RHAN News Report

The RHAN News Report was created as a satire about the workings of the media and its broadcasters. Newscasters were originally suppossed to simply report the facts - without emotion or extra opinions. Now, they add their own commentary, emotion, and discussion to the story. Their personality begins to show through and makes the story less clear for the viewers.

Many newscasters have quirks that show up as they are reporting. My character had people "backstage" commenting about her and insulting her as she was working. Michael's character was constantly concerned about his appearance - hence the constant fixing of the hair.

The reporters constantly make mistakes:
- Michael looks the wrong way
- Miranda becomes obsessed with Twilight
- The green screen for the weather report malfunctioned
- Michael had a fling with Wednesday and made it publicly known
- Michael and Miranda fight during the broadcast

These news stories were all real - we just added commentary. The object of the video was to show how unprofessional and irresponsible the media can be with the news that they give us.

The Beauty of the Rain

As I sit in the chair

and gaze out the window,

I watch the rain -

the quiet, persistent rain.

I realize its beauty -

it falls from the heavens

and washes away

all the problems and sadness

of this passing day.

We don't understand

so we run -

we run

from the rain

as it begins to fall.

But, in reality,

the rain gives us hope

and the promise

of a better day to come.

The sun will come out -  

but only after

the rain has washed away

all the problems and sadness

of this passing day.

Stolen line: "the quiet, persistent rain"

from "The Rain" by Robert Creeley