I have had a fantastic week at ITV Meridian. The whole team were very friendly and helpful and I have learnt a lot from it. I have had a great overview of the range of roles a production specialist does. After my general introduction on Monday I started on Tuesday morning doing media traffic hub operations which involved ingesting tapes and playing them out and learning how to book out lines for the trucks. I then went on to see the lunch time bulletin PA and just how much preparation work in needed and logging before the programme, not just during! After lunch I saw how the weather forecast is recorded, edited and played out for the programme. For the evening programme I watched the Gallery Camera Operator controlling the camera set up and the lighting for various angles. On the Wednesday morning I had a go at recording the weather and editing it using Avid for the morning and lunchtime weather. It was very interesting to finally have a go with Avid – I found it very user friendly and picked a few of the short cuts quite quickly. During the lunchtime bulletin I watched the sound mixer. At first this seems like a very daunting role however after watching for a time I could see the logic behind all the controls and began to look forward to giving it a go! In the afternoon I was back on weathers and managed to record and cut the programme and evening weathers independently. For the evening programme I watched the autocue which was interesting to see how they time and follow a script also. The next day I had an overview of directing, the programmes involved, the key banks, the talk back systems and everything else! I then sat in with one of the editors and saw how he cuts together the stories for the programme or tidies up journalists cuts ready for viewing. This was a really interesting experience seeing how he picked up on different elements for correcting that he had gained from experience. I later watched sound for the programme which required a lot more concentration than the lunch bulletin! I spent my last learning how to do the archiving which appeared to be a relaxed role after seeing all the live production. Though there is a lot to remember I felt it quite an achievable role. For the lunchtime bulletin I had a go at gallery camera operation which was quite a buzz as it was live. There were not too many set ups to worry about and no physical camera moves but I did have to change lighting too. It was a great experience and look forward to doing a programme! In the afternoon I was back on weathers to try something a bit new as the weatherman was on location. So instead of the simple recording it was a case of recording him into the system and on to the graphics afterwards. For the evening programme I ped/camera operated on the studio floor which was great to get a different perspective on the show. Overall I had a great introductory week, I have learnt a great deal, meet my Fred Dineage who I used to watch on ‘How’ and can’t wait for the next shift!
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For the past few months I have been in charge of a project for Bournemouth University about BU Staff. The project was requested by Staff Development Manager Colleen Harding and as a result I am making a series of short interviews for the website with a wide range of Bournemouth University's staff to show what working at BU is like for prospective employees. After doing all the preproduction of putting together the schedule, risk assessment, booking locations and kit I was ready to film so for the past couple of weeks I have been filming two camera set up interviews with the help of final year Global Media student Alex Naqvi and Bryony Reed around various campus locations. Once again we had a great view of Bournemouth from the Executive Business centre which I couldn't help add to the production photos. I am now nearing the end of editing process and the interviews are looking really good. More to follow once the project is complete!
This week I have been filming and editing the National Student Survey video for Bournemouth University with Red Balloon and Toby Honer form Corporate Communications. NeSSa the camel strikes again by having a graffiti mural painted on Talbot and Lansdown campuses. I have been filming with the help of Joe Jackson and Jamie Whitton the time lapse and close ups of the very talented graffiti artist Oli from Graffiti Kings who is bringing NeSSa to life. The National Student Survey is for final years to complete to let future students know what the course is like and whether the students on it were satisfied. It is a very important survey and hopefully this video will encourage students to fill it out! Check it out on the link below and the production stills. I have completed my most recent project. I have been working with Jennifer Kieser, my Zumba instructor, on a promotional video for her classes. We decided we wanted to do something a little different adding twixtor and colour effects to the video but the main focus was on the class itself and how professional yet so much fun they are. She is a fantastic instructor and I had a lot of fun making the video which I directed, filmed and edited. Here it is! |
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