But I am sharing comments to help us all get a sense of what we did well, and what we can do better, and how to do that.
So please take a look at EACH piece of work via the hyperlinks below, and see what ideas you can get by reviewing EVERYONE'S work to make your next multimedia assignment go as well as possible.
Off we go:
Tony B.: multitasking students video and blog posts: GREAT variety of B-roll, both in terms of different scenes (working, skating, studying), mediums (video and still pics) and types of shots (wide/medium/tight). THIS is what we should be aiming for, as video is a visual medium.
Jocelyn T.: student workers video and blog posts. Watch your audio! The space here was way too echoey to get good sound. Good range of B-roll here.
Kayleigh R.: out-of-state student struggles video and blog posts. No need for the narrated questions; just get straight to the answers. Plus, let's be sure to follow assignment parameters: the minimum number of human sources on tape is two.
Alexis G.: squirrels video and blog posts: First, we need to make sure when we are shooting an interview subject that they camera is steady, the subject is front-lit (and not backlit) and we are following the rule of thirds. For the B-roll the angle was too repetitive; let's try getting a variety of angles and wide/medium/tight shots to make the visuals a bit more varied. On one of the blog posts we only have one hyperlink; the minimum on this assignment is two.
Allia McD.: dining halls video and blog posts: The first video interview subject took a lot of time; I might have broken it up by starting with the first subject, then going to the second subject and then closing back with the first person. It would make the story flow more conversationally and back-and-forth. A good variety of hyperlinks with the blog posts; two is the assignment minimum, but ideally we should have many more than that.
Michael D.: employed students video and blog posts: For B-roll let's be sure to have some sort of animation; instead of shooting a sign, shoot the sign as somebody walks past it, for example. And let's make sure we have our subjects front-lit, so they are not lost in shadows. The blog posts are intended to be independent stories, so we shouldn't be referring to the video (but it would be okay too hyperlink to it); we should anchor the story on the subject itself.
Mary S.: social media video and blog posts: I think we could have used a greater variety of angles for the B-roll; show hands from one side and then the other; do a tight shot of the person's face and expressions while playing with their phones, etc.
Honda C.: young entrepreneurs video and blog posts: Watch out for background noise! The blog posts very nicely complement one another; the first is about resources to help entrepreneurs at MSU, and the next are personal stories of MSUers entrepreneuring.
Yujin O.: living alone video and blog posts: Here, we didn't have an opening caption and we didn't need one. The first words out of the interview subjects are something along the lines of, "The pros of living alone ...," which offers the lede. But watch for echoes!
Alan W.: IM East video and blog posts: We could use less panning and more wide/medium/tight shot mixes of the same activities. Show someone lifting weights in those mix of shots; for a basketball game show a wide shot of people playing, a medium shot of a one-on-one matchup; tight shots of the ball going through the net, etc.
Jingjing N.: recycling video and blog posts: For the video, we need more animation, like people walking by the bins (we have one such shot at the end), and putting things in the bins, etc. Plus, let's watch our sound levels and make sure they are even throughout.
Ben C.: sports branding video and blog posts: Make sure your B-roll shots are relevant. When someone is talking about logos they like, a shot of the top of their head or someone taking notes doesn't show what he or she is talking about. Showing the types of logos he's talking about does. Plus, less panning and more mixes of tight shots. The blog is smartly cleaved between a post showing pros and another showing cons.
Austin G.: immigration ban video and blog posts: Interview shots should always have the camera on a steady surface. Look at the shake here. The bigger problem is the lack of B-roll during the interview segments. We could get shots of diverse students in class, with a mix of medium and tight shots; diverse students walking through campus, etc. After all, the story is about fitting in on campus let;s show them literally doing that. We need to think through the problem and come up with shots, even if shots are not obvious. This is a visual medium; we MUST tell stories visually, and beyond the talking head shot.
Nicole B.: feminism and sexism video and blog posts: The B-roll with the first therapist is good improvisation on a hard-to-shoot topic in that it shows her setting up for what she does. The second was weaker in that regard, because it didn't really go to what she did that she is talking about now. Maybe showing her interacting with male coworkers would have better set the tone. The posts are less complementary and more intertwined, as one sets the main points and the other details them. A better complementary approach that wouldn't just seem like Part 1 and Part 2 would be having one post detail reverse sexism, and the other outright sexism.
