Hello,
I haven't done too much arround the office this week so far, so today I will talk about the posibility of doing some video work for my job at Rocky Moutain Hydroponics. My Boss there told me he was looking for some new ways to advertise and I suggested that he do some video tutorials on how to build a hydroponic system and post them on Youtube. He was open to the idea and said that he had seen some videos for another Hydro shop that he thought looked good and could be a model for our own. Here is a link to one of those videos that shows the style he's looking for. It looks like the motion graphics were done on After Effecfts, which I do not own, so if anyone knows of a way to do similar things with Final Cut or if anyone knows where to pick up After Effects for a reasonable price, let me know. Basically the goal of the video would be to showcase the store and our products in a way that says "we are a legit hydro shop." This would mean making the store look as big as possible and making the product line appear extremely vast. If anyone has any tips or suggestions I would appreciate the help.
Thanks
Mark
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
LOHAS Filming
Hello everyone,
Wednesday I helped out with shooting at the LOHAS conference up in Boulder. It was pretty straightforward. Jon and I set up outside and shot several interviews with different business leaders. We didn't have to use the lights we brought since we were outdoors so the setup was a breeze. We were planning to get some B-roll but their wasn't too much going on outside the conference rooms so we decided to wait for Friday. I would have liked to get some footage from inside the conference rooms but apparently we were not allowed in. Well, that's all I know this week.
Bye now
-Mark
Wednesday I helped out with shooting at the LOHAS conference up in Boulder. It was pretty straightforward. Jon and I set up outside and shot several interviews with different business leaders. We didn't have to use the lights we brought since we were outdoors so the setup was a breeze. We were planning to get some B-roll but their wasn't too much going on outside the conference rooms so we decided to wait for Friday. I would have liked to get some footage from inside the conference rooms but apparently we were not allowed in. Well, that's all I know this week.
Bye now
-Mark
Friday, June 17, 2011
New Interns!
So I will be gearing up to hire some more interns next week. I know you are excited as much as I am. They will be helping primarily with Your Voice Here. You all are doing a splendid job on the Action Calendar, Newswire and Your Voice Here. I also wanted to take a moment and let you all know if there are any comments and concerns involving the workload around here please don't hesitate to talk to me. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
-Lauren
-Lauren
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Wednesday Afternoon Blog Post
Hello, everyone
It's another Wednesday here, but because of pledge drive next week, there is no Action Calendar which allowed me to have a little bit more time today to post on here, get alternet articles etc. Today and Monday I spent more time in the studio helping out with cameras and getting everything ready. Alex is gone for a conference in Minneapolis, I believe, and so that made things a little hectic around the studio, but it all managed to work out fine. It was kind of fun knowing that we were running on a tight schedule, although I'm sure if that was the case everyday, it would be a bit stressful. I'm sure pledge drive will turn out to be an interesting experience. Hope everyone is having a good week!
-Andrew
It's another Wednesday here, but because of pledge drive next week, there is no Action Calendar which allowed me to have a little bit more time today to post on here, get alternet articles etc. Today and Monday I spent more time in the studio helping out with cameras and getting everything ready. Alex is gone for a conference in Minneapolis, I believe, and so that made things a little hectic around the studio, but it all managed to work out fine. It was kind of fun knowing that we were running on a tight schedule, although I'm sure if that was the case everyday, it would be a bit stressful. I'm sure pledge drive will turn out to be an interesting experience. Hope everyone is having a good week!
-Andrew
Sick Week
Hey Everyone,
So this week I was really sick and Unfortunately missed Monday. luckily it was only a 24 hour virus and I was feeling better by tuesday and was able to come in today. I guess its not just me who is sick as Mark ended up being sick today. This made it impossible for us to shoot a Your Voice Here segment which kinda sucks because I really enjoy doing it and I'm just beginning to learn more about camera work and wanted to put it to the test . Although I wasn't able to shoot for you Voice it allowed me to catch up on all the newswire cataloging I missed and that for today. I hope everyone else stays heathy and has a good week.
-Weston
So this week I was really sick and Unfortunately missed Monday. luckily it was only a 24 hour virus and I was feeling better by tuesday and was able to come in today. I guess its not just me who is sick as Mark ended up being sick today. This made it impossible for us to shoot a Your Voice Here segment which kinda sucks because I really enjoy doing it and I'm just beginning to learn more about camera work and wanted to put it to the test . Although I wasn't able to shoot for you Voice it allowed me to catch up on all the newswire cataloging I missed and that for today. I hope everyone else stays heathy and has a good week.
-Weston
Thursday, June 9, 2011
YVH at Denver University
Hello,
Weston and I did Your Voice Here at D.U. yesterday and I think we got some really good interviews. The topic was "Slut Walks", a nation wide effort to protest the response of police agencies to victims of sexual assault. The cops in California had apparently told victims of assault to not dress so promiscuously in order to avoid assault. This was a great topic to do on a university campus because young people, especially women, are faced with this issue all the time. I believe the statistic is one in four female college students have been the victim of this kind of assault. This issue is not only relevant to the interviewees but they tend to be well informed and educated at colleges and universities, making for intelligent responses. I would like to start doing the YVH's in different and more appropriate locations since the location makes such an impact on the quality of interviews in regards to the topic. D.U., Metro, maybe Colfax, the antique district on Broadway. These are a few that could prove fruitful. Well, that's what's on my mind today.
