4.30.2008
4.23.2008
Quirky cues caught on tape!
After being introduced to some UNH cyclers I can only describe as "badass" last week, I decided that they would make for a solid video project. Roadburn and wrecked helmets are everyday occurrences for them. Some of the prime racers get up to 60 mph on downhill races. They wear spandex suits without a shred of embarrassment. Cool.
What wasn't so cool was the little blips of audio I managed to capture while shooting some tape. I know that I'm an odd ball sometimes; usually it's at least borderline humorous so I can get away with it. However, to find my oddball tendencies caught on tape wasn't so funny when I wanted a good shot.
Audio Blip No. 1: I was filming an "action shot." One of my subjects was in the way of my cycler riding down a hill. I started making frantic humming bird noises, slightly panicked by the obstruction. It was low enough so no one else could hear it but the camera picked it up. Weird.
Audio Blip No. 2: This was the stellar action shot I shot while crouching down on the pavement. I got a shot of a cycler whizzing past immediately to my left, then right in front of me, then cycling off to my direct right - a perfect 180 degree line. Very cool effect. Although apparently, I thought the last line in my head then because I said a whisper/rasp, "Oh, that was so good." I sounded like a marsh creature eating a pizza. Thank god for the mute option on Windows Movie Maker.
What wasn't so cool was the little blips of audio I managed to capture while shooting some tape. I know that I'm an odd ball sometimes; usually it's at least borderline humorous so I can get away with it. However, to find my oddball tendencies caught on tape wasn't so funny when I wanted a good shot.
Audio Blip No. 1: I was filming an "action shot." One of my subjects was in the way of my cycler riding down a hill. I started making frantic humming bird noises, slightly panicked by the obstruction. It was low enough so no one else could hear it but the camera picked it up. Weird.
Audio Blip No. 2: This was the stellar action shot I shot while crouching down on the pavement. I got a shot of a cycler whizzing past immediately to my left, then right in front of me, then cycling off to my direct right - a perfect 180 degree line. Very cool effect. Although apparently, I thought the last line in my head then because I said a whisper/rasp, "Oh, that was so good." I sounded like a marsh creature eating a pizza. Thank god for the mute option on Windows Movie Maker.
4.09.2008
Everyone's doing multimedia so we shouldn't we?
(And if anyone is wondering about the reference, yes I was a Cranberries fan.)
After leaving class yesterday, I felt pretty panged as to what I think newspapers should be doing. There are two options. Option number one would be to continue the way they operate but to focus on making the content more clear, and stylish and easy to read - almost like magazines. Option number two would be to try to post lots of video and multimedia online and pray that people catch on. After they caught on, then the newspaper could have enough of a following to invest in better quality cameras and video stories. However, I feel as though the broadcasting industry is the main way people get their news. It's not as intellectual to watch the tv compared with reading a newspaper, but broadcasting sells ads and sells them well. It would be silly for newspapers to try to mimic what the news done every night. However, what papers could do, would be to focus more on the local angle rather than the national. Newspapers, if they took the multimedia route, could make videos that focus on local news, not national. I think there's a big need for that sort of multimedia. More and more people are disconnected from their bug news stations because it's not relevent to their lives, their area.
The only way newspapers without multimedia will survive is unless the papers are stylish, informative, and more thorough than anything online can give. The last card the newspapers hold is credebility. Newspapers may not be the fastest way of getting information, but it could be the most thorough and well-written news source.
After leaving class yesterday, I felt pretty panged as to what I think newspapers should be doing. There are two options. Option number one would be to continue the way they operate but to focus on making the content more clear, and stylish and easy to read - almost like magazines. Option number two would be to try to post lots of video and multimedia online and pray that people catch on. After they caught on, then the newspaper could have enough of a following to invest in better quality cameras and video stories. However, I feel as though the broadcasting industry is the main way people get their news. It's not as intellectual to watch the tv compared with reading a newspaper, but broadcasting sells ads and sells them well. It would be silly for newspapers to try to mimic what the news done every night. However, what papers could do, would be to focus more on the local angle rather than the national. Newspapers, if they took the multimedia route, could make videos that focus on local news, not national. I think there's a big need for that sort of multimedia. More and more people are disconnected from their bug news stations because it's not relevent to their lives, their area.
The only way newspapers without multimedia will survive is unless the papers are stylish, informative, and more thorough than anything online can give. The last card the newspapers hold is credebility. Newspapers may not be the fastest way of getting information, but it could be the most thorough and well-written news source.
4.02.2008
Video
Wow. I can't believe how slow this computer is. When trying to edit video, it kept freaking out and freezing. I uploaded one of my videos to youtube, sans editing, unfortunately. I'm going to have to maybe use another computer on campus that has more memory to complete this project. This is not what I was imagining. At least I'm learning a lot for sure.
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