Northwestern mass communication minor wins “Keep Oklahoma Beautiful” video contest.
Sagelyn Budy, a senior agriculture major, was presented with the $1200 check on Friday after winning the contest. She will also be honored at a banquet in November.
Budy entered the anti litter video contest after making a video as an assignment for intro to audio and video class last semester.
The video she created is titled “Make a Difference” and explains how one piece of trash can harm many different areas.
The length of the videos submitted for the contest was to be between 25 and 45 seconds. Budy said the process for creating this short video turned out to be fairly time-consuming by the time she planned what she was going to do, shot the photos and video, wrote the script and then went into the editing room.
“Every shot takes multiple takes because even if you think you got a good shot the first time, when you get in the editing room, you don’t want to stop to get more video because something doesn’t look right,” Budy said. “This often happens anyway, but if you can prevent it by taking multiple videos while you are there, it is worth it. When you get in the editing room, the time often boils down to how picky you are, which I would have to say, I am definitely too picky at times.”
Dr. Jesse Schroeder, assistant professor of mass communication, is the faculty adviser to the campus television station NWTV and the instructor who assigned this video project to his students in the audio and video production class this past fall.
“I have been very impressed with Sagelyn’s ability to create some really dynamic projects,” Schroeder said. “She can develop ideas and create projects that would compete with those working in professional video production.”
Schroeder said the top three finalists in the higher education category were his students, including Derrick Galindo, Alva sophomore majoring in mass communication, and Karoline Juresiute, Pratt, Kansas, junior majoring in mass communication.
“They all have tremendous talent, and I am proud of all of them,” Schroeder said.
“I have learned so much from the mass comm program,” she said.
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