Over the Hump: Student to launch YouTube series about campus life

Freshman Miana Smith, a business management major from Atlanta, Georgia is launching a new YouTube reality series about campus life called “Over the Hump.” The show will focus on the lives and experiences of a select few students that have signed up. Smith says the show will capture all of the drama, love and stress that these students deal with. Episodes will be posted weekly, but the longer episodes will be broken down into multiple parts.
Smith has a passion for acting, writing, and directing, which was her inspiration for creating the show. She plans on being a director, or film maker one day, so she decided to start working now instead of waiting until after graduation to start.
Although she’s never done so professionally, directing is not new
to Smith. In high school, she was a member of the theater program, where she helped direct a play. Not only participating in high school productions, Miana’s done recreational productions as well.
When it comes to the cast of “Over the Hump,” Smith says she wants a good number of cast members, but not too many. “I don’t want it to be like 100+ people, like not too many but there’s really no cap, because not all the characters are going to be on at the same time. It’s gonna be like
some people who were on the list that might not come in until like March,” explained Smith.
When it comes to the crew, Smith is by herself so far. “I’ve been looking for that [editors and cameramen] because it’s gonna be alot for me to do by myself, but I dont have anyone currently,” says Smith.
Some students have conflicting views about the show. Students, like DeBorah Coleman, a senior mass communications major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, feels like this has
already been done and it might not be the same if brought back. “To be honest, it just sounds like College Hill. Around that time, Southern was really popping and it’s just not that lit anymore,” said Coleman.
Other students, like senior mass communications major from Lafayette Louisiana, Taylor JeanLewis thinks the show is good for Southern. “I think it’s a cool idea, so many people look down and talk down on Southern, this could help highlight the fun and good things that do happen on campus,” said JeanLewis.
This week, she plans to let the cast members know if they made it or not via email, but crew member positions are still open. “Whoever wants to be crew, I’m welcoming anybody for that,” says Smith. Filming will start this week as well.
Episodes can be streamed on her YouTube channel, “Over the Hump.”