The experiences of creating the four podcasts for this class, from filming to editing have been interesting.
I know I have learned more than I expected about putting together just a few minutes of video and information, and I have attempted to use iMovie to appropriately edit and create videos that 'flow.' For this podcast the filming was amazing- we used Liz's prompter idea- GENIUS! Also, after creating three other videos it was nice to know how much information was necessary for 7-10 minutes of video.
So, back to the filming - Brandi, Jannibah and I filmed at my apartment this time and we set up lighting and checked glare, shadow, sound, color, etc. We were trying to create a good environment while following the suggestions we have received throughout the semester. We had a GREAT time. The three of us are lucky to enjoy each other which makes filming more fun and tends to relax us. I hope that comes through in this podcast.
Editing- I forgot my MyBook at home yesterday, so I uploaded my footage, began to edit -- I had 6.15 minutes put together so nicely and BAM iMovie shut down.... sad times because I had FAILED to save my work. It was my fault for not saving- the computers fault for RANDOMLY deciding to SHUT DOWN-- I know these things happen, but this computer has done this to me three times- that is a pretty high ratio considering I only use the computer once a week. Anyways- so I re-load the footage and begin again- I was very upset/tired and flustered, but knowing that all of you (my classmates and friends) are forced to watch my video I did do my best to make it flow smoothly.
I hope you enjoy the discussion on the internet, RSS feeds and agenda setting.
Oh- and NO out-takes this time either- filming went so well that I didn't have any... sad times! Those were my favorite part-
Here it is, finally, my 4th podcast. ENJOY IT!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Podcast 3
PHEW! Finally a podcast production that went SWIMMINGLY! After the last two podcasts I was becoming very frustrated with this process, but now I have a renewed faith in my ability to learn! Okay, it wasn't that serious, but I was definitely less than thrilled with my ability to create a podcast. This podcast went well from taping the footage, which was done in less than two hours (for three people), to uploading and editing. I am more comfortable using iMovie and I am enjoying editing the footage and actually creating a video that makes sense.
With less than two full hours in the lab editing I was happy to head home last night with a completed project.
For the last one I want to work on the camera view, I think having a more narrow shot would be more beneficial to the audience. I also want to work on keeping the tempo upbeat and keeping the audience entertained.
With less than two full hours in the lab editing I was happy to head home last night with a completed project.
For the last one I want to work on the camera view, I think having a more narrow shot would be more beneficial to the audience. I also want to work on keeping the tempo upbeat and keeping the audience entertained.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
GOOD NEWS
I have a new external hard drive and a new excitement for podcasting and what not- so I apologize for the not so fabulous 2nd podcast and I look forward to 'WOWing' you all with my 3rd video!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
PODCAST 2
Now, I am in the mass communications building and my external hard drive will not turn on! It worked at the library on Sunday and it works on my computer (a mac and a pc)
But alas I am supposed to be writing about my experience creating this video. The creation of this video was much more simple, having the last experience to recall on and the ability to prepare created a much more efficient filming experience. I was prepared with my discussion points and ready to create a different viewing experience for you all. I took the advice of my group and positioned myself off-center of the screen and instead of speaking to the screen I spoke to the listener just off camera.
For this podcast we had a new location, the Coffee Haus, this location had its ups and downs. The filming took place outside so I apologize for the background noise and the other group that joined us in our filming, uninvited I might add.
This video took around an hour to shoot and then it was on to editing. The editing portion of this was the fun part last time, really it was! I was actually excited about implementing some of the suggestions from last time: keeping my transitions parallel, i.e., music on all or none, same colors, not as many effects, etc. I was just so excited to be playing with ALL of the options I let it get crazy! So, I head to the library with my friends and we attempt to upload our videos from the tape to the computer--- apparently the camera was not compatible with the macs in the library so after about 30 minutes of uploading we finally borrowed a camera from the library. The video is uploaded and the VERSION of iMovie is not the same as the version in the MCOM lab. It was a sad time at the library.
