Arrested for Closing a Citibank Account
Manhattan NY- October 15
Click to See
I found this very interesting but I still have no idea what was going on. Clearly there were a lot of people being arrested at this bank but I'm not sure what for. It is news but its not finished news. There are a lot of unanswered questions. We have a 'when' and 'where' but we're missing the 'who', 'what', and 'why'.
If I were a CNN producer I would use some of this footage but obviously do some research to fill in the gaps of the story.
I could obviously do the same thing as this user, any 10-year-old could have. She was just an eye whiteness with a device that could capture the moment.
Great Mississippi River Balloon Race
Natchez, Mississippi-October 16
Click to See
Ehh its not uninteresting. I like hot air balloons and it's an interesting fact to know that there is an annual 3 day event dedicated to them in Mississippi. I wouldn't consider it national news, it seems like something that would be better suited for local stations.
I once again believe that anyone who can operate a camera could do this.
Occupy Wall Street-Police Push Protester
Times Square, New York-October 15
Click to See
This is interesting but I don't really think its news. I have no idea whats happening and to be honest I didn't see a single person get pushed (and I watched it a few times). It is alarming and chaos is always interesting but there is plenty of other good footage from the Occupy Wall Street protests that is even more alarming and could be used on CNN so if I were a producer I wouldn't really think to use this.
Again I could do this, anyone could.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Slideshow & Photo Gallery Critique.
WMUR News 9 -U local
Slideshow-No Audio
U local Hot Shots are advertised on WMUR News 9 (NH’s local news station) and invites viewers from all over the granite state to upload their own personal photos (and videos) to share with others. Some shots are lucky enough to make it onto the newscast but for hundreds of others they remain in slideshow photo albums on the stations website. http://ulocal.wmur.com/
The current featured slideshow on U local's homepage is "Fall Foliage." Viewers are able to simply click a link on the slideshow labeled "add photos" then upload any snapshots they have that exhibit the beautiful sights that the season has to offer. Captions can be added to the slideshow as well.
I feel like each picture has the potential to tell a story, especially with the right caption; for example there is a photo of a football goal post, soccer goal, and scoreboard, with a backdrop of colorful fall trees accompanied by the caption, "Where have all the players gone? -With the changing colors of the leaves comes the end of fall sports...well almost!" This tells a quick story that the fall sports season is about to wrap up due to the signs of the frigid months ahead. However, the next photo in the slideshow is a reflection of a building in a body of water at an apple orchard which doesn't tie in with the sports story at all.
Collectively the slide show doesn't tell one solid story other "than this is what NH looks like in the fall" so I wouldn't say that U local is really suited to tell stories. Its mainly a fun way for locals to feel connected to one another and their news.
Audio Slideshow: Sea Nomads
This audio slideshow piece was about native people who live in Indonesia's Coral Triangle and make a majority of their money off of selling fish. It was about 4 min. long and used narration, photographs, and natural sounds to tell a rather detailed story. In those four short minutes I learned........
-The Coral Triangle is the world's most bio-diverse ecosystem.
-The Bajau people have been living on the sea and fishing in Indonesia's coal reefs for hundreds of years.
-At very early ages the natives are taught to dive into the reefs. However they are not properly trained and many natives suffer death from the bends (the bends is a result of the pressure your body, your blood specifically, endures from diving into great depths. The nitrogen and oxygen that you regularly breathe in gets dissolved into the blood system. Oxygen is okay because it is absorbed by your body's tissues but the dissolved nitrogen is hazardous. Divers must ascend to the surface slowly so their bodies can adjust to the pressure and the nitrogen slowly starts to come out of solution. Rapidly ascending to the surface will cause the nitrogen to come out of solution quickly and forms bubbles. These bubbles can cause heart attacks, strokes, and rupture blood vessels in the lungs...I didn't learn any of that information from the slideshow, I have my high school anatomy class to thank for that bit of knowledge)
-The techniques they have resorted to in catching their fish are harmful to the ecosystem and to the safety of the people.
1) Explosives- They set off explosives in the ocean to kill large numbers of fish and have them float to the surface to easy collect. This destroys a lot of the coral and other aquatic life and is extremely dangerous to the fishermen. The slide show showed a photo of a woman who lost her entire left hand and all the fingers on her right, along with what looked to be some damage to her left eye and cheek.
