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]

Photo Essay

Totally f***ed

Spring Awakening is a new musical that is just fantastic. I was able to see this while in London. The cast was fantastic and I was in awe with every note that was sung. The set was amazing and I loved the use of having part of the audience actually on the stage, mixed in with the cast.

Daniel, Staci, Meghan, Dani, and I had made the decision that we were going to see this musical while in London before we even left Harlaxton. We saw the show and had a bit of a problem with the location of our seats, but we were able to work it out and make the best of it.

After the show we had decided that since this was the last day of this particular cast that we would go to the back of the theater to the stage door and greet the cast on a job well done. We wern't the only ones with this idea either. With the help of Daniel, I was able to get a few autographs and Daniel got a personal picture with a cast member, the girl who played Ilse. All in all it was a great day.

Church bells are ringing

I have been going to church every Sunday for as long as I can remember, but I never would have thought that I would get the chance to pray to God in St. Paul's Cathedral. It was honestly one of the most amazing experiences of the whole trip. I know that this was gonna be a once in a lifetime experience and it couldn't be passed up for anything. There were a whole group of us that went and partook in the Pentecost mass. The Cathedral was so elaborate along with the service itself.

Welcome to Edinburgh

Being in Scotland was an experience all on it's own; shopping, the sights, the food was very different from just a few hours on a bus ride back. The first thing I noticed about Scotland is that the fashion is different from not only America, but Great Britain as well, and I'm not talking about the kilts and headdresses. The food is also very diverse, they have an appetizer called Haggis and Cory actually tried it, and liked it.

The nature of Scotland is magnificent, with the beautiful hills and such, where if you make it to the top you are rewarded with being able to see for miles. I am very happy that this weekend get-a-way was added to the trip.