With this thought in our minds, this week we take journalism to a personal level, with feature stories. The class attentively projecting ideals of interviewing in order to connect with the human of interest.
We gather information of Who, What,When, Where, and Why? to successfully assemble a story. With the help of B-roll and voiceovers, students created a representation of the lead using audio and video while gaining skills technically. Exercising in editing, camera setup, and using microphones. In addition, progressing in areas of writing, project planning, and communicating with clients and everyday people.
From this became a feature story.
The first step I took was brainstorming,
the most important foundation my story needed was a strong lead. without that there would be no where for my story to go or chance it would connect to an audience.
The challenges I faced in this portion included practicality for not only my goals, but who ever I would be interviewing. I of course needed time to set up equipment, prepare interview questions, schedule a time to sit down with the person, while still leaving me time to edit before the deadline.
Along with the planning portion, it must be remembered that technology is still new. whether it's mics, or SD cards, or a faulty tripod. Something is bound to become a road block. luckily, with trial and error, learning comes after.
Each video we create gives us experience in every stage of production. during this video I felt more comfortable editing in Adobe Premiere pro and filming with the Panasonic. I still struggle with organization and exporting the media.
Regarding the content of my feature story, it included ONW senior, Emerson Riggs, and her involvement in the performing arts electives in the school. Though i am content with how the story summarized, the lead was not as strong as it could have been . Due to scheduling and a person's willingness to have a story centered around them, many of better choices weren't an option. The video was missing a second voice, and b-roll tying to conversation being made in the interview.
In the end, the feature story was a positive earning experience, technologically optimistic and frothing.