2) Potassium Cyanide-It makes the fish delirious and easily captured so they can be sold live to keep them fresh. The potassium cyanide is dangerous because it is pulled through the current and kills the coral and other oceanic life.
-They sell the fish to Hong Kong where they are worth much more money than the Bajau people get for them.
-The natives need to be educated on taking proper steps in oceanic conservation to preserve the Coral Triangle.
The slide show was not only informative, it was entertaining. Some great techniques were used to make the photographs and story come alive. Photos that were taken rapidly as a boy swam by with a fish were put in order and changed quickly to give the appearance that the photos were moving and you see the boy drift across the screen. The audio was also matched up well with visuals and the reporter provided natural sound breaks accompanied with visuals that made sense; an example of this would be when he used a photograph of an instrument a native was playing with the sound of the instrument as overlapping audio. There was also a time when the narrator was introducing a woman whose husband had died from the bends. Her photo was shown along with audio of her singing a sad sounding song in her native language. This gave her personality as well as set a sad tone for the fact that her husband passed away.
Photo Gallery
I decided to check out CBS Atlanta's Photo Gallery and clicked on their "Must See Slideshows" (yeah I realize it says slideshow right there in the title but the top of the page says photo gallery sooo I'm gunna let that count)
Anyway, I decided to check out the gallery titled "Moose Stuck In Swimming Pool" Link.
I was able to click through multiple pictures and watch as the process of getting the animal to safety unfolded. There is also a caption under the photos that tells you were the incident took place, Manchester NH, and that the local police, firefighters, and fish and game were all there to lend a hand.
I think this photo gallery does a good job of telling a story. The caption provides me with the who, what, when, and where while the photos show me the 'how'. The crew of servicemen used roped to lead the moose out of the water.
Both slideshows were able to tell a story but clearly the audio slideshow was designed to tell it better. The photo gallery I looked at was also good. It laid out the event that took place in a clear easy to understand manner but sound really does add to the experience. It provides mood and pulls you into the story. We're humans, the more stimulation we can get from our sources the better! A picture may say a thousand words but add a few more to that and you've got yourself a solid story.
The current featured slideshow on U local's homepage is "Fall Foliage." Viewers are able to simply click a link on the slideshow labeled "add photos" then upload any snapshots they have that exhibit the beautiful sights that the season has to offer. Captions can be added to the slideshow as well.
I feel like each picture has the potential to tell a story, especially with the right caption; for example there is a photo of a football goal post, soccer goal, and scoreboard, with a backdrop of colorful fall trees accompanied by the caption, "Where have all the players gone? -With the changing colors of the leaves comes the end of fall sports...well almost!" This tells a quick story that the fall sports season is about to wrap up due to the signs of the frigid months ahead. However, the next photo in the slideshow is a reflection of a building in a body of water at an apple orchard which doesn't tie in with the sports story at all.
Collectively the slide show doesn't tell one solid story other "than this is what NH looks like in the fall" so I wouldn't say that U local is really suited to tell stories. Its mainly a fun way for locals to feel connected to one another and their news.
- BBC News
Audio Slideshow: Sea Nomads
This audio slideshow piece was about native people who live in Indonesia's Coral Triangle and make a majority of their money off of selling fish. It was about 4 min. long and used narration, photographs, and natural sounds to tell a rather detailed story. In those four short minutes I learned........
-The Coral Triangle is the world's most bio-diverse ecosystem.
-The Bajau people have been living on the sea and fishing in Indonesia's coal reefs for hundreds of years.
-At very early ages the natives are taught to dive into the reefs. However they are not properly trained and many natives suffer death from the bends (the bends is a result of the pressure your body, your blood specifically, endures from diving into great depths. The nitrogen and oxygen that you regularly breathe in gets dissolved into the blood system. Oxygen is okay because it is absorbed by your body's tissues but the dissolved nitrogen is hazardous. Divers must ascend to the surface slowly so their bodies can adjust to the pressure and the nitrogen slowly starts to come out of solution. Rapidly ascending to the surface will cause the nitrogen to come out of solution quickly and forms bubbles. These bubbles can cause heart attacks, strokes, and rupture blood vessels in the lungs...I didn't learn any of that information from the slideshow, I have my high school anatomy class to thank for that bit of knowledge)
-The techniques they have resorted to in catching their fish are harmful to the ecosystem and to the safety of the people.
