So this is not how I pictured the semester ending. I thought we’d have done another newscast and keep creating content for NSUTV, but things clearly went left real quick. It’s nice to look back though and see what we did.

This semester we had beats which in summary is a topic that we stick to. My beat was NSU player profiles where I pick an athlete from a particular sport and interview them. I was nervous about this beat, as I’d have to get permission to interview every person and work around their schedule having to meet deadlines. This was a good thing though as I needed real life practice meeting deadlines. My first video I had plenty of time to prepare so I was able ton get an interview with NSU basketball player Jamaure Gregg It went really well as luckily I had Travis Mitchell there to help out. If you’re reading this, thanks Travis.

Next, I really didn’t want to keep doing basketball so next I decided to football and scored an interview with NSU wide receiver Tanner Ash. It was a pretty decent video, though I could have definitely have recorded some more shots. I was starting to get the hang of the flow though with setting up interviews and making time to edit and everything else. Though a recurring problem starting from the first video would be the athlete holding the mic.

The third video was on national champion long jumper Jasmyn Steels. I’d say this is probably my favorite video, because Jasmyn was really nice about everything. Not to say the others weren’t but with her being a senior and used to interviews she made it feel like it was a hobby recording her. She was very helpful with getting videos together for me and working with me to make the video better even after we met.

After Jasmyn I decided to move back to basketball and interviews NSU’s starting center Larry Owens. Larry and I have had previous classes so the interview was really smooth. It was nice to catch up and record the video. Although with Larry being huge it was hard to get good sound as I didn’t want the mic to appear in the video. The one time I remember to not include the mic in the shot, I pick one of the tallest guys on campus. It still turned out to be a decent video.

Now the next video was definitely my least favorite. Not because of the athlete because Daunte Stuart was awesome and a good interview. The problem was that it was 9 pm and under 30 degrees. I was so ready to leave. The video didn’t turn out too bad despite the shaky camera videos in some parts of the video. Daunte would actually turn out to be my last student athlete to interview.

My last video with the actual camera would be interviewing Travis Mitchell, Madison Morrison and David Antilley. They helped make the video about the coronavirus affecting sports, and sure enough everything we talked about in that video took place. This would be my final before introducing the video diary series.

My first video diary basically just discussed what it was like being in quarantine for the first couple of days. It took some getting used to, but it was comforting knowing others were experiencing the same thing as me.,

My second video featured my thoughts on the renewed stay at home order and went on a little bit of a rant. I did showcase a text from my mom where it shows our discussion and what she thinks about being quarantined with the rest of my family.

The third video diary is me discussing how my “Easter” went. I did nothing except stay at my apartment so I wouldn’t even call it an Easter break. In this video I showed a text from my sister. Also in this video along with the other content I asked the question on whether or not this pandemic will affect other holidays along with it. Nobody still knows which is kind of scary to think about.

In my most recent video I basically just shared with everyone where I was when everything went down and when I knew this was a really big deal. I knew once the NBA shut down it was a huge deal. No billion dollar company just shuts down like that with no questions asked.

With all that being said here we are. The final video. It still seems surreal that we made it here with everything that came along the way. Saying it was an experience is quite the understatement. I had fun making these videos even though I look like I;m about to die in each one. I still need to practice on camera and get experience, but I was very pleased with the experience I did get through this class. I’d like to thank everyone and I really do hope everyone stays safe. I want the best for this class. have a safe, yet enjoyable summer. Thanks for watching.

Hey everyone! In this video I’m talking about where I was when I knew COVID-19 would soon impact me and my life. I was out with some friends when I heard the news of the NBA suspending the season. I go deeper into the story in the video. I hope you all enjoy the video and click here to see my other video diaries.

In this video I’m recapping what I did for my Easter and what our Easter tradition consists of. I gave my thoughts on how our future holidays might take a hit. We never know the future and what it holds so I do think it is important to love our family while we are with them. Thanks for watching.

Hey everyone, in this video I’m just giving an update on the renewed stay at home order and my thoughts on the future of the world that’s pretty much everything. Side Note: I wanted to include an hyperlink, but my computer is actually being fixed right now as I did everything on my phone for this video diary. I have no option to i!lude a hyperlink so as soon as I gain access to a computer I will include it as quick as I can. Sorry abo the inconvenience. Thanks!

This is my first video diary and it’s just updating everyone on what I’m doing. I’m still trying to get used to quarantining and getting the gist of it all. Anyways here’s my video.

I did this video not on a player profile, but what if there were no player profiles in the future? If the media is banned from accessing players and getting information how would we get to know these players thoughts and who they are. I took a deep dive talking to David Antilley and Travis Mitchell and get their thoughts on the virus and how it’ll change the landscape of journalistic media.

This video is not my best and calling it a mess would be an understatement. I really didn’t enjoy the weather or the sport and didn’t get much out of the interview. I’m shocked it came out like it did. Not much to say. I could’ve done better on my stand up and organizing clips and I’ll look to improve on future projects.

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I went to the basketball game on Saturday and interviewed popular NSU student Larry Owens. Despite Larry being a big guy, he is one of the nicest people you would ever meet. I had a lot of fun interviewing him. My audio on the interview could have been better as I’m still trying to figure it out. I still had fun shooting though.

Jasmyn Steels participates in long jump for track & field and has actually won a national championship for her long jump which holds some of her career best jumps. I was shocked to be able to schedule an interview with her so quickly. I had a lot of fun working with Jasmyn. She was very nice and helped with anything that she could during her busy schedule. As far as the video on my end, I felt as if I could have got some better shots, even though her practice was cancelled. The quality at the end of the video on my stand up was bad. The wind was really a problem and listening back it didn’t really sound like a problem. Im going to learn from this bad audio experience and hope to improve.

I interviewed Tanner Ash a receiver for the NSU football team. He gave me an extremely good interview telling me what the routines are for the offseason. We also got some insight on what he does in his offseason. He enjoys to play tennis and hang out with friends. As far as learning from this video I should have known better, but I needed to grab more footage. I had a lot of fun though.