Week 4 at VIA

This week I continued working on National Program Highlights promo spots, such as Retro Report and Press on Masterpiece.

Today, I learned some new things. I began working on the promos and opens for Call the Doctor, a show that VIA films at its studio. Using Premiere and After Effects, I made more advanced promos, this time more from scratch, as I had to download royalty-free footage that corresponded with the promo script and use it as B-roll while the anchor talent was speaking. For example, the woman, Paola, was doing a promo about the first CTD episode this October, which is about robotic surgery. So, I had to find clips of robotic surgury occuring and put them in accordingly.

Finally, I had to add the Call the Doctor music in, create lower thirds with the show’s name and air date and layer them into the promo, and add effects such as a blue “swoosh” effect that occured when transitioning between b-roll and the talent.

Next week I will assist in the shooting of Call the Doctor!