Practicum Midterm

Last semester, I focused on the career of a news anchor for one of the many news channels on television.  This semester, I’m focusing on reporting for a web-based news service.

             The broadcast field is definitely changing rapidly.  Recently, there has been an increased focus on the Internet when it comes to delivering the news.  In many cases, local news reporters have to submit separate reports for their Facebook page.  It seems inevitable that more and more emphasis will be placed on this kind of reporting as technology continues to advance.  With a fast paced society, people want their news as fast as they can get it, often on-the-go.  Being able to watch a portion of a news cast on the Internet, or even a specific report on a specific subject, is the growing future of the industry.

            There are already sections on the websites of numerous news organizations that employ this idea.  CNN, Fox News, ABC News, and CBS News all have areas on their websites that allow reporters and bloggers to send in their thoughts and reports on a subject.  Many of these reports never appear on the air, and are exclusive to the Internet. 

            It seems to me that it is a natural progression of the news to integrate the Internet more and more.  More Internet specific news broadcasts seem to be a growing possibility.  Eventually, news corporations may hire completely different people to anchor and report for the online news, while other anchors and reporters report on television.  The more widespread the internet becomes, and the more technology advances, web based news broadcasts will continue to become more popular.  

Practicum Hours

February 21:  1pm-7pm:  Imported footage from Open Mic Night, Omega Man, and Up Till Dawn.   Took about an hour to import all of the footage. Watched all of the footage again, decided which shots I could use.

5 hours

Practicum Hours

February 14-  5pm-10pm.  Watched video footage that was shot.  Determined what shots to use in the video and which ones were not usable.  Added in the new video to the existing timeline in Final Cut Pro.  

February 17-  5pm-8pm.  Looked through all non-copyrighted music on omnimusic.com to try to find some suitable songs for the video yearbook.  Chose 6 possible songs for a preliminary list.  I imported the songs into final cut pro to see what they would sound like matched up with the video.  

8 hours

Practicum Hours

February 8:  4pm-8pm-  Interlachen meeting.  Discussed the final steps for finishing the yearbook before Spring Break.  Both the book and the video yearbook needs to be completed by then.  After the meeting, I stayed in the lab and edited some of the video.  Focused on basketball and swimming.  4 hours.

February 10:  4pm-8pm-  Went into the Interlachen lab and continued editing footage.  Focused on footage from the pink party and the KA Mardi Gras Party.  Began the process of selecting music for the video.  Bivens was also in the lab working.  4 hours.

8 hours.