Digital Journalism II's midterm project was to take our slideshows from a few weeks ago and turn them into audio slideshows using Soundslides. Incorporating audio into the project offers a third insight into my subject, in addition to the photo slideshow and a short text section.
My patience with technology was definitely tested, working with unfamiliar software like SoundSlides and Audacity. But our professor and former reporter Herbert Lowe assures us that Soundslides is a news industry standard, so it was a necessary learning experience, and I feel much more comfortable working with Soundslides now.
The project follows Brian Timmreck, a sophomore in the Diederich College of Communication majoring in Broadcast and Electronic Communication. He is also a resident assistant in Marquette University's Mashuda Hall.
The most difficult part for me was getting the photos to correlate with the audio. Unlike many in my class who took photos of a person during a specific part of their day, such as a shift at a campus coffee shop or work as a desk receptionist, I followed Timmreck throughout the day. Many of the photos focused on a different aspect of his day. I ended up switching several photos to narrow the focus of the photo slideshow, allowing me to better incorporate my audio. However, rearranging the photos and choosing the audio that best matched them was definitely a struggle.
My patience with technology was definitely tested, working with unfamiliar software like SoundSlides and Audacity. But our professor and former reporter Herbert Lowe assures us that Soundslides is a news industry standard, so it was a necessary learning experience, and I feel much more comfortable working with Soundslides now.
The project follows Brian Timmreck, a sophomore in the Diederich College of Communication majoring in Broadcast and Electronic Communication. He is also a resident assistant in Marquette University's Mashuda Hall.
The most difficult part for me was getting the photos to correlate with the audio. Unlike many in my class who took photos of a person during a specific part of their day, such as a shift at a campus coffee shop or work as a desk receptionist, I followed Timmreck throughout the day. Many of the photos focused on a different aspect of his day. I ended up switching several photos to narrow the focus of the photo slideshow, allowing me to better incorporate my audio. However, rearranging the photos and choosing the audio that best matched them was definitely a struggle.
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