Reflection About Sports Production

Going into the semester I was a little nervous for the way a higher level class like, Sports Production, would turn out. I am so glad that I took this course and have gained a lot more knowledge on some of the things that interest me and are not covered in the basic courses, such as Intro to TV. I was able to learn more about the behind the scenes things that take place and do more than running a camera at a production. Along with this, I was able to gain an experience in doing packages, which is something I had never heard about. These things were all experiences that I had from hands on tasks but also the book had chapters that I thought related to the things that took place throughout the course. Sports Production was a great class to be

Chapter two discussed all the necessary personnel for a production. After taking this course I realize how important the members of the crew are. We had some times when we barely had enough people because they were too busy or just could not find time to help us out. Looking back on this chapter it connects to the way the class ended and how it was hard to get people to work, but on the positive side of it all, we always made everything come together no matter what the negative factors were. One of the crucial parts in a production is the preproduction and the setup. Chapter eleven talks about how much work goes into the planning of a broadcast. I believe that we saw this come into play in our planning for the show. It took so much time for the people to get the set ready. Not only this, planning for the games also took some time, like getting a site survey, making sure you have people to interview at half time and the end of the game, and knowing that everyone on your crew knows what is going to be expected out of them during the production. Chapter six was similar to eleven. I think that the planning was harped on a lot in the book and that is because it is a critical part in making sure the end product is exactly what the group is wanting. The final chapter that I enjoyed was chapter fourteen which was

I expressed earlier that I was able to produce a basketball game and that was tremendous growth at that point in the semester. I would say that I grew a lot when it came to story telling. I know that I still have room to improve, but from the first story to the last there were some obvious improvements. For example, I did a sequence in the last package, got shots from different angles, and even had more than one interview. These things all were some of the growth that I have made. However, I think that I can improve when it comes to my story telling and making the story an all around better story. These experiences are all great ones that I am going to take with me throughout the rest of my time here at Indiana Wesleyan University and throughout the