Weekly Warrior

Another week, another package, here's what I'm working on in Broadcast 2:

This week I turned another package focusing on increased parking fines in the downtown Columbia area. I definitely wanted to angle it toward the impact on local business, as increased fines could, and I believe will, take a hit on local businesses in the area. I got to talk to Francisco Guillen, owner of La Siesta Mexican Restaurant, and he was genuinely concerned, especially for people during lunch hours. Overall, I thought the package turned out great, I really liked my work. I had a good opening shot with natural sounds; it was a parking meter in a tight shot with :01 minutes left. As it turned to :00, the sounds came up and the colors went from green to red. I definitely still need to work on my framing during interviews, as both of my interviews looked much wider than they did when I shot them. The LED on the cameras we use makes it tough to actually determine what will show up on the big screen during critiques. Overall, I was happy and proud of what I turned it.

A week ago I turned in a package I wasn't proud of. The story was okay, pretty fluffy, and I just tried to make the best out of it that I could. I know I can do better work than what I turned in, so I don't even want to dwell on it.

A lecture last week really opened my eyes to writing for news stories. The lecture made us focus on keeping short, direct sentences with simple language and bring the story full circle.

I am continuing to learn at an amazing rate, and hope to be cleared soon for KOMU. Hopefully by my next blog I will have some good news to share.