Video Panorama

This is an example of a new project making video panoramas. Mostly this video was me trying to figure out Final Cut Pro . . .

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Last Week

My last week started with the CNN / Espanola anchor shoot. On Monday we had the two most well known anchors first. After they were interviewed on camera we shot portraits of each of them in business clothing and casual. We shot portraits of 8 other anchors in both outfits and a group shot with everyone in business clothing. We also had one of the digital processors processing images while we were taking them.

Tuesday was the last day of the shoot. We shot 8 more portraits with the anchors wearing 2 different styles with a large group shot in business clothes. In each portrait shot we changed up the position of the wooden and silver blocks, which became difficult toward the end because we ran out of idea and keep track of what we already had done. After the shoot John and I cleaned up the studio and broke everything down. We had to mark were everything was positioned incase we needed to rebuild the set for more pictures which took a good bit of time.

The next day on Wednesday I was supposed to meet up with Justin for headshots at CNN radio. When he didn’t show up, Mark and I ran over there to do the shots. We set up in a small room and got all the headshots except one. It was really interesting to see the inside of CNN, where before I seen the inner workings with all the information cables, but with CNN radio I got to see booths and production offices. Upon arriving back to Turner, Mark and I talked about how my internship went and what I had learned. I told him I was greatful for the crash course in photo assisting while being able to watch professionals and learn tips and tricks to help me in my future career.

The last day of my internship was an easy one. I came to help Jeremy with another corporate headshot and also cut up foam to fit in the new case for the 23 inch apple cinema display to travel with. I also helped Ted with a product shoot he had for the TBS store. I got to talk to everyone I had met in the department and thank them for their patients and teaching me.

The last day was also sad for me. I had really enjoyed meeting the people I had worked with learning about the company. I feel very fortunate that I was given such a great opportunity to learn what all I did from whom I did. Each person I came into contact with at Turner was friendly and very helpful. Even though I knew at times I was hurting more than helping, the photographers were invested in helping me improve my abilities, for which I am grateful.

Seventh Week

On my seventh week, I started on Tuesday getting my security badge, which was waiting for me in the security office. Then I set up for another corporate headshot with Jeremy and took them. We used the gray background with lights on them to create a gradient with large key light and medium soft box for a fill.

The next day Justin and I set up for pictures of a dog for a new show on the cartoon network. The costume was fitted with a guy inside and looked like a large Labrador. We went through some great poses of him drinking wine out of his dog bowl, holding a martini glass, and others. After cleaning up the shoot I was put to work priming the 16 x 16 ft wall. I thought this would be a good as time as any to try a time delay so I set up the camera and this is what I got.

On Thursday we had two portraits going on at the same time. We had Mark shooting headshots for executives of Latin / Boomerang Network. On the other side we had Justin shoot Headline News T-Shirts. I helped as much as I could with both sides sometimes getting equipment for both shoots at the same time out the equipment room. The headshots did not take as much time as the shirts so I helped out more with the headshots and then worked more with the shirts.

The last day of the week was spent setting up for the large shoot on the following Monday and Tuesday of the CNN / Espanola news anchors. I painted the wall again to make sure the wall was completely covered. It was the largest production so far in the studio while I was there as well as the largest lighting set up and largest shoot schedule. We set up two 12 x 12 ft silk diffusers with 2 umbrellas behind on each side for the group shot and then we had a movable beauty dish for the portraits with the 12 x 12 ft silks as fill light. We also laid down a wooden floor for the ground and we had 3 wood blocks and 2 silver blocks for props for the anchors all to sit on.