Wednesday, November 20, 2013

MM #2: Let's Look At Some MM Packages!

Alex S.: study abroad video and preview and recap and tweets #samsu

Video contains nice use of graphics, photos as B-roll, and even a neutral expert! But in the recap post, we need to treat it as a separate (if related) article, and restart with first attribution rules, an independent lede, etc.


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Jordan J.: music trends video and preview and recap and tweets #genytunenews

Actually, this is NOT music theft, since the story itself is specifically about the music, and the music is not excessively used. The legal definition in this case is "fair use." Blog posts smartly split between one on views of music experts, and another talking to everyday students.

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Sophie S.: social media on campus video and preview and recap and tweets #msusocmed

Good b-roll here. Preview sets up issue; recap get answers to questions. Twitter a good mix of main ideas, quotes and data.

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Andrea U.: singing guys video and preview and recap and tweets #singingdischords

In the video, note the reporter "fronting" the piece. Let's not forget a caption there, too.


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Kyna G.: sleep deprivation video and preview and recap and tweets #msustudentssleep

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Christine L.: safety preparations video and preview and recap and tweets #msushooting

Let's be mindful of audio in the video. Strong tweet stream well-organized like a written story. 

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Colleen O.: Bottle bill video and preview and recap and tweets #bottlebillupdates

The video was about a proposed bottle bill; so why not show bottles for B-roll? The blog posts are smartly divided, with a post on people for teh blill, and another for opponents. Twitter stream is strong, but missing a lede tweet.

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Shanin T.: drinking age video and preview and recap and tweets #msudrinkingage

Good use of B-roll and captions to craft together a lede; and nice job of using captions to offer text content. But make sure that text is readable, and isn't obscured by the B-roll behind it. Plus, is the music legal? Also, treat a latter blog post as a independent (even if related) item, giving it its own lede independent of the previous post.

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Kelsey P: Black Friday video and preview and recap and tweets #bf

We need to go out and get good B-roll, like shoppers at the mall, etc. Plus, we're missing hyperlinks in the blog posts. Hash tag is too general to be unique.

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Spencer I.: radio show video and preview and recap and tweets #wkarcurrentsports

The vid lede goes too long before we get into the substance of the story. Like a print lede, don't let a vid lede ramble. Plus, we actually overused b-roll here; it's not that we used a lot of B-roll, but we NEVER showed the people who were doing the talking. 

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Juliana M.: international students video and preview and recap and tweets #globalfestival2013

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Mara H.: college drinking video and preview and recap and tweets #bingedrinking

We need captions when the speakers are speaking, so we know who is talking as they talk. Credits at the end aren't enough. It's like attribution in a written story; let the audience know who is saying what. The tweets also need a defining lede tweet, like in a news story. "About to interview MSU students" doesn't tell the reader what the interviews are about. Please look at how other tweet streams are structured for good examples.

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Ryan S.: No-shave November video and preview and recap and tweets #supergruffspartans

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Kristin N.: drinking limit video and preview and recap and tweets 

We need to have B-roll embedded in interview segments, and not just book-ending the segments. Please see other videos for examples.

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Erik S.: living off-campus video and preview and recap and tweets #offcampusdutiesjrn200

The blog posts should have been written in more of a news style about what was discovered, rather than a first-person recap of what the reporter did. See other posts for examples. 

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Isabella C.: winter biking video and preview and recap and tweets #bikesafelyatmsu

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Maya S.: dance marathon video and preview and recap and tweets #msudmmeeting


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