The last full day of Bootcamp, I didn’t know if we would make it, but here we are.
This morning we watched and critiqued each others videos as a group. Almost everyone in our group is a novice video editor/producer/shooter. A few in the group had previous experience putting a video package together and those pieces were obvious. Everyone was given constructive criticism, but for our first go around I think we all did well. For some reason everyone thought the package Marcus and I produced was funny. Comedy was not the goal, but if it was funny I’m glad they laughed.
Watching and critiquing videos took all morning.
After lunch we heard from Jim Brady, an AU alum and former Washington Post Online Editor. Brady left the Washington Post earlier this year to start his own online publication.
Jim Brady talking about his career to Bootcampers
Brady became interested in online media when he grew tired of waiting to hear the scores of his favorite baseball team, the New York Mets. Brady became the Sports Editor at the Washington Post online division, then moved onto AOL for a four year period. Brady eventually returned to the Post before leaving earlier this year.
Professor Olmsted then and now
Professor Olmsted led a tutorial about writing for broadcast news. She showed a video she produced with raw footage and then how the raw footage was put into a final package. The tutorial was a little rushed but I am sure we will get into more detail later this year.
Learning Google Maps
To wrap up the final full day of Bootcamp, Professor Hatch showed our group how to use Google Earth and Google Maps. I have used Google Maps before but I am new to Google Earth. Hatch showed how we could use the free services to add an interactive component to our web stories.
Looking forward to the BBQ tomorrow at Professor Olmsted’s house. I am going to bring cookies so I guess I will be making a grocery run tonight!
