MULTI-MEDIA OPTIONS

HOW TO USE TEXT, PHOTOS,AUDIO AND VIDEO

DR. JIM FOUST

2016 NFL Sports Journalism & Communications Boot Camp

THE WORLD IS YOURSOnline media gives us the ability to do almost infinite formats and types of media

You are not constricted by television programming/scheduling requirements, physical space, or even past practice

You can find something that you like to do and do well, and do it in the format you wish

Podcasts (video or audio), blogs, multimedia

In-studio or in the field; long-form or short-form; regularly scheduled or as you feel like it

MULTI-MEDIA STORYTELLING• Tools for gathering and editing• Skills• Presentation

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: STUDIO WORK• 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, you can use a

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”)• Get NATURAL SOUND—the sounds of the event,

the ambiance, etc.

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 Wordpress

blog

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

STILLS AND VIDEO• Stills Software• Adobe Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements)

• Video Software• iMovie• Final Cut Pro• Abode Premiere Pro• Sony Vegas Studio

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

STORY TYPES• Text, or text plus picture• Text + links• Photo gallery or slideshow Guitar Accountant

• Audio/Video• Interview• Narrative Story (has your voice on it)• Profile Story Hinduism Archivist • Natural Sound piece (audio audio video In Shape UP Radio)

MULTIMEDIA

• Sliders• Timelines• Maps (Google, etc.)• Data Tools• Mash-Ups

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER• Make web pages from scratch• Use hosting/design service• Wordpress• Embed code is the coin of the realm• Allows you to integrate content from other places

into your site

QUESTIONS?

• Jim Foust• jfoust@bgsu.edu• Files available at:

• http://jamescfoust.com/nfl