10A

                                                   SCSU Events

My Midterm Video Project for my Inquiry course focused on activities and events at Southern Connecticut State University.  The activities that I video taped included a winning football game and an exciting pep rally, which included the basketball team.  The video was created in iMovie on my MacBook laptop and also included clips that I recorded around campus.  The video shows the football game which is an important event held at Southern in the fall.  To find my video, please click the link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjmG6SBGAxE

         I spent time at the football game talking about this event and interviewing cheerleaders and students who attended the game.  My video was five minutes and thirty-three (5.33) seconds long so it met the requirement of the five-minute long video.  In addition to fulfilling the time limits, I also had an interesting topic and interviewed staff and faculty who were a part of the events such as the cheerleaders.  My video was clear, positive, factual and to the point, and my voice conformed to the video while watching it.

My interviews included the following students and I asked them several interesting questions about the school and about themselves to make it interesting for the listener while viewing:

Paige Slack Freshman Cheerleader

Q: Do you enjoy being on the Southern Connecticut State University Cheerleading Team?

A: Yes, I do.  It is a lot of work, time and energy put into practices but it is so much fun.  I love being involved.  It is great to see the spirit.

Haley Samuelson SCSU Freshman Student

Q: What is your favorite event on campus and why?

A: Football games because it is great to see everyone come out to support the local teams.

Lauren Fredriksen Freshman Cheerleader

Q: Why did you enjoy the SCSU Cheerleading Team?

A: I have always been a cheerleader my whole life and throughout high school.  It is a great feeling doing what I love because it gives me a huge adrenaline rush.

Q: What do you do during practices?

A: I am a flyer so I get tossed into the air a lot.

Sarah Neff Hall RA Staff Member

Q: What year are you at Southern?

A: I am a senior this year.

Q: Do you like it here at Southern? Why or why not?

A: Yes I love it here because there is always something to do on campus whether it was a bus trip to Lake Compounce, Halloween event, or a basketball game.

I have a beginning, middle and end in my video and finalized the video on time.  The technology on iMovie worked great.  The audience can hear my voice very clearly and can see the videos.  After finalizing the video on iMovie, I shared it on YouTube and made it public (not private) so that other viewers can see.  I copied and pasted the link on YouTube to my blog account and made a new post with the link.  I clicked it to make sure it worked and everything was correct.

In my movie, I tried to keep the audience informed on some of the events held here on campus, as well as keep them entertained.  By using real footage and clips from football games and the pep rally,  I felt that I was able to catch people’s interest.  If I could add or change something in my video and if there was more time to revise it, I would edit the video clips I recorded and make them slower or add another event to the video.

My SCSU Events video told a story from beginning to end on what events and activities there are to do at Southern.  I feel that it emphasized the spirit that we have here on campus, how fun it is to meet new people and attend various events that are happening here on campus.  I think I deserve an A on this project because it meets all the requirements and is very exciting to watch!