Re: VisCom Note 11.18.09

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:15 AM, CRAIG HERNDON <craigherndon@verizon.net> wrote:

VisCom Notes

    11.18.09

Hello Visual Communicators,

Only a couple of weeks left. I'd like to see every individual before next Wednesday. Make an appointment, my calendar is on my office door and linked below. Things are constantly being added to my agenda, so schedule early. If you have not done work, please drop the class, the last day is Friday? I don't plan to be in Friday so if you require my signature get it early.

If you have done little work or are scared of computers and don't want to drop, definitely see me. Prof Herndon's Office Hours Calendar http://profherndonscalendar.blogspot.com/

Bottom line it's time to chart a course to your destination. What grade do you want? Have you earned it already? Is there something you want to do that I have not touched? Extra credit will only be considered if you have done the things I have asked you to do. Again, everything you have experienced is about your creative process. Recognize what you have created and the way you did it; now move forward.

Add an audio track to your still video in Final Cut (Apple Rich Media tutorial) (#15) and embed it in your page.  If you need to get a boost in scriptwriting, there is a chapter in Journalism 2.0.
Thursday,
CH

These are your assignments

1. Open Google Accounts- Gmail, Picasa (Picasaweb.google.com <http://picasaweb.google.com/> ), Blogger (some are using other Blog sites), Download Journalism 2.0.
2. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 8- (digital Photos)
3. 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...)  Make a number of pictures, different shots, keep an eye out for potent moments. Invest quality time here.
4. Blog page- Start and upload the photograph ( this is how you will deliver your assignments (professional, portfolio.)
5. Familiarize your self with these sites * they are loaded with tutorials and Articles.
6. Photoshop Assignment- Do three things to a photo in Photoshop and upload to your page
7. Phone (mobile) posting- Make two phone posts ^ per week, to VisCom S09  (or email to address^below)
8. A picture Story, keep it simple. We will use it in a "timeline" in Final Cut (These are your photos, your story.)
9. Read Journalism 2.0,  Chapter 9 (shooting Video)
10. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 10 , "Basic Video Editing"
11. View the Final cut Tutorials at <http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/richmediafcp/apple/index1.html>
12. Read the Final Cut Tutorial at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/  
13. Lay your picture story (stills) in the timeline of a Final Cut Project, (To be safe bring a storage device 5-10 gigs.)
14. "Five steps to Multimedia Storytelling"  http://www.newsu.org/courses/course_detail.aspx?id=ucknight_multimedia07
15. Add an audio track to your Final Cut Slideshow
    

16. Read video techniques at <http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/shooting_tips/> This should        be the second time you've read this. Repetition, repetition,repetition, you're programming brain cells.
17. Shoot video for assignment and critique. You may work in teams, and tee up the piece before class.
18.Check the Final Cut Tutorial again at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/ and SHOOT VIDEO
19. SHOOT VIDEO, FINAL PROJECT - BE DONE!
 

Journalism Workshop Calendar http://socdojworkshops.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon's Office Hours Calendar http://profherndonscalendar.blogspot.com/ VisCom, Photojournalism, Multimedia (VPM*) Pages http://crn17559a.blogspot.com/ VisCom S09 http://viscoms09.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon's Sometime Blog http://craigseyes.blogspot.com/ washingtonpost.com <http://washingtonpost.com/>  Camera Works http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/index.html The New York Times, Multimedia/Photos http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html/ *Knight Digital Media Center http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/ *News University http://www.newsu.org/ *J-Learning http://www.j-learning.org/ *J-Lab http://www.j-lab.org/ *Journalism 2.0 (text download) http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20/ Blog Post (phone or email)^ VisComS09.room254@blogger.com / Picasa Post VisComS09.picasa@picasaweb.com

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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

VisCom Note 11.18.09

VisCom Notes

    11.18.09

Hello Visual Communicators,

Only a couple of weeks left. I’d like to see every individual before next Wednesday. Make an appointment, my calendar is on my office door and linked below. Things are constantly being added to my agenda, so schedule early. If you have not done work, please drop the class, the last day is Friday? I don’t plan to be in Friday so if you require my signature get it early.

If you have done little work or are scared of computers and don’t want to drop, definitely see me. Prof Herndon’s Office Hours Calendar http://profherndonscalendar.blogspot.com/

Bottom line it’s time to chart a course to your destination. What grade do you want? Have you earned it already? Is there something you want to do that I have not touched? Extra credit will only be considered if you have done the things I have asked you to do. Again, everything you have experienced is about your creative process. Recognize what you have created and the way you did it; now move forward.

