Over the past week Julie and I worked together and separately to develop a news package, create an actual broadcast, and then have mild aneurisms trying to put the pieces together with final cut pro. Alas, after hours of communicating back and forth, system crashes, and maybe a few tears, we put together what we consider to be some solid footage.
I'm not too proud to beg. I asked for help left and right to try and continue to familiarize myself with this system and I still need work. Definitely. Good thing this is one of the purposes of this class!
Things did however, go smoothly and I enjoyed hearing different peoples perspectives about the possibility of liquor availability.
The audio recording was the easiest for me by far. I had read our script so many times over and practiced my annunciation, that when it actually came down to recording, it felt like second nature.
...As you can tell I am a little loud in my tracks though! Next time I'll try not to eat the microphone.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Tessa Davis NewsPackage1
For quite some time it has been a Connecticut state law that the sale of alcohol is prohibited on Sundays. Recently, officials have been trying to rectify this situation and make liquor be available seven days a week. QU News' Tessa Davis and Julie Chung gained perspective from bigger businesses versus smaller ones, to find out what the pro's and con's of this possible law are.
Friday, March 4, 2011
I swear it's just a social thing...
This past week has been interesting for lack of a better term.
Well, now that my three posts have been based on my dedication to the weekend, filming the inside of a bar while low grade stoner music emphasizes the atmosphere, and my current news package speaks of the possibility of alcohol being sold on a Sunday, will you, my one reader, believe me if I tell you I don't have a drinking problem?
I hope the suspense is killing you. Anyway, this week, Julie and I decided to work together on our news package because in mathematical equations two negatives equal a positive integer! Just kidding. We came up with some decent ideas here and there and landed on something that we felt a lot of people would have opinions on: modern day "prohibition". It is a CT state law that you are not allowed to sell liquor on Sundays, or after nine during the week. In the state's defense, this benefits me because I am a bartender, and if I could buy a bottle of wine at 10 p.m. on a Sunday I would have no use to sit at the Anchor, and my pockets would remain full.
Julie and I attempted to speak to the general manager of Stop and Shop, but alas, larger corporations kick you to the curb unless you have a letter from the hierarchy, or an appointment. Across the street was Hometown Wine and Liquors, right next to Walmart. We took some shots (figuratively, not literally) of the interior and exterior and also got some opinions from customers and employees about whether this possible law is positive thing, or negative.
Next we went to a smaller, very fine wine shop on Whitney Ave. near school. Eric Seggreman, the store owner was pretty reluctant to speak to us, but after thirty seconds of Julie's charm and my badgering, he gave in.
Furthermore, it was good to hear people's different opinions on the situation.
And no, I did not receive any free samples.
Well, now that my three posts have been based on my dedication to the weekend, filming the inside of a bar while low grade stoner music emphasizes the atmosphere, and my current news package speaks of the possibility of alcohol being sold on a Sunday, will you, my one reader, believe me if I tell you I don't have a drinking problem?
I hope the suspense is killing you. Anyway, this week, Julie and I decided to work together on our news package because in mathematical equations two negatives equal a positive integer! Just kidding. We came up with some decent ideas here and there and landed on something that we felt a lot of people would have opinions on: modern day "prohibition". It is a CT state law that you are not allowed to sell liquor on Sundays, or after nine during the week. In the state's defense, this benefits me because I am a bartender, and if I could buy a bottle of wine at 10 p.m. on a Sunday I would have no use to sit at the Anchor, and my pockets would remain full.
Julie and I attempted to speak to the general manager of Stop and Shop, but alas, larger corporations kick you to the curb unless you have a letter from the hierarchy, or an appointment. Across the street was Hometown Wine and Liquors, right next to Walmart. We took some shots (figuratively, not literally) of the interior and exterior and also got some opinions from customers and employees about whether this possible law is positive thing, or negative.
Next we went to a smaller, very fine wine shop on Whitney Ave. near school. Eric Seggreman, the store owner was pretty reluctant to speak to us, but after thirty seconds of Julie's charm and my badgering, he gave in.
Furthermore, it was good to hear people's different opinions on the situation.
And no, I did not receive any free samples.
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