Assignments – Multimedia 09

WEEK 17 ASSIGNMENTS

JMC 3003 Multimedia

Journalism Monday, May 11, 2009

FINAL PROJECT—The deadline for turning in your Final Project is midnight Wednesday, May 13. You will create a Final Project page in your Online Portfolio to display your work. You will file Soundslides folders and QuickTime movies in the Dropbox folder of our class file server (NOT D2L). For more information on the project requirements, refer to the class handout or the Assignments – Multimedia 09 page of our class website.

ONLINE PORTFOLIO—By midnight Wednesday, May 13, make any final changes and additions to your Online Portfolio that you think will make you more attractive to a potential employer and impress me and Darcy when we assign grades. The only new content you are required to include is your Final Project. The final grade will be 75 points, which is in addition to the 75 points at Midterm.

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WEEK 16 ASSIGNMENTS

JMC 3003 Multimedia

Journalism Monday, May 4, 2009

PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION—By the end of the day Friday, May 8, turn in your Gaylord College Portfolio submission to the computer lab personnel, along with the form I handed out in class last Wednesday. If you weren’t in class or have lost your form, ask Darcy or me for another copy. Refer to the instructions I passed out Wednesday for more information.

FINAL PROJECT—The deadline for turning in your Final Project is midnight Wednesday, May 13. You will create a Final Project page in your Online Portfolio to display your work. You will file Soundslides folders and QuickTime movies in the Dropbox folder of our class file server (NOT D2L). For more information on the project requirements, refer to the class handout or the Assignments – Multimedia 09 page of our class website.

ONLINE PORTFOLIO—By midnight Wednesday, May 13, make any final changes and additions to your Online Portfolio that you think will make you more attractive to a potential employer and impress me and Darcy when we assign grades. The only new content you are required to include is your Final Project. The final grade will be 75 points, which is in addition to the 75 points at Midterm.

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WEEK 15 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, April 27, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapter 12 by the end of the week.

PROJECTS & PORTFOLIOS—You will use our remaining class sessions to work on your Final Project and Online Portfolio. Refer to previous handouts for more information, or check the Assignments – Multimedia 09 page of our class website.

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FINAL PROJECT
04/21/09

Points: 150
Deadline: midnight Wednesday, May 13

Create a multimedia news package designed for online display. It may be a straight news story or a news feature. It should be based on your own original reporting and include photographic and audio elements you have created and edited.

The minimum contents are:
•    text story of 750 words or more.
•    video package containing, A-roll, B-roll, audio & supers.
•    one or more still photos with cutlines.

Optional contents include:
•    sidebar text stories.
•    photo slideshow, with or without audio.
•    additional videos, slideshows and photos.
•    standalone audio clips.
•    infographics.
•    links to other sites.

Post your finished project on a “Final Project” page in your WordPress Online Portfolio.

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WEEK 14 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, April 20, 2009

ATTACK DOGS—(In class Monday) Using the video footage you recorded last week, prepare a 90-second package containing A-roll, B-roll, stand-up and supers. Export it as a QuickTime movie. (Call it YournameAttackDog.mov.) Put it in the Dropbox of our class fileserver.

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapter 11 of your textbook.

FINAL PROJECT—Time to get started.

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WEEK 13 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, April 13, 2009

WV CONFERENCE—WE ARE NOT HAVING REGULAR CLASS SESSIONS DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 13. Go to Vieth’s office, Gaylord 3027, for your one-on-one conference. This is your chance to find out where you stand, ask your professor any nagging questions you want answered, and let him know what you think is working or not working in this class. Speak up now or forever hold your tongue.

ATTACK DOGS—Cover one of the two Crisis PR press conference sessions from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, or Thursday, April 15. You will receive instructions during class on Wednesday, April 8. Be sure to bring your mini-DV tapes, external hard drives, headphones and batteries to class on Monday, April 20. (Preliminary instructions repeated from Week 12: You will be assigned to a two-person video team. With your teammate, you will cover three 7-minute press conferences, recording A-roll and B-roll video as well as a stand-up reporter narration. You will capture, edit and export the finished news package on Monday, April 20. Those of you who have schedule conflicts on Tuesday and Thursday will be assigned to teams and must come up with your own substitute events to cover before Monday, April 20.)

NEWS BLOG—(repeated from Week 12) Your sixth post is due by midnight Sunday, April 19. (This gives you two weeks instead of one to complete this post.) You must incorporate two multimedia elements to receive an A. A text file with one multimedia element will receive no higher than a B. A text file with no multimedia elements will receive no higher than a C. An audio slideshow counts as two multimedia elements. Two still photos will count as two multimedia elements only if they illustrate different aspects of your news story. THESE MUST BE MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS YOU CREATE, WITH BYLINES OR CREDIT LINES INDICATING AUTHORSHIP.

TEXTBOOK—(repeated from Week 12) Read Chapter 10 of your textbook. Read the Final Cut Pro “Effects” handout. We might have a quiz on April 20.

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WEEK 12 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, April 6, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapter 10 of your textbook. Read the Final Cut Pro “Effects” handout. We might have a quiz on April 20.

WV CONFERENCE—Sign up for a one-on-one conference with your professor during the week of April 13. Vieth’s office is Gaylord 3027, across the hall from the third-floor restroom. WE WILL NOT HAVE REGULAR CLASS SESSIONS NEXT WEEK.

ATTACK DOGS—Sign up to cover one of two Crisis PR press conference sessions from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, or Thursday, April 15. You will be assigned to a two-person video team. With your teammate, you will cover three 7-minute press conferences, recording A-roll and B-roll video as well as a stand-up reporter narration. You will capture, edit and export the finished news package on Monday, April 20. (Those of you who have schedule conflicts on Tuesday and Thursday will be assigned to teams and must come up with your own substitute events to cover before Monday, April 20.)

VIDEO TRAINING—(In-class Wednesday) Finish your Final Cut Pro assignment by incorporating A and B roll into your sequences. Next, add supers (lower thirds) to your assignment. These should define each scene. (If your first shot was on the OU campus, the first line should say “University of Oklahoma” and the second line “Norman.”) The second super (lower third) should describe the person (A roll). (Example: first line “Warren Vieth,” second line “journalism professor, University of Oklahoma.”) Shoot a 10-12 second standup. Write a script for the lead-in and outro.

NEWS BLOG—Your sixth post is due by midnight Sunday, April 19. (This gives you two weeks instead of one to complete this post.) You must incorporate two multimedia elements to receive an A. A text file with one multimedia element will receive no higher than a B. A text file with no multimedia elements will receive no higher than a C. An audio slideshow counts as two multimedia elements. Two still photos will count as two multimedia elements only if they illustrate different aspects of your news story. THESE MUST BE MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS YOU CREATE, WITH BYLINES OR CREDIT LINES INDICATING AUTHORSHIP.

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WEEK 11 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, March 30, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapter 4 by next week. We might have a quiz.

NEWS BLOG—Your fifth post is due by midnight Sunday, April 5. From this point on, you must incorporate two multimedia elements to receive an A. A text file with one multimedia element will receive no higher than a B. A text file with no multimedia elements will receive no higher than a C. An audio slideshow counts as two multimedia elements. Two still photos will count as two multimedia elements only if they illustrate different aspects of your news story.

PRESENTATION 3—Presentation #3 on Changing Audiences will occur on Monday, April 6. Team 1 consists of Ashley Haggard and Chris Lusk. Team 2 consists of Ashton Edwards and Meredith Moriak.

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WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, March 23, 2009

NEWS BLOG—Your fourth post is due by midnight Sunday, March 29. This week you must incorporate two multimedia elements to receive an A. A text file with one multimedia element will receive no higher than a B. A text file with no multimedia elements will receive no higher than a C. An audio slideshow counts as two multimedia elements.

PRESENTATIONS—Presentation #2 on Infographics and Interactivity will occur on Wednesday, March 25. Team 1 consists of Aaron Colen and Kyle Davis. Team 2 consists of Wes Rumph and Maris Skinner. Presentation #3 on Changing Audiences will occur on Wednesday, April 1. Team 1 consists of Ashley Haggard and Chris Lusk, and Team 2 consists of Ashton Edwards and Meredith Moriak.