1) Explosives- They set off explosives in the ocean to kill large numbers of fish and have them float to the surface to easy collect. This destroys a lot of the coral and other aquatic life and is extremely dangerous to the fishermen. The slide show showed a photo of a woman who lost her entire left hand and all the fingers on her right, along with what looked to be some damage to her left eye and cheek.
2) Potassium Cyanide-It makes the fish delirious and easily captured so they can be sold live to keep them fresh. The potassium cyanide is dangerous because it is pulled through the current and kills the coral and other oceanic life.
-They sell the fish to Hong Kong where they are worth much more money than the Bajau people get for them.
-The natives need to be educated on taking proper steps in oceanic conservation to preserve the Coral Triangle.
The slide show was not only informative, it was entertaining. Some great techniques were used to make the photographs and story come alive. Photos that were taken rapidly as a boy swam by with a fish were put in order and changed quickly to give the appearance that the photos were moving and you see the boy drift across the screen. The audio was also matched up well with visuals and the reporter provided natural sound breaks accompanied with visuals that made sense; an example of this would be when he used a photograph of an instrument a native was playing with the sound of the instrument as overlapping audio. There was also a time when the narrator was introducing a woman whose husband had died from the bends. Her photo was shown along with audio of her singing a sad sounding song in her native language. This gave her personality as well as set a sad tone for the fact that her husband passed away.
- CBS Atlanta
Photo Gallery
I decided to check out CBS Atlanta's Photo Gallery and clicked on their "Must See Slideshows" (yeah I realize it says slideshow right there in the title but the top of the page says photo gallery sooo I'm gunna let that count)
Anyway, I decided to check out the gallery titled "Moose Stuck In Swimming Pool" Link.
I was able to click through multiple pictures and watch as the process of getting the animal to safety unfolded. There is also a caption under the photos that tells you were the incident took place, Manchester NH, and that the local police, firefighters, and fish and game were all there to lend a hand.
I think this photo gallery does a good job of telling a story. The caption provides me with the who, what, when, and where while the photos show me the 'how'. The crew of servicemen used roped to lead the moose out of the water.
- Final Thoughts
Both slideshows were able to tell a story but clearly the audio slideshow was designed to tell it better. The photo gallery I looked at was also good. It laid out the event that took place in a clear easy to understand manner but sound really does add to the experience. It provides mood and pulls you into the story. We're humans, the more stimulation we can get from our sources the better! A picture may say a thousand words but add a few more to that and you've got yourself a solid story.
Audio Slideshow Synopsis
For my audio slideshow I plan to do somewhat of a portfolio/interview piece on a Lyndon State
After having an interview with her, I would use her own voice as the narrative. The focus will be on her art and fascination with what she calls “pretty things”; to Lizzie a pretty thing could be some trash rolling around on pavement. As far as photos are concerned I intend to capture her room, which is basically a mini gallery for her art, and hopefully some shots of her at work.
My intended audience could honestly be anyone interested in getting to know a fellow student on campus as more than just another face in the halls. I feel that a lot of people take a least a little interest the passions of others; there’s something captivating about hearing someone express their view on a topic, or in this case a hobby. It may get someone to look at that trash blowing in the breeze, or a worm wiggling its way through some dirt in a whole new light. The photos from her fun, bright room alone should be enough stimulation to keep any viewer somewhat entertained.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Podcast
College years are the time many students find themselves living on the Ramen Noodle budget.
Pinching pennies and living without become a way of life. Tuition, housing, and sheer lack of time are all contributing factors to the empty pockets, but there is hope if you know where to look for it.
The wonderful world of couponing opens the door to affording all of your favorite name brand commodities be it food, clothing, entertainment, or health and beauty care. Even with all of the obvious benefits and money saving possibilities coupons have to offer, many college students are a bit skeptical about the hobby, one student deeming it “a 35-year-old woman’s job.”
This is a surprising notion considering the recent booming popularity couponing has earned itself during the state of the economy. TLC has even awarded the hobby its own television show called Extreme Couponing, where men and women spend a countless number of hours clipping, strategizing, and pairing up their coupons to achieve the ultimate money saving game plan.
