The first CNN iReport Critique I am doing is:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-694324
This first one was just a photo accompanied by a small blurb about the photo. I like the idea of these because they can bring a lighter side to the news. The small child and dog in costume are quite humorous, and many people also enjoyed it.
The next one I critiqued was:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-697352
To start, this one had problems loading, where I had perfect internet speed. Once it started, there was no tracking or explanation of what was going on. The title said "Siam bracing for possible floods, but that's not exactly what I saw in the video. This story was not what I expected, or very good in general.
The last one I will critique is:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-697283
I had some mixed reviews of this video. Although I could barely see the fire and I did not understand what the person was saying, I thought that the idea of this video was a good one. Any user can upload their video, so in theory, CNN could use this video if it were a fire of an important place or something of that nature. The quality was lacking, but the idea was good, so I actually liked this video.
Overall, the ideas and theory of this part of the website is good, but it is still lacking execution. It needs some policing and some more rules of guidelines before it can take another step to the next level.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Audio Sound Slides Project
Audio Slideshow Project
For our project were going to do an audio slideshow of a flag football game. For our sound source were going to interview one of the players and have him talk about the game and his thoughts. Our intended audience would probably be anyone thats into sports. Its in interesting story because flag football is not a division three sport. The guys are just doing it because they love the game.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sound Slides
Sound slides are a great way to share a story visual without having to use a video camera. You can still show the visuals you want the viewer to see, and have them hear the soundbites that they need to hear in order to create feelings for the story. Sound slides can share a different story in ways that a video cannot.
The first one I viewed was found when I typed in award winning sound slides. It can be found at http://www.brianmanzullo.com/home/bmanzullo/multimedia/soundslides/paralympic/
This sound slide was a little different than some, and it was amazing. It was an all natural sound piece where there was no tracking by a reporter. The sights and sounds were great, and you could feel like you were there. There were also some soundbites that gave you a better feel of what it would have been like to be there. This sound slide is one of the best I have ever seen.
The second sound slide project that I found was not as serious of a sound slide but was still very good. It can be found at http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/soundslides/hokie_bird/gallery.html
This one used all tracking, mainly because it would be difficult to interview a mascot. They could have added people's thoughts on the Hokie bird. What they did do great is matched action shots where they matched what the person tracking was saying with a photo of what the Hokie bird doing. Sometimes a goofy and funny sound slide project can be used this way, and it can still be good, like this one.
The last one that I found to critique was on a girls basketball game done by ESPN. It can be found at http://www2.hoopgurlz.com/slide25/index.html
This one used only soundbites to talk to some of the girls from an all-star high school girls basketball game. They used pictures of the girls who played in this game to match with their voices when they were talking. This one could have used some tracking becauuse I was a bit confused as to what it was about in the beginning.
One photo gallery I found was on the Miami Herald website. It can be found at http://www.miamiherald.com/photogalleries/#navlink=navbar
The photo gallery usually has many pictures from almost all of the stories that go onto their website. They take all of the photos and put them up in their gallery for everyone to see. There are captions for each photo that describe what is going on. Each photo can not only be purchased, but shared on social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. Sharing the pictures is another way people can spread the word about their photo gallery and it is a great tool to use if you need photos.
One last sound slide that I found was one without any audio. It can be found at http://vimeo.com/12643770
This one was interesting because it involved more reading instead of listening. The pictures were not all self explanatory and it was difficult to understand what the project was about. Almost every time there was a new picture, I would have to pause the sound slide and read what the caption said in order to understand what was going on in the photo. There's a reason they are called "sound" slides, and that's because they are a lot easier to understand with sound.
The first one I viewed was found when I typed in award winning sound slides. It can be found at http://www.brianmanzullo.com/home/bmanzullo/multimedia/soundslides/paralympic/
This sound slide was a little different than some, and it was amazing. It was an all natural sound piece where there was no tracking by a reporter. The sights and sounds were great, and you could feel like you were there. There were also some soundbites that gave you a better feel of what it would have been like to be there. This sound slide is one of the best I have ever seen.
The second sound slide project that I found was not as serious of a sound slide but was still very good. It can be found at http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/soundslides/hokie_bird/gallery.html
This one used all tracking, mainly because it would be difficult to interview a mascot. They could have added people's thoughts on the Hokie bird. What they did do great is matched action shots where they matched what the person tracking was saying with a photo of what the Hokie bird doing. Sometimes a goofy and funny sound slide project can be used this way, and it can still be good, like this one.
