Submitted by Kelly McKinnon on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 12:03

E-Journalism

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Talk about Multitasking to the max.
Doing a newscast in front of a camera is not as easy at it seems.
For some people it takes a lot to become comfortable in front of a camera, and for others its second nature.
In Either situation, a lot of work and effort goes into the standup besides talking into a camera.
Today we got a little taste of what its like as we filmed a closing standup for a news package.
The piece we had to present was only a few seconds long, but when you factor in that you also have to be thinking about your voice (projection, enunciation, and inflection) your movements (are they natural, are you moving too much), your facial expressions (are you capturing the audience and being expressive) and now you have to count yourself down, it becomes more complicated than you think.
For me, the problem was getting stuck at the countdown. Just as the words would start to feel comfortable in my head and be ready to go, you count yourself down 3…2…1 and draw a blank.
The experience was a good one. It’s not something that this journalist would go out of her way to do in the future, but the knowledge is with me.

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