• 828-435-2999
  • office@worldji.com
  • Login
  • Donate
  • About
    • Dordt
    • Our Staff
    • Blog
    • Benefits
    • FAQs
    • Our Mission and Rationale
    • A Brief History of WJI
  • Programs
    • Mid-Career Course
    • College & Early Career Course
  • Student Work
    • Articles
    • Videos
    • Photography
    • Podcasts
  • Testimonials
    • Alumni
  • Contact

WJI 2018 Blog Day 8, PM: Practice, Practice, Practice

Home WJI 2018 Blog Day 8, PM: Practice, Practice, Practice

WJI 2018 Blog Day 8, PM: Practice, Practice, Practice

Author Nicole Ault
Posted in May, 2018

At lunchtime, we headed to the trusty cafeteria for roast pork and a taste of Los Angeles -- via a Skype call with Sophia Lee, a WJI graduate and World reporter. Sophia shared wisdom from her reporting experiences: Prove yourself trustworthy, get to know the people you interview, remember that all stories have redemption.

After the call, we had another photography session with award-winning photographer Rylan Howe. We scattered around campus for half an hour to shoot photos based around a theme; one student chose transportation, another focused on a piano, another wandered around the surrounding neighborhood. Then we edited our photos and created slideshows with Rylan’s advice.

Next, we lugged our camera gear back to the video studio, where Mark Volkers showed us some of his recent film projects and gave us pointers for editing the videos we’ll be filming on Saturday. He showed us how to adjust our tripods, focus our cameras, and correct our lighting as we practiced for our upcoming interviews.

Dinner back in the cafeteria was a good time as always. Dr. Olasky joined us again for good conversation, and Lee Pitts’ two young kids provided endless entertainment.

Finally, the class settled in for a viewing of The Post, a journalism movie starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. Between our long week and our big day of filming and photography tomorrow, it was a nice Friday-night pause in our schedule.

More Past Work

Video: Seedtime and Harvest

Video: Seedtime and Harvest

WJI 2018 Blog Day 12, AM: The Northwest Iowa Review

WJI 2018 Blog Day 12, AM: The Northwest Iowa Review

WJI 2018 Blog Day 9, AM: The Sound and the Video

WJI 2018 Blog Day 9, AM: The Sound and the Video

WJI 2018 Day 10, AM: Hot Muffins

WJI 2018 Day 10, AM: Hot Muffins

Beer City Bicycles

Beer City Bicycles

About WJI

Mailing Address
PO Box 20002 
Asheville, NC 28802

  • 828-435-2999
  • office@worldji.com

Helpful Links

  • About
  • Programs
  • Alumni Work
  • Testimonials
  • Contact

Get in touch

Please select all the ways you would like to hear from World Journalism Institute:

Tweets by WJI

© Copyright 2018 World Journalism Institute | All rights reserved

  • Find us: