Tuesday, March 25, 2014
iReport Critique
When you sign up for ireport cnn they elect to give you a tour so that you can learn how to navigate around the website. It's sort of like of YouTube where they have the latest top rated videos so that you can see what's popular. The page is also linked to the actual CNN page, I was streaming the page from my phone and when I swiped the screen to left CNN homepage popped up. I feel like this is a good idea for being efficient because streamers don't have to re-stream the page. The best thing is it allows people to upload their own videos with the opportunity of making the actual CNN page. It is a global news-gathering tool. However, this means anyone can upload a video without edits. I think that this may be the only bad idea because none of the videos are screened, therefore some videos may be too explicit or over the top for viewers.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
LSC Men's Basketball Feature Story
It was a pleasure to have coach Joe Krupinski of the Men's Basketball team take time out of his day and do this brief interview. We felt like it was no better person to talk to than the Head Coach himself if we wanted meaningful insight. He summed up the whole season with a brief 4 minute interview. He first introduced himself as he has been the head coach here at Lyndon for six years. Coach Kruspinski spoke on his teams successful season as they set first time accomplishments like playing a regular season game against the University of Vermont(Division 1). We asked Coach Kruspinski what three words described his team the best and his response was "Passionate,energetic and improved".
Working with the coach and listening to David talk about basketball made me realize that some people really do have a passion in them; it brings happiness to their lives, and gives them something to look forward to when their down. The pictures really brought that idea home for me, because you can see all the determination and pride in their faces, and you can see how excited the fans are as well. The coach gave us not only his own opinions, but insights as well, which showed me a lot about his passion for the game, as well as his rational, logical plans for the team.
Interview:Aiden
Photos:David (Courtesy of Bryan Barber )
Audio Edits:Aiden
Slideshow Edits: David
Monday, March 17, 2014
Audio Slideshow Synopsis
Aiden & I will be covering the Lyndon State Men's Basketball team. We will cover the whole season and get some coverage and information from most of the games that they have played. We will visually introduce each player on the team in the slideshow and show some in game action photos of players courtesy of the Lyndon State Athletic department. There will be an interview with the Head Coach Joe Krupinski on his overall thoughts about the season, a recap and his best moments of the year. The interview will be the main part of the audio for the project. We will get some info on the teams plans for next year. When its all said and done our point will be to help people get to know the team and here the head coach's outtake on the season.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Two Slideshows one Photo Gallery
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2013/06/07/finals-game1-slideshow.nba/index.html
http://www.nfl.com/photos/0ap2000000330805/0ap2000000333633
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NH5PNDmRic
I chose this NBA game 7 audio slideshow, NFL draft combine photo gallery, and Washington State Huskies Men's basketball photo slideshow.It is cool how you can relive this amazing NBA final game through photos and commentators voices narrating the game through each picture. I think the voices help keep the viewers attention because as each picture comes up the commentators explains what had just happened in the game play by play style which makes it seem as if you are watching a video. This was my first time seeing an audio slideshow.I feel like slideshows and photo galleries work better than story tools, especially audio slideshows because they help bring the pictures to life.Sound does makes a big difference: pictures already tell 1000 words and with audio it helps create more visuals and words to interpret pictures. A photo gallery is hard to relate with if its something that you have no interest in.
http://www.nfl.com/photos/0ap2000000330805/0ap2000000333633
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NH5PNDmRic
I chose this NBA game 7 audio slideshow, NFL draft combine photo gallery, and Washington State Huskies Men's basketball photo slideshow.It is cool how you can relive this amazing NBA final game through photos and commentators voices narrating the game through each picture. I think the voices help keep the viewers attention because as each picture comes up the commentators explains what had just happened in the game play by play style which makes it seem as if you are watching a video. This was my first time seeing an audio slideshow.I feel like slideshows and photo galleries work better than story tools, especially audio slideshows because they help bring the pictures to life.Sound does makes a big difference: pictures already tell 1000 words and with audio it helps create more visuals and words to interpret pictures. A photo gallery is hard to relate with if its something that you have no interest in.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
To This Day & Slam Poetry Podcast
In this podcast, Aiden and I give some reactions, thoughts, and opinions on Shane Koyczan's slam poem "To This Day". Below is the link to the YouTube video
Slam Poetry is a style of delivery, as well as a genre of poetry. Slam poetry relates to either the originality of the work being presented by the author, and to the style in which they're delivering it. The authors tone and message in the poem are most important. Usually slam poetry is used to convey a message, such as Shane Koyczan's message in "To This Day" which is anti-bullying. Slam poetry is pretty recent to the scene, as it became more popular amongst teens because it a fast paced, emotion fueled way to convey the deepest parts of ones soul. Slam poetry is now a competitive sport, where contestants are judged based on the poem, it's originality, as well as it's structure, tone, and feel. “A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work. These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience." Even though it is a competitive scene, Slam poets are known for the compassion and their humility, as well as their tenacity, and ability to touch on hard subjects without seeming condescending or rude. Poets, such as Andrea Gibson, use personal stories to fuel their poetry, adding a human element to the story. All slam poetry must be original, which puts a lot of stain on the poets because they want to avoid sounding cliché or monotonous. But because Andrea and Shane both underwent so much opposition and hatred as children, their poetry, in my opinion, is raw and breathtaking; it forces one to self examine their stance, either as a victim or the antagonizer. Both Andrea and Shane use their work to inspire those around them, to share a message that may not be pleasant, but certainly is necessary.
Slam Poetry is a style of delivery, as well as a genre of poetry. Slam poetry relates to either the originality of the work being presented by the author, and to the style in which they're delivering it. The authors tone and message in the poem are most important. Usually slam poetry is used to convey a message, such as Shane Koyczan's message in "To This Day" which is anti-bullying. Slam poetry is pretty recent to the scene, as it became more popular amongst teens because it a fast paced, emotion fueled way to convey the deepest parts of ones soul. Slam poetry is now a competitive sport, where contestants are judged based on the poem, it's originality, as well as it's structure, tone, and feel. “A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work. These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience." Even though it is a competitive scene, Slam poets are known for the compassion and their humility, as well as their tenacity, and ability to touch on hard subjects without seeming condescending or rude. Poets, such as Andrea Gibson, use personal stories to fuel their poetry, adding a human element to the story. All slam poetry must be original, which puts a lot of stain on the poets because they want to avoid sounding cliché or monotonous. But because Andrea and Shane both underwent so much opposition and hatred as children, their poetry, in my opinion, is raw and breathtaking; it forces one to self examine their stance, either as a victim or the antagonizer. Both Andrea and Shane use their work to inspire those around them, to share a message that may not be pleasant, but certainly is necessary.
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