ONW Now

The Process

     For this project, our class created our own version of ONW Now. We were split into groups, and each group was either assigned a news story, a sports story, or a feature news story. My group was assigned a feature news story, Word From the Halls. We started by planning our rolls in the group. My role was to help with editing, and writing the trivia questions. Next, we filmed during lunch and imported the videos on to the computer. Then, we started editing. I started by cutting out each question and answer from each interview. Then, I sequenced them so that the clips of the same question were together. After that, Kensie took over editing because I was assigned to anchor. For anchoring, we write our scripts and planned what the broadcast would look like. The next step was a dress rehearsal. We went down to the studio, and everyone was assigned a role such as floor director, audio, tri-caster, teleprompter, and more. They gave us tips on how to anchor, and helped us with our mics. We ran through the broadcast a couple of times, and it allowed all of us to figure out our roles and see what we could do better. The next day, we filmed the real thing. We had to work fast because we didn't have as much time as we did the day before. We only did one run through, and we had some technical problems, but it was easily fixed on post-production.

What I Learned 

     While doing this project, I learned a lot about convergence journalism, and the process of ONW Now. Before this project, I was not sure what strand I wanted to go into next year, but this project made me want to go into convergence or SID. I enjoyed learning about the process behind ONW Now, and all of the roles that go into it. It was cool to see the show produced live, and it has lots of different aspects and all of them have to work together to produce the show. This project was really fun, and I learned a lot about ONW Now.