Friday, May 31, 2013
Internal Producers
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Passion Week 2013: Good Friday
Good Friday's service was fantastic! We had a great amount of listeners from the live web feed as well as the people who came to CC Montebello to hear Pastor Pancho's message of the day. Worship was also lead that day by Chris Lizotte.
I'm A Videographer??
Setting Up The Stage
Look Who I Got To Meet!! :D
The Creative Producer at CC Montebello
CC Montebello On A Normal Day
Passion Week 2013: Good Friday
Blog 26: Senior Project Reflection
1. Positive statement: One thing that I'm really proud of doing throughout my senior project is my final product that I attained through my mentorship. I was really satisfied with the audio production skills I had attained through the training I received throughout the few months I worked at Calvary Chapel Montebello. I also enjoyed being able to do so much with the research I had attained throughout the year by using it in real life applications.
2.
Part A: I would give myself an AP for the 2 hour presentation.
Part B: I would give myself a P-/AP+ for the overall senior project.
3. What worked really well was the 3 column chart. I thought it was very helpful in writing the I-Search paper. It was also very helpful because it allowed me to organize my thoughts and presentation. My 3 column chart also reminded me of the in-depth research that backed up all my answers, which gave me more content to use in my presentation.
4. I would have found a mentorship a lot more sooner, so that I could spend more time attaining answers and content for my presentation. I would also try to attain more significant data for my science fair project, so not only that I could improve my report, but also use it for my 2 hour presentation.
5. The senior project was very helpful towards my future plans. I've attained an idea of what it's like to work in a real life station, so I know what work is expected of me. I really enjoyed the work I did in mentorship, so I do plan on continuing my work in radio production. I hope to do more work with radio once I go into college, but also find more research and information on how radio ties in with journalism. I really love journalism, and especially news radio, so it might be another potential topic I might explore.
2.
Part A: I would give myself an AP for the 2 hour presentation.
Part B: I would give myself a P-/AP+ for the overall senior project.
3. What worked really well was the 3 column chart. I thought it was very helpful in writing the I-Search paper. It was also very helpful because it allowed me to organize my thoughts and presentation. My 3 column chart also reminded me of the in-depth research that backed up all my answers, which gave me more content to use in my presentation.
4. I would have found a mentorship a lot more sooner, so that I could spend more time attaining answers and content for my presentation. I would also try to attain more significant data for my science fair project, so not only that I could improve my report, but also use it for my 2 hour presentation.
5. The senior project was very helpful towards my future plans. I've attained an idea of what it's like to work in a real life station, so I know what work is expected of me. I really enjoyed the work I did in mentorship, so I do plan on continuing my work in radio production. I hope to do more work with radio once I go into college, but also find more research and information on how radio ties in with journalism. I really love journalism, and especially news radio, so it might be another potential topic I might explore.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Blog 25: Mentorship
Literal:
My mentorship log and hours
My contacts: Roland Lew or Matt Marquez (323) 724-8464
Interpretive:
The most important thing I gained from my mentorship would be the hands-on work experience I attained. I was able to put the knowledge I had attained from my research to practice. I was also very proud of being able to work with real equipment while broadcasting a live show. It helped me learn a lot about my answers and understand why my three best answers are the best. I was also able to help out my community and my church with all the different volunteer events, while working on my senior project. I also found my best answer through my mentorship because my mentors showed me how creating quality content can attain and keep an audience. I also learned how to sound mix during a live musical performance, which I never expected to learn. I had a great time because I learned a lot about musical equipment and how it interacts with broadcasting equipment.
Applied:
It helped me answer my EQ by allowing me to attain a hands-on work experience. I learned a lot about my 3 answers by being able to see them put to practice or using them myself during a live broadcast. I also learned a lot about what it takes to run and support a successful talk show. I learned that by having an entertaining show that informs or teaches people at the same time, people will be very receptive to your message. I also learned about my 2 other answers, which were "attaining high quality audio recordings" and "extending content for a talk show". By having a high quality audio, people who already listen to you on a daily or weekly basis will keep listening because of your consistency. New listeners will also want to, at the very least, listen to you once because you were able to keep a loud and clear communication. I attained this knowledge through my live production work. Also, by extending content for talk show standards, you can reach the target audience you have in mind (which are talk show listeners) and create your content so that it can be as informative and concise as possible. I learned this through interviews with my mentors' interviews and my research.
My mentorship log and hours
My contacts: Roland Lew or Matt Marquez (323) 724-8464
Interpretive:
The most important thing I gained from my mentorship would be the hands-on work experience I attained. I was able to put the knowledge I had attained from my research to practice. I was also very proud of being able to work with real equipment while broadcasting a live show. It helped me learn a lot about my answers and understand why my three best answers are the best. I was also able to help out my community and my church with all the different volunteer events, while working on my senior project. I also found my best answer through my mentorship because my mentors showed me how creating quality content can attain and keep an audience. I also learned how to sound mix during a live musical performance, which I never expected to learn. I had a great time because I learned a lot about musical equipment and how it interacts with broadcasting equipment.