PROJECT IDEAS—Write a short memo describing three ideas you think might work for your Final Project, which is due Sunday, May 10. File your memo in the Final Project Ideas dropbox of D2L. Be sure to include your last name in the file name, and put your name and the date at the top of the memo.

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WEEK 9 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, March 16, 2009

SPRING BREAK—No assignments.

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WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, March 9, 2009

MIDTERM PROJECT—It’s due Sunday, March 15. Create a Midterm Project page in your Online Portfolio and display your project there. We will demonstrate in class how to post your Soundslides project on the JMC webserver.

ONLINE PORTFOLIO—By midnight Sunday, March 15, add any additional items and make any changes you want us to consider when we assign midterm grades for your Online Portfolio. The midterm point total is 50 out of a semester total of 150.

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SLIDESHOW WEB POST

This assignment will explain one easy way to get your slideshow on the Web and link to it from your Online Portfolios.

•    In Soundslides, click “export” when your project is complete. That creates a smaller publish_to_web folder inside your Soundslides project folder. The entire publish_to_web folder must be copied to a webserver for your slideshow to work online.

•    Rename the publish_to_web folder like this: ViethRehearsalSS. Make sure your surname comes first, followed by a one-word description, then SS. You want to keep this name as short and simple as possible so your URL won’t be too complicated. SS is my shorthand for slideshow.

•    Send me and Darcy and email asking us to copy your finished slideshow to the JMC webserver and telling us the name you just gave it and where we can find it. Wait for confirmation from us that we have put it on the server.

•    The URL will be like this: http://jmc.ou.edu/vieth/ViethRehearsalSS/. Check it and make sure it works.

•    As the slideshow is running, pick an image you want to use as your Online Portfolio link and click the pause button. Use the Apple-Shift-4 command and your cursor to create a frame around the portion of the image you want to save. When you release the mouse button, a .png image will be placed on your desktop.

•    WordPress won’t import .png images. Convert the slideshow image you just created to JPEG by opening it in Photoshop and using the Save As command to change the format. A new .jpg file will appear on your desktop.

•    Go to the Dashboard of your WordPress Online Portfolio. Open your Midterm Project page, or create one if you haven’t already. Decide where you want to put the slideshow link. Click the Add Image icon. Navigate to the .jpg file you just created. Click Insert Into Post. Click Update Page.

•    Open your Midterm Project page again. Find a place next to your photo image to insert a link. Click the Insert/Edit Link icon. Type in the URL or something like this: Click here to view slideshow. Click Insert. Click Update Page. Check to make sure it works.

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MIDTERM PROJECT
Deadline: Wednesday, March 11.
Create a multimedia news package designed for online display. It may be a straight news story or a news feature. It should be based on your own original reporting and include photographic and audio elements you have created and edited.
The minimum contents are:
•    text story of 750 words or more.
•    audio slideshow.
•    one or more still photos with cutlines.
Optional contents include:
•    sidebar text stories.
•    more slideshows and photos.
•    audio clips.
•    infographics.
•    links to other sites.
Post your finished project on a “Midterm Project” page in your WordPress Online Portfolio. (We will demonstrate how to embed Soundslides projects in WordPress during one of next week’s class sessions.)

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WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, March 2, 2009

BLOG—Nothing this week.

ONLINE PORTFOLIO—By midnight Sunday, March 8:
•    Create a “Resume” page.
•    Cut and paste or upload a current resume.
•    Create one or more additional pages to display your work. Possibilities include:
o    “Examples”
o    “Clips”
o    “Print”
o    “Photography”
o    “Video”
o    “Multimedia”
o    “Blog”

MIDTERM PROJECT—It’s due Wednesday, March 11.

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WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, Feb. 23, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapters 8 & 9 by next week. We might have a quiz.

BLOG—Your third post is due by midnight Sunday, March 1. Now that you have learned how to use cameras and upload images, you need to start incorporating multimedia elements in your blog posts to receive an A. For your third post, a text file with no multimedia element will receive no higher than a B. A text file with one or more multimedia elements will receive an A if it satisfies other news blog requirements.

