Behind-the News
My Progress:
I started to volunteer my time at the end of the school year last year for the news. I would say about the first of May or in April. My first time to the station was nerve-wrecking. The director, Matt, gave me e-mails of the telling of job descriptions that are there. It was a year lapse, since I had anything dealing with video. I took my Intro to Video, Advanced Video (LumberjAcK Live), and Broadcasting in high school.
Before this all happened....
I told my dad that I was thinking of Mass Communications and since Dennis interviewed my dad I kind of had an "in." I was going to talk to Lakeland and see if I could help out even though I told my dad I was effie about it because I did not have that much experience, but was something that would be fun.
So my dad and I e-mailed Lakeland and theyy said that I could come in. So I did and you know what it's like when you first mean someone - that nervousness kind of strange vibe to it. I was afraid of the first impression - you always want the person to like you and I didn't know how and who everyone and everything was going to be like. Was it going to be a very gloomy serious - fun way, because your learning way or were some people had that character where they joked around. Was the place going to be just like the big production studios.
The first two nights they let me watch which was a good thing and Dennis who is the awesomest news anchorman actually talked to me. It was a very relaxing enviroment they started me off in and thats a good thing, becauseI get way too anxious.
Then my first job was teleprompter, which I did click on the mouse making the background screen white with black letters. When I was getting "trained" for the craft. "Dave Brooks" the radio announcer that you sometimes hear on the country station 101.3? was the one who was my mentor and he told me not to put my hand up by the button, because the slightest touch and the screen will go white with black letters - existing out of the running script. It was not a big deal and I didn't do that twice.
The director then, gave me tech discripts of the things that went wrong that night, a lot of times viewers don't pick up on them. Which was so cool considering that some peeps didn't receive them. I felt Special. I am Special... I already know that and proud of what just like my kindergarten teacher told each one of her students, which I was one of them. Thank you very much.
I think I went in every week for a month. My next step was camera's and Dave, the nicest guy was my mentor for two training days then other people helped me out. That went on for quite awhile. I was not comfortable going solo.
Camera's was the first time I got a nickname from the news crew who are cool - I just had to add that. I wanted to know what the sentence sounded like when I added "who are cool" but anyhoo, I had a difficult moving the camera's. DON'T Laugh at ME. Honestly they were different then the high school - I'm pretty sure - I'm not 100% so I can't swear. But in reality I can swear - quite well - too I might add. And one of the anchors not mentioning names, but "he" said it was like driving a car and no it was not Dennis. You can narrow it down. I asked if it was like an automatic (was thinking). And he said "Yeah."Then I made a fricken smart ass comment saying I don't drive an automatic I drive a clutch. Thats when my nickname around the station would be Clutch.
Sarah "Clutch" Skime - yeah don't wear it out. I have to admit though I did get into that one.
Then as soon as I did solo. Onto the next, which was loading the C.G. "Computer Graphics." Honestly it is fun, but knowledge of the computer's program and such is very handy - very good that the director walked me through it. Honestly I could never walk a day in the director's shoes he is the man.
Then next was C.G. - on the 2nd night I did it - I double clutched - thats when I got my first talking to. But I would rather get lectured of what I did wrong then let it slide. People honestly need to yell at me - I can take - I'm a tough girl. I'm not like glass - I will not break. Thats when I double clutched it. Then the nicknames kept rolling in. Your middle initial should be O so you can be SOS.
On the credits - my name is Sarah E. Skime. I feel damn proud. Just recently I did a week on audio and I say I passed on that mission and do it again. I had a sweet night on audio just last night - Wednesday: October 27th. I think I came far and if this was to be my major I would be farther more knowledgeable in area right know then others at my level / age.
I started to volunteer my time at the end of the school year last year for the news. I would say about the first of May or in April. My first time to the station was nerve-wrecking. The director, Matt, gave me e-mails of the telling of job descriptions that are there. It was a year lapse, since I had anything dealing with video. I took my Intro to Video, Advanced Video (LumberjAcK Live), and Broadcasting in high school.
Before this all happened....
I told my dad that I was thinking of Mass Communications and since Dennis interviewed my dad I kind of had an "in." I was going to talk to Lakeland and see if I could help out even though I told my dad I was effie about it because I did not have that much experience, but was something that would be fun.
So my dad and I e-mailed Lakeland and theyy said that I could come in. So I did and you know what it's like when you first mean someone - that nervousness kind of strange vibe to it. I was afraid of the first impression - you always want the person to like you and I didn't know how and who everyone and everything was going to be like. Was it going to be a very gloomy serious - fun way, because your learning way or were some people had that character where they joked around. Was the place going to be just like the big production studios.
The first two nights they let me watch which was a good thing and Dennis who is the awesomest news anchorman actually talked to me. It was a very relaxing enviroment they started me off in and thats a good thing, becauseI get way too anxious.
Then my first job was teleprompter, which I did click on the mouse making the background screen white with black letters. When I was getting "trained" for the craft. "Dave Brooks" the radio announcer that you sometimes hear on the country station 101.3? was the one who was my mentor and he told me not to put my hand up by the button, because the slightest touch and the screen will go white with black letters - existing out of the running script. It was not a big deal and I didn't do that twice.
The director then, gave me tech discripts of the things that went wrong that night, a lot of times viewers don't pick up on them. Which was so cool considering that some peeps didn't receive them. I felt Special. I am Special... I already know that and proud of what just like my kindergarten teacher told each one of her students, which I was one of them. Thank you very much.
I think I went in every week for a month. My next step was camera's and Dave, the nicest guy was my mentor for two training days then other people helped me out. That went on for quite awhile. I was not comfortable going solo.
Camera's was the first time I got a nickname from the news crew who are cool - I just had to add that. I wanted to know what the sentence sounded like when I added "who are cool" but anyhoo, I had a difficult moving the camera's. DON'T Laugh at ME. Honestly they were different then the high school - I'm pretty sure - I'm not 100% so I can't swear. But in reality I can swear - quite well - too I might add. And one of the anchors not mentioning names, but "he" said it was like driving a car and no it was not Dennis. You can narrow it down. I asked if it was like an automatic (was thinking). And he said "Yeah."Then I made a fricken smart ass comment saying I don't drive an automatic I drive a clutch. Thats when my nickname around the station would be Clutch.
Sarah "Clutch" Skime - yeah don't wear it out. I have to admit though I did get into that one.
Then as soon as I did solo. Onto the next, which was loading the C.G. "Computer Graphics." Honestly it is fun, but knowledge of the computer's program and such is very handy - very good that the director walked me through it. Honestly I could never walk a day in the director's shoes he is the man.
Then next was C.G. - on the 2nd night I did it - I double clutched - thats when I got my first talking to. But I would rather get lectured of what I did wrong then let it slide. People honestly need to yell at me - I can take - I'm a tough girl. I'm not like glass - I will not break. Thats when I double clutched it. Then the nicknames kept rolling in. Your middle initial should be O so you can be SOS.
On the credits - my name is Sarah E. Skime. I feel damn proud. Just recently I did a week on audio and I say I passed on that mission and do it again. I had a sweet night on audio just last night - Wednesday: October 27th. I think I came far and if this was to be my major I would be farther more knowledgeable in area right know then others at my level / age.
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