Video: Kelly's Cooking

The latest school project that Kelly despised came from her video production class. So far this year, that class has kept her busy producing the morning news announcements for the school which are broadcast over the campus TV network. She typically edits the stories, runs the teleprompter, and appears as an anchor. They have some decent audio and video equipment, and use a green screen for much of their work, just like the real broadcasters do.

Until last week, the class did not have a homework load. Just before the Thanksgiving vacation week, however, the students were given the task of producing a short video, to be shown on the morning news to inspire other students to produce their own creative videos for a schoolwide contest. Griping, as usual, about receiving another long-term project, Kelly conceived an idea for a cooking show based on a dessert dish Cheryl made recently. With constant just a little prodding from us, she put together a basic speaking and shooting script. Kelly filmed on last Monday, edited on the computer on Tuesday and Wednesday (including adding all graphics), and turned the project in on Thursday. Cutting aggressively, she wound up with these two minutes and four seconds:



She became an instant celebrity. Friends and strangers (even eighth graders!) approached her about the video. Her teachers asked for the recipe; her friends' teachers asked for the recipe. She was compelled to type up the recipe for the teachers' bulletin this week.

As it turns out, this is one project that Kelly enjoyed.