So, the editing begins and the problems began to stack up-- after three hours I had a 3.38 minute podcast and I was in the home stretch. I log in to YouTube and begin uploading- somehow between the exported file and the file on YouTube the audio and picture completely disengaged and now I am left with the horrible video above.
I really enjoy technology, but these experiences are not improving- I have HIGH hopes for the third podcast.
Enjoy.
*Apparently my My Book has attitude, it will work on EVERY computer unless they are in the MCOM lab. :(
But alas I am supposed to be writing about my experience creating this video. The creation of this video was much more simple, having the last experience to recall on and the ability to prepare created a much more efficient filming experience. I was prepared with my discussion points and ready to create a different viewing experience for you all. I took the advice of my group and positioned myself off-center of the screen and instead of speaking to the screen I spoke to the listener just off camera.
For this podcast we had a new location, the Coffee Haus, this location had its ups and downs. The filming took place outside so I apologize for the background noise and the other group that joined us in our filming, uninvited I might add.
This video took around an hour to shoot and then it was on to editing. The editing portion of this was the fun part last time, really it was! I was actually excited about implementing some of the suggestions from last time: keeping my transitions parallel, i.e., music on all or none, same colors, not as many effects, etc. I was just so excited to be playing with ALL of the options I let it get crazy! So, I head to the library with my friends and we attempt to upload our videos from the tape to the computer--- apparently the camera was not compatible with the macs in the library so after about 30 minutes of uploading we finally borrowed a camera from the library. The video is uploaded and the VERSION of iMovie is not the same as the version in the MCOM lab. It was a sad time at the library.
So, the editing begins and the problems began to stack up-- after three hours I had a 3.38 minute podcast and I was in the home stretch. I log in to YouTube and begin uploading- somehow between the exported file and the file on YouTube the audio and picture completely disengaged and now I am left with the horrible video above.
I really enjoy technology, but these experiences are not improving- I have HIGH hopes for the third podcast.
Enjoy.
*Apparently my My Book has attitude, it will work on EVERY computer unless they are in the MCOM lab. :(
Thursday, February 7, 2008
The video that was ALMOST lost...
This was a less than fantastic experience all around. First, the taping of the 'B' roll and 3 to 5 minutes of my speech took much longer than expected. We quickly realized this process was going to be much more time consuming and difficult than originally expected. After many scripts, which was not originally planned, and a Saturday afternoon with B & J I have successfully recorded 5 or so minutes for this first podcast. I come to class with my 'My Book' external hard drive, my video tape, and the best of intentions. After three hours of editing (and learning to edit) I have created something that resembles a podcast with titles, music and my attempt at humor. I have been saving as I work but, as I go to save the final version of my first podcast iMovie freezes and a 'force quit' is required. At this point I think I have lost three hours of intensive labor on my project, I leave the school dejected ready to spend the following afternoon in the basement re-editing my podcast. Friday I open the file that has been saved on my hard drive and something turns out my way!! The podcast is there and one of my saves during editing has left me with about an hour of editing. I complete the podcast and think 'this is great' only to attempt to turn it in this week and find out my Western Digital My Book will not turn on. This hard drive has been out of the box two times since it was purchased January 15th or so.
This experience was not the best, but learning to film and figuring out the editing process was very interesting. I hope in my next 2 podcasts I will have better footage, more interesting, and that I will improve my editing skills.
The podcast was saved on a Mac in the podcasting suite, so I do have a video for your enjoyment. But as you can imagine this has been one of the less fabulous experiences I have had with technology.
This experience was not the best, but learning to film and figuring out the editing process was very interesting. I hope in my next 2 podcasts I will have better footage, more interesting, and that I will improve my editing skills.
The podcast was saved on a Mac in the podcasting suite, so I do have a video for your enjoyment. But as you can imagine this has been one of the less fabulous experiences I have had with technology.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Proposal
Theory relevance in association with the rapidly evolving new media is a broad and constantly changing area of study. As society evolves with the changes in technologies and media, how relevant are theories from years ago. One of the largest areas of new media is the Web; there have been drastic changes which consist of the user, content and access technologies. In relation to changes in the Web, mobile communications have evolved with the expansion of technologies and society. As these media outlets have expanded have they affected the relevancy and pertinence of mass communications theories as a capable measure of media affect on society.
