So this week was really a great time for me at abc27. The people I've met and learned from are really starting to grow on me. But things took a different route this time around. Instead of doing the usual Saturday/Sunday shifts, I did a Friday shift, 10 am to 6 pm, with Eric Heisler, the Senior Photojournalist at abc27. So for that Friday, Eric, Amanda (the reporter I usually shadow) and I went to see a frozen waterfall and get a story on that mixed with the possible conditions that could arise from the Susquehanna River melting back to normal.
The weather conditions that day were so frigid and painfully cold that I could barely feel my fingers and feet with a hat, gloves and a big coat on with a scarf. We essentially went and got some B-roll footage of the waterfall being frozen over (with some water flowing through) and interviewed the son of the restaurant owners about his opinion on the whole situation. Eric showed me how to use the camera, get good footage, what angles to use (typically short and wide ones) and how he was going to put it all together. Amanda did the stand ups, and got some stills of the restaurant, and then we were on our way.
Then, we interviewed and official speaking on behalf of the river and how it could change over the next couple months due to spring rolling around. During that interview, Eric set up a strong light that mimics the sun inside the room we interviewed him, and set up the shot. After the interview, we got some B-roll, did a standup with Amanda and got some lunch. This video package was to be done by the 5:00 news so Amanda could do a live shot during the newscast at 5, then another one at 6. This was a very interesting experience because Eric really knows what he is doing with the camera and Amanda has a ton of reporting experience so she puts together fantastic package scripts. They were basically the A team with a sidekick intern.
Anyway, then I did my Sunday night shift and I finally got to put together a legitimate video package for my reel! It doesn't sound like much but the whole experience was thrilling to me and just learning how to use Adobe Premier Pro was a blast. I got a lot of help from one of the other photography guys who showed me how to level my sounds so the video would have a more natural flow to it. I ended up spending about 4 and a half hours on the video and finally finished it around 5:00 am on Monday. But after that, I learned some more about the cameras in the anchor room and then headed back home at about 7 am after the daybreak show.
Here's the video package I put together Sunday night. I'm going to use my vimeo account as a reel for applying to photojournalism jobs.
https://vimeo.com/nicholasfinio
The weather conditions that day were so frigid and painfully cold that I could barely feel my fingers and feet with a hat, gloves and a big coat on with a scarf. We essentially went and got some B-roll footage of the waterfall being frozen over (with some water flowing through) and interviewed the son of the restaurant owners about his opinion on the whole situation. Eric showed me how to use the camera, get good footage, what angles to use (typically short and wide ones) and how he was going to put it all together. Amanda did the stand ups, and got some stills of the restaurant, and then we were on our way.
Then, we interviewed and official speaking on behalf of the river and how it could change over the next couple months due to spring rolling around. During that interview, Eric set up a strong light that mimics the sun inside the room we interviewed him, and set up the shot. After the interview, we got some B-roll, did a standup with Amanda and got some lunch. This video package was to be done by the 5:00 news so Amanda could do a live shot during the newscast at 5, then another one at 6. This was a very interesting experience because Eric really knows what he is doing with the camera and Amanda has a ton of reporting experience so she puts together fantastic package scripts. They were basically the A team with a sidekick intern.
Anyway, then I did my Sunday night shift and I finally got to put together a legitimate video package for my reel! It doesn't sound like much but the whole experience was thrilling to me and just learning how to use Adobe Premier Pro was a blast. I got a lot of help from one of the other photography guys who showed me how to level my sounds so the video would have a more natural flow to it. I ended up spending about 4 and a half hours on the video and finally finished it around 5:00 am on Monday. But after that, I learned some more about the cameras in the anchor room and then headed back home at about 7 am after the daybreak show.
Here's the video package I put together Sunday night. I'm going to use my vimeo account as a reel for applying to photojournalism jobs.
https://vimeo.com/nicholasfinio