Daily Evergreen 101

After making several news-type videos this year(1,2,3), I wanted to try something a little different. That turned out to be a little more (I can't believe I'm saying this) PR-style. You answer some of the same questions over and over when you're an editor at the Evergreen, so I wanted to create a video that would answer all those questions in a really short amount of time so people don't lose interest. I wanted an emphasis on how to get involved and apply, and video was a good format for that because it's often little things like not knowing exactly where the newsroom is located that keep students from stopping by to apply, especially as freshmen.

I went into the project wanting it to really show what it's like at the Evergreen, inconsistent lighting and all. After finishing it and watching it again, I think if I did it again I would sacrifice a little authenticity for higher quality video.

I also was really challenged by the computer screens that look so awful in the video. I looked it up and still couldn't figure out a great way to avoid it, so I hoped it just wouldn't be that bad. In retrospect it really is distracting, so I would be more creative to avoid getting computer screens in the video in the first place.

UPDATE: I'm also not sure why the embed looks funny, though it seems to play fine.