SPRING 2011 WEEK 9

Life was the first all-photography U.S. news magazine and dominated the market for more than forty years. Life celebrated the "photo essay." Life was wildly successful for generations before its prestige was diminished by economics and changing tastes. Since 1972, Life has twice ceased publication and resumed in a different form, before ceasing once again with the issue dated April 20, 2007. Recently, the brand name continues on the Internet. -Wikipedia

AGENDA

1. Photojournalism categories
2. Final Projects?
   
3. Let's look ASSIGNMENT #8 CITY or TOWN
4. History of Photojournalism; Joe Rosenthal, Robert Capa, Magnum
5. Audio slideshows lesson
6. How to guides: Audacity, Soundslides, more on Audacity
   
7. Multimedia Tips & Tutorials
8. REMINDER: Exam 4/25/11 -no make-ups given.

ASSIGNMENT #09 SOUNDSLIDE FOR CITY OR TOWN (PART 3)

ASSIGNMENT #09 SOUNDSLIDE FOR CITY OR TOWN (PART 3)

(Due 4/4/11)

Complete audio slide-show using Soundslides, of photo essay on a selected place.

Part 3 of 3-week assignment

PART I

READING:

History of Photojournalism; ( see photographers bios or the Blog)

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, ELLIOTT ERWITT, EDDIE ADAMS, CHARLES MOORE. DIANE ARBUS

PART II

Finish shooting and editing photos

PART III

Edit your music selection to 1:15 or less, use an editing program such as Audacity to trim. (Write, record, edit narration for Soundslide if desired)

Each Soundslide must incorporate music.

Audacity Tutorial: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

Soundslides Tutorial: http://support.soundslides.com/index.php?pg=kb.book&id=2

PART IV

Make a Soundslide using your photos and edited music.

Soundslide must be 1:15 or less and include:

1. Title slide

2. Closing text slide, credits.

Include special text:

This multimedia presentation is not for publication. For educational purposes only.

3. Give music credit at the end.

*FOR NEXT WEEK, students must submit:

1. Rename & submit “publish to web” folder only.

2. Rename FOLDER AS FOLLOWS:

Last name_townname

EXAMPLE: franklin_hoboken

3. Place folder in the “drop folder.”

4. Do not submit project folder.

SPRING 2011 WEEK 8

photo by DOROTHEA LANGE / FSA

What's due:

1. Photojournalist Paper
2. Final Projects idea
3. ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY or TOWN, part 1
4. ASSIGNMENT #6; Covering a Live Event

Today:

1. History of Photojournalism; FSA, DOROTHEA LANGE, WEEGEE, LIFE MAGAZINE
2. EXAM: April 25th -no make-ups.
3. Multimedia
   

GOOD MULTIMEDIA

A Year at War

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/battalion.html#/NYT/Features/28

The Distance Between Us

http://vimeo.com/18796146

Witness to a civilian casualty

http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,590078684001_2011986,00.html?iid=redirect-afghan_casualty

Subdivision becomes ghost town

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mission-crest-html,0,5004031.htmlstory

Teammates & Brothers

http://vimeo.com/17663238

iPhone, the right tool?

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/finding-the-right-tool-to-tell-a-war-story/?ref=asia

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)

(Due 3/28/11) Photo essay on a selected place

Part 2 of 3-week assignment

PART I

READING:

History of Photojournalism; ( see photographers bios or the Blog)

1. MAGNUM

2. ROBERT CAPA

PART II

SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT

Continue shooting the interesting town, place, or neighborhood, in the manner of a National Geographic photo essay, see the "Places of a Lifetime." Go to same location, but at a different time of day/night, as this is a multiple-week assignment. Explore the place, further and produce a diverse set of images.

Shoot photos at various times of the day and night. Use all the techniques and strategies we've discussed in class. Focus on the people, not just the places.

use your flash if necessary.

*FOR NEXT WEEK, students must submit:

1. Select (10-15) ADDITIONAL best photos.

2. Caption photos.

3. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:

Last name_townname_01.jpg, Last name_townname_02.jpg

EXAMPLE: franklin_ hoboken.jpg

4. Place images in the “drop folder.”

PART III

Select a piece of music, original or not, and bring to class in MP3 format. WAVE files are OK also. Select and appropriate piece that goes well with you subject.

SPRING 2011 WEEK 7

1. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #7; ALBUM COVER; using Flash
2. REMINDER: Photojournalist Paper, due March 21stLauren Greenfield's Girl Culture
3. Final Projects,
4. List of (3) Final Projects subjects due March 21st.
5. Review National Geographic essays
   
6. SOUNDSLIDES
7. Essay; Girl Culture by Lauren Greenfield
8. EXAM: April 25th -no make-ups.
9. History of Photojournalism; JACOB RIIS & LEWIS HINE

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

(Due 3/21/11) -Photo essay on a selected place

PART 1.

