Video

I thought they did a very good job of getting the interviews to tell the story; they did not need a ton of narration. I also felt like they did a good job of mixing in relevant clips throughout the interviews and of capturing life in Uganda through baseball. 

Bluefly Closet Confessions presents Leandra Medine

Guardian open journalism: Three Little Pigs Video

Video

This is basically just a video of a guy dunking a basketball, but I feel like the director did a good job of getting so many different angles of the same action. It kept the video very entertaining.

Example of Video

A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains

This is just a clip from the ABC documentary that follows the lives of people in Appalachia.  I think this clip, as well as the documentary as a whole, does a very good job of using different angles to tell the story, as well as showing images of whatever the person being interviewed is talking about, not just the person's face. It does a very good job of bringing you into the story and keeping you engaged.

Video

Poisoned Places: Tonawanda, N.Y.
This video does a good job of capturing the city and the resident's emotions. Because the video is about a smell which can not be explained visually, the smell is explained well by the people speaking.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQEruvEI8x0&list=UUJnS2EsPfv46u1JR8cnD0NA&index=7&feature=plpp_video

Soundslides Projects in Ting's Lab

1. Students Campaign in the West Mall
By Ben & Karin

2. Bacha Bazi
By Haley & Gabrielle

3. Foot Fetish: Identity through Shoes
By Sylvia & Nicolle

4. Grow Responsibly
By Jackie & Reese

5. College Crossfire
By Darren & Jon

6. The Tattoo Competition
By Devon & Miranda

7. I'm with the Band
By Victoria & Kathleen

8. Austin's Wild Farm
By Maria & Sarah

Soundslides Projects in Lei's Lab

1. The Growth of Texas Wine
By Derek and Natalie

2. Dove Springs
By Ayanna and Amy

3. Austin Pets Alive
By Erin and Amanda

4. Heroic Interactive Theater-LARP-Austin,TX
By Nicole and Hannah S.

5. Texas French Bread
By Hannah T. and Audrey

6. Behind the Scenes of KVR News
By Michelle and Kaleigh

7. Roppolo's Pizzeria and Italian Garden Cafe
By Arlena and Tannis

8. The Man Behind the Smile: Shelton Smith
By Nathalie and Megan

Audio slideshow examples

Los Angeles Times: Pullman porter and family patriarch
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pullman-porter-ss,0,1087938.htmlstory

Los Angeles Times: Waiting for death
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/ed_shneidmanff_ss,0,3414993.htmlstory

Los Angeles Times: A boy's struggles
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers-boy-ss,0,3436771.htmlstory

Media Storm: Iraqi Kurdistan
http://www.mediastorm.com/publication/iraqi-kurdistan

NYTimes' One in 8 Million
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html

Herald Sun: Touching Hearts
http://media.soundslides.com/archive/2000/hearts/main.swf

Maria and Sarah Beth's Project Ideas

1. Drag Market
2. Austin Zoo
3. Volunteer Project
4. Austin Open-Air Market

Devon & Miranda's Excellent Soundslide Adventure

We're going to cover the Worst Tattoo in Austin II event.

OTHER IDEAS:
Day in the life of a drag rat
Kiss and Fly burlesque night
Adventures on the E-Bus

FIGHTING SHARK FOR THE WIN!!!!!!

 

Gabrielle Cloudy, Haley Hussey Soundslide Ideas

1. Day In the Life of a Drag Rat? (Guadalupe)
2. Weekend/ 6th St. Cops Perspectives
3. Upcoming UT Theatre and Dance Production
4. A Day In the Life Of...(Going to Choose a Foodtrailer)

Soundslide proposals: Ben Freed and Karin Samelson

1. Student government campaigns- West Mall circus (don't do this, because we actually are)
2. Planned Parenthood rally
3. Red dirt mardi gras
4. Livestrong marathon

Sylvia Medina & Nicolle Hiddleston Soundslide Idea

1. Finding Identity through Culture 2. Origination of Street Art 3. Vegetarianism 4. Finding Identity through Shoes

Soundslide Ideas - Reese and Jackie

1. Recent grads looking for work/working in fields other than their majors

2. Bands trying to succeed in Austin (focused on Little Lo & Feels Like Home)

3. Community garden

4. Arcade tournament (at Arcade UFO)

Story Pitches for Soundslide Project

Jon Scott and Darren Mitchell
1. Planned Parenthood Rally this Friday at LBJ lawn.
2. A day in the life of a UT Student athlete
3. Livestrong Marathon: Why people run.
4. Animal Shelter: Who doesn't love pictures of puppies

Victoria's Soundslide Ideas

• A Day and Night in Austin- Story of a tourist in Austin viewing the city for the first time. Would chronicle the different atmosphere during the day vs. the night.
• I'm With The Band- A day in the life of a Longhorn Band Member. Pictures detailing the start of the band's day to the end for their performance at the Houston Live Stock Parade.
  

