sequence

New Project 1

Regina Catipon- Final Project

Aria C- Final Project

Final Project-Ivette Lucero Lopez

JOUR 203 Final Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onwmd5xEGMI

Deadeline Reminder: Wed, May 15 at 11:59 pm

As you know final projects are due tomorrow -- some have asked me the time. Just to be clear, you have until 11:59 pm tomorrow.

Nick Kinsley 203 Final Project

Timmy Lyles: JOUR203 Final Project

http://youtu.be/vL1auUDiysQ

Future of Journalism (In-Class Project)

Slides From Video Week 4

Spring2013 Week 11

Sample Final

Final Project Interview

Final Project -- Interviews

Aria Chehreghani: Final Project Sample

Final Project Sample

On Wednesdays Veronica works late. It was 9:45pm when she was getting Anthony ready for a shower. If she is not at work she is at Anthony's therapy sessions that occur every Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Nick Kinsley Audio Interview Assignment 1 (Late)

Nick Kinsley Final Project Sample

So, I asked a student rapper if he would be interested in helping me out with the project. He told me he would get back to my Monday at the latest. I'm not trying to make excuses, just explain why this is a little generic. I figure if he does say yes, I could use this by asking him a question like "How does being a student at the University of Maryland affect your music?" and use his response as a voice-over while I show this--little slices of campus life. If he does not say yes, I am sure whatever I end up doing will have to do with UMD in some capacity and if not, then this was a little exercise in checking out the scenery. (Nick Kinsley/Terrapin Truth)

Regina Catipon: Final Project Sampler

Homework Details: Final Project Shoot

Video Assignment #3 (50 points): Final Project Shoot. Post to the blog a sample of your best footage to date or a short draft portion of your final project. No time limit, but make sure it is high-quality and shows that you are making progress on your project. Due Thursday at 11 pm.

Also: If you plan to use Adobe Premiere for your final project, make sure to try downloading that to your home computer and make sure it works. Go to TerpWare and enter your regular UMD login and ID and you should be able to get the software.

Slides From Video Week 3

Spring2013 Week 10

Teddy Amenabar -- Sequence 1

Regina Catipon: Sequence 1

Aria Chehreghani: Sequence 1

Final Project Pitch Nick Kinsley

I am not really sure what to do for my final project. Some ideas I have been playing around with include: -A student rapper on campus who released a mixtape this week. I would have to find out if he would be interested/if there was something coming up like a show or anything that I could have as the climax. Maybe with a little investigation there is more of a story here. -A profile on a bus driver on campus. I thought this would be kind of interesting and allow for some cool sequences with the bus driving, views from the bus, etc. The problem is it might be difficult to find a real story here, unless I happened to stumble on a very interesting bus driver. I am not 100% on either of these, and definitely need to give them both a little more thought.

Sequence Nick Kinsley

Sequence Assignment: Laundry

April 12th Sequence Edit: Studying/Doing Homework

Final Project pitch: Ivette Lucero Lopez

For my final project I want to do a documentary. I do not have confirmation from the person if she is willing to participate, however if all works well, my documentary will focus being a single parent with a special needs child. The challenges a parent goes through financially, emotionally, etc. I will also interview an expert who works with special needs children to give an insight of the challenges a child and parent may go through.

Final Project Pitch -- Teddy Amenabar

I am planning on doing a final project around the nonprofit organization started by students on campus called Food Recovery Network. The program has been covered nationally for it's success after winning the Do Good Challenge last year. Food Recovery Network takes extra food from the diners and brings them to local homeless shelters and soup kitchens. 

I have a contact in the organization and plan to focus the project around their continued growth. The group wants to move to other campuses around the nation so I want to ask about that. Some ideas I have are interviewing the execs, the people receiving the food donations, students, and then also tape the volunteers collecting the food. This could be a really great way to show how students spend their time on campus doing things other than partying and studying.

Final Project Pitch: Timmy Lyles

I have two pitches for my final project.
-I plan on attending Maryland Day and just covering it from various angles. I would see the various booths set up, students reactions, alumni that attend and etc. It has been something that's become a UMD tradition.
-My second pitch is to cover a sports panel this upcoming week which will be discussing the challenges and triumphs and of athletics from the perspective women's sports. Then I will take to the streets and campus and see what students think of women's sports and see if they are given the publicity and respect they deserve.

