Practicum Hours Oct 6-Oct 19

Wed Oct 6

5:00-5:45

We shot the first SSN show of the year with John and Kevin as the anchors. It was decided that since the studio was still a mess we would film in the 6th Man Room in the Jenkins Field House. The head soccer coach was our interviewee for this show. Al Green was there the entire time to oversee our process. We had to set up the cameras and make sure the lighting was just right. I had to leave early, right after filming the interview because I had to go shoot my own anchor standups for WTV

(45 min)

5:45-6:45

I headed over to the wellness center where I met up with Consuelo, Maggie, and Michelle to shoot our anchor standups. We started in the Wellness Center, headed outside, went to the Cafe, and eventually ended up at the Bandshell.

(1 hour)

Mon Oct 18

4:30-5:00

Once again we had another WTV meeting, even though Consuelo was unable to attend. Michael was supposed to lead the meeting for us, but he was running late. Consuelo called me right at 4:30 and asked how the meeting was going so far. She asked to be put on speaker phone and from there she lead the meeting. We ran it like any other meeting, asking the progress of each package. Consuelo reminded us of our deadlines and we all promised her that we would meet them. After she hung up, I took the lead and answered any questions that people had about their packages. I made sure that everyone was doing well and understood everything that Consuelo had said over the phone.

(30 min)

TOTAL: 2 hours 15 min

Practicum Hours Sept 29- Oct 5

Wed Sept 29

5:00-5:15

There was another SSN meeting today. We discussed how on the next show we plan to actually shoot the first show of the year. John and Kevin went over how the show would work as far as the filming process.

(15 min)

Fri Oct 1

3:00-4:30

I told Britty that I would help her with some b-roll for her WTV package. We headed over to the Thrift building where we sat in the leadership seminar and filmed as it went on. We were even given the opportunity to participate in the seminar.

(1.5 hours)

Tuesday Oct 5

8:00-8:30

I got together with my WTV group in the JR lobby and we discussed how we were gonna work out our package. We decided who we were going to interview and even thought up some b-roll ideas.

(30 min)

TOTAL: 2 hours 15 min

Practicum Hours Sept 22-28

Mon Sept 27

4:30-5:15

W had another WTV meeting today. We discussed the packages for the next show that was to be aired along with coming up with ideas for our next show. We unanimously decided to do a Halloween Themed show for the Air date right before October 31st.

(45 min)

TOTAL: 45 min

Practicum Midterm

This year in practicum I haven't really learned anything new. It has all been review for me and all the new things that I have learned happen in my Intro to Broadcast Journalism class. I was however given the opportunity to film my first volleyball game with the help of John Luti. That was an experience that took some getting use to. It's hard to follow where exactly the ball is going when it's moving so fast and you can only see it through the tiny screen on the camera. I was able to get the hang of it quickly though. I learned that you have to pay attention 100% and you should know how to multi-task so you can let your partner know what plays to write down and the time on the video.

A lot of the time in practicum so far this year I spent with Wellness TV. I was able to help and guide the new students with packages so that one day they are able to do one on their own. I learned more on how to use Final Cut Pro in class, so that should help me greatly with WTV.

I know that being a junior I have learned a fair amount of things that will help me later on in my career, but I also know that I have so much more to learn in these next 2 years at Florida Southern as well as when I get into the broadcasting field.

Practicum Hours Sept 15-21

Wed Sept 15

4:45-5:00

Another SSN meeting was held today. John and Kevin went over what needed to be done as far as shootings. They gave us a list of events and split us up into groups depending on what we were interested in filming.

(15 min)

Wed Sept 15

7:00-9:00

I had volunteered to be at the volleyball game today. John was there to help us. I was given the opportunity to both shoot and record hard copy the stats of the game. Filming took some getting use to because you never knew what was going to happen next so you always had to be paying attention. Writing the stats was a little easier because the photographer is always telling you exactly what to write according to how they saw it on the camera.

(2 hours)

Tues Sept 21

1:00-2:00

Consuelo asked me for some help on a package that she was putting together. We went around campus and shot some b-roll and got an interview in. She also showed me a little more of how to edit.

(1 hour)

TOTAL: 3 hours 15 min

Practicum Hours Sept 1-7

The Southern Sports Network held their first meeting. John and Kevin introduced themselves and talked about what they were looking for in the show. They explained the slight changes they were making to improve the look and feel of the packages and show itself. The gave an opportunity for us to sign up to start shooting packages right away.

(30 min)

At the WTV meeting, Consuelo explained more about the show and asked for ideas about packages. She assigned anchors for the first show along with handing out package assignments

(30 min)

Total (1 hr)

Practicum hours Aug 25-31

Monday August 30

4:30-5:00

Consuelo held the first Wellness TV meeting of the year. We had a great turnout. Consuelo showed us the very first episode from 2007 when Ryan was the producer, and then the last episode from last semester. She explained more about what the show is about and answered any questions that people had. We went around the room and introduced ourselves and the former people announced that they had worked with the show before so that the new members would know who to go to if they ever have a question or a problem.

[30 min]