Having Fun with YouTube and Kaltura

As time continues to fly by, last week on the internship I had the amazing experience of uploading videos to YouTube and Kaltura. I realized that completing projects in the lab and showing them on air is not the final step to be done. Sean the Producer taught me how to transfer edited videos and segments from the show on to the web by encoding them. It was a lot of steps but very fun and interesting. It was amazing to watch my edited projects encode into documents for viewers to watch on YouTube and Kaltura. I'm thankful for the notes that I took, to help me remember the steps for other projects that need to be encoded and uploaded on the web. 

Shooting, Interviewing, Editing - Vanessa Ortiz

Hellooo! I’m back again with another blog. My fifth week as an ETV Endowment intern is about to end. I can’t believe I just reached the half point of my internship.

This week I pretty much worked on my videos coming up for my “Inside ETV” series. This time I’ve been working with the radio department since I will be doing a video about Walter Edgar’s Journal. Dr. Edgar talks about South Carolina history and culture and I had the pleasure to meet his producer who told me more about one of the most popular radio shows inside ETV Radio. Walter Edgar's Journal is transmitted every Friday at noon.

SCETV Radio Department

 I also had the opportunity to get inside one of the teacher trainings offered here at ETV to get some footage for another of my videos.  These teacher trainings are usually held inside the Idea Lab. You will be seeing more about this room in one of my next videos, so hold tight!

Teacher training inside the Idea Lab

This week has been a very busy week inside the content department due to the events last week in Charleston. ETV is covering the latest news and press conferences live and it’s very interesting to see how everybody is working to put together the best live stream possible. I have never imagined how many things needed to be done before you can actually broadcast something live.

During these five weeks I’ve been involved in a lot of different projects, which I really like because I’m having the opportunity to experience with everything. Time is going by so fast and I’m looking forward to start the next five weeks of my internship.

Quote of the Day:

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain”

See you next time!
All the love. xx

Vanessa

Veronica - Waffles

Last week I got the chance to get out of the office and help film a video for the ETV business blog, Carolina Money. I went along with Marina, the Carolina Money producer, and Vanessa, one of my fellow interns, to interview the owners of The Belgian Waffle Truck.

Many thanks to Jean-Louis and Yvette for these
delicious waffles!

I just assisted wherever I was need and was even able to experiment with using the camera to film. Despite it being over 100 degrees, I really enjoyed the day and hope I get the chance to participate in more projects like this one.

Working (on a great sunburn).

The end of this week will mark the halfway point of my internship. I’ve sampled a lot of different things, which is really great because I’m still unsure of my post-grad plans. I look forward to even more exciting new projects in my remaining five weeks.

Stay tuned to #CarolinaMoney next week. This lovely couple talk about their experience running @1BelgianWaffle. pic.twitter.com/2Ro3XMxzxb

— ETV: Carolina Money (@carolina_money) June 19, 2015

Inside ETV - Vanessa Ortiz

Hi hello hola! I’m back again. This is almost the end of my fourth week here at ETV.  Throughout this week I continued producing my little video series called “Inside ETV.” I enjoy making these videos because I get to be in contact with a lot of people inside ETV and know more about the job they perform.  I’m getting more confidence with the camera and improving my interviewing skills.  The videos are being posted on the SCETV Facebook page if you didn’t know it already, so go and check them out. 

William E. Murray studio here at ETV

  

Besides working on the videos, I also had the opportunity to go on another shoot with Marina (Producer for Carolina Money) and Veronica (ETV Endowment intern.) This time we went to interview the owners of a Belgian food truck that sell waffles around Columbia (they not only have sweet waffles, but they have the best salty waffles ever- It’s a must to try them.) Anyways, we went to the kitchen where they prepare everything and after we follow them around the city to the place they had to deliver their waffles that day. It was a really fun and exciting experience as we also used a GoPro attached to their car to get some cool shots. I helped Marina with another angle during the interview and I also got some B-roll for the video.  It was so interesting to know more about their lives and how the food truck industry is starting to grow in Columbia.

Talking with the owners of the Belgian waffle truck

It’s been an interesting week and I can’t believe my first month here at ETV has already passed. It’s almost summer and let me tell you, I didn’t know that Columbia could get that hot and humid as it has been the last couple of days. Well…That’s all for now. J

Quote of the day:

“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise” – Frank Ocean

See you next time!
All the love. xx
Vanessa

Youth Media Institute

     So since Monday, I've been helping out with the Youth Media and Health Institute, hosted here at ETV. Basically, about 24 high school students (and one college student) have been given a laptop equipped with Final Cut Pro, and a camera; they then went out to different local farms to interview the farmers and capture the landscape. Once back at ETV, they started editing their footage to create a  short 3 to 5 minute documentary.

