Final Report Spring Semester

This semester I did quite a bit more than last semester. I made sure I went to a few men's and women's lacrosse games. I did a lot of editing. Much more so than I've done in semesters past. I found that I really enjoy editing and my prior knowledge of the software really helped me out with a lot of the projects I worked on this semester. I also worked quite a bit on camera which I enjoyed thoroughly. Ordinarily I do enjoy one-on-one communication and I am comfortable speaking to a group but it was a different experience altogether to speak to a camera rather than a person. That being said, I can definitely see myself working on camera and doing something sports-related as maybe a sportscaster or even a sideline reporter. In either case I feel like I have a lot of flexibility when it comes to doing on-camera or behind the scenes work on any given production. I don't mind doing either and I've also found I really enjoy doing camera work as well so videography is definitely something I wouldn't mind delving into. Also this semester I've done a lot of group work which I particularly enjoyed. I feel like it is a lot more applicable to a real-world scenario when one has to rely on others to do their jobs. I did a lot of work with the help of Steve Waldman who is a friend of mine. He just started getting involved in the broadcast field so it was a real pleasure teaching him everything I know about broadcast given I have experience not only in the college setting but through prior education as well. It was great being able to guide him and show him a little of what I know and I definitely would enjoy teaching about the field of broadcasting. As for the future of the newscast, I would really enjoy if the news show went to a two-anchor format. The one-anchor format isn't as entertaining in my opinion. Also, I would really like to see the newscast go live on our channel. Maybe have the live production at some point during the early evening and have it play at 5, 6 and 7 o' clock for a few days during the school week. I feel like the show could use more participation and maybe making the taping of the show around practicum time would be nice seeing as we are all assembled there already. It might be possible to have each student in a higher level class produce a news show or two and be able to use the students from the lower level classes as crew for their productions that way some of the students can rotate directing, producing, anchoring, etc. and give each job a shot. I really enjoyed working this semester and I look forward to having more responsibilities next semester.