Applied:
It helped me answer my EQ by allowing me to attain a hands-on work experience. I learned a lot about my 3 answers by being able to see them put to practice or using them myself during a live broadcast. I also learned a lot about what it takes to run and support a successful talk show. I learned that by having an entertaining show that informs or teaches people at the same time, people will be very receptive to your message. I also learned about my 2 other answers, which were "attaining high quality audio recordings" and "extending content for a talk show". By having a high quality audio, people who already listen to you on a daily or weekly basis will keep listening because of your consistency. New listeners will also want to, at the very least, listen to you once because you were able to keep a loud and clear communication. I attained this knowledge through my live production work. Also, by extending content for talk show standards, you can reach the target audience you have in mind (which are talk show listeners) and create your content so that it can be as informative and concise as possible. I learned this through interviews with my mentors' interviews and my research.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Blog 24: Exit Interview Questions
1. My essential question is, "How can a producer best support the success of a talk radio show?" My best answer to my EQ is creating quality content that uses various creative techniques and keeps away from any kind of profanity.When compared to my two other answers, which are "Using the proper recording technology to attain high quality audio" and "Extending a show's content to talk show lengths", creating quality content is the most essential. Attaining a high quality audio by using the right equipment properly is easily done, and being able to create or think of content for a talk radio formatted show can easily be done only if you can create quality content. Creating quality content is most supportive because you need content that can catch and keep the audience's attention. You can extend time for a talk show, but if it's poor in entertainment or informational value, then it is useless and it keeps away potential listeners. By creating quality content that appeals to your target audience, listeners will want to keep listening and will feel engaged because the show appeals to them. Any content free of profanity is not only higher in entertainment quality, but it is also free of any issues from the FCC. FCC fines can be expensive, and some shows can have listeners with young children. Some listeners may be turned away if a show has any profanity that their children may be exposed to.
2. My process in finding my best answer would be going through all my research checks, combined with the support of my mentorship and interviews. My research helped me find many answers, but only a few were considered universal in radio broadcasting and talk radio production. My interviews with my mentors gave me a real-life perspective on what goes into talk radio production. I knew I had found my answers when my mentors made it clear as to what's essential for production. The three best answers always came up with my interviews, so I knew that my research and my mentorship had gone hand-in-hand all along. While working
3. Some problems that arose at the beginning of the year were in regards to my mentorship. My original summer component mentor took too long to get back to me to find a new time to shadow and volunteer. I had fallen under NC rules because I took too long to get 10 hours done after the first few weeks of school. What I had done to resolve this issue was to start finding a new mentorship right away, because my previous mentorship wouldn't work well with my project's demand and requirements. It took a while, because many stations wouldn't allow underage volunteers. It was up until January that I found a church that had a radio program that send its content to a local Christian station. It was then that I had decided to work there, because it fit my projects demands and my schedule.
4. My two most significant sources of information would be the Radio Academy podcasts from BBC London and my mentorship at Calvary Chapel Montebello. These were most significant because the podcasts that I was using for research gave me really good insight from professionals who are currently in the radio industry or who have already retired and now work behind the scenes or share their experiences. My mentorship allowed me to see my best answers being put to use, as well as being able to learn with hands-on experience. I was able to put my answers to the test at mentorship and by doing so, I got to see how production has a great effect on an audience.
5. My final product would be that I know how to create and produce a talk show using various creative techniques. I know how to brainstorm for talk show content, as well as being able to write a radio script and executing a radio show. My mentorship and research taught me all these things.
2. My process in finding my best answer would be going through all my research checks, combined with the support of my mentorship and interviews. My research helped me find many answers, but only a few were considered universal in radio broadcasting and talk radio production. My interviews with my mentors gave me a real-life perspective on what goes into talk radio production. I knew I had found my answers when my mentors made it clear as to what's essential for production. The three best answers always came up with my interviews, so I knew that my research and my mentorship had gone hand-in-hand all along. While working
3. Some problems that arose at the beginning of the year were in regards to my mentorship. My original summer component mentor took too long to get back to me to find a new time to shadow and volunteer. I had fallen under NC rules because I took too long to get 10 hours done after the first few weeks of school. What I had done to resolve this issue was to start finding a new mentorship right away, because my previous mentorship wouldn't work well with my project's demand and requirements. It took a while, because many stations wouldn't allow underage volunteers. It was up until January that I found a church that had a radio program that send its content to a local Christian station. It was then that I had decided to work there, because it fit my projects demands and my schedule.