Aria Chehreghani: Final Proposal

I’m still brainstorming ideas but I’m contemplating on doing my assignment on a bartender at a Mexican restaurant. Although I don’t really know the guy well, we both share the same acquaintance. I think having my project come from the perspective of a bartender would be rather interesting, since when people go to a bar, they tend to think about their drink and not about the guy who’s making them. One doesn’t really imagine the possible rewards or challenges bartenders go through, whether it’s meeting unique people, dealing with complicated drink orders and of course drunk customers. A scene I hope to include would have him working in action, where he normally juggles different drink orders at the same time. I plan on shooting my project all on video, but I’m open to do a hybrid with audio slideshow as well.

Regina Catipon: Final Project Proposal

I would like to do my project on John Kelly, a columnist for the Washington Post. His work is both touchingly human and humorous. For example, he is currently doing "Squirrel Week" in which he writes about DC squirrels. I hope to include shots of him working on scene (he once walked through downtown Silverspring in a mouse costume) and also working in the Washington Post newsroom. I would like to use a mix of both stills and video. Kelly, who has worked at the Post for almost 20 years, will be an interesting study of how journalism has evolved and adapted to modernity's challenges.

Homework Details: Sequence Shoot and Final Project Pitch

There are two things due for next week:

* Final Project proposal pitch: By Thursday at 11 pm, post to the blog a short pitch for what you want to cover for your final project. Make sure to say who the main character or characters will be, what a key theme of the piece is, and one or two scenes you hope to include. Also note whether you plan to do it as a video, audio slideshow, or a hybrid of both.

* Sequence Shoot: Find a person doing some repetitive action and shoot the action from various angles that you can piece together as a sequence. Get a mix of shots, including wide, medium, and tight shots (bring at least 4 different shots). Shoot no more than 3 minutes of footage. Bring to next class (no need to post raw footage to blog).

Slides From Video Week 2

Spring2013 Week 9

Examples of Final Projects From Past Classes

Staying Grounded During the Recession A Day in the Life of a Frederick Keys Intern Students Provide Habitat For Humanity Meet the Singing 'Pandas'

Ivette Lucero Lopez: Man on The Street Assignment

Colon junior sociology major

Jose Vasquez junior sociology and journalism major

Katie Krepes freshman business major

Sophomore Keke Simmons

Jeron Bryant, Sophomore

Junior John Jenkins

Aria Chehreghani: Man on the Street Assignment

Junior Arsh Argawal Junior Ron Bethke Sophomore Jake Russel

Nick Kinsley Man in the Street

Oliver Macklin, Sophomore Peyi Rumsewe, Sophomore Luke Pinton, Sophomore

Teddy Amenabar "Man on the Street Assignment"

Junior history and English major Tom Burke

Senior computer science major Bobby Krasnansky

Senior Arabic and Spainish major Kevin Butts

Regina Catipon "Man/Woman on the Street"

Priscilla Wu, Sophomore

Denise Cheung, Junior

Davied Lieb, Junior

Timmy Lyles "Man on the street" interviews 4/5/13

First http://youtu.be/n4rx5yqrJw8
-> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n4rx5yqrJw8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Second http://youtu.be/xyqRg2z2lfE
-> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xyqRg2z2lfE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Third http://youtu.be/A-iTILEvM10
-> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A-iTILEvM10" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Homeword Details for Man-On-The-Street Videos

Video Assignment #1 (50 points):

Shoot 3 man-on-the-street interviews with U of Maryland students about what they think of the university moving to a different athletic conference.


Try to find people with different opinions. Keep the interviews short -- a minute or two each. Turn in the unedited interviews to the blog for grading. Due by the usual time - Thursday at 11 pm.

When you upload to the blog, first post each clip to YouTube, then click "Share" under the video and cut and paste the "embed code" into your blog post. Put all three embed codes into one post on the class blog. Name the post: Your Name Man on the Street

I’m looking for how well the shot was framed and lit, as well as whether the content is engaging.

