My foiled video assignment

So, today was an interesting day in Staci's class. I had been dreading having to upload the video I had recorded on my parents' old camera. (By the way, 1997 was a good year for technology).

The predicament

I have a love/hate relationship with technology. The internet is great when you need to research something immediately, but somehow the computer always crashes when you need it most.

After a little more than an hour of tinkering and positioning my camera to align with another in an attempt to re-record my video, I came out with this---->

Yes, that was my video. But it is now a lovely, blurry still shot of two unidentifiable teams. My story is about UT women's intramural soccer. A friend of mine plays for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry team, and they were up against the women from Vols for Christ.

The script

"UT students faced off on the school's intramural fields Monday, kicking off the third week of intramural soccer. Among the competitors were women's teams from campus organizations Vols for Christ and the Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Although the VFC was leading by one at the half, the women from the BCM pulled out a 6-4 win, making them 2 and 0 so far this season. Women's intramural soccer is scheduled through November 20."

What I learned

Even though it was a little weird filming a soccer game and having random people give me funny looks as I awkwardly held the camera, I enjoyed the experience. There's something about being able to go right back and look at what I've filmed--it kind of fulfills the instant gratification mentality of today. And at the end of the day, I can laugh about the whole thing. You had to have been there.