I Tip My Hat To You

This week we were ask to deconstruct one of our fellow students Capstone presentation. So far I have been able to attend everyone’s accept for one. Now I am not just saying this because they are my peers. But I truly believe everyone has done a fantastic job and I have been very impressed. Their was one persons who’s presentation stands out the most. This was Shayna Marti.

Her project was a documentary on the habitat for humanity. A documentary is different from doing a package. It gives you time to tell the full story and instead of two minutes trying to sum it up. Most documentary run anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes long, so one has a lot of video to shoot. For Shayna I believe she almost had close to two hours of video just to fill 15 minutes. So imagine trying to sort through all of that!

Here is what I loved about Shayna’s movie. The way she started it was awesome. The first shot you see is the sun trying to break through the green leaves. As your looking into the sun Shayna is narrating and setting you up for the story. This was a style we saw through out her movie. Setting up each day she had a close up of something. Some of her best shots were the close ups of the bee on the flower, and the sky with the clouds moving.

In broadcasting we all know the basic rules when it comes to shooting. Close, medium, and wide. Shayna took this concept and used it very effectively. Their was a part in the movie where she had a close up of a drill then the next shot was the wide shot of the drill. The whole movie we saw this and that’s what makes good story telling.

In closing I would like to say that Shayna’s documentary was something you would find of PBS. It was everything you would expect a professional to put together. So t you Shayna I tip my hat, great job.

Pass to your left

This past Thursday was the senior dinner Dine & Shine. It’s a dinner for the seniors with a speaker who spoke about table manners during a business interview. In my opinion I believe table manners have gone out the window with my generation. Most of us conduct ourselves decently but do not know proper behavior. I like to think that I display good etiquette when I am out in public. But after our dinner I still had some learning to do.

Sitting at a table we should all know by now some of the basic stuff; like covering your mouth when you sneeze, pass food or condiments to the left and so on. But it’s more then just that. When all these little things add up it can make you look really good or really bad. So let’s test your knowledge. When do you place your napkin on your lap? Now think about it. Got it? Well if you said the moment you sit down then you were right. I thought it was when your food comes, guess I was wrong.

One of my biggest pet-peeves, are people who chew with their mouth open! This drives me crazy. At the dinner I was so happy that the speaker brought it up. She talked about how its one of the most impolite, annoying, and disgusting thing someone can do at the dinner table. I have so many friends that chew with their mouth open and foods coming, lips are smacking making an irritating sound. I once stop seeing a girl because at dinner she had this habit. Ok I feel better now that I got that off my chest.

The dinner also included a mini fashion show which feature modals displaying outfits to wear at an interview. One thing I never really understood was the difference between business professional and business casual. For guys what makes it business professional is if it’s a full matching suit. Then business casual may be just a tie or a collard shirt with a sweater. So at the very lest I had that cleared up for me.

By the end of the dinner I really enjoyed myself and find it very helpful. I think the career center did a great good putting the whole thing together. It’s too bad that not more seniors didnt came to the event. At lest for my next interview I may not be the most qualified but I’ll be the best dressed.

Hello Job

This week for Capstone our teacher wanted us to search for a job that we would want to Apply too and write a cover letter for that job. For me, I had a hard time finding a job I really want and settled with Fres-co System USA, Inc. They had a job opening in their Eiditing department.


36, Maple street Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA, 15205

November 6, 2008


To whom this may concern

My name is Douglas Kunst and I am writing in concerns about a job opening in your video editing department. I came across Fres-co System USA, Inc by searching on Monster. I will soon be a College graduate from Westminster where I studied Broadcast Communication.

I am interested in the position because I have a strong desire in filming and Editing. Through my years at Westminster College I have extensively worked with Adobe Premiere software. My experiences in this field is vast, and feel that I would hit the ground running working for you. For my College’s TV program I weekly cut Packages, VO’s, SOT’s and so on. I feel that my creativity stands out about the rest.

I know if I were to be employed by Fres-co System that it would be a great investment for both parties. Please feel free ton contact me through Email or by phone. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my letter and thanks for the consideration

Sincerely,

Douglas Kunst