My first REAL editing experience

I can't believe I got the assignment in by the end of class! It took me FOREVER to get the hang of the whole process, and if Professor Littau did not provide us with an idiot-proofed guide on how to do it all, my lab assignment would never have worked!

I chose to interview students about Elie Wiesel--the highly anticipated commencement speaker. I definitely made things harder for myself, because instead of finding just one person to talk about him, I found three. They were all sitting together in the Upper UC, having lunch and clearly talking about a subject with no relation to my subject at hand. When I imposed on their lunch break, they were definitely willing to talk, but when it got down to it, only one of them had actually heard of the man...I thought that was bizarre. What made the whole thing difficult for me was having to edit with all three of them as elements. Ahhhh I guess I should just stick to the simplest ways of going about things from now on. Besides, this is a learning environment...why take on more things than necessary?

I like that Professor Littau gave us a preview of what our lab will be tomorrow. While the details on what we will be interviewing others about weren't too explicit, it's giving me time to prepare myself for the task at hand. Again, I'm glad that I have my group's video camera so that I can practice filming on my own, but it will also be interesting to work with someone else on the effort. To be completely honest, I think I'm a pretty good interviewer. I'm good at coming up with things off the top of my head, so if a conversation gets dull, I'm able to salvage the footage into something meaningful and interesting--that is, depending on what the topic may be.

Playing Around

I was so excited to be the group member in charge of holding on to my camera for the weekend. I had a chance to play around the camera and test out what it's capable of. I need soooooo much practice, but I'm starting to get the hang of its functions. Being a good photographer and director is going to be a completely different story. Right now, I've mastered how to turn it on and turn it off.....

Practice makes perfect!

My First Video and Uploading Experience

Despite the fact that I'm a young adult exposed to the latest technologies, I'm clueless when it comes to digital media recording and uploading, even on sites I frequently visit like YouTube. While I'm quite familiar with the site and all it has to offer, when it comes to my own contributions, I have none.

But not for long! Today I finally learned how to record videos, download them to my computer and upload them to file sharing sites like YouTube. What a world this has opened up! Having my own channel makes me comfortable enough to make mistakes, experiment and compare my work with others, especially my classmates.

I think the most exciting part about the whole process was using these new cameras. They're so tiny and portable, it makes everything so much easier than they potentially could be! Besides the fact that they're tiny, they're super easy to use, even for someone like me who hardly touches a digital camera.

Honestly, it's going to take me a while to really be comfortable with the whole thing, but I'm sure that as the weeks progress, I'll be a certified pro in the world of multimedia reporting....maybe...possibly....we'll see.....

Hello!

My name is Becca Raphael. I'm a senior Journalism major at Lehigh University, taking a brand new class called Multimedia Reporting! I am so excited to get underway, learning about the many emerging media channels and how to put them to use. I have very little blogging experience, so this is an experimental journey within itself.

I'm PUMPED!!!