Add an audio track to your still video in Final Cut (Apple Rich Media tutorial) (#15) and embed it in your page.  If you need to get a boost in scriptwriting, there is a chapter in Journalism 2.0.
Thursday,
CH

These are your assignments

1. Open Google Accounts- Gmail, Picasa (Picasaweb.google.com <http://picasaweb.google.com/> ), Blogger (some are using other Blog sites), Download Journalism 2.0.
2. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 8- (digital Photos)
3. 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...)  Make a number of pictures, different shots, keep an eye out for potent moments. Invest quality time here.
4. Blog page- Start and upload the photograph ( this is how you will deliver your assignments (professional, portfolio.)
5. Familiarize your self with these sites * they are loaded with tutorials and Articles.
6. Photoshop Assignment- Do three things to a photo in Photoshop and upload to your page
7. Phone (mobile) posting- Make two phone posts ^ per week, to VisCom S09  (or email to address^below)
8. A picture Story, keep it simple. We will use it in a “timeline” in Final Cut (These are your photos, your story.)
9. Read Journalism 2.0,  Chapter 9 (shooting Video)
10. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 10 , “Basic Video Editing”
11. View the Final cut Tutorials at <http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/richmediafcp/apple/index1.html>
12. Read the Final Cut Tutorial at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/  
13. Lay your picture story (stills) in the timeline of a Final Cut Project, (To be safe bring a storage device 5-10 gigs.)
14. “Five steps to Multimedia Storytelling”  http://www.newsu.org/courses/course_detail.aspx?id=ucknight_multimedia07
15. Add an audio track to your Final Cut Slideshow
    

16. Read video techniques at <http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/shooting_tips/> This should        be the second time you’ve read this. Repetition, repetition,repetition, you’re programming brain cells.
17. Shoot video for assignment and critique. You may work in teams, and tee up the piece before class.
18.Check the Final Cut Tutorial again at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/ and SHOOT VIDEO
19. SHOOT VIDEO, FINAL PROJECT - BE DONE!
 

Journalism Workshop Calendar http://socdojworkshops.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon’s Office Hours Calendar http://profherndonscalendar.blogspot.com/ VisCom, Photojournalism, Multimedia (VPM*) Pages http://crn17559a.blogspot.com/ VisCom S09 http://viscoms09.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon’s Sometime Blog http://craigseyes.blogspot.com/ washingtonpost.com <http://washingtonpost.com/>  Camera Works http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/index.html The New York Times, Multimedia/Photos http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html/ *Knight Digital Media Center http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/ *News University http://www.newsu.org/ *J-Learning http://www.j-learning.org/ *J-Lab http://www.j-lab.org/ *Journalism 2.0 (text download) http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20/ Blog Post (phone or email)^ VisComS09.room254@blogger.com / Picasa Post VisComS09.picasa@picasaweb.com

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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

missed "STORYTELLING" earlier

Sorry I missed the "killing Storytelling" Article earlier. CH

VisCom Note 11.12.09

VisCom Notes
    11.12.09

Hello Visual Communicators,

We are coming to a close rapidly, only a few weeks left. Anyone who has not done work should seriously be considering dropping the course, as failures dramatically affect your GPA.

For the rest of us, we will look at Final Cut Thursday. Bring your still picture story so we can drop images into a Final Cut timeline. We need to start thinking, long form narrative. Did you read the article I attached to the other email this morning? Do.

Next Tuesday there will be guests in the building, so come to class prepared, we’d like you to look like the brilliant students you are. There are meetings scheduled with students Mon, Tues and Wed. If you are interested in speaking to, or hearing the assessments of the accrediting team, please track down the meetings. Please get your Blog pages updated and send me links immediately. Numbers 11 and 12 below ( green assignments) should be read, as they will help you considerably in the work coming up. Remember it is your job to learn to use any software, I can teach concepts but you must practice with the tools of your craft.
CH

These are your assignments

1. Open Google Accounts- Gmail, Picasa (Picasaweb.google.com), Blogger (some are using other Blog sites), Download Journalism 2.0.
2. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 8- (digital Photos)
3. 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...)  Make a number of pictures, different shots, keep an eye out for potent moments. Invest quality time here.
4. Blog page- Start and upload the photograph ( this is how you will deliver your assignments (professional, portfolio.)
5. Familiarize your self with these sites * they are loaded with tutorials and Articles.
6. Photoshop Assignment- Do three things to a photo in Photoshop and upload to your page
7. Phone (mobile) posting- Make two phone posts ^ per week, to VisCom S09  (or email to address^below)
8. A picture Story, keep it simple. We will use it in a “timeline” in Final Cut (These are your photos, your story.)
9. Read Journalism 2.0,  Chapter 9 (shooting Video)
10. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 10 , “Basic Video Editing”
11. View the Final cut Tutorials at <http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/richmediafcp/apple/index1.html>
12. Read the Final Cut Tutorial at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/  
13. Lay your picture story (stills) in the timeline of a Final Cut Project, (To be safe bring a storage device 5-10 gigs.)
14. “Five steps to Multimedia Storytelling”  http://www.newsu.org/courses/course_detail.aspx?id=ucknight_multimedia07
15. Add an audio track to your Final Cut Slideshow
    

