Saturday, December 14, 2013
Multimedia Storytelling Final Project
On Saturday, December 7th, Lyndon State College students had an opportunity to visit New York City for a day. The Campus Activities Board held online sign-ups where the first students who responded to an email, were first on the list of people to attend the trip.
Two coach buses were rented for the day to bring the group to the Big Apple. Brian Martineau is the CAB activities supervisor and joined the group on their journey south. He and Residence Hall Director Meredith Atchison, were the two school officials who oversaw the trip.
Students had to meet at the buses at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning in the Vail Parking Lot. The buses departed from campus at 5:00 a.m., heading to New York City.
The only stop made on the way down was at a McDonalds, making the trip not too long. From Lyndonville to NYC took nearly five hours, with just the one stop.
When arriving in New York, the bus dropped students off on Broadway, right across the street from Her Majesty’s Theatre, where the Phantom of the Opera is performed. Students were released for the day to do whatever they wished.
Students could do anything they wanted, but they had to meet back at the theatre by 8:00 p.m., where the buses would pick them up.
There were several popular places that LSC students went to. The plaza around the set of the “Today Show,” the Empire State Building, and shopping malls were visited by many students.
Times Square had many students in it during the nighttime, as all of the lights, signs, and people, attracted many students. From the streets of Times Square, one could see the famous ball that is dropped at the end of each year, signifying the start of a new one.
When all the students were accounted for, the buses left, heading back to campus by 8:30 p.m. The bus did not stop on the way home, but movies were shown to keep students entertained.
The buses arrived back on campus around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Lyndon State College: Resident Assistants (Video Project 2)
At Lyndon State College, students, faculty, and staff all work together in order to keep positive attitudes flowing throughout campus. The 21 resident assistants play a pivotal role in setting the wonderful atmosphere many people love about LSC.
The resident assistants are hard workers. They are hired to keep students on campus safe, and allow their residents to have a great time while living on campus.
Resident assistants are given a ton of responsibility. They have keys to every dorm room on campus. At any time of the day they can be called upon to help out with a harmful situation, or just to unlock a door for a student who forgets his or her keys.
Once a month the resident assistants are responsible for creating activities for residents to attend and enjoy.
The R.A.s are overseen by their boss, Erin Rossetti. Rossetti is the head of the residential life department, and she also serves as the resident hall director for the Rita Bole Complex.
She is responsible for going through the hiring process of resident assistants and residence hall directors. Rossetti has four resident assistants in each building, along with one Resident hall director per building.
Each R.A. is assigned one night per week, and about one weekend per month to be “on duty.” This includes being in their room readily available if an incident occurred, as well as going on rounds to ensure the safety of the students in dorm buildings.
The resident assistants go in pairs to go on rounds each night. They make two or three rounds on a given night, depending on the activity around campus.
Each night one resident hall director is also “on duty” and they are on call in case of a serious situation occurring. The resident assistants are always busy with their job, but the job is worth the while.
There are several benefits an R.A. receives from obtaining the position. Lyndon State College pays the room and board for the resident assistants, saving thousands of dollars for many of them.
The school also gives them the option to have an unlimited meal-plan, or receive money every week to buy groceries.
The job also provides good references for resident assistants to put down when applying for jobs. Being an R.A. also gives the students great work experience, and is a positive piece to building a great resume.
The resident assistants are hard workers. They are hired to keep students on campus safe, and allow their residents to have a great time while living on campus.
Resident assistants are given a ton of responsibility. They have keys to every dorm room on campus. At any time of the day they can be called upon to help out with a harmful situation, or just to unlock a door for a student who forgets his or her keys.
Once a month the resident assistants are responsible for creating activities for residents to attend and enjoy.
The R.A.s are overseen by their boss, Erin Rossetti. Rossetti is the head of the residential life department, and she also serves as the resident hall director for the Rita Bole Complex.
She is responsible for going through the hiring process of resident assistants and residence hall directors. Rossetti has four resident assistants in each building, along with one Resident hall director per building.
Each R.A. is assigned one night per week, and about one weekend per month to be “on duty.” This includes being in their room readily available if an incident occurred, as well as going on rounds to ensure the safety of the students in dorm buildings.