Winter Break 2011!!!

Story Pitches

Arlena Cordero and Tannis Owens

1. Sneak Peek
2. Boys and Girls Club
3. Night life events
4. Homeless shelter

Derek and Natalie's Topic Ideas

1. A day in the life of a UT debate student
2. Texas Food and Wine Foundation Fundraiser and Charity Work
3. How to cover a sports game
4. SXSW fashion events

Slideshow Ideas: Erin Redwine & Amanda Chavira

1. Walt Disney
2.  Doomsday (December 12th)
3. Austin Pets Alive
4. Endangered Species

Hannah and Nicole's Soundslide Project Ideas

LARP event

Kiss and Fly burlesque night

Gigglepants Improv group

Birth Control Matters!

Nathalie and Megan's Ideas for Soundslides Project

1. A how-to cooking slideshow (making a certain recipe)
2. Interview Sheldon, the cashier at Kin's Market
3. Profile on Lucy in Disguise
4. Food trailers on South Congress

Hannah and Audrey's Slideshow Ideas

1. Austin Marathon and Half-Marathon
2. UT Salsa Dance class
3.  Gordough's donuts trailer 
4. Polk-a-dots, how to cupcake cooking

Soundslide Topics

1. Austin Food Trailers
2. Livestrong
3. Planned Parenthood Rally
4. Drake Concert

Audio Slideshow Pitches

Michelle and Kaleigh's Audio Slideshow Pitches:

1. LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon.
2. Planned Parenthood president to speak on LBJ lawn.
3. SXSW- Find a unique angle to cover SXSW by covering food restaurant preparation.
4. West Campus safety.

Audio Story

This is a story by Nathan Bernier about the effects of the drought on Texas' Cattle Industry.

I like the story for its good use of natural sound, the colorfulness of the voices, and Bernier's vocalization which conveyed the "newsy-ness" of the story.

Podcast - TED Talks

TED talks is a podcast series that kind of covers anything and everything. Technically it's a conference that invites speakers to talk about a variety of topics, but they present the talks in a podcast format that you can download to a portable device and take with you. In that regard, they're kind of like NPR's regular programs.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

This particular example is just Ken Robinson talking, but many of their podcasts have visual components, too. They're not overly long, and the speakers are generally punchy enough to hold your attention.

I guess most of all, I like that their content is forward-thinking or analytical. It's not a recitation of the news.

ESPN Podcast

ESPN Radio:
Coach Mack Brown evaluates the Longhorns' 8-5 season, the Alamo Bowl, the expectations at UT and more.


ESPN Podcast: Mack Brown


-I like that they asked Mack Brown tough questions about this season and last season. And in return, Brown answered truthfully and didn't try to cover anything up.


-Mack Brown is obviously a credible source and a good person to talk to about Texas Football.


-The podcast is also entertaining and easy to listen to.

Example of podcast

This is a podcast done by Bill Simmons. He does a podcast for ESPN every week. He usually does more than one podcast a week. On this edition, he interviewed NBA legend, Larry Bird, to talk about everything from the MVP of the league to his favorite player of this generation.

B.S. Report: Bill Simmons talks to Larry Bird.

-I used this as an example of a podcast because I enjoy basketball. Larry Bird is a great basketball player that you can learn from

-Also, Bill Simmons offers a wide variety of guests from sports to entertainment.

-The only drawback to Bill Simmons is that he doesn't have any real news stuff because he stays in a specific genre. His appeal only stretches so far.

Example of a Podcast

ESPN Podcast: NBA Today with Mike Yam and Tim Legler

I really enjoy this podcast because I am a huge basketball fan and these two analysts give good insight on the NBA. Today they talked about the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder and their point guard play. There is a daily blog which consists of different NBA information and different NBA analysts to get different perspectives. This is a great podcast for those who enjoy NBA.

