Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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.


Monday, February 13, 2012

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.




Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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


Monday, February 6, 2012

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

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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