Slides From Video Week 1

Spring2013 Week 8 Final Slides

 Chena Ohanale, a junior business major, practices her guitar skills. Chena practices at least 10 hours a week in between her busy schedule. (Alexis Saunders/The Terrapin Truth)

Portrait Shoot part 2: Ivette Lucero Lopez

Rachel Roberts, part-time Terp Zone employee, making sure the place is clean before customers arrive. Rachel is a senior majoring in criminal justice and psychology at the University of Maryland.(Ivette Lucero Lopez/The Terrapin Truth)

Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony performing at the Fillmore in Silver Spring. MD. This was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 20 year anniversary tour. (Ivette Lucero Lopez/The Terrapin Truth)

Timmy Lyles: Portrait #2

Sophomore Michael Benavides enjoys to shoot some hoops in between his classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He is practicing to potentially play on our Maryland Club Basketball team next year. (Timmy Lyles/The Terrapin Truth)

Portrait Shoot Part 2: Aria Chehreghani

Junior Art Education major Lena Park adds some finishing touches to her second midterm project for ARTT320 (Elements of Painting). Professor Conover requires her students to submit two different types of projects for their midterm; this one being the use of four different paint techniques: over-under, wet-in-wet, glaze and impasto. (Aria Chehreghani/Terrapin Truth)

Audio Profile #1: Regina Catipon

Interview with Renee Poussaint

Portrait Shoot #2: Regina Catipon

University of Maryland sophomore Vicky Shi relaxes after a lunch at the southern favorite Dame's Almost Famous Chicken and Waffles. Like many students Shi and friends decided to head south for spring break, visiting South and North Carolina. (Regina Catipon/Terrapin Truth)

Profile 2--Nick Kinsley

Junior Andrew Paul rides his skateboard in a parking lot on the University of Maryland campus to kill time between classes. (Nick Kinsley/The Terrapin Truth)

2nd Profile Assignment - Teddy Amenabar

Pictures of David Hucul and his lab partner - both in a ion fusion lab for quantum physics studies.

Homework Details For Next Class - Another Portrait Shoot

Another Portrait Shoot * Read the chapter from Photojournalism on portraits (electronic reserve)

* Shoot another portrait assignment. You can find a new subject if you like or reshoot the same person you used before.

* Must have three distinct pictures, either in framing or setting.

* Submit three distinct pictures of your subject by 11 pm Thursday before next class (March 28).

* Make sure pictures are in focus and well composed.

Slides and Links From Photo Week 4

Slides For Photo Week 4

Slideshow and Audio Slideshow Examples Shown in Class

Night Watch on the Mexican Border

Art Handling Olympics

Breaking Through the Ranks In Afghan Outpost, Sunset Means a New Attack

Life Below the City of Lights: Paris Underground

War Photographer Reflection

The documentary was very insightful. I was not as much surprised by the life of a photojournalist, as I was very intrigued. Throughout the documentary, we see Nachtwey in the middle of very gruesome, settings. Such as walking through what appears to be copious corpses on the floor. In one shot we see the cameras following a few women as they visit the remains of their destroyed home. It surprised me that people were so willing and accepting of the photographer during these hard moments. I wondered if the same people in these same situations would be as receptive to a reporter.

Overall, I thought that the photos presented in the piece were compelling, and successfully evoked emotion. The photo I thought were best were of the man who lost his limbs, that was now living on the side of a train track with his 2 children and wife. I thought this photo would intrigue the viewer, and would entice them to learn more about the mans story.

Finally, I do think that photography, as well as all forms of journalism play a large role in shaping world events. In the beginning of the documentary, Nachtwey says that during the Vietnam War, photographs revealed the truth, and brutality of the war. By showing American citizens what was happening, it shed light on the issue.  Society must rely on journalism, specifically photojournalism because, as journalist we are suppose to capture what others want or need to see but can’t be present for. I believe that as long as journalists continue work for a purpose, they will continue to shape the ideas and beliefs of the world.

