THE TEAM:
Seven students from the 2014-2015 HTV staff formed the production team for this
special edition. The students each put forth their personal ideas and skills to
help make "Spare the Child" and memorable piece to both themselves and the
viewers.
special edition. The students each put forth their personal ideas and skills to
help make "Spare the Child" and memorable piece to both themselves and the
viewers.
Savanna Steffen, Co-Executive Producer,
Reporter
This is the second year in a row Savanna has been the lone
reporter on an HTV Special Edition, following her work on "Homeless in the
Heartland" last year. Savanna was the one who pushed the hardest for the
topic of child abuse, and she was the busiest staffer during the production,
doing numerous interviews and logging hours of raw footage. She also
helped guide the final edit of the show, and laid down over 30 voice tracks in
about two hours. Her vision is certainly represented by the final
product.
Reporter
This is the second year in a row Savanna has been the lone
reporter on an HTV Special Edition, following her work on "Homeless in the
Heartland" last year. Savanna was the one who pushed the hardest for the
topic of child abuse, and she was the busiest staffer during the production,
doing numerous interviews and logging hours of raw footage. She also
helped guide the final edit of the show, and laid down over 30 voice tracks in
about two hours. Her vision is certainly represented by the final
product.
Kara Mullen, Co-Executive Producer, Photographer,
Editor
Kara, like Savanna, was on the staff of "Homeless in the
Heartland" last year. She brought a wealth of experience from that show to
the production of "Spare the Child." She shot studio interviews, and field
interviews, and was part of the final editing and polishing of the program.
She also helped make crucial, difficult decisions that all producers
make--what stays in, what gets cut. Her attention to detail helped fix a
lot of problems along the way, and she helped lead the staff during some of the
more difficult parts of the production
process.
Editor
Kara, like Savanna, was on the staff of "Homeless in the
Heartland" last year. She brought a wealth of experience from that show to
the production of "Spare the Child." She shot studio interviews, and field
interviews, and was part of the final editing and polishing of the program.
She also helped make crucial, difficult decisions that all producers
make--what stays in, what gets cut. Her attention to detail helped fix a
lot of problems along the way, and she helped lead the staff during some of the
more difficult parts of the production
process.
Emily Laster, Anchor, Photographer, Web
Master
A lot of Emily's work is what you are looking at right now, this
special companion website for "Spare the Child." We knew going in we would
need a place for extra clips and information, and this site is Emily's way of
providing that. She shot her three anchor spots from memorization, but
before that, she was involved in plenty of shooting in the studio and out.
She also helped with brainstorming a lot of things that ended up on the
final cut of the show.
Master
A lot of Emily's work is what you are looking at right now, this
special companion website for "Spare the Child." We knew going in we would
need a place for extra clips and information, and this site is Emily's way of
providing that. She shot her three anchor spots from memorization, but
before that, she was involved in plenty of shooting in the studio and out.
She also helped with brainstorming a lot of things that ended up on the
final cut of the show.
Taylor Huff, Photographer,
Editor
Taylor is also a junior who wore several hats on the production
staff. Perhaps her biggest contribution in the field was her coverage of
the Hailey Owens vigil on Commercial Street in February. It was an
overwhelming assignment in many ways because over 10,000 people showed up.
She shot tons of footage that night, and what she got became the
punctuation point of the show. Taylor also solved some of our dicy b-roll
challenges by getting shots that helped cover some non-visual gaps we had in the
timeline. Her color correction and sound editing were also extremely
important to the process.
Editor
Taylor is also a junior who wore several hats on the production
staff. Perhaps her biggest contribution in the field was her coverage of
the Hailey Owens vigil on Commercial Street in February. It was an
overwhelming assignment in many ways because over 10,000 people showed up.
She shot tons of footage that night, and what she got became the
punctuation point of the show. Taylor also solved some of our dicy b-roll
challenges by getting shots that helped cover some non-visual gaps we had in the
timeline. Her color correction and sound editing were also extremely
important to the process.
Katelyn Johannsen,
Photographer
A junior working on her first Special Edition, Katelyn was
involved in shooting a lot of the b-roll used in the program. She shot the
BACA interviews, some of the pantry and closet visuals, and did a key interview
with Jon Stroup, who was a memorable part of the final product. The
segment shot at Freeway Ministries was her idea, and it provided a unique,
different perspective thanks to the life experiences of Stroup, and his passion
about the harm done to kids by drug-abusing
parents.
Photographer
A junior working on her first Special Edition, Katelyn was
involved in shooting a lot of the b-roll used in the program. She shot the
BACA interviews, some of the pantry and closet visuals, and did a key interview
with Jon Stroup, who was a memorable part of the final product. The
segment shot at Freeway Ministries was her idea, and it provided a unique,
different perspective thanks to the life experiences of Stroup, and his passion
about the harm done to kids by drug-abusing
parents.
Christian Shearer,
Photographer
One of the photographers who shot a lot of footage in the first
couple of months of the production, Christian helped provide solid work on site
at the Victims Center and in the studio. He also helped provide a couple
of key shots used in some of the challenging, what-do-we-show-here parts of the
final program. He arranged and shot the interview with the physician that
landed on this site, but not in the final edit of the show. While baseball
season cut into his availability the last month of production, he was an
integral part of the team all along the way.
Photographer
One of the photographers who shot a lot of footage in the first
couple of months of the production, Christian helped provide solid work on site
at the Victims Center and in the studio. He also helped provide a couple
of key shots used in some of the challenging, what-do-we-show-here parts of the
final program. He arranged and shot the interview with the physician that
landed on this site, but not in the final edit of the show. While baseball
season cut into his availability the last month of production, he was an
integral part of the team all along the way.
Cheyanne Broyles,
Photographer
Another junior on the staff of the Special Edition, Cheyanne was part of the shoot at the Freeway Ministries event, including the interview of John Stroup. She also provided some creative cut-away shots of small children used in a couple of sections of the final program. The challenge was to shoot the kids without using their faces.
Photographer
Another junior on the staff of the Special Edition, Cheyanne was part of the shoot at the Freeway Ministries event, including the interview of John Stroup. She also provided some creative cut-away shots of small children used in a couple of sections of the final program. The challenge was to shoot the kids without using their faces.