Hurricane Florence

It seems like every fall semester, South Carolina gets threatened with a Hurricane. Hurricane Florence was on track to impact South Carolina, and we had to take precaution. We were notified by school officials that classes were canceled and that we had to leave. This hurricane was nothing to play with and was intensifying.

During my time back at home I didn't do much. I did watch the news a much as possible and see if Florence was still going to impact South Carolina as previously forecast. Those days we got off from school were basically chill days for me lol. I'm Glad Florence was downgraded into a tropical storm once it hit here, and glad we were spared from the worst compared to our neighboring state of North Carolina.

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Feature Story

My summer in 3 words was Hot, Chill, and fast. Now I know that when summer hits, you're supposed to expect them temperatures being in the 90s and above. I am South Carolinian and you would think that I would be used top the heat right? Wrong!! Some days were extremely hot, and I was over it.

My summer was pretty chill. If i wasn't at work, then I was at home in the air conditioning chilling as usual. I would generally take a walk late in the afternoon after the sun sets.

It seems like every summer goes by faster and faster. Summer lasted for like a few days lol, but I glad it went by quick. I enjoyed having time off from school. 

This class assignment involved conducting an interview with a classmate. I had the opportunity to  interview Alyssa Gadson and ask her a few questions. These questions ranged from goal after graduation to Homecoming here at South Carolina State University. Jalen Ayers also helped with producing this segment which I called "Campus Conversation." Click below to view the interview with Alyssa.

Person on the street

This assignment dealt with me acting as a reporter with the help of Jalen Ayers and asking a few people on the campus of South Carolina State University about former Hurricane Maria that was threatening to hit south Carolina. I did get a chance to get a few opinions about the storm from our very own Miss. South Carolina State University, and a staff member from the Communications department. click below to view the video. 

My Solar Eclipse Experience

August 21st, 2017 will go down as one of the best days in astronomical hisotry. A solar total exclipse https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/ filled the skys over the United States. The eclipse came down to South Carolina and Orangeburg was lucky to be in the path of totality. South Carolina State University www.Scsu.edu was one of the many places that hosted a viewing for the amazing sky show.

(Source: South Carolina State University)

Prior to the totality of the "Great American Eclipse," SC State's campus began to fill up with people from many states. Oliver C. Dawson stadium housed the many spectators as they waited patiently for the astronomical event. They were entertained by the sounds of Marching 101.

(Source: South Carolina State University)

I personally think that it was amazing to even see it in person. It was a once in a lifetime event and it was nothing short of dissapointing. I was glad that the clouds went away so that we had a clear view.

Commercial/PSA Assignment

In this Particular assignment, I decided to get a few shots of the http://retoolyourschool.com/ new added feature on campus. http://www.scsu.edu/ won 2nd place this year with a total of $50,000. There are added benches as well as some plants that were installed beside The Student Center http://www.scsu.edu/campuslife/studentservices/studentcenterthepitt.aspx. I decided to do my assignment on this and I wanted it to be a commercial but I think it also became a cross of something else lol. Let me know what you all think. 

Picture In Picture Assignment

This assignment involved me shooting a few video shots with me giving my viewpoints on certain topics. I decided to talk about The riots that broke out when Donald Trump was elected President, American Horror Story Roanoke and, Jay-Z and Beyonce. I didn't find this assignment to be difficult at all and I played around on Adobe Premiere a bit to see what all I could do. 

Below are the links to each video I gave my viewpoints on:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2147684/violence-erupts-across-the-us-as-pro-clinton-fans-riot-after-donald-trumps-shock-election-win/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Roanoke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKV1TfJxuwE