Acquanetta: The Video Blogger!

As a visiting scholar at Belmont University and the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, I tend to encounter things that make great multimedia. Especially on the campus of Tennessee State University, my institution of higher learning. About a month ago Val Hoeppner handed me a Flip cam to capture video for a semester long practicum I am taking with her. My first thought, “no way possible I can capture video on this thing”. My second thought once I finished my video was, “I can’t wait until the next opportunity to shoot video”. Since then, I carry my Flip cam everywhere I go. What I like best about this practicum is I can capture whatever I want and put my own “little” personality with it, thanks to Val!

About the videos in this post:

I am a member of Leadership Tennessee State University. We meet once a month on Saturday mornings for leadership classes and discuss how we will be affected by leadership positions once our matriculation is over at TSU. During these meetings, we are required to engage in topics about leadership and also “Laws of Leadership,” the book we have been discussing since September. So, I covered tomorrow’s leaders in the making with my Flip Video camera.

My second video, the annual African Street Festival, was held on the campus of TSU. This annual festival gets little recognition from the media in Nashville, so I decided to cover it. The street festival brings people from all over Nashville to get a sample of what Africa is all about. Many vendors from across the globe come to sell their African essentials and participants engage in African culture.

My third video, which happens to be my favorite, is the TSU tigers defeating the UT Martin Skyhawks in overtime. What a good game and a good crowd to cover in video. The Aristocrat of Bands, TSU’s marching band and their music, complimented my video. I was able to add more of my personality to this piece.

My most recent video is about a youth church. Because youth church is popular in the African American community, I knew this video would be great. It amazes me to see young people worship God in their own way. With so many youth in today’s society behind bars, I was elated to see some who are making the right decisions in there lives.

I hope everyone who views these videos will enjoy what they see. Remember, it’s not easy being a video journalist, but hey, somebody has got do it!