Assignment 1, Karly Moll

Karly Moll, Assignment #1

Hi. I’m Karly Moll and I am currently a sophomore journalism major at the University of Maryland. After learning about photo and audio journalism in my Journalism 203 class, I am moving on to the video slice of this section. I had my first class for this slice on Friday, which was interesting but also intimidating. Our professor taught us how to use a method called the ear prompter. I also enjoyed watching different video pieces in class, which gave me a greater perspective on what I should use as models for my final project. In class, we watched Jamie teach us about how to use a tripod, a video camera, and we learned about the rule of thirds. After we were verbally taught what we should be doing, we were able to practice and get hands-on experience. I am a big fan of learning by doing, which is why I am so excited for next class. As a traditional journalist, I am now beginning to understand that I am expected to know how to do everything, from copy editing to using final-cut. Although I am on the print journalism track, I am still expected to learn skills that pertain to the web. This is a challenge for me because I have never worked professionally with the production of videos as a means of journalism; however, I am looking forward to learning how to craft a journalistic video in a professional fashion. After only spending 2 hours and 45 minutes in my first class learning about video journalism, I know that learning these skills are going to make me into the best journalist I can be.