Practicum Internship: Week 8
Eight weeks into the program, I feel the need to emphasize, the human side of the equation. I have touched on this in past posts, to the degree that I have mentioned my interest and admiration for some of the guests (and hosts), on the programs that air on Star Planet Television, as well as the employees and owner of the station.
There was one, but are now two technical directors, both of whom are eager to share their vast knowledge with me; but, as is often the case, they are so used to doing what they do, that they have forgotten how steep the learning curve (hill?) was. They seemingly expect me to be able to remember complex procedures after one explication. As per our conversation in the classroom, I plan to begin to tape, or write down their instructions.
Maybe it is because of my pleasant, easy-going nature, or for some other reason, the guests, hosts, my fellow employees, and the owner, seem willing to take me into their confidences. A number of the guests have extended themselves to me, outside of the studio, on a professional and personal level. Besides being a guest on the owners show, the hosts of a show with a metaphysical forum, have invited me to be a guest on their show, after observing my knowledge of, and passion for the field of philosophy.
In short, I find that although I originally saw myself as a behind the scenes guy, that I have the temperament and personality to be in front of the camera as a host of my own show. What's more, the owner, who hosts the show: "Straight Talk," is 78 years young! So he has become a source of inspiration to me, demonstrating, clearly, that age need not be an impediment to success in front of the camera, in this youth dominated society.
P.S. In the future, I intend to do my blog entries, in part, if not entirely in video.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Practicum Internship: Week 7
Hello, Professor McArthur. In my post for this week, I am pleased to report that in addition to employing my behind-the-scenes skills at my internship, I was pleased to put my, in-front-of-the-camera skills, to good use last week. I was ambushed , and therefore, wholly unprepared to be interviewed; but, indeed, that did not deter the owner-operator of the television station, from putting me on the spot. To the contrary, he may have gotten some perverse pleasure out of putting me on the spot!
But due to my extensive training at KKC, I was undaunted, and leapt headlong into the video fray, with a total lack of concern for possible injury to my fragile male ego. Actually, my biggest concern on this occasion, was the fact that, usually, I am dressed in a television-presentable manner; whereas, on this date, I was dismally under-dressed.
Anywho, here is the interview for your perusal. Enjoy! It is the show dated 03/12/15.
StarPlanetTv.com
Hello, Professor McArthur. In my post for this week, I am pleased to report that in addition to employing my behind-the-scenes skills at my internship, I was pleased to put my, in-front-of-the-camera skills, to good use last week. I was ambushed , and therefore, wholly unprepared to be interviewed; but, indeed, that did not deter the owner-operator of the television station, from putting me on the spot. To the contrary, he may have gotten some perverse pleasure out of putting me on the spot!
But due to my extensive training at KKC, I was undaunted, and leapt headlong into the video fray, with a total lack of concern for possible injury to my fragile male ego. Actually, my biggest concern on this occasion, was the fact that, usually, I am dressed in a television-presentable manner; whereas, on this date, I was dismally under-dressed.
Anywho, here is the interview for your perusal. Enjoy! It is the show dated 03/12/15.
StarPlanetTv.com
Friday, March 13, 2015
Practicum Internship: Week 6
Hello Professor Mark (notice how I avoided misstating your name? Sorry about that!), I was so absorbed by the prospect of a last minute project I was finishing for my midterm with Ms. Ash, that I forgot to post this blog entry. As per our conversation in class, Wednesday, much of what I have to say is redundant. As with any job, or indeed, Life itself, most of our days are pretty much like the ones that preceded them, and we perform the same actions over and over again.
That being said, I honestly can say that I am being given more and more responsibilities, each week. From the very beginning I have been working the cameras and lights, and connecting the microphones to our guests. But slowly they began to entrust the building of credits and lower thirds, to me. I feel good about this, because, my fear was that I would go someplace where I would be seen as merely a go-fer. That would have been intolerable to me, partly because of my age, and partly because of my intelligence.
So, in a nutshell, that's why I chose to intern at a small business concern, and so far, I feel like Hannibal, of A-Team fame; i.e., "I love it when a plan comes together!"
