I hope this works. Overall, I think its okay, but I definitely learned from doing it. As I said in the previous post, the video is okay, but in some cases, I think I ended the shot a little too early and could have benefitted from longer clips to work with. I also wish it hadn't been so windy or that we could have done the interview inside so that I would have had more to work with there as well. Lastly, the audio quality was definitely affected by the switch to WMV, which I couldn't really do anything about. In the interview, it sounds like her voice is a little shakey, but its from the format change. Anyway, here's the final version.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Campus Event Assignment
Well, now that the video slice is over, I've finally got everything working the right way. IMovie wasn't great with the MPGs either and since I'm not used to Macs, I kept trying with movie maker. If this problem pops up in the future, I think the best converter program is called Prism, not the one that Clint put on the lab computers. Prism is a free download online and it works great. Secondly, although you use some quality, I've found that wmvs work better after converted than avis in movie maker, since the files are smaller.
My campus event assignment is done, I just have to figure out how to load it on blogger, which I'll do later today. For that assignment, I thought the video that I shot was pretty good, but the lighting in some of it wasn't great since it was inside the tennis bubble. Also, since the team had just lost so badly to Duke, the players and coaches weren't available for interviews after the game. If I was a realy working member of the press, I probably could have talked to their media relations representative, because at least the coach should always be available for interview, but I knew I couldn't really push this issue since I was a student. So anyway, I had to settle with an interview of a Maryland student who was in attendance, and we had to do the interview outside, which was another challenge during the VERY windy day. There were a couple of good quotes that I couldn't use because of the wind, which is obviously annoying.
So, later today I'll post the assignment on here and hopefully everything will run smoothly.
My campus event assignment is done, I just have to figure out how to load it on blogger, which I'll do later today. For that assignment, I thought the video that I shot was pretty good, but the lighting in some of it wasn't great since it was inside the tennis bubble. Also, since the team had just lost so badly to Duke, the players and coaches weren't available for interviews after the game. If I was a realy working member of the press, I probably could have talked to their media relations representative, because at least the coach should always be available for interview, but I knew I couldn't really push this issue since I was a student. So anyway, I had to settle with an interview of a Maryland student who was in attendance, and we had to do the interview outside, which was another challenge during the VERY windy day. There were a couple of good quotes that I couldn't use because of the wind, which is obviously annoying.
So, later today I'll post the assignment on here and hopefully everything will run smoothly.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Technical Difficulties
Obviously, I've had some techincal difficulties with editing over the past couple of weeks, but they seem to be on their way to being fixed. I'm definitely learning more and more each time I shoot and edit and actually wish we had more time with this slice so that I could figure things out even further. I liked working on the campus event assignment, but as we discussed in class, I really didn't like how limited Windows Movie Maker is. Even though it is a good starting point, I would have liked to try to split the audio and video so that we could have had the audio of the interview going with the video of the action.
The other thing I've had a hard time with is the height of the tripod I've been using. As insignificant as they may seem, I think my interview shots may have been more successful if I had a slightly more advanced tripod to work with.
Overall though, I've had a great experience so far in this class, even with the constant technical problems. I've dealt with Clint only about two times in my almost four years here, but in the past few weeks he's become my new best friend. Tomorrow morning I have to put a couple finishing touches on my campus event assignment, since I was kicked out of the lab yesterday and today becuase they had class there. But I will deifnitely be posting that in the morning.
The other thing I've had a hard time with is the height of the tripod I've been using. As insignificant as they may seem, I think my interview shots may have been more successful if I had a slightly more advanced tripod to work with.
Overall though, I've had a great experience so far in this class, even with the constant technical problems. I've dealt with Clint only about two times in my almost four years here, but in the past few weeks he's become my new best friend. Tomorrow morning I have to put a couple finishing touches on my campus event assignment, since I was kicked out of the lab yesterday and today becuase they had class there. But I will deifnitely be posting that in the morning.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
WHNPA Contest
I learned a lot more at the WHNPA Contest than I actually expected to. I was expecting to sit inside an auditorium with dozens of other people just watching the videos and then finding out which videos won. But having the opportunity to sit with three editors, who discussed the positives and negatives of each video with each other and sometimes even stopped to explain it to us was a great opportunity.
