Monday, May 24, 2010

Final RamTV Show

Please reflect on the final show, focus specifically on the final show process compared to the first shows.

14 comments:

elizabethwilson said...

For the final show i really think we tried to make this one our very best show, especially with the senior college plans, summer plans, and prom. I believe everyone has worked hard for this show and we have all learned a great deal being in RamTV. During this show we learned communication skills to because a lot of us were paired up with somebody that we don't normally work with as much, and i believe that will pay off in the end. I'm glad for this final show L told us what we were doing and who we would be working with because it just made it a whole lot simpiler in the process of making the show. I believe this show will be the best one and also i think we should all be proud of our RamTV team.

Luis said...

Much like the first show, the last show had that possibility of now happening looming over it. This time, however, I think the editor had, or should have had, less stress as their work load was significantly reduced. The editor of the first show had to deal with footage that was freshly imported and make it into a spectacular show. This time, all the editor really has to do is weave all of the sections together. The last show's editor does not have to edit each individual show which gave the people of each section a lot more accountability.

I began my section by wanting a lot more creativity that simple interviews. I wanted my section to reveal that some thought had gone into the scenery. And just that happened. I'm glad I got to work with Bryanne because she and I work together quite well. Our ideas either coincided or complimented each other's. We did our best to progress each day that we were in class. We managed to film and import all in one day and then edit in one other day.

I have/had no idea what progress others were making because I was giving my focus to either my own section or to live daily.

The system we tried to follow for this show is one that should have been tried much earlier. This system allows to pinpoint the trouble spots of the machine that RamTV colleagues should be. It also allows for a bit of marxism as everyone gets the same amount of work and yet no one can do more than they should be doing. Even the editor benefits because even though they are waiting around to receive sections, they have a lot less footage to handle and therefore should be able to handle what they are given. I recommend that if your next RamTV class seems to be following the same troublesome patterns this class has, then by the third show this system should be applied to one of the shows so that the kinks in the machine are caught with enough time to fix them.

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Paige L. said...

well the final show was more relaxed than the past three have been stressful thats for sure. This time was better becasue L told us what we were gonna do and who we were gonna work with. I felt like I got more done working on the fourth show than on anything else I have done in this class so far. during the first couple shows i just sat back and let the people who knew what they were doing do the show casue I did not want to mess up and then everyone be mad at me. but the last show Keith and me worked on the mythbusters thing and I saw a complete change in my work, and also saw how the process changed from the first shows

Janel said...

I really think that the final show will be one of our best shows. We as a class really worked hard trying to make the show as good as possible. I can honestly say that we have improved on our communications skills, that has alway been the biggest issue with all the shows. I think that by planning out who was doing what really helped us in the end because eveybody knew what needed to be done to get the show completed. It also helped us because if somebody didn't get their work done, eveybody knew whose fault it was, and I think that was motivation for everyone.

Paige L. said...

Olivia- Well since this show is so close to graduation no really cared yeah people stepped up more kinda, but it still isn't up to our potential in what we could of done. The same people still did the show...i feel as if... and the first shows more people were pulling their weight and now only like 5 are still.. I seriously don't even want to talk about this final show, it is such an epic fail and deet.. I am not proud to say i edited it because i feel as if certain parts are better done than others. I tried to edit as much as I could.

The process was a perfect idea but did it work not so much because no matter what we are still going to have people not do anything and there isn't anything any of us can do about it..

Patrick *Star* said...

I was (or am, depending on the outcome of the scenario) scared that the show wasn't (or isn't) going to air. It got put off 'til the last minute again :P Must be a curse O_o

I felt that this show brought more tension to the class. idk, maybe because it's our last one??

It would've been nicer if we started on it earlier, that way we could go out with a bigger bang.

I don't think it was an 'epic fail,' but I DO think that it could've been so much more if EVERYONE had put in their hardest effort. I know that some did more than others, but i feel like it's because we've been growing more distant as the semester comes to the end.

