Saturday, October 18, 2008

Behind the Beak

The name of my package this week is behind the beak. It’s an inside look at what it takes to be Charlie 
Cardinal and being the mascot at ball state. I thought the interview went really well. We used anomys lighting and it looks really cool. We put a kicker light on the Cardinal had to give the interview a little more than just blacking out the face. The interview went very well and it I am hoping I can do the story justice. Charlie had a lot to say, and was one of the best interviewers this semester. I am looking forward to the package and telling the true story of what it is like to be behind the beak.

This week is a slower week. We have a show that will air on Friday that we are preparing for and will shot on Wednesday. It is nice to have a slower week after having two remotes and a studio show in less than the six days. This week has allowed the group to review each of the remote games that we covered, and to critique and review them about how we can improve future remotes. This week has allowed the group to focus on packages and plan ahead to the busy schedule in November where we have multiple remotes, and multiple shows.  I am preparing my production book for the volleyball game. I am producing the first sports link volleyball remote this year, but I was able to ask Bill Bryant for advice because he has produced multiple volleyball games, and he gave me advice on how to step up the cameras, and create an overall vision for the broadcast.  Ken and I working together to create a great broadcast for the volleyball game. I am learning that there is never too much planning that can go into a remote shot, the more planning and scheming about the “what if scenario’s” the better the production.