Below are links to three studio productions my SC State communications students did in our Advanced Television and Production course.
Starting off, Stephen Mason and Marshall Padgett examine the ongoing NBA playoffs in this broadcast recorded in SC State's television studio on April 27, 2017. Alliyah Charles did a great job on the Tricaster, directing the show with assistance from classmate Shay Bowman.
It's not exactly planes, trains and automobiles, but how about roads, cars and bridges??? These are three topics I address in my latest version of "Quick Takes" picture-in-picture project that I have my video production do at South Carolina State University. Lead (and teach) by example, I always say!
If anyone is interested in the old Ford Thunderbird I showed in this video, get in touch with me and tell you more.
Above is an image from Adobe Premiere Pro that shows the blending of the different video and audio channels used in producing this video.
Three point lighting is a production set up used commonly in photography, videography and cinematography. It's important for students interested in these areas to understand the importance of this concept and how to make it happen using three studio or field lights.
I had my TV production and editing students go into our studio and properly execute and photograph three point lighting.
In this photo, Isaiah Hughes (seated left) is being interviewed by Shay Bowman. Wymark Barton is operating the video camera.
The three lights are called the following: key light, side/fill light, and back/hair light.
Construction is moving along on- or we should say above- Chestnut Street by the SC State campus.
Some 1,100 students live in the University Village and Campus Corner apartments across Chestnut Street, meaning many of them daily have to walk across the busy highway to get to school. In 2014, SC State students held a rally to call for the over the road span, which has been the scene of at least one injury and many close calls.
The bridge should soon be open. Months ago, March was the predicted completion month. It appears today that only final touches need to be done, including placing the SC State logo on the bridge. This rendering shows how the finished project will look. And it sure looks good, right?!
Here at SC State, this was a project in my TV production and editing class. The task is to shoot and edit a student leaving our classroom building and going outside. The goal is to shoot and direct this so that there are at least 10 sequences.
The purpose of this project is to stress the importance of in-camera editing or sequence shooting in video production and visual storytelling.
Donald Trump's election has created big changes in South Carolina's government. Gov. Nikki Haley has stepped down from that office to become the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Her lieutenant governor Henry McMaster was recently sworn in as the Palmetto State's new governor.
For my Advanced Television Production and Editing students we shot the opening and closing parts for their Trump presidency person-on-the-street reports in our TV studio.
You see in these photo how Isaiah Hughes is shot against the "green screen" backdrop. Then you see how he looks amid the virtual set.
Stephen Mason is in the studio control room running the board, making the green screen magic happen. He directs the studio activity from here and records the students on-camera efforts. That's Shay Bowman in the air monitor to the right.
Stephen Mason
Shaliyah North
Jalen Ryant
With the Tricaster and a little training, we can do "virtually" anything in creating professional-looking TV production videos!