Peace
Mark
Weston and I did Your Voice Here at D.U. yesterday and I think we got some really good interviews. The topic was "Slut Walks", a nation wide effort to protest the response of police agencies to victims of sexual assault. The cops in California had apparently told victims of assault to not dress so promiscuously in order to avoid assault. This was a great topic to do on a university campus because young people, especially women, are faced with this issue all the time. I believe the statistic is one in four female college students have been the victim of this kind of assault. This issue is not only relevant to the interviewees but they tend to be well informed and educated at colleges and universities, making for intelligent responses. I would like to start doing the YVH's in different and more appropriate locations since the location makes such an impact on the quality of interviews in regards to the topic. D.U., Metro, maybe Colfax, the antique district on Broadway. These are a few that could prove fruitful. Well, that's what's on my mind today.
Peace
Mark
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Hello Again!
Good afternoon everyone,
It has been a while since I have posted anything on here, but it's not because I didn't want to! It seems like every time I have been about to post, it's time to go. Oh, well, it has been a fun and eventful few weeks here. I have been able to help around in the studio a lot lately doing some minor floor directing and helping with cameras. I really had no clue how to work a camera other than the one on my phone before I came here, so that has been a really awesome learning experience. I have helped with some skype interviews that have been done here as well, and those have been pretty interesting. I never really noticed how much communication and preparation goes into those interviews. They take a while to set up and get the interviewee online, but they have been really interesting to hear so far. The interview we did today was with a former Police Chief from Seattle who was against the war on drugs, and even went as far as to say it was racist. It definitely was not something I ever expected to hear from a former member of a police department, and I'm glad FSTV is willing to show those kind of opinions. Also, I have been working the camera for our newswire shoots, which are pretty cool too. I'm glad I get to listen to what were talking about because we cover so many important topics in the news that don't get mentioned anywhere else.
Finally, I have been working a lot on Action Calendar. I think the last couple weeks we have kind of been struggling to get it all pieced together by the time it is supposed to be done. I think part of this was a lack of communication on my part about the events. Just so you guys know, if you didn't already there's a document for the events. If you are not included, send me an e-mail and I will share it with you. We usually try to get a finished product the Wednesday of each week, so seeing events before then is a major help. Thanks to everyone for their help with it as well. Well, time for me to go watch the Stanley Cup. Have a nice weekend!
-Andrew
It has been a while since I have posted anything on here, but it's not because I didn't want to! It seems like every time I have been about to post, it's time to go. Oh, well, it has been a fun and eventful few weeks here. I have been able to help around in the studio a lot lately doing some minor floor directing and helping with cameras. I really had no clue how to work a camera other than the one on my phone before I came here, so that has been a really awesome learning experience. I have helped with some skype interviews that have been done here as well, and those have been pretty interesting. I never really noticed how much communication and preparation goes into those interviews. They take a while to set up and get the interviewee online, but they have been really interesting to hear so far. The interview we did today was with a former Police Chief from Seattle who was against the war on drugs, and even went as far as to say it was racist. It definitely was not something I ever expected to hear from a former member of a police department, and I'm glad FSTV is willing to show those kind of opinions. Also, I have been working the camera for our newswire shoots, which are pretty cool too. I'm glad I get to listen to what were talking about because we cover so many important topics in the news that don't get mentioned anywhere else.
Finally, I have been working a lot on Action Calendar. I think the last couple weeks we have kind of been struggling to get it all pieced together by the time it is supposed to be done. I think part of this was a lack of communication on my part about the events. Just so you guys know, if you didn't already there's a document for the events. If you are not included, send me an e-mail and I will share it with you. We usually try to get a finished product the Wednesday of each week, so seeing events before then is a major help. Thanks to everyone for their help with it as well. Well, time for me to go watch the Stanley Cup. Have a nice weekend!
-Andrew
Summer Time
Hey Everybody,
So its finally starting to feel like summer with all if the hot weather and sunshine. This week I continued to catalogue all of the newswire video segment, which is a some what endless task as new segments are regularly being produced, but I'm trying my hardest to stay up to date with new videos a they are put on hydra. Today I was not able to do much cataloging as I went out with mark and did some shooting for Your Voice Here. This is the second time I have done with and it was a good learning experience. Also we went to DU rather than 16th street which was a good change as it allowed for more educated responses to our questions on SlutWalks. Unfortunately I think there was a slight problem with the audio, but it is a good learning experience about making sure everything is working correctly before shooting and about alway checking to make sure all of the correct equipment is there before leaving to shoot. I'm excited to continue to help out with Your Voice and cant wait to see what the future hold in terms of questions and locations.
