Surf video for in-class assignment

Download this raw surfing video and edit a short video story (1-2 minutes) based on the interviews and broll. Follow these instructions:

• Download the the 9  raw video files by clicking the download button at the top of the page and “download as .zip.”
• Edit and lay down the interviews with the two surfers.
• Edit broll to overlay the interview
• Avoid jump cuts.
• Export the video, name the file with your name
• Upload to youtube.com and email me the link to the video.

iPhone video assignment

As instructed in class, shoot a short 4 sequence video with your iPhone or other smart phone that includes at least one wide shot, one medium shot and one tight shot.  Email it to me at rlong@desu.edu.  The video only needs to be about 30 seconds and can include an interview or raw video of something interesting. Use the techniques we discussed in class, including orienting the phone properly when shooting, bracing the phone or find a way to hold it steady and good audio.

Due: Nov. 19

Storify assignment

• Create a storifycuration based on a recent news event.
• Go to Storify.com and login with your twitter account or facebook account to create a Storify account.
• Pull in 10-15 related social media posts, including photos
• Save and publish your storify
• Email to rlong@desu.edu

In-class Soundslide assignment

Class assignment: Download  these photos and audio file and use Soundslides (already installed on you class Mac) to create an audio slideshow. Be sure to:

• Time the photos with the audio
• Use the “movement” function to give some of the photos some movement
• Write some basic captions for some of the photos
• Add a title and credits.
• Once you are done, export the slideshow.
• Take the exported folder, “publish_to_web” and rename it with your name.
• ZIP or compress the folder and email the zip file to rlong@desu.edu

Be sure to back up a copy on your flash drive.

Information about the story:

Weusi Johnson, 10, has a 5-3 boxing record plus two golden gloves championships. He trains every day after school with his boxing coach Lou Lum at the Hicks Anderson Community Center in West Center City in Wilmington.

Map building out-of-class assignment

• Go to https://mapsengine.google.com/map/
• Click on Create a new map (if you don’t have a Google or Gmail account, create one.
• Create a map by mapping at least 5 points of interest (home, school, friends, favorite restaurants, etc.)
• Label, add a description and  for each location.
• Save the map
• Click the email icon above the map and email your map to rlong@desu.edu

Final project

What to do

Create a multimedia NEWS story using video, an audio slideshow (Soundslides) OR an interactive map.  The story should be compelling and use the techniques and skills taught in class. I strongly suggest you run your topic by me to make sure it fits this standard.

• Video and audio sideshows should be under 3 minutes in length.
• Interactive maps should include more than 20 points of interests and points should include detailed descriptions written by you and photos or video. Research is required for this option. Here is an example of an acceptable map presentation.

Turning in your project

• Due: Last day of class — Dec. 3
  

• Videos should be either posted to YouTube and the link emailed to me, or delivered to me in class.
• Soundslides should be given to me in class.
• Maps should be emailed to me at rlong@desu.edu

Note: This project counts for 20 percent of your grade.

Great audio examples

Sound Portraits highlights some of the best audio stories, many of which originated on NPR. Highlighted on their site are four lengthy audio stories.  Listen to My Last Mile, Ghetto Life 101, The Sunshine Hotel and Witness to an execution. The links to the audio are on the right side of the web pages. Some of these audio files are RealMedia files and may require you to install a free RealPlayer on your computer.

In class audio assignment — in case you missed it

• Divide in teams of two – interviewer, interviewee
• Conduct an interview (5 min. max)
• Topic: Why did you come to DSU?
• Import video into Audacity
• Edit down to a 1 minute audio story (each person needs to edit a separate file)
• Export as mp3, file name: YourName.mp3
• Email mp3 to rlong@desu.edu

Out-of-class photo gallery assignment

Instructions:

Create a news photo gallery. You must come up with an interesting visual news topic for this gallery. It cannot be about yourself. Find an interesting person, function, event, etc.

• Shoot photos with a digital camera. If you do not have a camera available, you can check one out.
• Use Photoshop or another photo editing program to convert and size photos for the Web. (DPI 72, 800 pixels wide, color mode RGB). Note: some cameras will do this automatically.
• Select no more than 25 photos to tell your photo story.
• Order them in a way that makes sense to the story.
• Write complete, grammatically correct captions for each photo.
• Upload the photos to Google + photo
• Create a gallery.
• Email the link to your gallery to this email address.
• This project is due by Oct. 15.

Email me with any questions or problems.

Have fun with it.

In-class photo gallery assignment

Class assignment:

Download these photos from a mission by a Delaware medical team to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. Edit the photos for the web, making sure they are no more than 700 pixels wide and are set to RGB, 72 dpi.

Create an album in Google Plus.  If you don’t have a gmail or google login, you will have to create one. Use the help button for questions on how to use this. Be sure to give the album a title and to write good cutlines for each photo.

Click the share link to email me a copy of your completed album at rlong@desu.edu.

Information about the photos:

A group of Delaware medical workers traveled to Jacmel, Haiti, a week after an earthquake devastated the island country on Jan. 12, 2010.  The magnitude 7 earthquake killed more than 300,000 people, left 300,000 injured and more than 1 million people homeless.

About 20 Delaware doctors and nurses were inspired by the devastation to organize a grass roots relief effort, secure donated medical supplies and raise money to pay for the trip.

The town of Jacmel’s only hospital, St. Michel, was destroyed by the quake. The medical team shooed pigs and goats out of a lot outside the damaged hospital and set up a field hospital and began doing surgery. The team, the first of several medical missions from Delaware, cared for hundreds of sick, injured and malnourished earthquake victims working 16 hour days over one week.