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.