READING:

History of Photojournalism; (see photographers bios or the Blog)

1. FSA

2. WEEGEE

3. LIFE MAGAZINE

PART 2

Log onto the National; Geographic website; "Places of a Lifetime."

Study some of the photo essays.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/places-of-a-lifetime.html

PART 3

List of (3) subject ideas for Final Project.

-Submit Word document, with brief description.

PART 4

SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT

Select an interesting town, place, or neighborhood, and shoot a photo essay in the manner of a National Geographic photo essay, see the "places of a lifetime."

Be sure you select a location you can go back to the next (3) weeks, as this is a multiple-week assignment. Be sure you select a location that is visual and interesting. Explore the place, and produce a diverse set of images.

Research the town, learn what the town is known for, shoot photos relative to the town. Shoot photos at various times of the day and night. Use all the techniques and strategies we've discussed in class. Focus on the people, not just the places.

use your flash if necessary.

*FOR NEXT WEEK, students must submit:

1. Select (10-15) best photos.

2. Caption photos.

3. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:

Last name_townname_01.jpg, Last name_townname_02.jpg

EXAMPLE: franklin_ hoboken.jpg

4. Place images in the “drop folder.”

SPRING 2011 FINAL PROJECT

FINAL PROJECT

Photo essay Soundslide (DUE 5/9/11) -no exceptions.

25pts

I. FINAL PROJECT

The Final Project is a 8-week project that requires each student to spend significant time with a chosen subject, to produce a well-crafted, in-depth photo essay in the form of a Soundslide. The Final Project is in lieu of a Final Exam, and should be treated as such.

The subject of this project should be a person who is interesting.

Each student must find and select a person who is multidimensional and lives life with a purpose and in a way that is interesting to others.

• This subject will be selected by the student, with careful thought to subject selection.

• Subject should be visual, must have various aspects of interest, must have good audio possibilities, and must be accessible to you.

• This person cannot be family or schoolmate. It must be someone outside your daily life.

• Each student must submit a well-written, thoroughly planned proposal of 250 words (3-4 paragraphs). The proposal must be an examined, well-planned, and strongly supported idea.

• The Final Project is NOT a single event or photo shoot. The essay should tell the story of the subject's life. Each student must develop their essay on a week-to-week basis, and bring photos in each week for critique.

• Each student will be graded on progression.
• The final essay will consist of 20-30 images, with audio, in a finished Soundslide.

II. GRADING

Each final project will be graded as follows:

1. (3pts) SUBJECT SELECTION & WRITTEN PROPOSAL

• submittal of written proposal due March 25th
• suitability of subject for photo essay.
• degree of difficulty.

2. (7pts) WEEKLY PROGRESSION

Work should be completed as follows:

• #1 Proposal Due (March 25th)
• #2 Photos due (April 4th)
• #3 Photos due (April 11th)
• #4 Photos due (April 18th)
• #5 Photos due, Audio edited (April 25th)
• #6 Soundslide roughly constructed (May 2); Audio, Photos, titles, opening, closing
• #7 Project due (May 9th)

3. (3pts) AUDIO

• selection of types audio used.
• appropriateness of audio; music/natural sound/narration.
• overall use of audio.

4. (5pts) PHOTOGRAPHY

• overall quality of images; how well were the principles learned in this course used.
• quality of the editing; relativity of images selected, lack of repitition.
• variety of images; vertical, establishing shots, details, etc.
• preparation of images; cropping, toning, color, white balance, etc.
• caption completeness.

5. (7pts) FINISHED PRODUCT

• quality of the Soundslide presentation; titles, colors, opening, closing, ID's, etc.
• Sequencing of images.
• how well criteria was met, instructions followed.
• Length of Soundslide presentation; should be 2-3 minutes long.
• Strength of finished product; effectiveness as a story-telling piece

III. WHAT’S DUE

1. Rename the "publish to web folder" lastname_soundslide.
2. Submit this folder to the DROP. Do NOT submit the entire soundslide project.
3. Be sure you've tested your soundslide before you submit (play the INDEX file).

¨You will not receive credit for any projects that do not play.

4. Be sure each image has a caption.
5. Make sure all the info fields in Soundslides are filled in; Headline, caption, etc.
6. Give credit to any music you use.
7. Be sure to start with opening title slide. If necessary include a brief explanatory text page.
8. Check for typos and usage errors.
9. KEEP SOUNDLSIDE PRESENTATION UNDER 3 MINUTES.
10. Please follow instructions carefully.