-Weston
So its finally starting to feel like summer with all if the hot weather and sunshine. This week I continued to catalogue all of the newswire video segment, which is a some what endless task as new segments are regularly being produced, but I'm trying my hardest to stay up to date with new videos a they are put on hydra. Today I was not able to do much cataloging as I went out with mark and did some shooting for Your Voice Here. This is the second time I have done with and it was a good learning experience. Also we went to DU rather than 16th street which was a good change as it allowed for more educated responses to our questions on SlutWalks. Unfortunately I think there was a slight problem with the audio, but it is a good learning experience about making sure everything is working correctly before shooting and about alway checking to make sure all of the correct equipment is there before leaving to shoot. I'm excited to continue to help out with Your Voice and cant wait to see what the future hold in terms of questions and locations.
-Weston
Friday, June 3, 2011
So long and fairwell to you, my friends
It's actually terrifying to realize I've already finished up 6 months here at FreeSpeechTV. I remember how excited and nervous I was the day of my interview, I had even brought a friend along who waited for me in the car, and afterwords I came running back down Welton to tell her the news that I was then an intern. Now what? All I can do is paraphrase my time here, thank you guys for the experiences I've gained, and offer just a few pieces of advice for new interns. I'll also try to make it short and sweet.
Prior to my internship I had only worked 9-5 customer service jobs. Although I mastered a few skills, none of them were really relevant to what I actually want to do with my life. When I started working here, I gained confidence because I saw that my efforts were placed somewhere that was valued by an abundant audience. Not only that, but the message that was sent has always been progressive, and quite literally powered by the people. The knowledge I've gained from watching countless documentaries and listening to endless news stories has been utterly humbling. The dynamic I've absorbed will last a lifetime, learning a variety of technical skills as well as an awareness of how the world really works around me and how I can virtually play a part that is beneficial to all.
I'm so thankful to have had this opportunity and meet such a versatile, well-rounded group of people. I really hope to stay in touch with all you interns, as well as our superiors in the building. Please let me know if there's ever a project I can lend a helping hand to, I strive for variety in my working experiences. My new job is only Tuesdays through Thursdays, and I plan on dropping in a few times over summer on a Monday or Friday. I wish all of you the best on whatever you wish to pursue, I'm confident that our internships have given us a strong background and prepared us with many assets that will follow us through our careers. I'll miss you guys, everyone have a healthy and adventurous summer!
Prior to my internship I had only worked 9-5 customer service jobs. Although I mastered a few skills, none of them were really relevant to what I actually want to do with my life. When I started working here, I gained confidence because I saw that my efforts were placed somewhere that was valued by an abundant audience. Not only that, but the message that was sent has always been progressive, and quite literally powered by the people. The knowledge I've gained from watching countless documentaries and listening to endless news stories has been utterly humbling. The dynamic I've absorbed will last a lifetime, learning a variety of technical skills as well as an awareness of how the world really works around me and how I can virtually play a part that is beneficial to all.
I'm so thankful to have had this opportunity and meet such a versatile, well-rounded group of people. I really hope to stay in touch with all you interns, as well as our superiors in the building. Please let me know if there's ever a project I can lend a helping hand to, I strive for variety in my working experiences. My new job is only Tuesdays through Thursdays, and I plan on dropping in a few times over summer on a Monday or Friday. I wish all of you the best on whatever you wish to pursue, I'm confident that our internships have given us a strong background and prepared us with many assets that will follow us through our careers. I'll miss you guys, everyone have a healthy and adventurous summer!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Learing to be Talent
Hello all,
Yesterday was my second day as talent for Your Voice Here and I think I made some small improvements. The first time I noticed that I was bouncing around a bit which definitely looked awkward on film. The second time I made a conscience effort not to do this. In post I found that I still had a little spring in my stance but not as bad. Next time I'm sure I'll be solid as a rock. I also want to work on my voice characteristics. When shooting, it feels like I'm speaking very dynamically but in post, I feel like I sound very flat. So, next time I'm going to try to be more boisterous. Well, that's what I've got today. Anyone who sees the new YVH's can feel free to give us notes!
Mark
Yesterday was my second day as talent for Your Voice Here and I think I made some small improvements. The first time I noticed that I was bouncing around a bit which definitely looked awkward on film. The second time I made a conscience effort not to do this. In post I found that I still had a little spring in my stance but not as bad. Next time I'm sure I'll be solid as a rock. I also want to work on my voice characteristics. When shooting, it feels like I'm speaking very dynamically but in post, I feel like I sound very flat. So, next time I'm going to try to be more boisterous. Well, that's what I've got today. Anyone who sees the new YVH's can feel free to give us notes!
Mark
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Your Voice
Hey Everybody,
So this week I only worked one day because memorial day was on monday which it typically a day I work. Because of this I had a busy day today and had to catch up on the keywords and descriptions of the segments in the Newswire catalog. I was also able to go down to 16th street mall with Mark and work camera for Your Voice Here which was an interesting and new experience for me. I hope everybody had a good long weekend and that the short week makes everything a little less stressful.
-Weston
So this week I only worked one day because memorial day was on monday which it typically a day I work. Because of this I had a busy day today and had to catch up on the keywords and descriptions of the segments in the Newswire catalog. I was also able to go down to 16th street mall with Mark and work camera for Your Voice Here which was an interesting and new experience for me. I hope everybody had a good long weekend and that the short week makes everything a little less stressful.
-Weston
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