     For this workshop, I've taken on a dual role of mentor and participant. As a mentor, I have been just assisting where I can. Mostly, that's been helping the students with technical issues, helping them refine their stories, and guiding them to create a project up to their greatest potential. And its been fun! I'm no expert, by all means, but I really enjoyed sharing what I do know, and helping out where I can.  And getting to know these students has also been enjoyable :)

The students learning how to edit

Hacked.

     But like I wrote earlier, I have also learned a lot myself. For the past couple of days, I've been learning how to use the software they're using: Final Cut Pro X. So far in my internship, I've used Avid for all my editing needs. But if have the opportunity to learn more editing programs, then I'm glad to learn it. And though I've only been messing with it (just trying to learn what most of the buttons do), I feel like I've learned a lot in the past two days, but I know the program is too big to learn in a few sittings.

Messin' with Final Cut

     That's all for now!
     Thanks,

Settling In - Stephen Simmons

Greetings! My name is Stephen Simmons and I am interning with Palmetto Scene at ETV this summer. I'm extremely grateful to have this opportunity, and I'm pumped to see what this summer holds in store.

I have now been here 2 weeks, and I'm getting in the swing of things. I've been helping to update the Palmetto Scene website, and this past week I got to go on several different shoots and help with filming, photography, and video editing.

Shooting hydroponics in Duncan, SC

I am a filmmaker at heart, and I love being involved in the process of video production. Going on these shoots and helping edit videos has already been a blast, and I'm excited to see where I'll get to go next.

I'm not a particularly long-winded individual, so that's about it. Can't wait for next week!

Lights, Camera, Action! - Vanessa Ortiz

Hello there!! Another week is about to end and it's almost the end of my third week here at ETV. One thing I realized in these past three weeks is that you always learn something new every day. It doesn't matter if it is not related to broadcasting or production, you can always learn new different things and that is what make us go forward.

Editing my first video :)

This week I've been pretty much working on my first video for the SCETV Facebook page which is already up on the web (yes my first video is up). You can see it here if you want:
https://www.facebook.com/SouthCarolinaETV?fref=ts

The series is going to be called "Inside ETV" and I'll be showing the different departments and interviewing the staff. I have to say that I learned a lot editing this video. I had to put all the pieces together and since I record the audio separately I also had to match the audio with the video (this gets a little bit tricky).  Sometimes the editing process can be long because you need to make sure everything has a smooth transition and fits perfectly. Glenn Rawls is helping me with the video and checking my work. He already gave me really good suggestions and tips for my next videos. I'm planning on making a video every week or two so GET READY!!

Lights, Camera, Action!

This internship is giving me so many opportunities to create my own videos and also being able to participate in so many different things such as writing articles and helping in productions. They have been a good first three weeks and I can't wait to find out what the next seven weeks have in store for me.

Quote of the Day: 

"Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words"

See you next time!

All the love. xx

Vanessa

Week 2- Veronica Brown

I have now completed the second week of my internship at ETV. I’m glad it didn’t take me too long to get into the swing of working 9 to 5 (what a way to make a livin’). I’ve had a lot to do, but I have particularly enjoyed the chance to sit in on the editing process for Climate Change: A Global Reality, the program we filmed during my first week. It’s neat to see a project come together the way it has, and some of the editing wizardry is truly amazing. I have mostly been observing, but I really enjoy just being a part of the team.

Climate Change: A Global Reality premieres July 15th.
Mark your calendars!

I’ve continued helping with Knowitall’s Twitter and am well on my way to making both myself and @Knowitall Twitter famous. I also began helping prepare the videos for Knowitall’s upcoming re-launch and even tried my hand at some basic video editing.

The Knowitall team is so happy to introduce our Summer Intern @Veronica_Brown_! Excited for her ideas and input! pic.twitter.com/AjPeYSOdRK

— SCETV Knowitall.org (@Knowitall) June 3, 2015

I’m glad I have been able to sample so many different things during my first two weeks here, and I can’t wait to see what the remaining eight weeks have in store.

Editing and Learning - Vanessa Ortiz

Hello! I'm back again. It's my second week here at ETV and I have to say, I've already learned a lot.  This week I helped in the post production of the program we taped last week called Climate Change: A Global Reality. It was really interesting to see how a program shapes itself throughout the editing process and how many decisions have to be made before the final product is done. The producers get together in the editing room and start going through the tape to see where they can add some images,  B-rolls or just improve the audio quality. I had the opportunity to sit with them along with one other intern to see this interesting process and learn how these decisions are made. Everything has to run smoothly and synchronize, and that's sometimes the hardest thing to do.

Marina and the crew interviewing the owner of the farm

Cottle Strawberry Farm

This week I also went to my first shooting with Marina (Producer for Carolina Money.) Carolina Money is a website dedicated to show and enhance new technology, enterpreneur activities and community growth in Richland and Lexington counties. We went to Cottle Strawberry Farm where Marina had to interview the owner of the farm and the Director of Agritourism in the Department of Agriculture of South Carolina. We also had videographers so Marina just had to conduct the interview and kind of guide the videographers so she could get enough B-roll to edit the video after. It was really fun since I've never been to a strawberry farm before. One thing that surprised me the most was that they have to work the land and plant the seeds all by hand. It is a very difficult and expensive process and they only get to sell their fruits for only two or three months throughout the year.

