oh multimedia

I found Don's presentation to be very interesting. Never have I thought that still photos are more effective than videos. However, he made it obvious that there are some projects in which video really does not do as much as a still photo. Sometimes the lack of movement and the focus of one still image can really say enough. However, I did think that the transgender presentaion could have used some video. I was a little confused as to which person was going through the surgery. It took me a while to catch on. If there had been a short video of her talking in the begining, it would have been very helpful. Nonetheless, although I have always known that a picture can be powerful, Don was able to show me exactly how powerful a photo can be.

This week, I am going to take an inside look at the dish room at Stillings Dining Hall. I think there are a lot of really grose, but amazing pictures just waiting to be taken. Also, I am really curious to find out how the employees feel about working in the dish room. It should be interesting. I would say that although the majority of students on campus eat at the dining hall, it is unlikely that most of them have seen what goes on behind the scenes. I know that us college kids are really mature and love to take life very seriously, but where does that plate that you just made a face out of ketchup on go? Who deals with it? Let's have a look!

As for my story at the food pantry, I am going again on Monday (hopefully). After learning what I have in the last week about video and still photos, I hope to get some slightly more captivating images.

I also just read the handout that we got in class on Thursday. I found it very interesting because although print journalism and multimedia journalism are completely different, the reporting is pretty much the same. As a reporter, whether your piece is going to be in the newspaper or uploaded as a slideshow on the the internet, you always want to make your interviewee to feel comfortable and you always want to ask open ended questions. No matter what, it really is more of a discussion than it is an interview. The only thing that may be different is the fact that newspaper writing at times tries to get more facts and only facts.

Anywho....Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!