6/20/2016

Today we started a new group of COCA kids, this is the filmmaker group. We decided that we would take on a documentary, non fiction style films with this group of kids, and boy do they have some crazy ideas.

I have a kid that is doing a film about two guys that turn into vegetables and they are detectives.  There's another kid that is doing a film and all of his actors are things that you would find around the kitchen. These kids get REALLY creative, it's crazy.

6/17/2016

Today was my COCA kids last day, and we're kinda sad. They premiered their videos to their parents and they looked great. I was honored to be able to had helped them throughout the entire process of filming and editing their videos.

I learned that kids actually learn and grasp onto things pretty quickly. They learned how to film and edit and put together a project in only 5 days. I was thoroughly impressed.

We get a new group of COCA kids next week and hopefully they are as good as this group.

6/16/2016

I didn't get a chance to come in yesterday because I had to attend a funeral. But my kids missed me apparently. There's a group of girls: Melissa, Katy, Emily, and  Leila that really like me. They always ask me questions about their projects and stuff that has nothing to do with their projects. I had a chance to be in one of Leila's projects she was working on. I also got to help her out with filming and taught her how to get difference angles in her shots.

6/14/2016

My kids got their cameras yesterday. A lot of them did not get a chance to start filming. Instead, they did a lot of test clips, just to make sure the cameras work. They also took my advice and shot difference angles just to get a feel of what it is like to shoot with a camera.

We also took them outside today and they had a chance to film and interview each other so they can prepare for their own projects.

6/13/2016

Today was the first day that the COCA Newsmakers Camp came in. It was a pretty crazy first day. My favorite part from today was when we took the kids into the conference room so they can pitch their news story ideas to each other.

A lot of them had good stories, a lot of them had bad ones. But there's always room for improvement.

Tomorrow they are going to start filming their stories.

6/10/2016

Today we got a new group of kids in. The organization is called, inspireSTL. It's a small group of 8th graders on their way to 9th grade. Mike taught them most of the things that they were going to learn so today was a chill day for us interns. I'm sure all the work will begin soon.

6/3/2016

Today was the Lutheran Foundation's last day for open lab. A lot of them actually showed up. They really wanted to make sure that their videos were well put together and wanted to know if there was anything else they needed to do.

It was a pretty smooth and fast day.