Example of a podcast

Here is a podcast done by Terry Gross from NPR on the risks and rewards of practicing yoga. She interviews pulitzer prize winning journalist William Broad on his latest book, The Science of Yoga.

NPR Podcast- The Risks and Rewards of Practicing Yoga

-I liked this podcast because I enjoy yoga and thought this podcast had some great insight into both the benefits and risks involved in the practice.

-NPR podcasts offers a wide range of news-related podcasts from politics, business and economy, arts and design, comedy, etc..

Example of a Podcast

Here is my example of a news-related podcast. It is brought to you by Alex Day, aka Nerimon, who is an English vlogger and musician with an active presence on YouTube. Although most of his podcasts deal with his personal life or projects, this particular video stuck out because of the very direct and personal way that he describes British politics and legislative structure. The name of the video is Hung Parliament in 3 Minutes:

I like this podcast because:

• I think videos where people talk directly to the audience on a personal level are a great way to engage people in news-related topics.
• He does a great job of taking a complicated issue and making it easy to understand.

The only bad thing?

• Right now, this video is not very timely. Although when it was first published in 2010 it was very relevant to what was going on in British politics, it doesn't reflect the outcome. Regardless, I thought this was great example of a podcast and I still think it can be informative without the context of the British parliamentary elections.

Stills

Avoiding Baggage Fees Article

Taking more seats on campus, foreigners also pay the freight article

Puppy Bowl 2012 Article

Still Examples

                                                 

Maria's Photo Examples

Still Photo Examples

Photograph by Brian Skerry of National Geographic
Manatee in Florida

Photograph by Cyril Ruoso of National Geographic
Snub-Nosed Monkey in China. My absolute favorite photograph!

Photograph by Frans Lanting of National Geographic
This is not a painting, it is a photograph! The sand dune in the back is tinted orange by the morning sun!

Photo Examples

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

still photos

Marble Caverns on General Carrera Lake in Patagonia, Chile

2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan. Millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; many trees became cocooned in spiders webs(National Geographic Photo Contest 2011)

São Paulo, Brazil-Le Blog de Betty

stills

gelatin article

desert article

photographer tumblr

Photo critique: Example

1. Use of symbols relevant to the key components of the story
2. Composition is interesting
3. Color contrast
4. Depth of field
5. Timing

Source: http://cn.wsj.com/big5/20120130/atc143015.asp?source=mostpopular

MEGA SHARK vs some dumb octopus

Check out this trailer for a movie about a huge freaking shark fighting this lame octopus. Octopi are hella smart and can fit through really small things (check this video out!!!) but when it comes to taking on mega-sharks, I'm doubtful. Like really, what you gonna do with slightly more than a half dozen tentacles and some suckers and some small hole escape skills when you're fighting what is basically an aquatic chainsaw? Sharks have row after row of razor sharp teeth and if one of those babies fall out, THE SHARK CAN GROW A NEW ONE. Not even man, the so-called "deadliest game," can regrow their own teeth. So who wins this epic battle of the deep sea behemoths? Let's find out.



Oh bummer, that clip doesn't tell who wins. Well, I just looked at the Wiki page for the movie, which says [SPOILER ALERT], "The two creatures engage in a fierce battle, at the end of which, the octopus strangles the shark after the shark dismembers some of its tentacles, causing it to bleed to death." So I guess they both die? That's lame.

Maria's Fav News Sites

1. New York Times

2. Texas Tribune

 

3. News Taco

Devon's Top (Shark) News Sites

1. Underwater Times

2. The Dorsal Fin (shark news... without the hysteria)

3. Shark Times

Shark bite! Whooooooa! Ouch.

Fighting Shark(s)

Like this sweet shark fighting news, image, and video? Comment on this post!

First exercise

1. CNN







2. New York Times

3. Journalists without border

Favorite news sites

1. Mother Jones

2. New York Times

3. Ars Technica

Favorite News Sites

1) New York Times

2) Huffington Post

3) Wired

news stuff

1. The New York Times

2. Yahoo!

3. Al Jazeera

 

 

Haley's favorite sites

1.) Yahoo News
2.) Austin American Statesman

3.) New York Times

Top 3 News Sites

1. ESPN

 






2. New York Times

 3. CNN

Favorite News Sites

1. Yahoo! News

2. Huffington Post

3. Rolling Stone

My Favorite News Sites!