The Gaston College Broadcasting Program continues to grow and improve. New equipment and program updates are elevating the program to a professional level preparing students for entering the media industry. The program allows students opportunities to participate in field trips to top media outlets, like WSOC, WBT, WBTV, NASCAR, and many more production studios. This gives you a broader prospective of the opportunities available to you and opens your eyes to some of the requirements. It is very inspirational in directing you into the specific area that may interest you. Often times during the field trip, there are always questions that enlighten you to things you don't even think about. Students should always take advantage of the opportunities to visit the local media outlets.
Next semester will be even better when the new video recording studio will relocate to the CASS building with the other Broadcasting Programs. Having all the Broadcasting classes centralized to one location will benefit the students and staff as well. New students in the fall will have the new restructured program which has been updated where the classes flow better. Many of the classes will now have prerequisites that will enhance the learning in other classes.
The video section uploads their work to youtube. There has been a lot of progess and improvements over the quality of work that has been produced. I am sure this will continue as improvements are made with equipment and curriculum.
Thanks to our program directors for your efforts in continuously working to make the Broadcasting Program at Gaston one of the best in the area. It is such an asset to the student when we have a staff that continues to try to improve the program.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Life Lesson-Handling Adversity
The life lesson of handling adversity was put to the test on Tuesday. It was my scheduled day to record my final video project in the tv studio. When I entered my writing class first thing Tuesday morning, I was told my host would not be able to be there until 1:00 p.m. and my recording was scheduled to begin at Noon. No problem, we would use someone else to host the first interview. This was not the end of the conflicts that would arise, just the beginning. I should have stayed home, but if it did, then I would not have experienced the adversities and made a better person by handling them, one at a time as they occurred.
Entering the studio at noon, I began to get the studio and crew in place for the shoot to begin. It was great to see Phil return and he graciously accepted the request to be my first host. When I noticed we were one camera short, Phil volunteered to go to the Broadcasting Department and get us the additional camera needed for our shoot. One problem, it didn't have a faceplate for the tripod, so we had to improvise and use a podium. The cameras needed blank tapes to recored different angles and having enough footage to use for editing. Next challenge, the tape deck ate my tape, so Kyle had to disassemble the tape deck and remove the bad tape. Ok, now we are ready to record the first interview. We had to move cameras during scenes to be able to get the shots needed. Recording went great after we were able to overcome the many adversities. But we were not clear of them yet. Many more were to arise.
At 1:30 my second guest arrives and has brought over a tripod with a faceplate. This eliminates our issue of having to move cameras around. Now we start recording, batteries are dying and there are no back up batteries. Finally we find a battery with enough charge to start our interview. After we begin, there is a major problem with the sound. The sound technician can't figure out the problem with the mic. Troubleshooting, it is discovered the sliders controlling the lapel mics are reversed on the audio board. At this point, anything is possible. My tape had run out of room, so I had to get a new tape. Finally, we put in a new tape and started the second interview. Soon after we began, a piece of equipment started in the sound room and it was so loud we couldn't hear the audio. There was nothing we could do about that, so we just continued. A few minutes later, we were informed the battery on camera "C" was dying and we didn't have any more charged batteries. Luckily it held out for us to finish the interview.
What a day of adversities. The studio was like a sauna and everyone was so gracious, doing their role and putting up with all the roadblocks, and stuck in there until the very end. Thanks so much for being such troopers. The recording didn't wrap up until after 2:30 p.m.. I feel confident we were able to get some great footage and two great interviews. I am so grateful to everyone for their patience and to my hosts and guests for hanging in there til the end.
But, you ask, did the adversities end there? Nope, when I went home and began my blog, halfway through this blog on adversity, my battery dies on my laptop. Little did my laptop know, I am a person of perseverience and I will continue to handle those little life interuptions as they occur - one at a time.
I leave you with this thought on the life lesson of adversity. When life hands you adversity, don't let it get you down, don't get angry, or throw in the towel. Just handle it in a postive way, one issue at a time. You will become a better person from your experiences. Remember, life is all about how we handle the adversity that comes our way.
Entering the studio at noon, I began to get the studio and crew in place for the shoot to begin. It was great to see Phil return and he graciously accepted the request to be my first host. When I noticed we were one camera short, Phil volunteered to go to the Broadcasting Department and get us the additional camera needed for our shoot. One problem, it didn't have a faceplate for the tripod, so we had to improvise and use a podium. The cameras needed blank tapes to recored different angles and having enough footage to use for editing. Next challenge, the tape deck ate my tape, so Kyle had to disassemble the tape deck and remove the bad tape. Ok, now we are ready to record the first interview. We had to move cameras during scenes to be able to get the shots needed. Recording went great after we were able to overcome the many adversities. But we were not clear of them yet. Many more were to arise.
At 1:30 my second guest arrives and has brought over a tripod with a faceplate. This eliminates our issue of having to move cameras around. Now we start recording, batteries are dying and there are no back up batteries. Finally we find a battery with enough charge to start our interview. After we begin, there is a major problem with the sound. The sound technician can't figure out the problem with the mic. Troubleshooting, it is discovered the sliders controlling the lapel mics are reversed on the audio board. At this point, anything is possible. My tape had run out of room, so I had to get a new tape. Finally, we put in a new tape and started the second interview. Soon after we began, a piece of equipment started in the sound room and it was so loud we couldn't hear the audio. There was nothing we could do about that, so we just continued. A few minutes later, we were informed the battery on camera "C" was dying and we didn't have any more charged batteries. Luckily it held out for us to finish the interview.
What a day of adversities. The studio was like a sauna and everyone was so gracious, doing their role and putting up with all the roadblocks, and stuck in there until the very end. Thanks so much for being such troopers. The recording didn't wrap up until after 2:30 p.m.. I feel confident we were able to get some great footage and two great interviews. I am so grateful to everyone for their patience and to my hosts and guests for hanging in there til the end.
But, you ask, did the adversities end there? Nope, when I went home and began my blog, halfway through this blog on adversity, my battery dies on my laptop. Little did my laptop know, I am a person of perseverience and I will continue to handle those little life interuptions as they occur - one at a time.
I leave you with this thought on the life lesson of adversity. When life hands you adversity, don't let it get you down, don't get angry, or throw in the towel. Just handle it in a postive way, one issue at a time. You will become a better person from your experiences. Remember, life is all about how we handle the adversity that comes our way.
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