ONLINE PORTFOLIO—By midnight Sunday, March 1:
•    Expand your home page to include a short welcome and at least one photo of you.
•    Create a “Bio” or “About Me” page (unless covered on your home page).
•    Add biographical text and contact information.
•    Create a “PWOP & SOP” page.
•    Upload your PWOP & SOP images.
•    Write cutlines or a short explanation.

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WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, Feb. 16, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapter 5 by next Monday, Feb. 23. We might have a quiz incorporating your readings from Chapters 3, 5 and 6. It is important that you absorb this material because it applies to our work this week and next.

PWOP/SOP—File your photos in the Dropbox folder of our class fileserver (not D2L) by midnight Sunday, Feb. 22. Name your photos like this: ViethPWOP1.jpg. (You don’t need to number them unless you have more than one PWOP or SOP. You can submit up to three in each category. We will grade the one we consider best.)

ONLINE PORTFOLIO—By Sunday, Feb. 22, read the Online Portfolio assignment handed out in class Monday. Go to WordPress.com, register as a user and create your page. Email your page URL to Warren and Darcy.

TUTORIALS—For help with our photo and audio assignments, check out Julie Jones’ low-light photography and Chris Krug’s Photoshop tutorials on the Pacesetter page of the Gaylord College website. For a good introduction to the use of sound in storytelling, register with NewsU, go to the Multimedia page and sign up for the Telling Stories With Sound tutorial. For help with setting up your WordPress page, check out the online tutorial by Chris Abraham, a P.R. practitioner who teaches a class called “Applied Blogging.”Darcy has posted links to all of these tutorials on our class website.

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WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapters 3 & 6 by next Monday, Feb. 16. We might have a quiz.

BLOG—Your second post is due by midnight Sunday, Feb. 15. This week, you should write a First Five Graphs news item that you have reported yourself. Take a look at the latest round blog posts written by students in Chris Krug’s class for examples. (His class is at least a week ahead of us.) An original text file will receive an A if it satisfies the basic blog requirements.

PROJECT IDEAS—Post three project ideas on the comments section of the class Web page (http://multimedia08.wordpress.com/). Be prepared to discuss these ideas in class Wednesday.

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WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Monday, Feb. 2, 2009

TEXTBOOK—Read Chapters 1, 2 & 7 by next Monday, Feb. 9. We might have a quiz.

BLOG—Your first post is due by midnight Sunday, Feb. 8. Before you can post, set up your BlogSpot account, and email the URL to me. For your first post, you are not required to include any multimedia elements. You need to find a news item you can summarize using the First Five Graphs technique. For examples, look at items posted by students in Chris Krug’s class. I will distribute a list of his students’ URLs in class. For more detailed instructions about future blog posts, see separate News Blogs handout.

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WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism

NONE (Ice Storm).

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WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENTS
JMC 3003 Multimedia Journalism
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009

SELF-BI0—Write 500-word self-bio. Make it interesting. Write it like a feature story. Use a creative lead. Make it revealing. Tell me something distinctive about you. Your self-bio doesn’t need to focus exclusively on your interest and experience in journalism or your career goals, but mention them in passing so I’ll know where you are headed. Let me know how this class fits into the overarching trajectory of your life. If you have written a self-bio for me in a previous class, pretend  you’ve never met me before. Include your cell phone number and preferred email address. Put your Word file in the Self-Bio dropbox in D2L by the end of the day Friday.

FIRST FIVE—Read the First Five Graphs handout closely and come to class next Monday prepared to talk about it in depth.

SYLLABUS—Read it very carefully. Make a note of any provisions you would like me to clarify. You will take a short syllabus quiz at the beginning of Monday’s class. It’s important that we resolve any ambiguities now.

SHOPPING TRIP—Buy the textbook (“Advancing the Story,” Wenger & Potter).  Buy your mini-DV videocassette tapes, AA and AAA batteries. Make sure you have a set of headphones you can bring to every class. Don’t buy your external hard drive just yet. We’re checking to see if we can get a discount. Here’s a link to the recommended model:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/MS4U7200GB16/

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