Video?

Yes, video. Only weeks after learning how to turn on a camera, I was excited to get started with using video for our stories. I wanted to use the video to capture somebody walking and talking for a story just because I figured that would be a cool shot, so I did a story on a senior who is both in his first year of being an RA and last semester of school. He is taking 22 credits in an effort to graduate early, plus he has the new experience and responsibilities of being in charge of a hall.

I thought that the video went generally well. I used a camera that was given to us in class since my Vado HD is on the fritz. Unfortunately the camera ran out of memory during a very usable part, so if we expand on this assignment in the coming weeks I would certainly like to go back and talk to him again.

I thought the video part was very useful for the story. I wanted to capture his bond with his residents and the pace of his busy day, and I feel the video helped achieve that. As he was talking a resident came in and asked him for tape, plus there were two residents hanging out in his room throughout the whole process. After we walked through the halls and he demonstrated the process of rounds while talking about his past experiences with resident assistants. It was pretty cool stuff. Now about editing it...