Having very little experience with video production and editing, I didn’t really know what things like dissolves, nats or sequencing were, let alone notice them within the videos. But after hearing the judges comments on each video, I was beginning to understand what the judges liked, didn’t like and most importantly, that “you don’t really notice the editing when it’s seamless,” as one of the judges pointed out.
Overall, I found most of the stories fairly appealing. My favorite though, was a promo for a National Geographic show. It was unbelievably well put together. Not only was the video and editing great, but it really made me want to see the show when it comes out in April.
I definitely learned a lot at the contest and look forward to working with video, but I definitely still have a lot of questions on how exactly the process of editing a feature actually works. I also think that its much easier to see or hear a problem when it is being pointed out to you, and wonder how easily I will be able to pick up on these things with my own work.
Having very little experience with video production and editing, I didn’t really know what things like dissolves, nats or sequencing were, let alone notice them within the videos. But after hearing the judges comments on each video, I was beginning to understand what the judges liked, didn’t like and most importantly, that “you don’t really notice the editing when it’s seamless,” as one of the judges pointed out.
Overall, I found most of the stories fairly appealing. My favorite though, was a promo for a National Geographic show. It was unbelievably well put together. Not only was the video and editing great, but it really made me want to see the show when it comes out in April.
I definitely learned a lot at the contest and look forward to working with video, but I definitely still have a lot of questions on how exactly the process of editing a feature actually works. I also think that its much easier to see or hear a problem when it is being pointed out to you, and wonder how easily I will be able to pick up on these things with my own work.
Friday, February 8, 2008
About Me
My name is Mariel Brady and I’m a senior print journalism major at the University of Maryland with a minor in sport commerce and culture.
I'm not totally sure what I want to do after gruaduation, but I know I want to stay involved in sports, whether that be in PR or for a news organization. Depending on how things go, law school is also a possibility, but I definitely want to work for a couple years before going back to school.
Since my freshman year, I have worked for Maryland Athletics Media Relations, helping out with football, men’s and women’s basketball and pretty much all of the other sports. I’m also the sports information director for track and field.
I’ve had internships at YES Network and the Baltimore Sun sports department, which were both great experiences. Last spring semester, I studied abroad in London, which was absolutely awesome. While I was there, I interned with Brentford Football Club. They’re in League One, which is kind of the equivalent of a Triple A baseball team. I learned a lot and had so much fun and I am thinking about possibly moving back after graduation.
And that's about it for me. I'm from New York, and have an older brother and two younger sisters. My brother is also involved in sports, he works for the NBA in their global marketing and liscensing department. One of my younger sistsers is a freshman at Boston College and the other is still in high school.
Mariel
I'm not totally sure what I want to do after gruaduation, but I know I want to stay involved in sports, whether that be in PR or for a news organization. Depending on how things go, law school is also a possibility, but I definitely want to work for a couple years before going back to school.
Since my freshman year, I have worked for Maryland Athletics Media Relations, helping out with football, men’s and women’s basketball and pretty much all of the other sports. I’m also the sports information director for track and field.
I’ve had internships at YES Network and the Baltimore Sun sports department, which were both great experiences. Last spring semester, I studied abroad in London, which was absolutely awesome. While I was there, I interned with Brentford Football Club. They’re in League One, which is kind of the equivalent of a Triple A baseball team. I learned a lot and had so much fun and I am thinking about possibly moving back after graduation.
And that's about it for me. I'm from New York, and have an older brother and two younger sisters. My brother is also involved in sports, he works for the NBA in their global marketing and liscensing department. One of my younger sistsers is a freshman at Boston College and the other is still in high school.
Mariel
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