I feel a bit emotional writing this blog as I only have one more left before the semester is over, and graduation takes place. Filming for Show 4 started off on an interesting note because I traveled up to Dunbar, Pennsylvania, to help our adventure reporter, Andrew Hartlove, with his story on the club equestrian team. Now, you may ask what made this trip interesting... well, everything went smoothly up until we realized Andy was allergic to something in the barn. We are still unsure if it was the hay, the horses, or everything combined. His face broke out in a rash, and his eyes were almost swollen shut! He did have to leave halfway through filming to find some medicine at a nearby store. Despite the adversity, I feel that I was able to get a good amount of b-roll for his pkg. The story turned out to be one of my favorites, and a memory where we can all look back and chuckle
I then filmed with Coach's Corner reporter, Quinn Robie at Kendrick Family Ballpark. We were able to get his standup, and some practice sot tzs. This outing was fun because I was able to bring two students from JRL 380. Here, they were able to see the process of building the camera, testing the audio and lighting, along with the process of memorizing lines. I think it was beneficial for them to tag along with us and get to see first-hand what it takes to produce a good standup. On pen and paper, it may seem easy to memorize 10 seconds worth of lines and press record. However, in the field, it is a much longer process.
Lastly, I was able to help women's basketball reporter, Korey Moore film his standup and sot tzs. He was open to my creative ideas, which were fun to bounce around. His SOT Tzs were filmed in two different locations. We started in the woods and then transitioned to Hope Coliseum. It was difficult to film because cars kept passing us, and they were very distracting. His standup was filmed in a third location, and by the end of the day, we were filming for around three hours. It is a little disappointing that everything I shot for him did not get used in the show, but that is just a part of the business. It helps me want to grow as a videographer to improve my framing, lighting, and overall creativity.
Being in the studio for Show 4 was an electric feeling. I felt the most confident operating the switcher than I have in the past. It makes me so sad to think that I only get one more time in the control room. There were a few position changes made, which had me a little worried about the flow of the show. However, the pace was fine, and I had nothing to worry about. We did keep having issues with the technology, but it was very relieving to know that the only mistakes made were from the computer and not me. I am very hopeful that Show 5 goes just as good or even better than Show 4!