This is our last day in Broadcast Tech I. This class has been such a great experience. I have really enjoyed creating videos and using a lot of cool techniques to make the videos interesting. My favorite project has probably been the news package. It was challenging, but also really cool to work on. I liked having a lot of footage and sound bites and putting them together to create a story. It was super cool to see everything come together. It's been so fun learning about how to create videos and share them with those around me. It's something I hope I can continue doing throughout my life. Something I struggled with was coming up with ideas for projects. I wouldn't say I'm not creative, but I'm certainly not the most creative. However, once I had an idea for a video, everything worked out and went pretty smooth. Something I would like to have done differently is planning. Having projects completely planned out would've made them that much easier. That would be my advice to people taking this class. Plan out every little detail, and have backup plans. It'll make your life a lot less stressful. I would be interested in taking Broadcast Tech II but I'm graduating a semester early so I won't be able to. I'll end by saying thank you to Mr. Goble and Mrs. Davidson for being such great teachers and being so helpful throughout this semester. I've enjoyed my time in Broadcast Tech I immensely. I would highly recommend this class for anyone even remotely interested in broadcasting and film.
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This project was all about creating newsworthy story. I had a hard time coming up with an idea, and it wasn't until the weekend before we were supposed to have all our interviews and B-roll done that I finally had an idea. I was originally going to use a previous interview I'd done with my mom about being a stay-at-home mom and comparing that to a working mom, but it wasn't working out very well. I checked out some equipment to hopefully find a story and get some shots, not actually knowing what I was going to do. Then Friday afternoon my mom mentioned that she was having some girls over to make gingerbread houses and take them to people the next morning. At first I was annoyed because I wanted to have a quiet house to try and get some basic shots, and then it hit me. Why don't I do a story about the gingerbread houses? So I did. I filmed the girls through their process of making the candy decorated houses and interviewed my mom and one of the girls participating. I think it turned out pretty good! I was super lucky that my mom had planned the activity the weekend I was planning to film this project. It was actually really fun to create. I enjoyed finding unique shots to use to show exactly what was going on throughout the activity and I'm glad I was able to go with the girls and film them giving one of their gingerbread houses away. Overall, I'd say this project was a success and I feel like I did pretty well on it.
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Drew OlsonDrew Olson is a senior at Ladue High School. Archives
December 2017
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