Convergence Video

Today started out a little rough. As usual, I was pretty tired when I woke up and hit the snooze button. Kevin kept trying to keep waking me up but I wouldn't. I ended up missing my first class and threw on clothes for next class. Luckily, I did make it on time for my convergence class.

Convergence Journalism is simply this: You learn how to make news videos.

For journalism students, we all know how to write and for the most part, take a decent picture. We've learned the very basics of layout enough to squeeze by. Oh but what about that thing we call the evening news? Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Don't ask on how to use a video camera and let alone edit the it.

For this reason alone, I'm glad that this class was added on to the curriculum.

On this particular day we talked about sound and how we can use it. We talked about how sound can be very effective and why natural sound is the strongest. Our teacher introduced us to media storm and now I am hooked. The images are powerful, I want to learn how to take better pictures like that.

At the end of class, came the big let down. This teacher gave us a huge "required" extra credit assignment when I thought my group was ahead (note the word required). It may not seem like a lot when you read what it is, but trying to fit it in the busy schedule of three students in one day, almost impossible. I was pretty upset.

The list: Film and notice the sound in these places.

1. interview someone at a trax (train) station

2. interview someone at the union building

3. interview someone in an office

4. interview someone in an ideal place for sound, that you are not allowed to ever use in this class

The time to go to all these places, ugh, oh boy. We made it though.

Started with the ideal place for sound, in a studio. It included me without any makeup on and last minute thrown on clothes.

We then went to that particular teacher's office and he wouldn't let us interview him. So I did the next best thing. I called daddy, who of course let us come in to his office (not dressed as I should have been) and film him. It changed my whole entire mood, as he said, "This is cool." He even gave us his business card to prove that we worked on the assignment.

The next steps weren't that burden some anymore and my team member Ryan seeing how tired I was, agreed to the film his friend at the Union. The video didn't turn out that bad and we made our point about sound.

Thanks to daddy who saved the day. As a side note, I did eventually end up going home and showering that day.

My teammates think I have the coolest dad ever and I know that I do. I'm glad my dad thinks that I'm important. Maybe that's why that even though I'm grown up, I still call him daddy.