Riley M.: state of media video and blog posts. The B-roll is off base here. The story is about perceptions of media, but we're not really showing people engaging media: watching a newscast, discussing news with friends, reading a newspaper, etc. Plus, the B-roll is repetitive; we keep showing the same thing from shots that aren't very varied. We need to shoot wide, medium and tight; we need to shoot facing the person and over the shoulder and such. Mix it up.
Katie K.: student employment video and blog posts.
Allia McD.: dining halls video and blog posts: The first video interview subject took a lot of time; I might have broken it up by starting with the first subject, then going to the second subject and then closing back with the first person. It would make the story flow more conversationally and back-and-forth. A good variety of hyperlinks with the blog posts; two is the assignment minimum, but ideally we should have many more than that.
Michael D.: employed students video and blog posts: For B-roll let's be sure to have some sort of animation; instead of shooting a sign, shoot the sign as somebody walks past it, for example. And let's make sure we have our subjects front-lit, so they are not lost in shadows. The blog posts are intended to be independent stories, so we shouldn't be referring to the video (but it would be okay too hyperlink to it); we should anchor the story on the subject itself.
Mary S.: social media video and blog posts: I think we could have used a greater variety of angles for the B-roll; show hands from one side and then the other; do a tight shot of the person's face and expressions while playing with their phones, etc.
Honda C.: young entrepreneurs video and blog posts: Watch out for background noise! The blog posts very nicely complement one another; the first is about resources to help entrepreneurs at MSU, and the next are personal stories of MSUers entrepreneuring.
Yujin O.: living alone video and blog posts: Here, we didn't have an opening caption and we didn't need one. The first words out of the interview subjects are something along the lines of, "The pros of living alone ...," which offers the lede. But watch for echoes!
Alan W.: IM East video and blog posts: We could use less panning and more wide/medium/tight shot mixes of the same activities. Show someone lifting weights in those mix of shots; for a basketball game show a wide shot of people playing, a medium shot of a one-on-one matchup; tight shots of the ball going through the net, etc.
Jingjing N.: recycling video and blog posts: For the video, we need more animation, like people walking by the bins (we have one such shot at the end), and putting things in the bins, etc. Plus, let's watch our sound levels and make sure they are even throughout.
Ben C.: sports branding video and blog posts: Make sure your B-roll shots are relevant. When someone is talking about logos they like, a shot of the top of their head or someone taking notes doesn't show what he or she is talking about. Showing the types of logos he's talking about does. Plus, less panning and more mixes of tight shots. The blog is smartly cleaved between a post showing pros and another showing cons.
Austin G.: immigration ban video and blog posts: Interview shots should always have the camera on a steady surface. Look at the shake here. The bigger problem is the lack of B-roll during the interview segments. We could get shots of diverse students in class, with a mix of medium and tight shots; diverse students walking through campus, etc. After all, the story is about fitting in on campus let;s show them literally doing that. We need to think through the problem and come up with shots, even if shots are not obvious. This is a visual medium; we MUST tell stories visually, and beyond the talking head shot.
Nicole B.: feminism and sexism video and blog posts: The B-roll with the first therapist is good improvisation on a hard-to-shoot topic in that it shows her setting up for what she does. The second was weaker in that regard, because it didn't really go to what she did that she is talking about now. Maybe showing her interacting with male coworkers would have better set the tone. The posts are less complementary and more intertwined, as one sets the main points and the other details them. A better complementary approach that wouldn't just seem like Part 1 and Part 2 would be having one post detail reverse sexism, and the other outright sexism.
Riley M.: state of media video and blog posts. The B-roll is off base here. The story is about perceptions of media, but we're not really showing people engaging media: watching a newscast, discussing news with friends, reading a newspaper, etc. Plus, the B-roll is repetitive; we keep showing the same thing from shots that aren't very varied. We need to shoot wide, medium and tight; we need to shoot facing the person and over the shoulder and such. Mix it up.
Katie K.: student employment video and blog posts.
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