Cecil Hall Resident Assistant, Simbiatt Shodenide, hosted a cupcake social for the residents of Cecil Hall. Simbiat is a second year sophomore at the University of Maryland and enjoys planning an arrray of events as an Resident Assistant. (Alexis Saunders/The Terrapin Truth)

Regina Catipon: War Photographer reflection

I think the most surprising thing was that even though Nachtwey works so closely with people, he was such a solitary individual. I was also surprised that people would be so willing to have him enter their lives. Whenever I take photos I always feel a sense of intrusion. I thought James Nachtwey would have to coerce his way in but instead his subjects let him be a part of their experience. But I don’t understand how he could In Kosovo I could not understand how he could just follow this woman so intrusively. I don’t understand how he could stand and watch not reach out to comfort her or try to ease her pain.

I found Nachtwey’s photos very powerful. Instead of tearing up at the video footage of places like Kosovo and Indonesia, it was his black and white photos that evoked the strongest response for me. There is something about the stark contrast of black and white which seems to better encapsulate human suffering.

A photographer can have a very great impact. It is said that as a society, we are once again becoming visual readers. A good image not only tells a story but also creates an emotional response as well. News photos are therefore important in combating apathy and in reinforcing personal investment in stories that may seem far removed from our lives.

Ivette Lucero Lopez - War Photography Reflection

After watching the documentary "War Photography" my respect for war photographers grew even more. I did not envision this documentary to show so many images that brought so  much emotion as if I were there.

James Nachtwey is a talented man who has the ability capture moments that are so powerful to the human eye and soul. I learned that being a loner is sometimes OK because it allows a person to soley focus on their craft, such like Nachetwey. James does a good job at making sure his emotions do not clash while on the job. When he is taking pictures you would think he was cold and just snapping away, but in the documentary it shows how he really feels and he expresses the disbelief of the cruelty of those people who killed viciously in the Rwanda.

James Nachtwey is gifted in the sense of capturing the most graphic and sad images yet at the same time deliver a powerful message. One can take his images and appreciate life. The family living by the train tracks really touched me. I could not watch without getting emotional.  Being a war photographer is not just a difficult task physically but emotionally as well. People put their emotion aside to show others what war is, what people go through, and the different emotions and pain along the way.

Even though I do not see myself ever being a war photographer I respect Nachtwey's craft and I believe that he is successful because he prepared himself. A general note to self is: No matter what you want to do, before you can feel confident, you have to convince yourself that is your calling. Just like when he woke up one night in 1980 with the clear idea he had learned everything he needed to pursue his career. 

Potrait Shoot: Ivette Lucero Lopez

Rachel Roberts, part-time Terp Zone employee, making sure the place is clean before customers arrive. Rachel is a senior majoring in criminal justice and psychology at the University of Maryland.(Ivette Lucero Lopez/The Terrapin Truth)

War Photographer Reflection--Nick Kinsley

I very much enjoyed the documentary War Photographer. It presented a compelling view of a subject that I must admit, I hadn't given much thought to before. The thing that surprised me most about the life of a war photojournalist was how much he was able to control his emotions. I assumed the documentary would show in detail how brutal the images one must take can be and the toll it can have on those taking the pictures, and while it did, I think Nachtwey had a very admirable attitude. He realized that getting emotionally worked up was useless in such situations. He is right about that. I would likely find it very hard to control my emotions when being confronted with images of such violence and immorality. I found James Nachtwey's images very powerful. That is why it shocked me how together he was able to keep himself at all times. There must have been times when he felt like he should act more and try to be more involved in stopping some of the more negative aspects of war but to simply take pictures of it is kind of a hard thing to do. The images do their job well. When someone writes something to describe it, sometimes it does not come across how terrible it really is, but a picture might be able to make it more real. Even though it is a cliche, sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. I think news photographs can play a huge role in shaping world events. When people are actually able to get their eyes on something it can do wonders to actually make them realize what is going on. You could read articles about war times and it can seem real and upsetting but it is a whole new monster when you actually see a picture. It can inspire people to get involved and care about these issues.

Portrait Shoot Nick Kinsley

Sophomore English major Lowe Saddler takes footage for her newest video blog while waiting to be seated at Adele's in the Stamp Student Union Center at the University of Maryland (Nick Kinsley/Terrapin Truth)

Portrait Shoot: Aria Chehreghani

Junior Art Education major Lena Park adds some finishing touches to her midterm project for ARTT320 (Elements of Painting). This project required Park's undivided attention since it's common for artists to make mistakes in black and white paintings. (Aria Chehreghani/Terrapin Truth)