I needed to get a picture with this. It was too cute

Aditionally, I started to shoot my first video that is going to be about the master control room. I will be doing a series of videos related to ETV to show what's going on inside the different departments and give the audience a quick tour inside ETV.  I'm still getting used to the DSLR camera and work with the audio separately, but I hope to improve along the way as I'll try to shoot as many videos as possible.


Quote of the day:

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein.

See you next time :)
All the Love. x
Vanessa

Hello and Welcome!

Hello, hello, hello! My name is Robyn Arvay, and I'm and SCETV intern for 2015. I from Columbia, South Carolina, and I've lived here my entire life. Well, up until recently. I guess I now spend the majority of the year in Atlanta, where I attend school. In August, I'll be a junior at Emory's Goizueta Business school, concentrating in both Marketing and Film and Media Management.

I really enjoy the Film and Media Management concentration at Emory. It's an intersection between my two interests: entertainment and business. However, I've never had a lot of exposure to the entertainment industry, outside of live theater. So that's why I'm so excited to be interning here at ETV.  It's the constant learning and discovery of the "ins and outs" of broadcasting that makes this internship so ... important for me. It's a really in-depth experience of how any kind of content goes from an idea to a program on television.

So I'm in my fourth week of my internship. And in the past four weeks, I've learned so much about ETV and broadcasting in general, just from observing and listening. As for my more "hands on" work, I've been working on the beginning steps of creating a South Carolina Hall of Fame video. Specifically, for Darla Moore (who is a really cool person and a personal inspiration of mine you should read about her) So I've been working on the beginning steps of creating that video: researching, finding documents and videos of Ms. Moore, trying to contact someone I can interview (crossing fingers that we can interview Moore herself). During the process, I've begun learning Avid and the editing process (something I've never attempted before). And though it's only been 4 weeks since I started, I can't count the number of things I've learned (guess I should have started documenting my experiences earlier. whoops).

Of course I've done so much in the past four weeks, I can't document it all in one post, so I'll probably write again soon, detailing more of experiences thus far.

--Thanks,
Robyn

My Humbled Experience- Jessica Hunter

Making It Grow Endowment Intern 2015

My name is Jessica Hunter and I'm ETV's Making it Grow Endowment Intern.  I am a rising senior at Claflin University. I'm studying Mass Communications while minoring in Business Management. I am so grateful for the opportunity that ETV Endowment has given me. I feel so honored and blessed to withhold this position. I plan to embrace the tasks that I may find challenging and work hard to maintain ETV’s Professional Standard. My first week here was a tremendous experience. The Making it Grow team gave me hands on experience with the equipment and taught me various editing styles. My Producer Sean and Videographer Tommy, made my first few weeks fun and creative. They gave me a tour around the station and showed me where everything was located and how to access them. They gave me my own office computer and editing room.  There's nothing like having the opportunity to spend endless hours in the lab editing videos, taking road trips with producers and videographers to shoot and produce videos as well as sitting behind the scenes of the show going live every Tuesday night at 7pm. One thing I love about my Making it Grow family, is that we all help each other out and wear many hats around the station. My first day here, Sean allowed me to practice editing on various video segments and aired them the next day on the show. My friends and family was excited to watch the show and see my name in the credits. The thrill excites me and as previously stated, I am so blessed to be here and look forward to SC Making It Grow.
 

 This photo was taken in the editing lab my 2nd day there.

My first Video Shoot. Stay tune for the finished product.

Week 1- Veronica Brown

I’m Veronica Brown, and this summer I’ll be interning in the content department of SCETV, focusing on web content.

I just finished my second year at Smith College, a small liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts. There, I major in psychology and work as the associate editor of our newspaper, The Sophian. I grew up in Columbia, about five minutes from SCETV’s offices, and I am excited to have such an interesting internship right here in my hometown.

This internship will be my first time working in a traditional 9-to-5 office environment, but I feel well prepared by watching countless hours of The Office. On my first day, I was excited to find out that I have my very own cubicle.

I guess I'm giving myself away for
snapchatting at work. Oops.

During my first week I worked on preparing the marketing and social media for the relaunch of Knowitall.org, SCETV’s educational website for children. It’s pretty funny to be working on the promotional materials for a website that I remember using way back in my own days as a student of South Carolina public schools.

On Thursday, I had the chance to work with several of the other interns and the rest of the ETV crew on the upcoming program Climate Change: A Global Reality. The program is a panel discussion hosted by CNN’s John King. I worked as a production assistant on the set, helping the preparations for the show run smoothly and working in the control room during the taping.

The interns with John King. I'm on the far left.

I really enjoyed the chance to work on a project with such a great team, and I look forward to the many other exciting opportunities that await me in my next nine weeks.