28 May
–Staff Report–
GROSSMONT COLLEGE—A haunting video about the possible effects of budget cuts on Grossmont College was recently created by the Media Comm. 110 class taught by Prof. Michael Grant. In this Community College Carol, “Scrooge” Brown receives three visitations.
16 May
GROSSMONT COLLEGE–Sara Glasgow is settling into her new position as director of student activities, and don’t be surprised if you see her taking notes during on-campus events. She toldMComm 132 student Earnest Carter that she plans to observe many student activities before drawing up formal recommendations for the future.
Glasgow has a varied background. She has a bachelor’s degee in mass communications as well as a law degree. Additionally, she has worked for several non-profit organizations, including the Make A Wish Foundation, which helps arrange wish-fulfilling trips for children with life threatening diseases.
Here is a video version of Carter’s interview with the new Grossmont College staff member:
19 Mar
Video by Taylor Harris and Earnest Carter
GROSSMONT COLLEGE — Griffin Radio hosted a St. Patrick’s Day event that included a bake sale, games and prizes in order to raise funds for the Media Communications department. Nicolle Fedor of the radio staff explained what it was all about during an on-scene video interview.
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Harris and Carter are students in MCOMM 132; email them respectively at taylorh@gcsummit.com and earnestc@gcsummit.com
17 Feb
GROSSMONT COLLEGE — Natalie Portman will win the 2011 Oscar for best actress for Black Swan, and Christian Bale will take the best supporting actor award for his work in The Fighter, says Christopher Enders. The current president of the Associated Students of Grossmont College, dancer, and movie fan made these predictions about Sunday, Feb. 27, Academy Awards during a recent interiew with GCSummit contributor Ilia Evans and videographer and MCOM 132 student Earnest Carter.
Enders declined to make other predictions, saying he had not seen all the nominated movies yet, something he said was key to successful Oscar predicting. But he did note the performances of both Portman portraying a ballet dancer and Bale playing a drug-addicted boxer both involved strenuous physical transformations and journeys. He said that voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have historically looked very favorably at actors who “take the audience with them through their complicated journey.”
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10 Feb
GROSSMONT COLLEGE – The ongoing budget difficulties facing California colleges can only result in three kinds of outcomes for students: bad, terrible, and devastating, according to Christopher Enders, the president of Associated Students of Grossmont College (ASGC). “Right now we can handle bad, we’re preparing for terrible, but we don’t know what we’re going to do for devastating.”
Thus, in addition to representing students to Grossmont leaders and the district board, Enders sees a large part of his job now as being an advocate for students in today’s tough budgetary climate. To this end he will be traveling to Washington DC and to Sacramento, California, to meet with politicians whose decisions could have major impact on students.
Enders made these and other comments in an interview with GCSummit contributor Ilia Evans and videographer and MCOM 132 student Earnest Carter.
28 Jan
Story by Alexis A. Tittle; Video by Xavier Green and Russ Lindquist
GROSSMONT COLLEGE–For many artists, nature is an inspiration, but for Jim Wilsterman, nature is his co-artist. Wilsterman’s art is being exhibited at the Hyde Art Gallery until February 24. The focus of the exhibit is on the varied effects – the varied impressions – made by raindrops. On display are 24 pieces of his collection of more than 50.
Water conservation has been the center of many of his works. For ten years, Wilsterman has been experimenting with ways to capture rain, and he is even somewhat of a local celebrity for his students’ cloud sculptures on the nearby water tower in El Cajon, of which Wilsterman said, “The clouds are there to show where the water comes from.” Continue reading
28 Jan
GROSSMONT COLLEGE– Diedrea Lewis, a Grossmont student and recipient of an Osher scholarship, recently talked on camera about what she loves about Grossmont College and how she utilizes her $1,000 Osher scholarship. Xavier Green, a student in Media Comm 132B, videotaped an interview with Lewis that was conducted by Anne Krueger, a communications specialist for the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District:
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20 Dec
http://www.facebook.com/v/178764685472072
By Alexis Jacquett
GROSSMONT COLLEGE — This video is an assignment for the class known as “Media Communications—Basic Professional Editing Principles.”
The assignment was to use video assets such as personal video footage, still photos, and music, and create and edit a music video. The video had to run the standard time of most music which is about 3-3.5 minutes. The editing system that the Grossmont Labs are equipped with is Adobe Premiere Pro. This video took about 3 weeks class time and outside time as well.
The assignment was graded on length, organization of digital files, naming of digital files, organization of the bin, video following the beat, and the proper export of file. First I had to pick the music I wanted to use for the video. I used a slower song in order to leave images on the screen longer. I wanted my video to have more meaning rather than just following the beat. There were some places that the animals/models’ movement went with the beat.
At first, I had a hard time making the decision on where I wanted to cut the footage, because editing is a decision. And for me making decisions is hard because I am very particular. When using footage that is borrowed from a website usually the footage isn’t exactly what you want, so you have to play with what you want and trash what you don’t. Once I figured out the clear direction of what I wanted for the video, putting the footage together was easy.
With all footage you trim off the fat, or the parts you don’t want, and then place it in the timeline and drop each section side by side without any space in between each clip. The bin is a folder where you keep your assets. Also you have to rename the footage/digital files so you can easily grab what you need for the finished product. This assignment for me was very educational. It was exciting to learn how to edit a video. Video-editing is a tool and skill that can be used in many areas of life.
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Jacquett is also a student in Media Comm 132–Campus Newspaper Production, for which this article was written.
14 Dec
SAN DIEGO — In a tough economy, there are some shopping tips that fellow Grossmont students ought to keep in mind as they search for the perfect gift for their families and friends. Lan Nguyen reports:
14 Dec
SAN DIEGO–Feeling jolly and merry and that everything is all right with the world? Take a tour around the outskirts of downtown San Diego and you’ll realize that there are many homeless people who don’t feel the same. In the videol below, Lan Nguyen invites Grossmont students during this holiday season to give back to their community.
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