VisCom Notes 04.09.09a

VisCom Notes
04.09.09a

Hello Visual Communicators,

1.)  Today- I will shoot portraits of anyone who needs them for their resume or other business files. Which means we can go back to 244 and play under the lights. Sorry, about the late notice, we talked briefly about it last week. I am suggesting that if this web page you are creating qualifies as a Portfolio, it would help to have a resume attached. This portrait could add to the professional quality of the document.

2.) 9:40am- Prof. O. Dukes is supposed to have a guest speaker, we have been invited. Would someone like to shoot video of the presentation? Perhaps as their assignment? Those of you who aren’t getting pictures made may want to hear or shoot the event (video, stills, audio?)

3.) 11:30 to 1pm- Sam Pollard, Producer, Director, Editor, will be giving a Master Class in Studio A in WHUT. If you are interested in film, at any level, this could prove to be an informative and/ or inspiring talk. I’m going to try to make it.

Last week I gave an assignment to shoot video. It is an assignment that is in the syllabus and was due Tuesday, but I took the time to talk about larger issues. The assignment stands. A 2-3 minute video. This does not need to be the highest quality, if it is not part of your final project. If it is, you should practice before you start to shoot. I asked you to read a number of video pieces (listed below) and I am now asking you to refer to the Knight Digital Media Center Tutorial for Final Cut. You will need this, to get started editing. I don’t know if Frederic Kendrick will be doing anymore workshops. He is at the end of his semester, too. He will be doing considerable writing for his own courses and may well be swamped the rest of the semester. Vision, focus, hard work AND good luck are one formula for success.

These are your assignments

1. Open Google Accounts- Gmail, Picasa (Picasaweb.google.com), Blogger (some are using other Blog sites)
2. Photograph- a person you do not know, get names. They should be living their lives and you should have a caption (who,What, When Why...)
3. Blog page- Start and upload the photograph ( this is how you will deliver your assignments (professional, portfolio.)
4. Familiarize your self with these sites * they are loaded with tutorials and Articles.
5. Photoshop Assignment- Do three things to a photo in Photoshop and upload to your page
6. Phone (mobile) posting- Make two phone posts ^ per week, to VisCom S09  (or email to address^below)
7. A picture Story, keep it simple. We will use it in a “timeline” in Final Cut
8. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 8- (digital Photos) and Chapter 9 (shooting Video)
9. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 10 , “Basic Video Editing”
10. View the Final cut Tutorials at <http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/richmediafcp/apple/index1.html>
11. Lay your picture story in the timeline of a Final Cut Project, (To be safe bring a storage device 5-10 gigs.)
12. “Five steps to Multimedia Storytelling”  http://www.newsu.org/courses/course_detail.aspx?id=ucknight_multimedia07
13. Add an audio track to your Final Cut Slideshow
    

14. Read video techniques at <http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/shooting_tips/> it’s short
 15. Shoot video for Tuesday assignment and critique. You may work in teams, and tee up the piece before class.
16. Start reading the Final Cut Tutorial at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/ and SHOOT VIDEO

Move it People!
 CH

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Prof. Craig Herndon/ Asst. Professor Multi-Media Studies/ Howard University/ Washington, D.C. 20059/ 410.703.8708 cell/202.806.7856 SOC ofc/ craigherndon@mindspring.com / craigherndon@verizon.net