The pressure is on

For the week of October 28 – November 4, I shot the women’s volleyball game, submitted a reader on men’s soccer, and lent some of time to the News Show. For the volleyball game, since there were no highlights from the day before, all the pressure was on me for the highlights of the week. However, I am starting to get use to the handling of HD camera (especially since there is no need for tapes and I am not messing around with a focus ring). I also like how there is a systematic routine that is usually occurring (I shoot the games and others edit it, just like an assembly line). For the sports reader, there were no problems since the information was easy to understand and the game finished on time. The news show was the only time when there were problems. In terms of the non-technical concepts, I felt I had an understanding. Except for one, the talent (various anchors) had many mistakes in their delivery (fluctuations in voice level, reading too fast, etc…). This could have been attributed to the fact that they had to stand up and remain composed, or it could have been their lack of experience. However, when it came to the technical processes, I became lost. There were so many light switches and devices that memorizing them became a task. I also was relatively unfamiliar with some of the jargon that was being tossed around (the word “zebra” was being used a lot and I heard it was in relation to flesh tone). All in all, I need a whole lot more experience if I am going to know my way around.

2 hours volleyball game + 1 hour sports reader + 1 hour for News Show = 4 hours