Oftentimes these devoted money savers will leave the store with multiple carriage loads and even more money than what they went in with. That’s right, some people can become so skilled in the ways of couponing that stores will be stuck paying them the difference of their savings versus the actual cost of a transaction.
Between classes, homework, studying, and actually having some form of social life in college, we can’t really expect students to get on such levels of extreme couponing. However, there is no reason why they couldn’t find the time to get a few coupons here and there to save a little extra money on their next grocery run.
This day and age we’re not talking about your mother’s couponing tactics of sifting through flyers with her reading glasses and trusty pair of scissors, no no we have the technology for that! There are a number of websites devoted to bringing the savings straight to you with the simple click of a button.
Couponsuzy.com is a wildly popular website with commercials airing on television informing people all across the country of the great deals awaiting them online. It’s very simple to navigate; you can search by category or brand. Its not limited to just groceries either, there are savings on health and beauty products, entertainment, and they also offer coupon codes that can be used at some of your favorite top name online stores like Sears, JCPenney, American Eagle, Walmart, and the list goes on and on.
On October 10 a few deals up for grabs are a saving of $2.00 on Aveeno hair care products, such as shampoo and conditioner, $1.00 off Smart Ones frozen entrées, or $2.00 off Listerine mouthwash.
The process in getting these coupons is as simple as a few clicks of a mouse. Each coupon has a small box in the lower right hand corner labeled “clip.” Clicking that will put a small check in the box. You can check off as many boxes as you want and when your finished click “print coupons” and watch as your money saving coupons spew out of your printer. Many stores will accept these coupons because the manufacturer makes them.
Couponsuzy.com is great for your everyday shopping needs but another website, Groupon.com, is great for more luxurious savings.
This is a website you need to subscribe to; once subscribed they will send you email alerts on possible savings you may be interested in. They have deals on hotels, jewelry, gym and yoga lessons, dry cleaning, spa treatments, fancy dining, and so much more.
The tricky thing about this website is that it’s a hit or miss. They offer certain deals at certain times and once that time is over the deal has passed. They also are not very Vermont or New Hampshire friendly. Most of the attractions are in large cities like New York.
If you are looking to treat yourself to a little get away, or maybe you need a gift idea for a friend this is definitely an interesting site to check out.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Practice With Embedding Audio
Yes the edit on this interview stinks, for the sake of time I just cut off the end to get it down to 2 min so i could actually learn how to embed it on a blog.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Podcast Outline
Julianne-Voice 1
Jill-?
Brian-Editing
*Note: these are the group member’s main rolls but everyone will take part in all processes that will go into the podcast. For example Brian will be head of editing but Jill and I will be able to voice our own ideas and add input.
Podcast Title
-Savvy Spending
Target Audience
-College students
-Young people living away from home
General Theme
-College students and young people first venturing out into the world on their own typically do not have much money. Sacrificing name brand goods in exchange for the cheaper bargain brands may seem like the only option; but in today’s world where the economy has everyone tightening their purse strings you can easily find ways around paying full price for your favorite commodities. Extreme couponing has become a new hit all across the country earning itself a television show on TLC. People go into supermarkets with envelopes full of coupons and come out with multiple carts full of good often times for all under $10!
-The podcast will not be suggesting all college students go to such extremes (because true coupon pros spend numerous hours a week hunting down their sales and lets face it students don’t have that kind of time) What we are suggesting is the concept that coupon clipping isn’t just for your mother anymore.
Podcast Topics to Cover on Air
-Do students at Lyndon clip coupons?
-Couponsuzy.com-In depth. We will break down the site. Explaining what it is, how it works, what it type of products you can get deals on (seriously like anything you could possibly want to purchase) and so on.
Plan Of Attack
Ask students on campus if they clip coupons to save some change. (providing a second voice)
then detail why its a good idea.
Jill-?
Brian-Editing
*Note: these are the group member’s main rolls but everyone will take part in all processes that will go into the podcast. For example Brian will be head of editing but Jill and I will be able to voice our own ideas and add input.
