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On Camera Broadcasting - here's a nerve-wrenching course. If there is anything that increased my self-confidence in performing in front of a camera, this course was it. I started as a trembling and stuttering student to someone who was able to manage my stage fright to something less noticeable on camera. For me, being behind the camera was my comfort zone. I like being out of sight, yet being an active part in projects I participate in gives me a chance to be known. I'm an advocate of function over form.
This class literally dragged me out of my box and put me in a spotlight. Here is where I realized the importance of being on the field reporting news and the challenges it comes with. Although it may seem easy to talk to just anybody, days spent on the streets bombarding people with requests to participate in an interview proved otherwise. Surely, my guts and bravery have turned up a notch. A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MY INSTRUCTORS - Kimberly Coyle and Manny Ramos for coaching me the right way and telling me that I was better than I assumed myself to be.
Below is the resume reel that I created for myself, which is a collection of clips and projects I worked on during the length of this course. I won't deny that there are places where I messed up a bit, but I've come a long way and in a way, I am satisfied with the outcome.
The video compilation comprises three parts. The first part is a quick piecing of cuts taken from different on-camera reads, and the second part covers various story packages that I created over the progression of this course. The story packages include red carpet reviews and Man-On-The-Street Interview packages. If you would like to see them individually, below are the cuts of each package. Enjoy!
Red Carpet reviews and Entertainment is an area that grabs my attention the most. For this piece, I put together three stories that I could potentially report about if I were hypothetically an on-camera reporter for Entertainment Now. This package helped me understand the working of a green screen and how to dress accordingly to be able to create that POP on screen. Editing each segment together to make it seem like it were an actual show, was a rewarding experience. Here is where I learned that scripts written for verbal rendition vary greatly from what we read on paper. The script was taken from multiple articles that I'd read in order to gather data for the piece
"On The Streets", was an innovative project and certainly overwhelming. Being presentable was of core importance here. The more presentable I appeared, the more confidence I could gain in searching out people to interview. The subject of my story was "Pokemon Go", the game that was captivating children and adults alike. I decided to take the angle of how the game was safe to play and how it served as a way to meet people. The game had been an ice-breaker of sorts.
Editing was also a journey. Balancing Nat sounds, making sure the audio of the individual was captured along with posture and positioning of my subjects were all aspects that I had to keep in mind while performing. This process also involved a great deal of bravery and thick skin. Eventually, not only did I gain a well-rounded story package, I got to meet and talk to some great people and listening to what they had to say was intriguing.
If you're interested in learning the art of performing on-camera, I suggest you visit Manny Ramos' website included below. Thanks for watching!
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