CIT MMS Internship Week 1 & 2

Classes have started back but I didn't feel much of a change in the office at Multimedia Services. Ran by the University, MMS Videography helps document & share research work and other related tasks being performed by individuals at UA. I've just pasted my 15th month on the job here and am still so thankful for the opportunity and to be part of such a close and productive team. 

The story of the summer was the Brazil project and that has now bled into the fall. Starting back in the Summer of 2015, the Brazil project is an (for now) untitled documentary on the history and struggles of the Afro-Brazilians. Partnered with a history professor on campus as well as researchers in New York City Rio de Janeiro & Nashville, our goal is to make a product that can explain & lend attention to a very under reported & endearing social issue in South America. We are currently four extensive interviews in with two more lined up to complete the story and are in the process of stitching together an outline with the interviewees, clocking in around forty minutes. 

So much of these first couple weeks has been slowly inching closer and closer to being able to implement b-roll into the story. This in itself is a task because much of the b-roll is illustrations made by European travelers in the 18th and 19th century, heavily secured by copyright claims over the Internet. Finding loopholes to grasp these precious materials has proved to be a struggle but not totally out of the question. It helps that the university supplies hubs of archives as well, an opportunity that MMS has taken advantage of. 

This past Friday was a bit of an exciting change when Alabama tight end OJ Howard & softball player Chandler Dare came into the studio to shoot a TV ad for Alabama's grad school program. 

This week will be patching these up & preparing them to be showed on cable (at times) as well as at games in Bryant-Denny & potentially bowl games, hopefully ones that stretch into the new year.

Hours logged: 26

Thursday, August 18th: 12-3p.m.
-worked on getting b-roll for Brazil project
-worked on opening segment for Brazil

Friday, August 19th: 10-2p.m.
-b-roll
-worked on opening

Monday, August 22nd: 10-2p.m.
-b-roll
-worked on opening

Tuesday, August 23rd: 12-4p.m.
-b-roll
-worked on opening

Wednesday, August 24th: 10-2p.m.
-b-roll
-worked on closing segment

Thursday, August 25th: 12-3p.m.
-b-roll
-worked on closing
-touched up writing center project before finalizing

Friday, August 26: 10-2p.m.
-b-roll
-worked on opening