The resident assistants go in pairs to go on rounds each night. They make two or three rounds on a given night, depending on the activity around campus.
Each night one resident hall director is also “on duty” and they are on call in case of a serious situation occurring. The resident assistants are always busy with their job, but the job is worth the while.
There are several benefits an R.A. receives from obtaining the position. Lyndon State College pays the room and board for the resident assistants, saving thousands of dollars for many of them.
The school also gives them the option to have an unlimited meal-plan, or receive money every week to buy groceries.
The job also provides good references for resident assistants to put down when applying for jobs. Being an R.A. also gives the students great work experience, and is a positive piece to building a great resume.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Final Project (Outline) Intro to Multimedia Storytelling
Andrew Baughn and Michael Raimondi
LSC Takes New York City
Mike and I plan to create a narrative on the CAB trip to New York City. I attended the event and took several pictures and videos of what he saw and who he talked to.
I used a GoPro and video camera to record everything he saw in the city. He found LSC students and random people in the crowds to talk to. We will use these interviews and natural shots to help create the narrative of the video.
There would be sound from the natural sounds of the city, as well as interviews conducted by me.
I was responsible for filming and taking picture in NYC. We will together edit the video, add cool features to the video, and put it all together, and Mike will write the narrative.
We may have to do a few voice recordings to enhance the narrative of the story.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Video Project 2 Synopsis
Shane, Michael and I want to create a narrative about the resident assistant’s nightly
activities when they are “on duty.”
We
will follow the RAs around campus as they go on “rounds” and check the suites
on campus to make sure students are safe and being responsible. We will
interview the RAs we tape, and have them explain what they do on rounds and
when on duty, and why they have to do these tasks.
The
interview will serve as part of our sound as well as the audio we will record
to explain certain situations in the video. We will also have natural sounds
form the RAs as they go around campus and interact with students.
Andrew
and I will be responsible for recording the video because they live on campus
and can record the RAs in action.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Video Project 1 (400 word text)
ANDREW BAUGHN
MIKE RAIMONDI
SHANE LACROIX
THE CRITIC
Lyndon State College is a
small school located in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The school has many
news sources on campus for the college population, as well as for the
surrounding community. One source of news that is considered to many to be “old
fashion” is the student-run newspaper, The
Critic.
The Critic staff meets every
Thursday night, when school is in session, to edit the stories, and layout the
eight pages the paper consists of. Once the editing and formatting is complete,
the layout is printed by Upper Valley Press in New Hampshire. On Friday
mornings the papers are delivered to Lyndon State, and can be picked up around
campus for free.
Many students will submit
articles to the newspaper. Some students enjoy writing news stories, and some
submissions to the paper are from the journalistic writing class. It is the job
of the editors to figure out which stories to publish. There are several
editors responsible for putting The Critic together. Each is assigned a section
or page to put together, or write stories for. These editors many times write
their own stories, but sometimes may only have to format a page if other
students’ work is going to be published.
The Critic is done entirely
by students, but there is a professor who oversees the paper to make sure
students are creating the best newspaper possible. Dan Williams is the faculty-
advisor to the Critic. He goes through the paper weekly with Editor-in-chief
Michael Miley. Williams explains the good and the bad are from the past week’s
edition.
In 2010 The Critic joined
social media by creating a Facebook page. This page gets updated with
information from the newspaper, and one can also find there an online edition
of the most recent editions. The Critic also has its own website, but unfortunately
the page is not updated very often.
.
In recent years the critic
has been noticed by the Lyndon State community as a club of high regard. The
Critic was named “club of the year” in 2008 and 2010. The mission statement of
The Critic reads “To serve and share the student voice of Lyndon State
College,” and according to many people, they are successful at doing so.
Lyndon State College is a
strong supporter of the newspaper, as the college states “The Critic is a
student generated and produced newspaper that serves as the voice of the
student body. The paper includes various stories of interest to the Lyndon
State community, including campus events, local area happenings, student
issues, and athletic news.”