Another point of interest, is that the people that I'm working with, are happy to teach me things, that reinforce and supplement what I have learned at school. It is for this reason, that I feel confident about being able to assemble and run an Internet Television station, after, of course, learning a whole lot more! But I will get there. Good-bye, for now.
Hello Professor Mark (notice how I avoided misstating your name? Sorry about that!), I was so absorbed by the prospect of a last minute project I was finishing for my midterm with Ms. Ash, that I forgot to post this blog entry. As per our conversation in class, Wednesday, much of what I have to say is redundant. As with any job, or indeed, Life itself, most of our days are pretty much like the ones that preceded them, and we perform the same actions over and over again.
That being said, I honestly can say that I am being given more and more responsibilities, each week. From the very beginning I have been working the cameras and lights, and connecting the microphones to our guests. But slowly they began to entrust the building of credits and lower thirds, to me. I feel good about this, because, my fear was that I would go someplace where I would be seen as merely a go-fer. That would have been intolerable to me, partly because of my age, and partly because of my intelligence.
So, in a nutshell, that's why I chose to intern at a small business concern, and so far, I feel like Hannibal, of A-Team fame; i.e., "I love it when a plan comes together!"
Another point of interest, is that the people that I'm working with, are happy to teach me things, that reinforce and supplement what I have learned at school. It is for this reason, that I feel confident about being able to assemble and run an Internet Television station, after, of course, learning a whole lot more! But I will get there. Good-bye, for now.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Practicum Internship: Week 5
Greetings, Professor!
I am still quite enthused about my internship, though, honestly, much of what I am reporting about it, via my weekly blogging, is necessarily redundant and repetitive (LOL). My technical director has been allowing me to do more and more each week, and so I am becoming very familiar with the software necessary to stream a television show live, on the internet.
The editing software that we use is Adobe Premiere Pro, which is very similar in operation to what we use at school, which is, of course, Final Cut Pro. I am becoming acclimated to using it, a little at a time. The T.D. allows me to create lower thirds, which highlights the names of our guests and gives their various titles. There are a lot of steps involved in producing a show, so I am being brought along slowly, in that respect.
There are 3 dvd recorder/players, three computers, three intercom controllers, and three monitors that correspond with the three cameras in the studio. In addition, there is a switcher and audio controller. There is, also, a monitor that houses the editing program, which includes the intro, outro, and the commercials.
The ability to create commercials for businesses, is what enables streaming tv stations to offer their programming to their viewers, free of charge. This is a common practice on the internet, where you attract a following by giving away things of value, and then go to prospective advertisers and impress them with the number of eyes you have on your page, or program, etc..
This is the business model that I wish to emulate, i.e., create entertaining and thought-provoking content, and capitalize on our list; as the saying goes, "The money is in the list." More on this next week.
Greetings, Professor!
I am still quite enthused about my internship, though, honestly, much of what I am reporting about it, via my weekly blogging, is necessarily redundant and repetitive (LOL). My technical director has been allowing me to do more and more each week, and so I am becoming very familiar with the software necessary to stream a television show live, on the internet.
The editing software that we use is Adobe Premiere Pro, which is very similar in operation to what we use at school, which is, of course, Final Cut Pro. I am becoming acclimated to using it, a little at a time. The T.D. allows me to create lower thirds, which highlights the names of our guests and gives their various titles. There are a lot of steps involved in producing a show, so I am being brought along slowly, in that respect.
There are 3 dvd recorder/players, three computers, three intercom controllers, and three monitors that correspond with the three cameras in the studio. In addition, there is a switcher and audio controller. There is, also, a monitor that houses the editing program, which includes the intro, outro, and the commercials.
The ability to create commercials for businesses, is what enables streaming tv stations to offer their programming to their viewers, free of charge. This is a common practice on the internet, where you attract a following by giving away things of value, and then go to prospective advertisers and impress them with the number of eyes you have on your page, or program, etc..
This is the business model that I wish to emulate, i.e., create entertaining and thought-provoking content, and capitalize on our list; as the saying goes, "The money is in the list." More on this next week.
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