ViZion Sports

For our latest project in Mr. Harwood's class we had to do a group project. We decided to do a sports talk show since we both love sports so much!  Join Marshall and I as we give you the latest NBA Playoff news.

Hope you enjoyed the show! 

For more information on my co-host Marshall Padgett check out his blog here. 

Special thanks to Aaliyah Charles and Sha'yauna Bowman for working behind the scenes. 

To view Shay's blog,  simply click on her name. And for the latest in NBA Playoff action visit Bleacher Report.  Thanks for visiting my blog! 

Quick Takes With Stephen Mason

We learned about the picture in picture edit option in Adobe Premiere Pro. I used this option to do my version of Quick Takes.

Click here to see my teacher Patrick Harwood's version of Quick Takes.

To rip video from Youtube, I used keepvid. You can to, just click here.

Your Face Is Shining

In my Advanced Production Class we learned about the four classic lighting techniques. All of these techniques are different and make different things pop!

Butterfly Lighting gets its name from the butterfly shaped shadow that is created under the nose by placing the main light source above and directly behind the camera.

Split Lighting requires the key light only.

Rembrandt Lighting consists of the key light, fill light and back light.

Broad Lighting consists of using the Rembrandt lighting setup but the subject's face has to be turned off center so that the broad side is more exposed.

 

For more ideas on lighting check out this article. 

Give Me Lighting For 3 Points

During this assignment we learned about the three point lighting technique. This technique is widely used in photography and film and it was very helpful to learn this technique so that I'll have proper lighting in my photos and videos.

In the photo below, we can see all three lights and how they are set up using this technique.

In the next photo we can see how all three lights affect our subject, Shay'auna Bowman. Click here to see her blog.

 In our last photo, we capture how the image looks in the viewfinder.

Thank you Isaiah Hughes for being an amazing subject as well. To check out his blog, click here. 
For more information on three point lighting, check out this very insightful video tutorial.

Light Up

The purpose of this assignment was to see how much direct sunlight and lighting overall affects picture quality. We went outside on a bright sunny day and we took three pictures. The first picture we took was with our backs to the sun. 

This picture was extremely dark and hurt the image quality because of the position of the light. 

We then used a reflector to redirect the light onto her face and it made the image so much more visible and enlightened. 

This last picture shows how the reflector is used to redirect light onto the subjects face. This project was fun and I would use a reflector again if I was shooting footage or taking pictures in sunlight.

Pedestrian Bridge Almost Complete

The Pedestrian Bridge at South Carolina State University is almost done. The bridge will allow students who live in Campus Corner and University Village to safety walk over the street, rather than across the street.

This bridge will make students feel a lot safer and also prevent any future accidents involving students being hit by cars.

The Sequence

This week in our Advanced TV Production class, Mr. Harwood instructed us to record a sequence of actions from start to finish. I teamed up with my classmate, Aaliyah Charles, to show one of the many ways that you can exit our Communications building after class.

While doing this video, I learned how important it is to ensure that the next video in a sequence of videos is a continuation of the one before it. Each video should be another part of the same story and not just random clips. I also got the royalty free music you hear in the background of this video from a site that was suggested to me. If you are looking for royalty free music, visit incompetech.com and search through their collection of royalty free music!