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
VIDEO PROJECT IDEA
Mike, Shane and myself plan to go around campus and find random
students to do a small quiz and record their answers. We may format the
interview like a game show, giving the contestant three questions and a
reward if all three are answered correctly.
The sound would include one of us three asking a question, receiving the answer from the students, and then telling the student whether their response was wrong or right.
One of us will interview the students, and the other two will be responsible for videotaping the encounter.
Team Assignments:
Video - Shane and Mike
Interview and Sound - Andrew
Editing - Mike, Shane and Andrew
The sound would include one of us three asking a question, receiving the answer from the students, and then telling the student whether their response was wrong or right.
One of us will interview the students, and the other two will be responsible for videotaping the encounter.
Team Assignments:
Video - Shane and Mike
Interview and Sound - Andrew
Editing - Mike, Shane and Andrew
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Newspaper video (LSC MULTIMEDIA STORY TELLING)
I think its worth coming back to this site and finding ore videos.
Plus I was able to share the video on my blog, it let me copy the ULR and the Code to embed on my blog.
The video appears to be normal time length compared to other videos I have watched online form other newspaper websites, such as the Washington Post.
The subject was about human androids and I think that i very interesting topic because it is discussing or very future in technology and robots....there is no telling to what we as humans can do when we put or minds together and create a master piece. Machines that respond to our voices and feel as we do.
This is topi s far beyond interesting...it's amazing and worth taking interest in.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Humanoid Robots (New York Times) Video Newspaper
This video is from the New York Times Newspaper website.
It is called Humanoid Robots, by John Markoff, Vijai Singh and David Walter Banks.
Published on October 28th, 2013.
The length of this video is 01:14.
Its about fully programmable robots that were on display at the Humanoids 2013 conference in Atlanta. The goal is to enable them to work effectively and even autonomously in emergency situations.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
MEOGRAPH SAMPLE
Go to MEOGRAPH.com and you will have more than just fun, a BLAST go and be creative.
Monday, October 28, 2013
CNN iReport
http://ireport.cnn.com/
"Look around on the website and write a blog post telling us what you think about the site -- what you like, what you dislike, whether it is a good idea."
What I liked about the website first off was the tour that I took when I created my account on it.
The tour showed the things I can do on the site.
I can even keep up with the site and the assignments on twitter and keep up to date.
And they even have a Facebook page.
I also took into consideration and interest 3 words
EXPLORE, DISCOVER, CONTRIBUTE.
The way this site distributes info and current events to keep people up to date is unique, unlike anything I have ever seen. I believe that this should be used by any journalism student who is just starting out and need a push.
I think that this website is a excellent idea and it has everything. I also like the editors pick and the top pick as well. The site even offers a Assignment desk that lets you even share your very own story, even group assignments.
There is nothing to no like about this site, because it is very very useful and has no flaws. I do think iReport just needs a few more upgrades that isall
I would recommend this site to everyone in EJA.
iReport is part of CNN.com where people post stories they have reported about. It is a great place to explore what is going on in the world, discover new stories and, and to share your own content.
"Look around on the website and write a blog post telling us what you think about the site -- what you like, what you dislike, whether it is a good idea."
What I liked about the website first off was the tour that I took when I created my account on it.
The tour showed the things I can do on the site.
I can even keep up with the site and the assignments on twitter and keep up to date.
And they even have a Facebook page.
I also took into consideration and interest 3 words
EXPLORE, DISCOVER, CONTRIBUTE.
The way this site distributes info and current events to keep people up to date is unique, unlike anything I have ever seen. I believe that this should be used by any journalism student who is just starting out and need a push.
I think that this website is a excellent idea and it has everything. I also like the editors pick and the top pick as well. The site even offers a Assignment desk that lets you even share your very own story, even group assignments.
There is nothing to no like about this site, because it is very very useful and has no flaws. I do think iReport just needs a few more upgrades that isall
I would recommend this site to everyone in EJA.
iReport is part of CNN.com where people post stories they have reported about. It is a great place to explore what is going on in the world, discover new stories and, and to share your own content.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Slideshow Project: Andrew, Mike and Shane (400-Word Feature)
400-Word Feature
Alan Weiss visited Lyndon State College on Monday, October 21 to give
a presentation open to the public. Weiss is a seven-time Emmy Award
winner as a producer and writer.Weiss graduated from Northwestern University with a Master’s Degree in Journalism in 1974. Later that year he joined ABC to start his wonderful career.