The last one that I found to critique was on a girls basketball game done by ESPN. It can be found at http://www2.hoopgurlz.com/slide25/index.html
This one used only soundbites to talk to some of the girls from an all-star high school girls basketball game. They used pictures of the girls who played in this game to match with their voices when they were talking. This one could have used some tracking becauuse I was a bit confused as to what it was about in the beginning.
One photo gallery I found was on the Miami Herald website. It can be found at http://www.miamiherald.com/photogalleries/#navlink=navbar
The photo gallery usually has many pictures from almost all of the stories that go onto their website. They take all of the photos and put them up in their gallery for everyone to see. There are captions for each photo that describe what is going on. Each photo can not only be purchased, but shared on social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. Sharing the pictures is another way people can spread the word about their photo gallery and it is a great tool to use if you need photos.
One last sound slide that I found was one without any audio. It can be found at http://vimeo.com/12643770
This one was interesting because it involved more reading instead of listening. The pictures were not all self explanatory and it was difficult to understand what the project was about. Almost every time there was a new picture, I would have to pause the sound slide and read what the caption said in order to understand what was going on in the photo. There's a reason they are called "sound" slides, and that's because they are a lot easier to understand with sound.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Podcast Project
The Hornets Weekly
If you walk down the athletic hallway in between the Rita Bole gym and the theatre lobby, you will see a team picture for every varsity sports team here at Lyndon State College. Last season’s Men’s basketball team picture has 17 student athletes in uniform, however, only two of those student athletes will be included in this season’s team picture.
Senior guard Ben Sackett and Junior Forward Jason Gray are the only two returning players from last year’s squad which made a deep run in the NAC playoffs. Sackett led the NAC in 3-point percentage last season shooting an impressive 44 percent from beyond the arc. Gray was a second team All-NAC selection last season and was the third leading shot blocker in the NAC, and was ranked 6th in the conference in rebounds per game.
Last years roster included nine first-year players, none of them will be suiting up to play this year. The youth on the team combined with strong veteran leadership and made a run all the way to the NAC finals. Gritty post play from Antonio Mena, O’Bee Byrd and Jason Gray teamed up to lead the NAC in team rebounding while NAC rookie of the year Phil Warrick led the Hornets with 18.7 points per game (3rd in the NAC)
This team will definitely be missing all nine of those first players. "We want to be playing out best basketball in the months on January and February," said Head Coach John Krupinski.
This team will definitely be missing all nine of those first players. "We want to be playing out best basketball in the months on January and February," said Head Coach John Krupinski.
The team’s schedule this year consists of Division 1 opponent Yale as well as attending an invitational tournament over Thanksgiving Break in Utah. The team will be filled with new faces this year, and expectations for this team are on the rise.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Podcast Project
Our podcast will be about the upcoming basketball season at LSC. We will talk about returning players, those who have left, and what to expect about the team this year. We may include a soundbite or two from the coach if we get a chance to talk with him, and we would like to bring either a former or current player from the team to join us on our show. We will have plenty to talk about with stats about the team last year, player profiles, and all of that good stuff. The name of the podcast will be "A Closer Look at LSC Basketball."
Monday, October 3, 2011
Story for Mapping Project
Dan,
I was not aware that there was no story with my groups mapping project, so I am writing one so that we do not lose points for not having one. I tried contacting Jackson all day and he has not been responding and was not in class, so I am writing it on here before 5 and it will be attached later once Jackson is available.
Story:
Basketball is a sport that was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the past few decades it has quickly become one of the most popular American sports, spreading to almost all high schools and colleges in the United States. Here in the North East Kingdom, we have some great competition between schools. Both boys and girls take the court with one thought in mind: Win. Lyndon Institute, St. Johnsbury Academy, Thetford Academy and Littleton High School have Boys and Girls squads who have had great success as a team at one point or another in there history. Lyndon Institute is a private school located in Lyndonville. After a subpar season for the girls team, new head coach Eric Berry will look to take over and revamp this squad into a championship contender. As for the boys, a few average seasons are not ok with the team as they will look to take the next step to make the playoffs. St. Johnsbury academy has always dominated every sport they participate in. With students from around the world they are able to be one of the top schools in the area. Look for both the boys and girls teams to have strong seasons. Thetford Academy is a private school that has been a competitor for quite some time now. While facing tough competition like Danville and South Royalton, the boys team will look to be considered one of the best in their division. The girls team has always been a tough competitor, but has never been able to make it to the next level. This year they will look to try and prove everyone wrong and have a successful season. Littleton High School is a team that has long dominated in many sports. Since Littleton is the biggest town in there area, they have a lot more depth and talent coming into their school system. Their boys and girls teams have always been fierce opponents to all that face them, and they will look to continue their winning ways in Littleton. No matter who you are a fan of, it should be a great basketball season in the NEK for all.
