This week’s reporting shift was a mixture of disappointing and great times! Well, I want to start with the bad part. I went to Jefferson City for a story on a bill on religious freedoms in public areas which is currently being discussed in the legislature. It was my first time driving there and so I got myself into a bit of drama as I, sort of, got lost inside the town and had to drive around for almost 20 minutes before making it to the legislature’s building. But once there everything went well. I got to interview three House representatives on the bill from both the opponents and the proponents of the bill. And I got some good B-roll of the House in session and the legislature’s building, as well as a church nearby. But I spent a bit too much time there.
Then when I got back to KOMU it was around 7:30. So, I downloaded and imported the video into Avid, wrote a script and started editing it. While I was not expecting at all to be late, I run out of time very fast and couldn’t finish the editing on time. Then when the producer came in to fast-edit everything, some of the audio and videos got screwed! I couldn’t be more disappointed. It was the fruit of hours of hard work of mine and I saw it turned into an unacceptable piece of work. Of course, I take all the blame for it and it was first and foremost my fault. That was the disappointing part!
After it was aired at 10 p.m. show, I started re-doing the whole editing process again and this time, I managed to put together a much acceptable story. Here is where the great part came in! I made a good use of the shots I had and made sure my story line was clear and understandable. And with some exceptions I tried to write to the visuals! The good version was aired for the next morning’s show and I am glad that it worked out! I take it a good omen for the future!
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