Looking Back... And Forward

Growing is how we learn and prosper. As a student of 3 years now in the convergence journalism strand, I have slowly been becoming an exceptional writer, producer, and broadcaster. The skills taken into grip in this class are some that 90% of American high school students do not have available to them.

1. I believe we have implemented a much wider variety of shots, including the 6-shot system that has become almost fundamental.

At the beginning of the year, I took viewers through Sean McPartland's journalism journey and all that he does for the program. Here is where I established just about every shot angle that came to mind. You will see wide, extra wide, medium, close up, extra close, over-the-shoulder, face, and more. Truthfully, it was an iris-brightening production. It truly opened up my eyes as I presented a new system and a story that Sean himself told, rather than I. Stories are best told by the subject, sometimes, the writer does no justice.

You can see it implemented in my work here. One of the most well composed works that I have done from the shots point of view.

2. Keep it together. Documentaries have been something I have been able to discover on my own with Quen Barkyoumb. We attacked and tried to tug at the hearts of all students at Northwest. Mid-way through football season we spent about three weeks shooting and capturing the essence of two kids who are the football teams biggest fans. Jack and Colin have been hindered with Cerebral Palsy from birth but are nothing short of our teams greatest links. Even while playing football, I managed to get many shots as well as Quen. It was more so a documentary short, but we gained and used techniques that gave the story award-winning potential. We will be submitting it to E-magine, our award show. An extended version will be posted later in the year. This is one of my most prided works.

3. Aside from emotions... There is Broadcasting

I know the preview looks like an amateur fuzzy shot but this happens to be our latest edition of our news show, anchored by Kami Gibson and Myself. Broadcasting in sports is something that captured my eye in elementary school. I saw how much fun ESPN broadcasters were having while reporting news and I knew that I could do it someday. Since then, I have broadened my horizons and this year have begun to anchor full shows for all of ONW to see. All my experiences in presenting myself and being a personable guy have helped me to be much more natural when faced with a lens. I have become more proud of my broadcasting and producing. I believe the journalism strand at ONW should always be top in the state and even country. I only hope I am helping the cause.

Semester 2: Aiming High

1. I can only hope that Quen andn I's work, like I said, has the potential to be an award winning story. Our goal is to extend and show everyone the full length story and Emagine is the perfect place. The goal isn't easily obtainable but is within our reach and we firmly believe so. Looking at history, we received a total of 0 awards last year in the convergence journalism strand. This piece will hopefully represent our program in the brightest and most respectable light achievable.

2. Potential. A word I would like to use to describe this whole class. With all of the given technology, the time on our hands, and the amount of creativity kong us all, I know we are capable of unimaginable progress. I mean lets face it, we use this class for a lot of homework and it is almost as if we are shooting ourselves in the foot. Yes it can be handy, however, there are things we haven't even discovered on the tricaster, and of course potential we have yet to reach. Lets get it done boys and girls.