So much has happened in the past month! Due to the coronavirus, school has unfortunately been canceled for the rest of the year. It is so upsetting that my senior year abruptly came to an end and there was still so much I was looking forward to. Luckily, we have been able to continue school in a different form, online. It has been a bit difficult to adjust to, but so far it has not been too bad. For Broadcast, Mr. Goble assigned an online video project in which we could make any kind of content we could at home surrounding quarantine and life as it is now. I decided to do my project on the life of my twenty-two year old sister, Grace, on how her life has been since we have been in lockdown at home and how she is feeling towards all of the changes. It was honestly a fun project to sort of follow Grace around for the day and capture how she spent all of her time at the house. I was able to interview her and get her point of view on how COVID-19 has impacted her life. Editing on iMovie was definitely a change from Final Cut Pro, however I have used iMovie many times before so it was not a struggle. One thing I did struggle with though is exporting my video off iMovie. My computer storage has ran out so it has been frustrating trying to figure out how I can export my file properly. Overall, I enjoyed filming and editing this project and I think it turned out how I pictured it!
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For the first news package of 2020, Hannah, Elijah, and I collaborated to make videos about the J league basketball games. We all took a different perspective so I filmed the point of view of the crowd. We went to a Saturday afternoon game and filmed a bunch of B-roll of the game as well as B-roll of the audience. We then interviewed two girls to ask them about why they come and what they like about the J league basketball games. We got what we needed but I definitely think we could've gotten more footage of the crowd's experience as well as more interviews to make it more diverse. We had a few troubles throughout the process such as not being able to have as many interviews as we would've liked because a few people we asked did not want to be interviewed. It was also very loud in the gym and people wanted to watch the game so it was difficult to film up close during because we did not want to be in the way of anyone trying to watch. As for the video editing, it was a little bit stressful because it was the first video I did completely by myself. Usually Hannah and I are able to work together so it was a bit hard to get started but I think I got the hang of it and it turned out OK. I think they will be better in the future. Overall, it was a fun topic to film a news package on and one that I think people will be interested in if it makes Ladue View!
Hannah and I decided to make a video about All Suburban and the Ladue participation because it is not spoken about as much as it should be. Many Ladue students participate in it and do very well representing our school! Two students, Alec Hines and Pema Childs, have been highly apart of the All Suburban Band here in St. Louis. We got the opportunity to interview both students about their music journey's and participation in All Suburban. We also captured awesome clips of them playing the instruments they love and play best! It was really cool to see the talent in the two students. It is clear there is so much time, commitment, and hard work that goes into playing an instrument at such a high level. Hannah and I were excited to make a video about All Suburban because before a few weeks ago I honestly did not know much about it and I feel like it should be way more recognized at our school. I really enjoyed making this video and I hope it helps give students at Ladue a better understanding of what many of the band kids here do!
Last Monday, December 2nd, we filmed our first Ladue View! We had been practicing during class for about a week prior but were finally ready for the real deal and it went great! My job was the assistant tech director which seemed confusing at first but was actually a super fun and easy job. Katie Silver and I split the job of switching between Cam 1, Cam 2, Cam 3, and Aja throughout the production. I quickly learned how important it was to pay attention at all times while practicing because the timing for switching the cameras had to be right in order for the show to work and look good! I got the hang of it though and I ended up really enjoying my job. I think I would like to do the same job for our next Ladue View, but have always been interested in being an anchor. It seems intimidating but I think it would be so much fun. I think we did such a good job on our first Ladue View and everyone's hard work payed off. We received very nice feedback as well which always makes it feel worth it. Everybody really committed to their jobs and our teamwork really shows. I am super happy about how it went and can't wait for the next one!
