During class on Tuesday we were introduced to the cameras that we would be using in the field. Our class was ENG 1 (Electronic News Gathering). If you watch the local news, you are all familiar with the results of ENG. A reporter and camera operator - though sometimes it will just be one person filling both roles - will go to a location to record an event or interview on tape. Then they will edit the footage down to a suitable length for the news broadcast.
We were given an assignment to take one of the cameras and shoot some footage. There was no particular recommendation as to what we should shoot...just that we get something on tape. My kids are involved in a play and had a rehearsal today, so I decided to bring the camera and get some footage of that. I was also able to shoot about 10 interviews with some of the kids. All totaled, I got about 40 minutes worth of footage to work with once we start editing. I'll be recording again at next week's rehearsal. The director of the show would like to have a video chronicle of their rehearsal process and I am all too happy to have the practice!
After class on Monday, I have signed up for some time in one of the radio studios. I am really looking forward to getting in there and recording some demos and mock-promos for practice. I have the studio signed out for 2 hours, so I have a lot of time to play!
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