For this first podcast there was one word of advice I wish I had listened to: SAVE!!! After shooting the video and getting some photos, which was fun and pretty easy, I worked on editing and then when I'm 8 seconds away from my goal...CRASH and away flies my work. Thankfully it only took me a couple of hours to reload some of the video, extract audio again, create titles and so on. I definitely have a better feel for iMovie now that the project is done. I had done some video work before and edited using Windows Movie Maker, but I have had a much better experience with iMovie. Some things I learned as far as shooting video is to check the audio and use a mic if possible for interview sections. Aside from that, saving is the best thing you can do when editing your footage.
Here is a link to my first podcast... http://podcaster.mcom.ttu.edu/students/dsatterwhite/podcast1
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I thought it was a fun and interesting podcast. I liked your shots of LCU and you skipping to class. I had no idea you could rock the drums like that! The only negative comment I could possibly say, was your legs looked huge in the shot where you talk to the camera, because of the aperture, so maybe next time, keep your body in one plane. But it was a lot of fun and very entertaining! I look forward to more podcasts!
Deidra, you addressed all of the requirements for the first podcast efficiently. I like how your podcast wasn’t boring and overly serious because that is what I tried to do with my podcast. I watched your podcast with my girlfriend and she commented that she would have liked to see a still photo or some footage of your dog, because we both really like dogs. I think that when you are on camera you should have more of a closer shot of your upper body and leave out your legs and lower body so the viewer feels like you are making a connection with them. It seemed like you were a little uneasy on camera by your foot shaking in the frame, which could be totally irrelevant because some people just do that involuntarily, but it was a little distracting from what you were trying to say. So once again having the shot closer on you will eliminate any possibly distractions to the viewer and make them focus more on what you are saying. I liked how the audio of you speaking continued over the still frames when you were talking about your job at Premier. It was interesting to learn about your job and to hear about what is going on at Premier, especially that enormous billboard. I never thought about youtube being a social networking site, but you are totally right about it. I get on there to watch random videos that friends want me to watch. More recently, however, I have went to youtube for guitar technique tutorials and people use them to either show off their skills, or to respond to someone’s video with a better attempt of their own, making it more social. I look forward to your next two podcasts.
Scott Smith.
Deidra, I found really interesting to know about the job you are doing right now, sounds fun. Enjoyed the way you play the drums!!! it was different to see still pictures at the end of teh podact- it was good idea! Svetlana
Deidra, I want your job. I love printing, especially very large images. And there is something great about seeing an image you have worked on coming out of the printer. Anyway, other things I liked were how you simply stating your intentions for your next two podcasts as well as your final paper. I have just recently discovered funnyordie.com and am looking forward to seeing what take you have on it along with YouTube as social networking sites. While I enjoy seeing still pictures of your work, I would have liked to maybe see some video of it as well. Also, maybe some video clips of your dog and some of the other things you talk about. The lighting and audio were good; however, like Scott mentioned, the twitching of your foot gets a little distracting. it may be nervousness, or it may just be natural, but getting a slightly tighter shot might help. I thought he video of you playing the drums was great and the picture of you "trying to play the guitar" was pretty funny; as was the shot of your skipping up to the Mass Comm building. Great podcast and I look forward to seeing more.
Deidra, nice video, liked the drumming part. Consider putting the camera on a tripod for the interview section. This will keep the camera from bouncing and help keep you from going out of frame. If you fade the audio out at the end, it will make the ending a bit smoother. Consider shooting a bit tighter, particularly if you’ve only got part of a logo in frame. Look forward to seeing your next projects, particularly YouTube as social networking.
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