Technology Mania

I'm really excited to build an audio slideshow for our final. It was really cool to read the Poynter website and see how soundslides came into development and how they impact online journalism. Joe Weiss, the creator created the program so that he could be a better story teller. Because I love feature stories, I'm really psyched to try this out, thanks to Weiss!

I really liked how he talked about the challenges and pitfalls of an audio slideshow. It gives me a better idea and makes me feel more comfortable when going out and starting my own. I now know not to make it too long, or to try to cram in too many images. I know I have to pay attention to the fact that the audience attentions wavers. And most importantly, the images are key to telling the story. If you have a really great image you should let it tell the story and leave it up there a little bit longer for people to digest. But in the end the most important thing is not your photojournalism or your audiojournalism. It is about the STORY and using images as a vehicle to communicate that story.

I really liked the interview with Poynter!! It gave me some inspiration, I'm glad we got a chance to see it and hear his own words.

The tutorials were EXTREMELY helpful. I liked the step by step guides to using the various programs and although I am not using the program hands on right now, I am sure it will be an amazing reference when I actually go start the project. Because I basically knew nothing about ANY of the programs to begin with, this was a great introduction. It had really basic child-proof directions to both the simple and complex tasks that I want to use.

IMovie had cool tips on how to make a timeline, scroll credits for your movie, add themes and effects, and of course work with the audio and photos. The Garage Band tutorial was a great overview of how to create and edit digital audio. It demonstrated how to create music projects, record, and how to use filters and audio effects.

Reading these tutorials and reading about Joe Weiss made me really excited to start the project, so thanks for the information which really helped me to get inspired!!