2nd and Final week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 4 August 11, 2011

Today we had to get everything edited and done. So we filmed our last video call "Lettuce Make a Sandwich". In this video we had to demonstrate how to make a sandwich that is good for you and we name our sandwich an "Athlete's Sandwich". We had to bring in a tomato, two hard boiled eggs, lettuce, and wheat bread. In this video Robert Kralle starred are the demonstrator/cook. This like the muffin video has sound to it. It took 15 takes to get this video perfect. Then we started importing this video and started to edited it. Then we finished up editing the PUFFA video. We stayed a little later than usual but we got everything done.

2nd and Final week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 3 August 10, 2011

Today we started to video tape our next video about the whole grain muffin. We use the lockers at WHYY and two camera to get different shots. This time around I starred in the video and so did another girl named Julie Mark. Unlike all of our other videos this one has sound because Julie and I had to talk to get our point across. It took us 34 takes to get it absolutely right. Then we had to import all of the good takes into the computer. Then we had to start editing the video. While every one was editing Steven Dixon and I had to go to a radio room so we could do the voice over for the PUFFA video. It took me a couple of times to get it perfect but it happen. Then we went and imported the voice over into the PUFFA video. We had to time it right with the pictures and we had to change pictures around and add some pictures too. At the end of the day we had made good progress.

2nd and Final Week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 2 August 9, 2011

Today we finished up editing for all of our videos and started on the back round music. We started creating some music in a program called Garage band. This program helps you create any kind of music you want. It already has recorded instruments on there that you can pick and choose from. It was alot of fun to play around with. Then we had to put the music with the video and time it right with the video. Then we started think about ways we could do our next video with the whole grain muffin.We came up with two teenagers at their lockers at school and one of them didn't have breakfast so the other gives them the whole grain muffin. But it brings up the question " Are muffin good for you?" and the answer is whole grain muffin are good for you because they lower your of having heart disease, type two diabetes and cancer. Then we started animating a title for this video. It was hard but we figured it out.

2nd and Final week of WHYY Media Camp: Day 1

Today my group had to go to a park so we could record our next video for the apple. The way we made this video is a male teen missing passes while playing football and after he eats an apple, he has more energy and starts to catch all the passes. So we had one of the boys in our groups, Robert Kralle, play the football player and another boy, Brandon Mark, throw the football to Robert. We taped from many different angles and points. Then we came back to WHYY  and started importing the video on the computer. Then our group split up, half of us started editing the apple video and the other half started working on the PUFFA plug video. I was working on the PUFFA video. We had decided that we were gonna make it a slide show of all the pictures from this summer intern ship with a voice over in the back round. We had to download all the pictures from our face book page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Puffa-Youth/170936122960369) and import them into the Project Pro, so we could edit. We had to go through the pictures so we had them in the order we wanted them in. By the we got done that part it was time to go.

1st Week of Media Camp at WHYY: Day 4 August 4, 2011

          Today my group had to go to china and the gallery so we could get the products we needed for our PSA’s. We had to get an apple, yogurt, and whole grain muffin. Then we went back to WHYY and we had to figure out how we wanted to animate our title. When we finally got it was time for lunch and we left for it and came back an hour later. Then we finish up editing our video just in time for our little going away party for one our directors, Evan George. We had gotten him some pretzels that spelled out “We will miss you, Evan! PUFFA” and some fruit trays. We took some pictures and eat some food and showed off our finished videos to everyone and Evan was happy. All in all it was a good day of work.

1st Week of Media Camp at WHYY: Day 3 August 3, 2011

Then we worked on our next video idea, which was go healthy eating on the go. So we had to research healthy food choices that are fast and easy. So was choosing granola bars, yogurt, an apple and whole grain muffins. So the first one we shot was the granola bar video and the way we made it was that a teen was running to catch a bus but he was too late and so he pulls out a granola bar to eat for a quick breakfast. We had to shoot from many different angles but it was worth it for the outcome of the video. Then we went back to WHYY to start editing and finish up the research.

1st Week of Media Camp at WHYY: Day 2 August 2, 2011

Today we got back to our groups to finish up our videos. Then we showed our finished videos to the other group and our directors, Craig and Tiffany. Then we brainstorm some more about the themes of our videos. Then we decided that were going to try to make at least 5 PSA (Public Service Announcement).  Then we split up into our groups and started brainstorming our ideas for our PSAs. We came up with some great ideas and we couldn’t wait to get to work on them the next day.

1st Week of Media Camp at WHYY: Day 1 August 1, 2011

My coworkers and I had to go to WHYY for our media camp. We met our instructors Henry and Steve. They show us how to how to work the cameras and how to set up a shot. Then we had to brainstorm different ideas for our PSA (Public Service Announcement). Then we split up into two groups of four and an instructor.  We did a practice PSA, so we had to go out and film. The PSA’s can be 30, 60 or 90 seconds long no shorter or longer. My group PSA was about physical activity and its benefits. Then we came back inside so we could edit our video together. Once we had how we wanted it, we added some really cool effects. It was a lot of fun and I couldn’t wait for the next day.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Conference

This summer I was given a great opportunity to go to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Conference in Detroit, MI. This conference for all the partners of Kellogg’s to get together to talk about what they have achieved so far. Some other youth and I were to go as P.U.F.F.A youth advocates, to represent our city Philadelphia. At the conference it’s was very nice to meet with other youth from different cities and learn about what they were doing in their cities. It’s was also great to tell them about all that we were doing in our city. The conference had mini meeting were each city gave feed back to the other. Cities swap ideas back and forth to one another. I thought it was great to see all these people, young and old, together fight for their cause. To me, it made me want to work even harder in Philadelphia.

My take on PUFFA Intership

This is my second summer as a PUFFA Intern and so far its been even more enlightening than last year. It’s showed me how people in Philadelphia are really trying to change this here and some of them are my age. I think that really cool that someone my age can change things. Then also this summer we've been to so many farmers markets around Philadelphia, which I didn't even know existed. At these farmers markets you get to meet the farmers who picked the crops that your buying and in a sense your see how your helping them along. I notice that the produce they sell looks better and smell better than some of the fruit in the regular supermarket. I found out from one of the farmers that’s because it’s very fresh and they don't use pesticides on there produce. Then we also went to Reading Terminal to talk to a Farm 2 School representative Deb Bentrzel. Farm 2 School is an organization that is connects schools (K-12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers. We talked about food gets to Philadelphia from all over the world. It a very complicated system. The Ms. Deb gave us a tour of Reading Terminal, there are many different stand in there too. They sell all kinds of things there like, fresh produce, meat, flower etc.                           --Stephanie-PUFFA Youth