MULTI-MEDIA

OPTIONS

HOW TO USE TEXT, PHOTOS,AUDIO AND VIDEO

DR. JIM FOUST

2015 NFL Sports Journalism & Communications Boot Camp

MULTI-MEDIA STORYTELLING

• Skills

• Tools for gathering and editing

• Presentation

STORY TYPES

• Text, or text plus picture

• Text + links

• Photo gallery or slideshow

• Audio/Video

• Interview

• Edited sound bites

• Narrative Story

• Natural Sound piece (audio audio video video)

AUDIO

• For studio work, choose a quality microphone• Don’t use computer or phone built-in mic

• USB-based options are good

Blue Icicle: allows you to record from professional XLR mic through USB.Blue Snowball or Yeti: USB-

based microphones

AUDIO

• Record in a quiet environment

• Drapes and other sound deadening can improve audio quality

• If you’ve got a friend with a studio, use it!

• Headphones are a great idea for both studio and field work

AUDIO

• For field audio, may be able to use phone or a low-cost recorder• Make sure recorder can plug into computer’s

USB port for file sharing

Olympus VN-702PC

AUDIO

• Set recorder for best recording quality

• Ideally, we want to record and edit uncompressed formats (WAV, AIFF) and then save finished work as compressed MP3

• Recorder >> PC (Edit >> Export) >> Web

AUDIO

• Get mic/recorder close to the subject (8-10 inches)

• Don’t rely on your ears

• Beware of background noise

• Quiet is best

• Relevant ambient noise is OK, too

• Hold the recorder (still)

• Don’t give the recorder to the subject

• If using a phone, put it in “airplane mode” to prevent interruptions during interviews

AUDIO

• Consider the end product

• Talk to the person beforehand, but not too much

• Have person say their name and the thing you’re interviewing them about

• (i.e., “My name is Jane Jones and I organize the BG Labor day Parade”)

AUDIO

• To edit audio, can use the free Audacity program

• Finished programs can be exported as MP3 format files, then uploaded to Soundcloud.

• Then, you can embed the audio in your Wordpressblog

STILLS AND VIDEO• Equipment: Phone v. “point and shoot” v. SLR

STILLS AND VIDEO

• Stills Software• Adobe Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements)

• Video Software• Windows Moviemaker

• iMovie

• Final Cut Pro

• Abode Premiere Pro

• Sony Vegas Studio

We want files to be as small (in file size) as possible for use on the web.

SHOT TYPES

Wide Shot(WS)LongEstablishing

Medium Shot(MS)

Close-Up(CU)

RULE OF THIRDS

RULE OF THIRDS

RULE OF THIRDS

RULE OF THIRDS

RULE OF THIRDS

RULE OF THIRDS

FRAMING PEOPLE

Eyes at or near top third of frame.

SEQUENCES

• We want to vary shot types in still presentations and video

• Make sure you have wide shots/medium shots and close-ups

• Hold the camera steady (especially with video)

• In video, avoid panning and zooming

• Movement 2012

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

• Make web pages from scratch

• Use hosting/design service

• Wordpress

• Embed code is the coin of the realm

QUESTIONS?

• Jim Foust• jfoust@bgsu.edu

• Files available at:

• http://jamescfoust.com/nfl