Upcoming Deadlines

Upcoming deadlines and schedules:

March 31: Public Housing stories due. Audio slide shows should be on the server, videos should be edited - we’ll add titles/graphics and export in class.

April 3: Rural Health stories due. Audio slide shows and videos (exported and with graphics) due on server by close of lab at 5 p.m.

April 1-7: Shoot your 24@UGA audio slide show profile, record audio.

April 8-14: Shoot your video for 24@UGA. Produce your audio slide show, due in class on April 14.

April 15-21: Produce your video for 24@UGA, due in class April 21.

March Madness

In honor of March Madness and college basketball, check out the NYTimes video "N.C.A.A. Tournament Tipoff."

I have to say I was a little disappointed in the quality of the video. Why Connor Ennis and Pete Thamel are standing in an office rather than sitting at a desk is beyond me... The information is good for filling out your March Madness brackets, but I wouldn't take many tips from the actual video quality.

Notice that the video cuts off one of the guys heads when he is talking. Also, the t.v. playing in the background it very distracting. The telephone going off in the middle of the video is almost comical... seriously? This is a New York Times video?

I really like the basketball pictures included in the video though: the one of Marquette player 2 is very strong.

Good luck with your brackets!

Malnutrition in India

Here is a great example of an audio slideshow by the New York Times. It explains a disturbingly high rate of child malnutrition in India; much higher than China or other major countries.

OIL

Today, during our visit to Hall County, Autumn and I heard a clicking noise from her engine. While we both tried to suppress our laughter (since Autumn was making a very important phone call) the clicking noise began to get louder and louder esp. when she pressed the gas. We called all the self proclaimed mechanics on our contact lists. Only reaching her brother. I proceeded to hold the phone up to the car engine in the middle of a gas station parking lot while the taxi man who pulled in beside us stared in amusement instead of asking if we needed help. The noise stopped, so naturally her brother heard nothing. We continued until Autumn's mom gave her a call back to tell her the engine was going to lock up and we would be helpless.

So today Autumn and I experienced our first time extensively examining an engine. 3 quarts of oil topped out her car's thirst for oil... And like a good photojournalist we documented it.

Rocky Mountain News

I'm sure a lot of you all have already seen this. We watched it in 3510, but if anyone hasn't seen it you need to. Not the most uplifting of videos, but I think it's an incredible use of multimedia and very interesting to hear them tell their own story. Rocky Mountain News was the paper that did The Final Salute, so these guys obviously know what they're doing when it comes to multimedia. It's sad to see them go, but a great video nonetheless. I think it's also interesting, albeit incredibly depressing, to see what's happening to journalism out in the real world. Also, Mark you'll be happy to know that Autumn and I were sitting next to each other in class when we watched this and while everyone else was getting sappy about the story line, we were critiquing the matched action. You have gotten in our heads, congratulations.