My Internship Project
For my Internship Project, I will be working with fellow interns Dezza Vidrio and Naidelyn Hernandez to produce and film a video in support of AB 949, a bill that Assemblywoman Gonzalez coauthored and is currently proposing to the State Legislature. AB 949 would turn competitive cheer into a CIF sport, which would allow high school cheer teams to basic safety and resource requirements. As cheer currently stands, there is no training or certifications that coaches have to go through, there are no cheer competitions except for private teams that you have to pay up to $1,000 a month to be a part of, and high school cheer teams get no help from their schools with practices or equipment. To produce this video, we will be interviewing cheerleaders, school administrators, parents, cheer coaches, as well as athletes of other sports, and then will compile their responses into the video that we will then send up to Assemblywoman Gonzalez's offices in the capitol.
To make this project awesome, I am going to have to learn how to focus a camera, and always keep in mind the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is something that our mentor taught us about that is crucial when filming. Essentially, the Rule of Thirds says that if you divide the camera screen into thirds horizontally and vertically, whatever it is that you want your audience to focus on (in our case, we want people to focus on the interviewees) should be placed at the location where the division lines intersect. I am also going to have to continue to collaborate and interview the way that I have been doing since freshman year.
For this project to be successful, I am going to have to be extra conscious of time, because I have to make sure that I am not late to any of the interviews we have scheduled. I am also going to be relying heavily on Dristay Torres, a fellow intern from Georgetown University, that has volunteered herself to help us get from place to place when conducting our interviews. I will also be looking to Francine Maigue, our mentor, for guidance and critique, not only during the process of the video production, but also of the final product.
To make this project awesome, I am going to have to learn how to focus a camera, and always keep in mind the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is something that our mentor taught us about that is crucial when filming. Essentially, the Rule of Thirds says that if you divide the camera screen into thirds horizontally and vertically, whatever it is that you want your audience to focus on (in our case, we want people to focus on the interviewees) should be placed at the location where the division lines intersect. I am also going to have to continue to collaborate and interview the way that I have been doing since freshman year.
For this project to be successful, I am going to have to be extra conscious of time, because I have to make sure that I am not late to any of the interviews we have scheduled. I am also going to be relying heavily on Dristay Torres, a fellow intern from Georgetown University, that has volunteered herself to help us get from place to place when conducting our interviews. I will also be looking to Francine Maigue, our mentor, for guidance and critique, not only during the process of the video production, but also of the final product.