I hate writing this but it needs to be done. I am going to miss this class so much. It made me fall in love with my major even more and it made me realize how lucky I am to have met all of you. This year has been an extremely hard year, and I am blessed to have people by my side helping me through it. Y’all have been my rock, and my support system and I don’t know what I’m going to do on tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-4 if it’s not spending time with y’all. I’ve learned valuable information about cameras and audio. Which I am so excited to continue to explore, but this class also taught me about the importance of connections you make. Thank y’all for the best freshman year. And thank you to the staff who spent everyday helping me. Thank you and I’ll see y’all later ❤️

Lacy M.

Hello guys, so recently we have been learning so much. We have learned about cameras, switchboards, audio, being a floor manager or doing audio things. I loved doing the switchboard cause i felt like i was able to stay busy and be really into the production aspect of the product. I also liked learning about how to set up cameras and white balance and how to focus. That was a lot of fun cause i felt like a real professional. This class has become one of my favorites. I always enjoy knowing that i’m going to be learning something new and being able to actually actively do what i am learning makes it even better. I have been having a hard couple of weeks but this class always is there for me and I am just so thankful.

hello blog!

These past couple of days in class have been so much fun! We learned about audio and how to edit audio and record audio on Audacity, we learned how to edit video, we are currently learning about cameras and how the work them and white balance, angles, positions of the camera, the mechanics of a camera and so much fun activities! I am always looking forward to this class because i am a hands on learner and being able to work with cameras actually using them and being able to work through all of the lessons while being able to do what we read as well has been such a breath of fresh air for me being a physical learner. I am looking forward to the commercial project coming up and can’t wait to record how that process goes!

Lacy Mix

Hey guys! So this is my first blog post and I’m super excited to talk about what we have been discussing and what I have learned in class these past couple of weeks! I was really excited that I learned how to use recording devices and upload them to audacity. I am writing a song with a friend and this information has taught me a lot of things that I can apply to recording with my friend, such as how the cables work (like not turning off the microphone input and trying to open the stereo output at the same time…bad noise don’t recommend), and how to record sound to where it isn’t too quiet or too loud. I also read Holly’s blog and the RSS information has also been really interesting to read about because I have always seen that button online but never knew what it meant, but I have subscribed to politics, lifestyles, technology, pets, food, and pop culture . So I’m super excited to learn more and I can’t wait for the coming weeks! -Lacy

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