Personal Project Blog Post (First Feature Story)

https://youtu.be/1j3amFT7t38

Our first real journalism assignment was to create a feature story about an assigned partner in our video hour within a timeframe of about 2 weeks.

At first we had a very basic conversation, to figure out things that the other was interested in and begin formulating interview questions.

After we had finished writing questions we were ready to begin the filming process. We found locations to shoot, and then filmed using the Panasonic Cameras & Lav mics to better capture the audio.

We then walked around the school a couple times, finding good places to get BRoll.

Then it was time to edit. I tried my best to make at least semi-professional lower thirds, and wrote a voice over to tell the story.
I learned how to use Adobe Media Encoder to ingest footage, and how to use Premiere's Voiceover Feature.

The next time, it would be beneficial to get better BRoll, as well as film in a better location to make it more visually interesting.

Although something that won't change is my editing process. It was very efficient, and I think I got all of the best audio clips from Hannah.

Next time we do a cover story I'm going to try my best to film in more visually interesting locations, and get more on-topic BRoll.

I had a lot of fun doing the project, and I hope that my next video can build on what I did well in this one.

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