Group C

Our group started out wanting to compare the healthy eating options here on campus against what the recommended diet of a college student. However, we ran into scheduling issues with dining services so we geared our conversation more to how you can stay healthy on campus. Not only did we run into problems with dining service, but our Fitness for Life representative fell through also, so we had to contact multiple professors before securing Dr. Androzzi. Although it took a lot of searching we also found a student who was willing to participate.

Once we had our speakers locked in everything seemed to fall into place rather smoothly. We all stayed on the same page on how we wanted everything to flow and stayed in contact extremely well through Sakai. Everyone stepped up in different ways. Some of us we in charge of contacting people, one person that joined our group late offered to help with the editing, and the other served as our host.

When it came time to picking positions we all wanted to help in different ways, so there was no confusion on who wanted to have a certain job. As the floor manager I got to work closely with the guests and help prepare them for the show.

Even through all the scheduling struggles our group faced, I couldn't be more pleased with our guests that we ended up with. They provided us with so much information and seemed very interest in what we were doing. Mr. Androzzi even provided a business card and asked for a copy of our show. 

Writing Center Shoot

While shooting for the Writing Center, I participated in multiple ways. The first day I did the set-up and did the shoot for the first couple of speakers on camera 1, however it ended up that we didn't use camera 1 for anymore footage. I also helped set up the lighting on day 1. For day 2 of shooting I helped do all the set-up for camera 2 as well as shooting the first speaker. After the switch I moved into the booth where I just helped as a creative eye and helped make any adjustments.

The most important thing I learned throughout the Writing Center shoot was that changes can be made effectively and quickly. On day 1 our footage was decent but overall we were not happy with it. So, going into day 2 I liked that we made the decision to take advantage of our talent and have them help us as well as changing the angles. I also liked learning that you can take advantage of "practicing". On day 2 I liked that we told them to read a couple of lines for practice so there wasn't any pressure, but then we just started filming. I felt the talent looked much more comfortable and calm.

Overall, I thought the shoot went great, but with better results coming out of day 2.

Writing Center Script

Working with the writing center script was fun, but whenever I would read it I couldn't help but think of those cheesy online college commercials that you can never get out of your head once you hear them. But, I think that's the point of this script, which means it could be effective.

As soon as I heard the idea behind the script and what the clients wanted, I immediately thought about the idea of speaking with notecards, as well as the actual person's voice. Although most of the time you see this it's rather deep and emotional, I think there is a way around it to make it more fun and bubbly. I would like to see the notecards marked up a little to fix spelling or punctuation errors. Knowing that they want multiple people involved in the speaking parts, I think it would be cool to see one person, but when the notecard goes up to the camera and pulls back have a different person there ready to do the next speaking section.



Photo by: Buster Benson



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