What I'm working on
Posted: February 24, 2008
Video:
For my applied interactive newspapers class I have begun shooting video of Gainesville’s Brazilian Cultural Arts Exchange. The video will be a short look into capoeira and its emergence in Gainesville. Prof. Borracha, the BCAE’s highest capoeira instructor, has been a great help.
This topic is great because it allows me to double up on my school work. I am taking a Portuguese class right now that brings up the topic of capoeira.
I will also be presenting a prospectus for my individual learning project in the same class. It will most likely be a longer, documentary-style video to be completed by April. The topic is still up in the air. I will have to find a book that will help me further my skills in video production and visual story telling. Any suggestions?
Work:
I am doing some research on CMSes and Subversion.
Newszine:
We’ve begun redesigning the Newszine Web site. There is going to be a big visual emphasis that wasn’t necessarily there before. Some other new things:
- A featured story for each section with a big picture that will pull a headline and excerpt from the CMS; The stories will then rotate on the users’ command.
- Shared spaces for video, slideshows and maybe photogalleries
- Wider, more spacious design
- Emphasis on original content
- A map to plot where each world and U.S. story is from
- A most viewed/shared stories type thing
Speaking of Newszine, I made an Soundslides the other day on Fidel Castro’s resignation as president of Cuba. Unfortunately I didn’t realize when I was making it how darn fast I was talking. Alas, practice makes perfect.
Adeus for now.