Irene Rojas Media • Blog
My adventures as a multimedia producer
June 2011 at Wolf Trap
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A video summary of June 2011 shows at Wolf Trap.
Lynyrd Skynyrd at Wolf Trap
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The sound board guys forgot to enable my direct audio feed. Thank goodness for a sensitive shotgun mic to rescue me.
Huey Lewis at Wolf Trap
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Back on July 13, Huey Lewis took a moment to explain the background behind his latest album, “Soulsville,” before performing later that night.
Theatre-in-the-Woods 2011 Kicks Off
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Theatre-in-the-Woods is one of the Education department’s biggest endeavors of the year. The name pretty much says it all… it’s a theater… in the woods. There are two kid-friendly performances a day for four weeks or so. It started this week on Tuesday, with the CityDance Ensemble and the Milkshake Trio. I originally though, oh I should shoot some of this for the monthly recap video we do. Then it turned into a stand-alone experiential video.
I think this is also my first video created entirely with Adobe Premiere Pro. As you may have heard, Apple recently released the latest version of Final Cut Pro and stopped support for existing versions. The problem is, now it’s more like iMovie Pro than a professional editing suite as it once was. Since I don’t want to be using software that is no longer supported, I switched over to Premiere Pro. I’m still learning it, but setting it to use many of FCP7′s commands has helped ease the transition. While I panicked for a moment that my years of FCP experience might be useless, at the end of the day, FCP7, Premiere and Avid Media Composer are all non-liner editors (NLEs). The way they operate is fairly uniform, so I’m not starting entirely from scratch. Practice makes perfect.
Happy 40th Anniversary, Wolf Trap!
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For Wolf Trap’s 40th anniversary this year, I was asked to put together a short clip of repeat performers talking about why they love playing here. Just so we’re clear: I edited this. Blue Land shot the footage last year.
When I first started reviewing all the artist interviews, I quickly noticed that the audience was a common theme. I decided to focus on this, using artists who also had nice performance b-roll footage.
Congratulations on 40 years of making memories, Wolf Trap!
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Wolf Trap
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On Wednesday, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed at Wolf Trap. Our aim with this video was to show the immense scale of this experience. Also, I love this song.
A broken toe won’t stop the Queen of Soul
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On Wednesday, Aretha Franklin came to Wolf Trap. For the first time ever, we were allowed to shoot video at one of her concerts. This was her opening song.
West Potomac Commencement, Class of 2011
Graduates throw their caps in the air at the end of the West Potomac senior graduation ceremony at Hayfield High School on June 17, 2011.
On Friday, I shot the second of my Patch high school graduations. This time, it was for West Potomac. The event itself was held at Hayfield High School. The above photo was shot with my old Nikon D300… I may have underestimated that camera’s abilities at ISO1600. Anyways, here are some other photos I really liked.
Raquel Rodriguez, right, hugs Diana Maravilla before the West Potomac senior graduation ceremony at Hayfield High School on June 17, 2011.
Daryl Copeland, right, accepts a diploma holder on stage during the West Potomac senior graduation ceremony at Hayfield High School on June 17, 2011. Graduates received the actual diploma after walking off the stage.
Gradutes process out of the field house past family members after the West Potomac senior graduation ceremony at Hayfield High School on June 17, 2011.
Annandale High School Commencement, Class of 2011
Before taking the internship at Wolf Trap, I had agreed to shoot some high school graduations for Patch. The first one was Annandale High School’s graduation at DAR Constitution Hall. I had never been there before. It’s a very nice venue. While editing, I discovered that my camera really likes the color red. Watch that video in HD and the red gowns really pop.
While I wish I had been able to get more angles, I wasn’t allowed to move from that one spot. Oh well. I did what I could and I’m pretty happy with how the final piece turned out.
