So, it is true. When I walked into Professor Lowe's class last Wednesday knowing that we were going to be watching our video profiles, I was very excited to show off what I had put together. That excitement quickly faded away when Professor Lowe and guest speaker Julie Rosene absolutely berated my work. My b-roll was insufficient, my outdoor shots were all over-exposed, and my action shots of my subject were not taken from the correct angle. However, I did not take the harsh criticism personally!
Julie Rosene is the special events coordinator for Marquette's college of communication and also has many years of experience as a television producer. She shared with us the importance of capturing a person's charisma when creating a video profile. She stressed that liveliness and character are essential for these types of projects. To drive her point home, she told us "if your subject is boring, move on to someone else."
In addition, she stressed the importance of showing the person in action and keeping it interesting for the audience. This is where my video profile was lacking. Although my subject was a very interesting person and had a lot of great things to say, I didn't have nearly enough b-roll to cut to in order to break up the monotony of him sitting at his desk. This is even more important because the subject had to do with the city's environment and how work can be done to help it improve.
One of Rosene's final pieces of advice also stood out to me. She explained that it is crucial to have backup plans because things can and will go wrong. In fact, she told us to always keep "Murphy's law" in mind. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Sometimes life gets in the way. Sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate. Whatever the complication is, the audience still expects to see the production. Excuses will not make up for that. I had a few scheduling conflicts and terribly cold weather to deal with, which is a part of the reason that my video lacked some of Rosene's qualifications for a solid project. I have to learn how to adapt to those types of complications because, as Rosene mentioned, they are likely to happen with almost any project.
I had no trouble taking criticisms from Julie Rosene mainly because her passion for her job was very evident. One of the first things she said was that she would produce television even if she wasn't paid a salary. She definitely cherishes the opportunity to work in production. I look forward to making the necessary changes to my video profile and to apply Rosene's advice to my work.
Julie Rosene is the special events coordinator for Marquette's college of communication and also has many years of experience as a television producer. She shared with us the importance of capturing a person's charisma when creating a video profile. She stressed that liveliness and character are essential for these types of projects. To drive her point home, she told us "if your subject is boring, move on to someone else."
In addition, she stressed the importance of showing the person in action and keeping it interesting for the audience. This is where my video profile was lacking. Although my subject was a very interesting person and had a lot of great things to say, I didn't have nearly enough b-roll to cut to in order to break up the monotony of him sitting at his desk. This is even more important because the subject had to do with the city's environment and how work can be done to help it improve.
One of Rosene's final pieces of advice also stood out to me. She explained that it is crucial to have backup plans because things can and will go wrong. In fact, she told us to always keep "Murphy's law" in mind. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Sometimes life gets in the way. Sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate. Whatever the complication is, the audience still expects to see the production. Excuses will not make up for that. I had a few scheduling conflicts and terribly cold weather to deal with, which is a part of the reason that my video lacked some of Rosene's qualifications for a solid project. I have to learn how to adapt to those types of complications because, as Rosene mentioned, they are likely to happen with almost any project.
I had no trouble taking criticisms from Julie Rosene mainly because her passion for her job was very evident. One of the first things she said was that she would produce television even if she wasn't paid a salary. She definitely cherishes the opportunity to work in production. I look forward to making the necessary changes to my video profile and to apply Rosene's advice to my work.