Hannah Harder and I collaborated with Jake Tackes and Jason Pummer (members of Panorama- Ladue's newspaper) to create a cooking video on pumpkin muffies for the fall! Panera Bread's pumpkin muffies are a huge hit every fall, and we wanted to see if we could make them just as good. We found a recipe that claimed to be very similar and brought our idea to the test. The four of us spent a Saturday afternoon together in my kitchen baking and filming the whole process along the way. We had a lot of fun the pumpkin muffies turned out amazing. We all agreed that we would make them again on our own! A couple things that went very well for us were our teamwork while baking and our ability to capture each step as it was happening. A few difficulties we had were not until when we started editing, realizing we did not have every angle that we wanted. However, in the end I think our video turned out great! I really enjoy cooking/baking so this was a super fun idea for us to try creating a video on. If interested in trying this pumpkin muffie recipe for the fall, check out the ingredients below! List of Ingredients: 2 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves It is now mid October, which means it is officially fall! Fall is definitely one of my favorite seasons because there is so much to do. Last weekend, I went to a pumpkin patch with my family in Columbia Missouri. It's called Strawberry Hill Farms and it was so cute. We did not buy any big pumpkins there but we did get a bunch of little ones to decorate around our house. Strawberry Hill Farms had very cool and different colored pumpkins such as some marbled green, speckled white, and many different shades of orange. The farm also had locally grown vegetables and fruit which were available to purchase. I had a lot of fun there with my family and I would definitely go back again! Aside from visiting a pumpkin patch, there are still a few activities I would love to do this fall season. Some on my bucket list are a haunted house, apple picking, pumpkin carving, hiking, and baking!
My first video so far this school year was on student fashion at Ladue and the different styles we see through the halls. Hannah Harder and I worked on this project together in hopes to learn why some students dress the way they do at school. We started off by planning out our video. First, we thought of a few questions we wanted to ask the students in interviews, such as why they chose to dress the way they did that day, does their clothing impact their mood, etc. We were fortunate enough to be able to pull students from class to interview them throughout the school and ask them these questions. We recorded their answers and captured b-roll to be able to show their styles in our video. Once we got all of the clips, we put them all together and edited, creating a fun, laidback video to interest other students on fashion at Ladue. I had a lot of fun making this video and I found it very interesting to really see what students wear to school and why. I found many of their answers relatable to me and my style as well! I think that Hannah and I did a good job at getting a variety of styles shown in such a short video, but I think we could have gotten more intriguing b-roll of each outfit. Also, I think this video could be taken even further with even more styles, more interviewees, and more detail to create a full story.
This past weekend I took the September ACT. It brought upon a lot of stress and emotion to my life because I have so many mixed feelings and opinions on standardized testing. I was constantly thinking about Saturday's test all last week because I wanted to perform my absolute best. I wanted to flip through notes and review, but at the same time I knew that the ACT is completely unpredictable and no matter what I did I had no way of knowing the questions that were going to be asked. When I woke up on Saturday morning I was feeling very anxious, but I was luckily energized and excited to get the test over with. I went in feeling pretty confident, and when I came out, I felt relieved and OK. I hope that I did as well as I wanted to, but I will not know for sure until next week or so. The ACT has always gotten to my head and I let it determine my intelligence when the truth is it does not. Everybody is a different test taker, and some are better than others. I struggle with being timed on tests because I feel pressured and end up performing worse. However, the ACT comes naturally to some people and they do not have to work as hard at it. I know that at the end of the day, ACT scores do not matter and should not be used to compare others.
I cannot believe it is already senior year. High school has flown by and I really think that Laduettes has been a huge reason why. We as a team are approaching the 2019 football season. We have spent the summer working on technique, learning choreography, cleaning dances, and preparing all of our sidelines for games! I think my team and I are in a great place right now, but I have to say, earlier this summer I definitely struggled and stressed. Our addition of 10 new girls was a difficult adjustment at the beginning. I didn't realize how much more work my co-captains and I would have to do because of our large team. Luckily enough, the girls worked so hard and I am truly impressed by their improvement. Not to mention how outgoing and comfortable they became, which created amazing bonds and friendships throughout the team. As a senior and a captain, the most important thing I wanted for my team was to be close and feel like a family. There is nothing better than having 23 best friends that spend every afternoon together, and I can honestly say we have already achieved that and it is only August! I am so excited to see what football season has in store for us.
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