MaryAnn Traxler American Idol

What went well and what you'd do differently?



Something that went well was our interview, I think we had really good questions, and MaryAnn had really good answers. The clips from when she was younger were good for our story in my opinion.



Something I would do differently is I would try to get more b-roll, we only had two days to do it so we had to use what we had. I would have made sure the audio was loud enough so we wouldn't have to copy it before we interviewed.

Reflection on package

What went well? What did you learn? What could you do different next time?

Something that went well with my package was that the class was eager to be interviewed and filmed. Our main subject, Rachida, was very open with her answers so we were able to get a lot out of her and were able to have valuable information for our package.

Something I learned was a lot about Algeria, where Rachida is from. We learned things like how the schooling there was. We even learned some things about Morocco because of her friend we interviewed. We learned about some different kinds of foods that are from Algeria.

Something I can do differently for next time is plan out what b-roll to get. This time we only had an idea of what b-roll to get so we kind of just winged it so it didn't go very well. Since we didn't have all the b-roll we had to go and reshoot a lot. I would check to make sure the audio is working because our first interview had to be redone because we couldn't hear Rachida.

Connor's audio story by Kami Gibson

Reflection on audio story



What did you learn?

I learned about the six shot system and the 180 rule about staying on the same side of a person in pictures or interviews or b roll to not confuse the viewer. I learned new tricks in final cut pro.



What will you apply to your next project?

I'll apply all the new things we learned. I think what I'll apply most is some of the quick things to do in final cut pro and different ways to do things or edit things in it.

Reflection on audio story

What did you learn?
I learned about the six shot system and the 180 rule about staying on the same side of a person in pictures or interviews or b roll to not confuse the viewer. I learned new tricks in final cut pro.

What will you apply to your next project?
I'll apply all the new things we learned. I think what I'll apply most is some of the quick things to do in final cut pro and different ways to do things or edit things in it.

1. one personal goal
2. goal for this class
3. a goal for your role in ecomm


1. My personal goal in ecomm is to understand how to work the camera better. Last year I kind of slacked off and just let everyone else do it. This year I am going to have to do more on my own so I want to be able to work the camera and know all about it with no help from anyone else. I have the general idea down, I'll just need more practice.

2. I think the goal for this class should be that we should all learn to work as a team. I think there could be some tension because so far the class is kind of split into two groups, the front and the back of the room. I know everyone in here and I definitely think we can break the barrier and work professionally.

3. My goal for my role in e-comm is to do more outside of school work and go to more extra curricular events like the e-comm festival. Last year I did the bare minimum and barely slid by. I'm determined that this year I will try harder and become more dedicated and become a bigger part of the program. I want to be able to advertise how much I love e-comm, I want to be able to show it, not just say it.