I was not aware that there was no story with my groups mapping project, so I am writing one so that we do not lose points for not having one. I tried contacting Jackson all day and he has not been responding and was not in class, so I am writing it on here before 5 and it will be attached later once Jackson is available.
Story:
Basketball is a sport that was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the past few decades it has quickly become one of the most popular American sports, spreading to almost all high schools and colleges in the United States. Here in the North East Kingdom, we have some great competition between schools. Both boys and girls take the court with one thought in mind: Win. Lyndon Institute, St. Johnsbury Academy, Thetford Academy and Littleton High School have Boys and Girls squads who have had great success as a team at one point or another in there history. Lyndon Institute is a private school located in Lyndonville. After a subpar season for the girls team, new head coach Eric Berry will look to take over and revamp this squad into a championship contender. As for the boys, a few average seasons are not ok with the team as they will look to take the next step to make the playoffs. St. Johnsbury academy has always dominated every sport they participate in. With students from around the world they are able to be one of the top schools in the area. Look for both the boys and girls teams to have strong seasons. Thetford Academy is a private school that has been a competitor for quite some time now. While facing tough competition like Danville and South Royalton, the boys team will look to be considered one of the best in their division. The girls team has always been a tough competitor, but has never been able to make it to the next level. This year they will look to try and prove everyone wrong and have a successful season. Littleton High School is a team that has long dominated in many sports. Since Littleton is the biggest town in there area, they have a lot more depth and talent coming into their school system. Their boys and girls teams have always been fierce opponents to all that face them, and they will look to continue their winning ways in Littleton. No matter who you are a fan of, it should be a great basketball season in the NEK for all.
Podcast Reviews
The Thundering Herd:
The Thundering herd is a type of podcast that is actually also a radio show. They take the entire show and turn it into a podcast once the entire show has been aired. This type of podcast is a great idea for those who cannot watch or listen to a show at a given time. They can download the show once it has been posted and listen or watch it whenever or however they please. Although it is considered a "podcast" it is actually just the same as the show. One thing that they could do better is maybe add some behind the scenes stuff or make it so that it is different than the show, making it more enticing for people to watch or listen to it.
Fantasy Football Focus:
Fantasy Football Focus is a podcast that focus specifically on one item as opposed to a bunch of different topics. They talk about different players that should or should not be played on a fantasy football team in a given week. The cool thing about this podcast is that it is available only online. This makes people who play fantasy football want to actually watch and listen to it. Something they could improve upon with this is marketing it better. Not too many people know about it so maybe if they advertised it or tried to plug it on another show people would know about it.
The Onion News Network:
The ONN is a satirical video newscast that takes current events and twists them into funny situations that are different than the real-life. They use video and pictures to create what would seem to be a real life newscast if you did not know that it was satirical. A video element in this podcast makes it a lot different than others as it can bring a different element to the ability to tell a story. They do a great job of re-creating a news set and newscast. What they do need to work on is their ability to tell the story as sometimes some storiesw are different than others.
The Thundering herd is a type of podcast that is actually also a radio show. They take the entire show and turn it into a podcast once the entire show has been aired. This type of podcast is a great idea for those who cannot watch or listen to a show at a given time. They can download the show once it has been posted and listen or watch it whenever or however they please. Although it is considered a "podcast" it is actually just the same as the show. One thing that they could do better is maybe add some behind the scenes stuff or make it so that it is different than the show, making it more enticing for people to watch or listen to it.
Fantasy Football Focus:
Fantasy Football Focus is a podcast that focus specifically on one item as opposed to a bunch of different topics. They talk about different players that should or should not be played on a fantasy football team in a given week. The cool thing about this podcast is that it is available only online. This makes people who play fantasy football want to actually watch and listen to it. Something they could improve upon with this is marketing it better. Not too many people know about it so maybe if they advertised it or tried to plug it on another show people would know about it.
The Onion News Network:
The ONN is a satirical video newscast that takes current events and twists them into funny situations that are different than the real-life. They use video and pictures to create what would seem to be a real life newscast if you did not know that it was satirical. A video element in this podcast makes it a lot different than others as it can bring a different element to the ability to tell a story. They do a great job of re-creating a news set and newscast. What they do need to work on is their ability to tell the story as sometimes some storiesw are different than others.
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