Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center is home to some of the University's most spectacular events. We've had mogul Oprah Winfrey and former VP Joe Biden grace the stage, as well as various star-studded lectures, concerts, and comedy shows. But how do these large- and small-scale events come together? The office of Student Centers and Programming Services (SCPS), where I previously worked. They are the magicians. While many of these events are the ideas of student organizations, SCPS is responsible for reserving the Auditorium, setting up the space (i.e constructing the stage, controlling audio and lights), catering to the guest speaker/performer, and much more.

The SCPS office is located near the back of Schine. My first video would be off the office which is a medium-sized room will desks where workers are receiving emails and processing reservations.

My second video would be off the staff working to set up the Auditorium. This process includes going beneath the stage and retrieving materials such as chairs, tables, clothes, microphones, etc and actually setting things up. While this may not be the most interesting action, it is definitely a new prospective into how Schine events come together--a prospective few students get to see.

My third video would be the sound and light booths, where the workers are signaling and making sure the audio is right and the lights are to the student org's request (i.e. following the comedian as he or she moves or doing strobes lights for a performance show). The camera would be at eye level/standing level. The room is small, but there is not a lot of motion in the tighter space.

My fourth video would be of workers setting up the lights. This space is also small and kind of dark so I'm not sure if it will remain in my film. But the camera would get a super cool view of a student worker hoisted to a rail attaching lights. While there is a steady place for the camera to stand, it may be nauseating for the viewer to look down and see no floor beneath them. Nonetheless, it would be something I assume students haven't seen before.

Lastly, my fifth video would be of an event itself--the people awaiting a performer and seeing the performer on stage. I would position the camera between the stage and first row of seat to get the best 360 view--performer and crowd reaction. Lighting may be a issue because most shows dim the Auditorium's lights. But this scene would be the icing on the cake so to speak. We see the preparation, then the event itself.