Seminar One: Professor DavisOctober 20, 2011

Amanda FaviaITF, Macaulay Honors College at Baruch

College amanda.favia@macaulay.cuny.edu

Audio & Visual Presentations

Images

Video

Music

“Podcasting”

Voice Over

Using Music, Images, & Video

YouTube Copyright School

The YouTomb Project

Copyright and Fair Use

iPhoto: Create and Share a Slideshow,

Share your Photos, etc.

Image Sources: Take your own photos! ▪Use Photo Booth▪ Borrow a camera from MHC

Image Sources:

Wikimedia Commons , Creative Commons, Flickr Creative Commons, & Fotopedia.com

Advanced Search in Google▪ Usage Rights: “free to use share or

modify”  ▪ Then, “Save Image As” to Desktop, Drag

& Drop into iPhoto Gallery

iMovie:▪Edit images, sounds etc. to make a movie

Video Sources:

Make your own videos!▪Use Photo Booth ▪Borrow a camera from MHC

Photo Booth:

Shoot original footage

“Original footage” > Export > Save in Movies

 

iMovie:

New project > Name project > Select theme > create

File > Import > Movies

Select your movie! 

Video Sources:

Download from YouTube*

▪ Firefox: Add-Ons: Easy YouTube Downloader

▪ YouTube Video: Click Download, Select Format, Save

Safari (saves into QuickTime)

Play YouTube Video: Command+Option+A Activity Log

Find video name (largest file size) Double click to download Use Finder to locate file (usually named

get_video or videoplayback.flv) Edit file extension to an .flv & confirm

iTunes

GarageBand “Play” instruments, mix music,

make podcasts, etc.

Music Sources

Make your own in GarageBand! Use iLife Sound Effects Use downloaded music*

GarageBand: New Project Select ‘Podcast’Enter a name & click ‘Create’.

 

Main window: 5 Tracks: Podcast Track (where you may

add artwork), Male Voice, Female Voice, Jingles, and Radio Sounds

Media Browser (Right) This is where you can select photos, movies,

or audio to add to your podcast.  

Record your voice

Select the appropriate voice track (optimized either for a male or female voice).

Click the red RECORD button to record your voice.

Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/

Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

iMovie (mix with iTunes, GarageBand etc.)

 How do I put all these forms of media together?

PowerPoint, Keynote Prezi Voicethread Dipity

Prezi: http://prezi.com/ ‘Zooming’ presentation Non-linear; e.g., topic based logic Text Images & Video Audio: Voice Over & Music on Images

Example: Peter Singer Demo

Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/ Slideshow Upload Images & Video Comments▪ Voice, Webcam Video, Voicemail, Written

Write/Draw on Images

Example: Alternate Worlds

Dipity: http://www.dipity.com/ Timeline Upload images and video Upload Audio Links, social media Location and timestamps

Example: Steve Jobs

Before you present:

Edit! Edit! Edit!  Practice!

Equipment: Set up, working & ready to go

  Emergency Backup: e.g., usb memory

stick & email

When presenting:

Relax!

Take your Time!

Remember: the slides (media) are NOT your presentation – YOU are your presentation

 

Amanda Favia amanda.favia@macaulay.cuny.edu

ITF, Macaulay Honors College at Baruch College