On Tuesday December 17 the Broadcast Technology II students got to experience what a real live taping of a show would be like. We teamed up with HEC-TV earlier in the year to do a live taping but this was our own show, Ladue View. Prior to the show date we all got jobs so that the day of everything would run smoothly. I was assigned to 'Aja.' This meant that I was in charge of making sure that all of the featured stories were ready to be played. The first few rehearsals were really frustrating because I was not told much, except to pause and play the video. Once I'd made a few mistakes I was given a more in depth summary. Once we practiced and I got the hang of it we taped it and were going to just start and get all the way through no matter what happened. The director for the day, Lillian Donahue, did an outstanding job communicating with everyone, and keeping calm. The whole thing was a success and it was really cool to have such a real life experience in a high school class. I am looking forward to the next time that we do a live taping because it is so much more fast and fun! To see the show visit http://lhstv.weebly.com/ladue-view.html
My initial plan for this month's project was going to be a Thanksgiving dinner that feeds international students. While filming, it was pretty loud so I could not hear perfectly what was coming into my headphones. I got back from getting many interviews, and a lot of Broll, I was super excited and heard many cool stories. Once I listened to the first interview I knew the project was ruined. It turns out the microphone volume on the camera was way too loud and it ruined all of my interviews. Instead of feeling sorry for myself I had already had a backup plan ready to go incase this fell through, which indeed it did. It is proven that healthier children do better in the classroom. This month I decided to explore this myself. At Old Bonhomme Elementary school Connie Jander and Matt Prange are the two Physical Education teachers. I got great interviews from them and was ready to get Broll of it all. When I came back the next day to edit I was extremely happy with everything, now it was a matter of creating a story people would care about. With hard work and endless editing I finally have a project which I am happy to say came out a lot better than expected. Since 2013 is coming to a close it will soon be time to start a new slate. New story ideas, new people, and a new year!
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