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Final Projects

I really enjoyed getting the chance to watch the final projects. It is always amazing to see what people can come up with. I feel as though every student has come a really long way since the beginning of the semester. This has been a new experience for all of us, and all the projects were very interesting. It is not always easy to come up with newsworthy or sometimes even interesting stories in such a small part of the world. We are all limited by not only location, but also by time. As students, we are not able to completely devote our time to one project. We have other classes to take, other projects to do and usually many bills to pay. Nonetheless, every student in the class was able to not only find an interesting, newsworthy story, but each student was also able to tell the story in a very compelling way. There will always be aspects of the projects that we can change, but overall, it was obvious to see that each student really tried to incorporate all the different aspects of multimedia that we learned this semester. It was a nice opportunity to see what everyone did. 

As for my project, I really appreciated the feedback I got from the class. It is by no means perfect and I am going to try my best to do some final touches for Thursday.  I must admit that there were times when I wanted nothing to do with my project. The reporting was fun. The adventure of finding the story and getting the story was also really great. It was everything I love about journalism, but multimedia is completely different than what I am used to. It takes a different mindset in order to get the materials need to tell the story in an effective way. In my opinion it adds many stresses to the life of a journalist, especially when technology is not on your side. These stresses were the things that had me screaming, "why can't I just write the damn thing?". Looking at my final project, it is also obvious to see how multimedia adds a different touch to a story that print can not express. 

All the stories were really well thought out, and I enjoyed watching all of them. I look forward to Thursday.

Final Project

So I just finished my first ever multimedia project. All together the experience was a positive one. It was tough for me because I am so used to expressing myself through the written word. When it came to visualizing the story, I saw my project in words. I have no problem visualizing a paper before I write. I can see the techniques I want to use. I can see the words that I want to say, and I can see how I am going to be able to say it effectively. I can see all of that in words. When it came to visualizing my multimedia project, I knew the story I had to tell. I could easily see how I would tell it using the written word. Using stills, video and audio was a little tougher. All in all, I am happy with the project. There are some bumps here and there that I could not seem to smooth out. I do not think it is perfect by any means, and as I continue to watch it, I will be searching for ways to improve it and make it better. Nonetheless, I have come a long way on my technological abilities, and I have learned quite a bit about how to effectively tell a story in our fast-paced, technology driven world.