The role in studio production that I like the best so far is running the camera. I like it for a few reasons:
1. I like running the camera because I get to control what the image looks like within the boundaries set by the director. The process of finding the image interests me quite a bit.
2. I really like cameras. I've always been fascinated with how someone can capture a moment in time with a device that is sometimes only the size of a person's fist.
3. By running the camera, I am not in the image that the camera is recording. This means that I'm not as nervous as I would be if I was on the set. Not being nervous is very useful in the studio because it minimizes the risk of mistakes.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
The Studio Experience
Working in the studio on campus was a very interesting experience. Originally, everything in the studio looked very complicated and difficult, but when our class tried all of the different positions in the studio it turned out that studio work is a lot easier than I imagined.
I am very fond of running the cameras and helping set up the lights. I also liked acting as the floor manager and the director, though those positions require a lot of responsibility that I am not used to and am not entirely comfortable with yet.
I wasn't very fond of running the audio board during our trial shows, but that may be because I don't understand how it works very well. I will have to learn more about it before I am comfortable with running the audio board for a production again.
There is a part of me that really enjoyed being on set, but the part of me that did not like being on set wins out on this position. I was very nervous when I was on camera, and I couldn't keep the conversation going very well when I was acting as the host. I'm very lucky that my guests helped to fill in during the moments where I couldn't come up with anything.
Along with learning more about audio, I would like to continue working with the cameras and lighting. Those are the areas that I think I am the best at in the studio.
I am very fond of running the cameras and helping set up the lights. I also liked acting as the floor manager and the director, though those positions require a lot of responsibility that I am not used to and am not entirely comfortable with yet.
I wasn't very fond of running the audio board during our trial shows, but that may be because I don't understand how it works very well. I will have to learn more about it before I am comfortable with running the audio board for a production again.
There is a part of me that really enjoyed being on set, but the part of me that did not like being on set wins out on this position. I was very nervous when I was on camera, and I couldn't keep the conversation going very well when I was acting as the host. I'm very lucky that my guests helped to fill in during the moments where I couldn't come up with anything.
Along with learning more about audio, I would like to continue working with the cameras and lighting. Those are the areas that I think I am the best at in the studio.
Music Video: Production Notes 1
This is an update on the progress of my music video assignment for Shepherd University's Music Video class.
Due to the lack of a song as well as a deadline on my part, only the lead singer of the group I was originally working with could be the talent that I am making a video for.
My talent already had a song recorded, so that song has been chosen for the video. The song is called "Home Coming" and it has a very patriotic theme. Due to the patriotic theme in the song, I will be looking for creative commons footage of soldiers to use with the permission of the creators.
The introduction of the song lends well to the image of an American flag against a clear blue sky. I will tie that image in throughout the video, for example later in the song the lyrics mention looking into the sky to see a single airplane flying high above.
I will be using the studio to record some footage of my talent for the video; specifically I would like to back light my talent for part of the bridge of the song. My talent and I are in contact about when she can come to the studio to record.
I went to an event that my talent was performing at and took some footage, but the lighting was not the best, so I'm not sure if I will be using the footage or not.
Due to the lack of a song as well as a deadline on my part, only the lead singer of the group I was originally working with could be the talent that I am making a video for.
My talent already had a song recorded, so that song has been chosen for the video. The song is called "Home Coming" and it has a very patriotic theme. Due to the patriotic theme in the song, I will be looking for creative commons footage of soldiers to use with the permission of the creators.
The introduction of the song lends well to the image of an American flag against a clear blue sky. I will tie that image in throughout the video, for example later in the song the lyrics mention looking into the sky to see a single airplane flying high above.
I will be using the studio to record some footage of my talent for the video; specifically I would like to back light my talent for part of the bridge of the song. My talent and I are in contact about when she can come to the studio to record.
I went to an event that my talent was performing at and took some footage, but the lighting was not the best, so I'm not sure if I will be using the footage or not.
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