I know we're all anxious to get out of here, but we should've stuck together for the final show, at least.

Keith said...

The final show. There's a lot to be said. When I think of Ram TV this semester, it's kind of like a roller coaster. We went all the way to the top (first live & first show - second show) and then we dropped all the way to the bottom (third show). As for the fourth and final show I think there was still a lot of things lingering in the back of peoples minds. I know nothing can be changed about the past but the human mind remembers many many things. I think that some, not all, of the attitude from the 3rd show was carried over into the 4th show or I could just have a wrong diagnosis about it and it might just be because everyone wants to get out of school already and I totally agree with that.

Anyways, the process we used to get the segments done was nice and it was a great idea but there were a few flaws in it. Paige and I worked no less than 1hr on our section every single day and I know without me being able to do stuff at home, our segment wouldn't have been finished. That being said, I sympathize with those who really did a lot of work but there just wasn't enough computers to go around for everyone to get their section turned into Olivia in a timely matter. From what I can remember, it was Tuesday, 1 day before the final show was due, when Olivia actually got some clips. I don't think that was fair to her and it wouldn't be fair to any editor. I think something that would greatly assist Ram TV is a 3rd computer back around where Magena sits, and if we can afford it a 4th one would be great. I think if we have 4, then we can designate it as the Editor's computer. That way the editor will have everything in one place and there will be 3 computers available for people to get their work done. Even if they still don't do their work, they can't use the no computer available excuse.

I know that my proposed fixes will probably never happen, but it sure would be nice and the next classes would surely appreciate it.

BRYR0B said...

The first show's process was a little shaky seeing as how we are just were just now starting the calss and it was all knew to us. I think that the editor handled that obstacle as being the ginny pig < I cant spell Amazingly.

This final show the editor also did a very good job, even with handling the technical difficulties. I feel like for this show the editor had a lot less to worry or stress about. Because they didn't have to worry about editing butt naked raw footage, they just had to mash it together and make sure that everything was flowing, and make sure everything matched their vision. I can understand if there were some obstacles being the editor because the way we did it, when you do it this way then you have to depend on everyone else to bring you product or you have nothing to mash together.

I feel like having my segment assigned to me and my partney gave me more time to channel in and focus on JUST my project. Like i could get really creative and do exactly what I wanted to do and not have to worry about whether I have something else to do, because I knew exactly what I needed to do.

My partner was fabolous. I worked with Luis on summer plans and on the critique sheets and I feel like we worked well together. We also stepped outside of the box with the cheeesy beach scenery and I think that we made a good overall product.

So there is both good and bad to the first and last shows process. But all in all i feel like they were both good shows and we have nothing to be ashamed about.

Magena Morris said...

I liked how the final show was planned out where everyone had individual jobs and responsibilities. I didn't have a part in this show because I was working on the beloved senior video so I can't really comment on the process. I think the show turned out well considering all the difficulties and last minute broadcasting issues.

CJ aka "THE PERFECT ONE" said...

the final show was done successfully but i think it was probably rushed to get done and a lot of the things filmed were done quickly because we all are on the verge of graduating and going to college and moving away. so i think we got lazy a little bit as a class but the show WAS completed and shown to the school and the only thing that happened that was negative was the dvd player that messed up. the sound and everything was good. we set a high standard for the upcoming class, our professionalism on camera and our shows will be hard to be. i am proud of what we accomplished!

Paiger said...

I think we all really bombed this show, to be honest.
We're all ready to get out of here, and don't feel like doing much anymore. I can admit I was more than lazy on this project, even though I did film some.
We didn't get very much footage to Olivia until like the day before the show was actually due, so thats pretty bad...our worst so far this semester.
Olivia & me have literally never done any editing before so when it came for us to do that, we were pretty clueless with it.
Aside from that I guess it went okay...disregarding the problems with the dvd player we had.