At ABC Weiss was a writer for Ted Koppel, who hosted “World News Tonight-Weekend Edition.” He started off as a writer, but quickly rose towards the top.
ABC chose Weiss to launch the newly created “5 O’ Clock Eyewitness News” broadcast. It became the most popular five p.m. news broadcast in New York City in just three months.
Weiss was the first person to report on the death of John Lennon in 1980. He was in a motor cycle accident, and while in the hospital Weiss overheard a police officer tell another cop about the shooting.
He was noticed nationally for his story on Lennon, and his story won Weiss his second Emmy Award in news.
Albert Primo and Weiss are the co-creators of “Teen Kids News” and together are the executive producers. The show is weekly half-hour long shows that has teenagers report on current events in the news.
The news broadcast has been on for over eleven years and has produced over 500 shows. Weiss wanted to create a news broadcast that targeted kids.
Teen Kids News has won an Emmy Award, another credential to add to Weiss’ resume. About two hundred television stations carry Teen Kids News, and the broadcast is shown to the military all over the world.
Weiss had the audience laughing throughout his presentation at Lyndon State College. The Audience was attentive, asking questions and engaging with Weiss for the hour and a half presentation.
When the presentation was over, students rushed to the front of the room to hopefully talk with Weiss. Everyone that wanted to speak to him was able to, and he seemed overjoyed to talk to students.
After everyone had left the room, Weiss was nice enough to allow Andrew Baughn to ask him a few questions. He was very outgoing, pleasant, and easy to talk to.
The Society of Professional Journalist Club of Lyndon State was responsible for having Weiss come to the Northeast Kingdom. Weiss’ appearence was their largest event of the year.
Photos: Mike Raimondi and Shane Lacroix
Photo Editing: Mike Raimondi and Shane Lacroix
Slideshow Editing: Andrew Baughn and Mike Raimondi
Audio: Andrew Baughn
Text: Mike Raimondi
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
(LSC INTRO TO MULITMEDIA STORYTELLING) Oct. 16: Post 200-word synopsis on blog
Oct. 16: Post 200-word synopsis on blog.
We will be recording the presentation and the interview. The interview will be with Alan and Andrew after the presentation. Shane and Mike will take picture and record both the presentation and interview. The presentation and the interview will be on Monday, October 21,13 at 7:30pm and will go as long as it goes.
The slideshow will tie the interview and the presentation together. The presentation will be centered around working in the major market, breaking the “big story, ” and how news has changed in Weiss’ career. The interview will be question Weiss, like how he got started and other things about his life.
The sound sources we plan to use are sound audio from the presentation and the interview and also maybe some background music if needed. The intended audience is our fellow classmates and anyone who have an interest in multimedia journalism and television studies. The story will be interesting for the audience because it will inspire them and teach them about how its important to meet and know important people in the business so they can gain more experience and learn more.
Shane LaCroix: Photographer and Recorder
Mike Raimondie: Photographer and Recorder
Andrew Baughn
Shane LaCroix
Mike Raimondie
Audio Slideshow project
200-word synopsis
Our slideshow project is going to about 7-Time Emmy Winner & New York Producer Alan J. Weiss who will be visiting Lyndon on behalf of the SPJ Club to speak in front of students and faculty.We will be recording the presentation and the interview. The interview will be with Alan and Andrew after the presentation. Shane and Mike will take picture and record both the presentation and interview. The presentation and the interview will be on Monday, October 21,13 at 7:30pm and will go as long as it goes.
The slideshow will tie the interview and the presentation together. The presentation will be centered around working in the major market, breaking the “big story, ” and how news has changed in Weiss’ career. The interview will be question Weiss, like how he got started and other things about his life.
The sound sources we plan to use are sound audio from the presentation and the interview and also maybe some background music if needed. The intended audience is our fellow classmates and anyone who have an interest in multimedia journalism and television studies. The story will be interesting for the audience because it will inspire them and teach them about how its important to meet and know important people in the business so they can gain more experience and learn more.