16. Read video techniques at <http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/shooting_tips/> it’s short
17. Shoot video for assignment and critique. You may work in teams, and tee up the piece before class.
18.Check the Final Cut Tutorial again at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/ and SHOOT VIDEO
19. SHOOT VIDEO, FINAL PROJECT - BE DONE!
 

Journalism Workshop Calendar http://socdojworkshops.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon’s Office Hours Calendar http://profherndonscalendar.blogspot.com/ VisCom, Photojournalism, Multimedia (VPM*) Pages http://crn17559a.blogspot.com/ VisCom S09 http://viscoms09.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon’s Sometime Blog http://craigseyes.blogspot.com/ washingtonpost.com Camera Works http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/index.html The New York Times, Multimedia/Photos http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html/ *Knight Digital Media Center http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/ *News University http://www.newsu.org/ *J-Learning http://www.j-learning.org/ *J-Lab http://www.j-lab.org/ *Journalism 2.0 (text download) http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20/ Blog Post (phone or email)^ VisComS09.room254@blogger.com / Picasa Post VisComS09.picasa@picasaweb.com

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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

Is Storytelling dead?

Hello Folks:

Attached is an article worth reading, Please read it.
“ The Internet is killing Storytelling.”

CH

VisCom Note 11.02.09

VisCom Notes
    11.02.09

Hello Visual Communicators,
All of the assignments in red should have been done. If not, let’s tighten it up, it’s time to move on. Now we do the assignments in green.

The representative from the game company, EA ,will not be presenting until 2pm in the Gallery Lounge of Blackburn. If you are interested in gaming please come. I would suggest you come see what’s going on anyway. Gaming is a $57 Billion market, and growing.

So, we will hold class Tuesday Morning as normal, 11. I want to talk about final projects and want you to have a plan for the rest of the semester. So that you can sail into the end of the semester with style and grace. We lost a giant in Photography, a Black Man, last week Roy DeCarava, more tomorrow on his storytelling.

CH

These are your assignments

1. Open Google Accounts- Gmail, Picasa (Picasaweb.google.com), Blogger (some are using other Blog sites), Download Journalism 2.0.
2. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 8- (digital Photos)
3. 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...)  Make a number of pictures, different shots, keep an eye out for potent moments. Invest quality time here.
4. Blog page- Start and upload the photograph ( this is how you will deliver your assignments (professional, portfolio.)
5. Familiarize your self with these sites * they are loaded with tutorials and Articles.
6. Photoshop Assignment- Do three things to a photo in Photoshop and upload to your page
7. Phone (mobile) posting- Make two phone posts ^ per week, to VisCom S09  (or email to address^below)
8. A picture Story, keep it simple. We will use it in a “timeline” in Final Cut (These are your photos, your story.)
9. Read Journalism 2.0,  Chapter 9 (shooting Video)
10. Read Journalism 2.0, Chapter 10 , “Basic Video Editing”
11. View the Final cut Tutorials at <http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/richmediafcp/apple/index1.html>
12. Lay your picture story in the timeline of a Final Cut Project, (To be safe bring a storage device 5-10 gigs.)
13. “Five steps to Multimedia Storytelling”  http://www.newsu.org/courses/course_detail.aspx?id=ucknight_multimedia07
14. 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. Reading the Final Cut Tutorial at  http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/ and SHOOT VIDEO
17. SHOOT VIDEO, FINAL PROJECT - BE DONE!
 

Journalism Workshop Calendar http://socdojworkshops.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon’s Office Hours Calendar http://profherndonscalendar.blogspot.com/ VisCom, Photojournalism, Multimedia (VPM*) Pages http://crn17559a.blogspot.com/ VisCom S09 http://viscoms09.blogspot.com/ Prof Herndon’s Sometime Blog http://craigseyes.blogspot.com/ washingtonpost.com Camera Works http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/index.html The New York Times, Multimedia/Photos http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html/ *Knight Digital Media Center http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/ *News University http://www.newsu.org/ *J-Learning http://www.j-learning.org/ *J-Lab http://www.j-lab.org/ *Journalism 2.0 (text download) http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20/ Blog Post (phone or email)^ VisComS09.room254@blogger.com / Picasa Post VisComS09.picasa@picasaweb.com

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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