4. My two most significant sources of information would be the Radio Academy podcasts from BBC London and my mentorship at Calvary Chapel Montebello. These were most significant because the podcasts that I was using for research gave me really good insight from professionals who are currently in the radio industry or who have already retired and now work behind the scenes or share their experiences. My mentorship allowed me to see my best answers being put to use, as well as being able to learn with hands-on experience. I was able to put my answers to the test at mentorship and by doing so, I got to see how production has a great effect on an audience.
5. My final product would be that I know how to create and produce a talk show using various creative techniques. I know how to brainstorm for talk show content, as well as being able to write a radio script and executing a radio show. My mentorship and research taught me all these things.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Blog 23: 2014 Interview
1. Who did you interview and what house are they in?
Name: Felicia Stears
House: East
2. What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
I'd like to do something with parasitology, specifically medical parasitology because
I've always found parasites interesting and how they can affect the human body. Although
I'm running into a problem with finding a mentor so I might just do something with
veterinarians instead. I've already found a potential mentor for that who would be up for
taking me on.
3. What do you plan to do for your summer 10 hour mentorship experience?
I plan on volunteering at a veterinarian's office and shadowing them while they
work. I'd be able to see how these doctors deal with patients who have serious infections
and how those patients have been affected by their infection.
4. What do you hope to see or expect to see in watching the 2013 2-hour presentations?
Honestly, for the presentations I'm hoping to get a better idea of what exactly it is
overall and sort of what direction I should go in. I'm hoping that they'll have some science
and health related presentations. I remember on my shadow day I watched one and it was
about general-surgery, which I found very interesting.
5. What questions do you have that I can answer about senior year or senior project (or what additional information did you tell them about senior year or senior project)?
Felicia: What sort of activities did you do for the different kinds of hours required?
Me: Well to sum up the senior project in terms of hours, there are 3 components that require you to get 60-70 hours of work done. The first one is the summer component, which requires you to attain 10 hours of volunteer work or shadowing. You have to be able to contact and keep a mentor, because if you do come to choose the topic you looked into for the summer component, you may need them for the rest of the year. The summer mentor and topic you attain aren't permanent. The purpose of the summer component is to look into different topics for your senior project. You also have the Independent Components, which are worth 30 hours minimum for each one. With those, you are required to have a mentor if you plan on working with them to count as credit for the component. The main purpose of the 2 Independent Components are to learn something new on your own while working or to apply what you've learned to make a final product. For what I did personally, I worked for 10 hours at Radio Disney during the summer. Later on in the year, I produced a series of radio programs while learning and working under my mentor for my 1st independent component. As for my 2nd independent component, I reviewed radio programs and produced radio programs using technical tips I've learned from the reviews and my mentorship.
Name: Felicia Stears
House: East
2. What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
I'd like to do something with parasitology, specifically medical parasitology because
I've always found parasites interesting and how they can affect the human body. Although
I'm running into a problem with finding a mentor so I might just do something with
veterinarians instead. I've already found a potential mentor for that who would be up for
taking me on.
3. What do you plan to do for your summer 10 hour mentorship experience?
I plan on volunteering at a veterinarian's office and shadowing them while they
work. I'd be able to see how these doctors deal with patients who have serious infections
and how those patients have been affected by their infection.
4. What do you hope to see or expect to see in watching the 2013 2-hour presentations?
Honestly, for the presentations I'm hoping to get a better idea of what exactly it is
overall and sort of what direction I should go in. I'm hoping that they'll have some science
and health related presentations. I remember on my shadow day I watched one and it was
about general-surgery, which I found very interesting.
5. What questions do you have that I can answer about senior year or senior project (or what additional information did you tell them about senior year or senior project)?
Felicia: What sort of activities did you do for the different kinds of hours required?
Me: Well to sum up the senior project in terms of hours, there are 3 components that require you to get 60-70 hours of work done. The first one is the summer component, which requires you to attain 10 hours of volunteer work or shadowing. You have to be able to contact and keep a mentor, because if you do come to choose the topic you looked into for the summer component, you may need them for the rest of the year. The summer mentor and topic you attain aren't permanent. The purpose of the summer component is to look into different topics for your senior project. You also have the Independent Components, which are worth 30 hours minimum for each one. With those, you are required to have a mentor if you plan on working with them to count as credit for the component. The main purpose of the 2 Independent Components are to learn something new on your own while working or to apply what you've learned to make a final product. For what I did personally, I worked for 10 hours at Radio Disney during the summer. Later on in the year, I produced a series of radio programs while learning and working under my mentor for my 1st independent component. As for my 2nd independent component, I reviewed radio programs and produced radio programs using technical tips I've learned from the reviews and my mentorship.
Friday, May 3, 2013
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