This research will concentrate on two theories, agenda setting and two step flow, in relation to the new media technology of the Web and mobile communications. Agenda setting, according to McCombs and Shaw (1972), is the theory that the media control the transfer of salience from one issue to another. With the rapidly changing media, a theory based upon asserting information to form an agenda and influence others is seemingly very relevant to technology that has a global reach, which both the Web and mobile communications have available. In a definition provided by Baran and Davis (2006), “two-step flow theory is the idea that messages pass from the media, through opinion leaders, to opinion followers” (p.140). Since this theory is based upon messages passing through media it is necessary to understand the condition of the media outlet and if it is pertinent in determining what, if any, effect occurs in relation to theory relevance.
The following research questions are suggested direction for this paper, through more thorough research questions of a deeper caliber may be utilized for this paper.
Research Questions:
1. Are the theories of agenda setting and two step flow impacted by the substantial changes in new media technologies, if so how?
2. How do the theories of agenda setting and two step flow apply to the Web?
3. How are the theories of agenda setting and two step flow relevant to mobile communications?
Some of the resources I intend to use include:
Baran, S. J. & Davis, D. K. (2006). Mass Communication Theory Foundations, Ferment, and Future (4th ed.). Belmont, California: Thomson Wadsworth.
McCombs, M. E. & Shaw, D. L. (1972). The agenda setting function of mass media. Public Opinion Quarterly, 36, pp. 176-187.
Rogers, E. M. & Dearing, J. W. (1987). Agenda setting research: Where has it been, where is it going? In James A. Anderson (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 11, pp.555-594. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Katz, J. E. & Sugiyama, S. (2005). Mobile phones as fashion statements: The co-creation of mobile communication's public meaning. In R. Ling & P. Pedersen (Eds.), Mobile communications: Re-negotiation of the social sphere (pp.63-81). London, UK: Springer.
This research will concentrate on two theories, agenda setting and two step flow, in relation to the new media technology of the Web and mobile communications. Agenda setting, according to McCombs and Shaw (1972), is the theory that the media control the transfer of salience from one issue to another. With the rapidly changing media, a theory based upon asserting information to form an agenda and influence others is seemingly very relevant to technology that has a global reach, which both the Web and mobile communications have available. In a definition provided by Baran and Davis (2006), “two-step flow theory is the idea that messages pass from the media, through opinion leaders, to opinion followers” (p.140). Since this theory is based upon messages passing through media it is necessary to understand the condition of the media outlet and if it is pertinent in determining what, if any, effect occurs in relation to theory relevance.
The following research questions are suggested direction for this paper, through more thorough research questions of a deeper caliber may be utilized for this paper.
Research Questions:
1. Are the theories of agenda setting and two step flow impacted by the substantial changes in new media technologies, if so how?
2. How do the theories of agenda setting and two step flow apply to the Web?
3. How are the theories of agenda setting and two step flow relevant to mobile communications?
Some of the resources I intend to use include:
Baran, S. J. & Davis, D. K. (2006). Mass Communication Theory Foundations, Ferment, and Future (4th ed.). Belmont, California: Thomson Wadsworth.
McCombs, M. E. & Shaw, D. L. (1972). The agenda setting function of mass media. Public Opinion Quarterly, 36, pp. 176-187.
Rogers, E. M. & Dearing, J. W. (1987). Agenda setting research: Where has it been, where is it going? In James A. Anderson (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 11, pp.555-594. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Katz, J. E. & Sugiyama, S. (2005). Mobile phones as fashion statements: The co-creation of mobile communication's public meaning. In R. Ling & P. Pedersen (Eds.), Mobile communications: Re-negotiation of the social sphere (pp.63-81). London, UK: Springer.
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