show done by Hamilton Hamish in class I was blown away. I'm the person that sits at home and watches TV and doesn't pay attention to all the work and details put into a big production. So seeing, Hamish call all the shots on the Kanye West performance, and just realizing all the decisions that have to be made each second as far as camera and lighting effects, I was amazed. And also very excited to give it a shot myself.

Moving into the classroom I was very intimidated by the thought of being on camera, however the first day I was moved to camera 1, and I was all of a sudden very relaxed. Although our class is nothing like a production done by Hamish, I could understand why he gets so fired up over the experience. It is a lot of fun seeing a project come together when so many people are involved. Before this class I was a firm believer of "having too many hands in the cookie jar", but when there are so many aspects that go into a 30 minute segment, you need that many people.

Now that we've done several rounds of shows, which included me being a guest on camera, I feel very comfortable in the production process. The biggest thing for me is I've learned to ask for help because I've never been involved in anything relating to a studio like this. I've also learned how to roll electrical cords, set-up lighting, and work the video cameras! Although, we'll never be on the level of Hamilton Hamish in COMM 360, I do think he's a great person to look up to when you find yourself needing to get excited over a studio production class.



Studio Production.
Photo by:  kellencoliron