One of the last things we did with Susan was to make a presentation on a role within the media and read it to the camera using the auto cue. Mine went very well but i have to admit the computer that i was using that day broke the same day I went to put it up on this blog, needless to say the video was salvageable. so although I got a new computer (third one in 4 weeks) the hard disk was not able to be salvaged. So i am hoping that maybe when I get back to uni, there will still be a file with lil old me on there speaking to the camera so i can put it up on here and you can make fun of me. So will keep you up to date on whether this bit of comic genius can be found

So the deadline for our 5 min radio project is looming, and im not going to lie, lil bit nervous. It is not that I havnt done the work, I have. But I am having real trouble shrinking all of the sound that James and I have recorded into five minutes. I have had to take out all the vox pops to accomodate more of the interview. I feel as though the interview is more important as it has my actual fats rather than people answering my questions. Only time will tell tho. I have also just completed my critical evaluation for my soundscape of the Forest. I am happy with it as I think that my soundscape was very good, I thought that there was a quite range of diversity in it which gave it a very real feel.

The critical commentary is also due in for tomorrow so am nervous about that. I have tried to use as many references as i can but I am not too sure how good it will be. I have not much experience in being critical of my own work so only time will tell if my views are supportes by my lecturers and the marking peeps.

Camera man

We had a cameraman come in today whos name was Eric Hoyton. He explained to us that being a cameraman is not for the feint of heart. Some days you will have to work more than 100 hours a day. You also have to be able to improvise. You need to know which shots will work and which wont quickly. He also emphasised the fact that you must be able to learn quickly. He was given a Sony HDV Z1 which he said he had never used before. He quickly got his head around the camera and showed us some of the simple features. This was an interesting lecture although I am not too keen on being a cameraman, i was interested to know what details come with the job.