Podcast Title
-Savvy Spending
Target Audience
-College students
-Young people living away from home
General Theme
-College students and young people first venturing out into the world on their own typically do not have much money. Sacrificing name brand goods in exchange for the cheaper bargain brands may seem like the only option; but in today’s world where the economy has everyone tightening their purse strings you can easily find ways around paying full price for your favorite commodities. Extreme couponing has become a new hit all across the country earning itself a television show on TLC. People go into supermarkets with envelopes full of coupons and come out with multiple carts full of good often times for all under $10!
-The podcast will not be suggesting all college students go to such extremes (because true coupon pros spend numerous hours a week hunting down their sales and lets face it students don’t have that kind of time) What we are suggesting is the concept that coupon clipping isn’t just for your mother anymore.
Podcast Topics to Cover on Air
-Do students at Lyndon clip coupons?
-Couponsuzy.com-In depth. We will break down the site. Explaining what it is, how it works, what it type of products you can get deals on (seriously like anything you could possibly want to purchase) and so on.
Plan Of Attack
Ask students on campus if they clip coupons to save some change. (providing a second voice)
then detail why its a good idea.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Podcast Critiques
Podcast #1- How I Met Your Mother Official Podcast
I subscribed to this podcast because I really enjoy the show. The podcasts talks about the show and gives some behind the scenes tidbits along with some actor/actress interviews.
I listened to a couple episodes. One was an interview with Alyson Hannigan that I really enjoyed where she talked about her career as an actress. The other was a couple of the actors explaining how they chose what their season was going to focus on and how they all barnstorm together to make the show good. There wasn’t much I didn’t like, I mean sometimes I did space out but if something funny happened I got sucked right back in.
I probably won’t listen to it again unless I’m like super bored, and it won’t make its way onto my iPod.
Podcast #2- Hypothetical Help with Scott Johnson and Mark Turpster
I subscribed to this one because I wanted to listen to some advice and I noticed it was labeled comedy so I thought it would be funny. They gave advice on long distance relationships in college, having a random hookup, and some guy who wanted to get his ex back. It was entertaining to an extent but I found myself drifting in and out of sync with it. It didn’t hold my attention mainly because I don’t think I would have taken their advice over something I could give myself. I might check them out again sometime if they are talking about non relationship advise, they too probably wont make it onto my iPod unless I someday hear a hilarious episode that id want to share with someone else.
Podcast #3- Scam School with Brian Brushwood
This one was by far my favorite. Unlike the other two podcasts that were strictly audio, Scam School was a video podcast. Basically it’s this guy who teaches you cool magic tricks, brain teasers, street cons, bar scams, etc etc. It was basically like a video joke shop. I really think I’ll be checking this podcast out again sometime it was really entertaining. Unfortunately I can’t put it on my iPod because a lot of the teaching is done visually and my ghetto iPod doesn’t play video.
I subscribed to this podcast because I really enjoy the show. The podcasts talks about the show and gives some behind the scenes tidbits along with some actor/actress interviews.
I listened to a couple episodes. One was an interview with Alyson Hannigan that I really enjoyed where she talked about her career as an actress. The other was a couple of the actors explaining how they chose what their season was going to focus on and how they all barnstorm together to make the show good. There wasn’t much I didn’t like, I mean sometimes I did space out but if something funny happened I got sucked right back in.
I probably won’t listen to it again unless I’m like super bored, and it won’t make its way onto my iPod.
Podcast #2- Hypothetical Help with Scott Johnson and Mark Turpster
I subscribed to this one because I wanted to listen to some advice and I noticed it was labeled comedy so I thought it would be funny. They gave advice on long distance relationships in college, having a random hookup, and some guy who wanted to get his ex back. It was entertaining to an extent but I found myself drifting in and out of sync with it. It didn’t hold my attention mainly because I don’t think I would have taken their advice over something I could give myself. I might check them out again sometime if they are talking about non relationship advise, they too probably wont make it onto my iPod unless I someday hear a hilarious episode that id want to share with someone else.
Podcast #3- Scam School with Brian Brushwood
This one was by far my favorite. Unlike the other two podcasts that were strictly audio, Scam School was a video podcast. Basically it’s this guy who teaches you cool magic tricks, brain teasers, street cons, bar scams, etc etc. It was basically like a video joke shop. I really think I’ll be checking this podcast out again sometime it was really entertaining. Unfortunately I can’t put it on my iPod because a lot of the teaching is done visually and my ghetto iPod doesn’t play video.
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