Who is doing what…… getting audio and photos for slideshow
Andrew Baughn: Recorder and InterviewerShane LaCroix: Photographer and Recorder
Mike Raimondie: Photographer and Recorder
Monday, October 14, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
LSC Multimedia Storytelling (Slidshow and Photo Gallery)
Do the slideshows and photo gallery function well as storytelling
tools?
Which does the better job?
Why or why not?
What difference does sound make?
Both the slideshows and the photo galley provided most excellent storytelling tools. With or with out audio they are very exceptional and I was able to understand what was going on. They went into a good story format, they each had a beginning, middle and finish. I have always know that pictures can tell a story just as well as words.
If I had to pick favorites, I would have to go with the slideshow with audio. I liked its narration and had the best storyline from start to finish. The audio narration went along nicely with it too. Each photo went along with the audio narration and it went from when he started in the locker room getting ready for the fight and then it brings us to the ring where he claims the victory. Like I mentioned earlier the way the audio wen along with the photos made me as the viewer feel like I was there at the fight and watching it.
In the slideshow or photo galleries, sound really dosen't make the difference. It is okay to add it into it if you choose, but you can do without it. All that really matters is that the slideshow or photo gallery is being viewed by people. In my mind, sound would be nice, but only if it helps narrate the photos. Also I guess a little background music couldn't hurt as well. Background music gives the slideshow a little theme and helps with the transition of photos a little bit. Overall sound can used only if the person wants it.
Which does the better job?
Why or why not?
What difference does sound make?
Slideshow (With Audio)
A Boxer's First Professional Fight
Audio Slideshow
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/audioslideshow/2013/oct/02/boxing-george-kean
Slideshow (With No Audio)
Driving the Lincoln Highway
Slideshow (With No Audio)
Driving the Lincoln Highway
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/07/travel/07LINCOLN.html
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
Iconic Washington Post images: Buy reader favorites
Both the slideshows and the photo galley provided most excellent storytelling tools. With or with out audio they are very exceptional and I was able to understand what was going on. They went into a good story format, they each had a beginning, middle and finish. I have always know that pictures can tell a story just as well as words.
If I had to pick favorites, I would have to go with the slideshow with audio. I liked its narration and had the best storyline from start to finish. The audio narration went along nicely with it too. Each photo went along with the audio narration and it went from when he started in the locker room getting ready for the fight and then it brings us to the ring where he claims the victory. Like I mentioned earlier the way the audio wen along with the photos made me as the viewer feel like I was there at the fight and watching it.
In the slideshow or photo galleries, sound really dosen't make the difference. It is okay to add it into it if you choose, but you can do without it. All that really matters is that the slideshow or photo gallery is being viewed by people. In my mind, sound would be nice, but only if it helps narrate the photos. Also I guess a little background music couldn't hurt as well. Background music gives the slideshow a little theme and helps with the transition of photos a little bit. Overall sound can used only if the person wants it.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
LSC Multimedia Storytelling (NewsLINC Critique)
NewsLINC Critique
I basically like everything about it and all the information it provides us. I also like how it is part of the college and really gives EJA major students a first crack at what is like to operate a news website and update it constantly. I cant wait for myself to join and get in on the action. I also like their style and set up of information. It makes the site very unique. It even gives you news in not just vermont but also NH as well. You can get sports, weather and even special coverage. They seem to really go the distance with this news site.
I don't see anything wrong with the site, even for a student run site it looks okay andIm sure there are somethings missing but I bet it's just because LSC students haven't gotten around to putting them up yet. The could however use more advertisement windows and if all possible BLOG columns that explain things like from the previous news sites I have been too. Over all I think for now that the site is okay and there is not to much wrong with it.
I don't see anything wrong with the site, even for a student run site it looks okay andIm sure there are somethings missing but I bet it's just because LSC students haven't gotten around to putting them up yet. The could however use more advertisement windows and if all possible BLOG columns that explain things like from the previous news sites I have been too. Over all I think for now that the site is okay and there is not to much wrong with it.
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