What to do for Monday, March 26

This is a work week for your final projects. At this point you each have a project that you have discussed with me and discussed with classmates on a couple of occasions.

As I mentioned in class, this is a week for research rather than actual shooting or recording. Begin reporting the story as if you were preparing a conventional written story. That could include such things as creating a project management timeline,  finding sources, lining up interviews, doing enough research to make yourself a mini-expert in whatever areas your project involves, and finishing and refining your storyboards.

For Monday, please finish those storyboards and bring them to class. On your blogs, post a progress report detailing all the steps you have taken, including interviews scheduled, a complete research bibliography, and any other information so that I can see that you have made measurable progress on the projects. Please also detail the additional steps you intend to take in the coming weeks to keep your project on track.

Our guest on Monday, March 26

One of the cool things about multimedia journalism is the cool people who are doing it. People like Don Himsel or, our guest today, Scott Ripley. Scott works for UNH as a videographer, shooting and producing stories all over campus. Here is his bio:

Scott Ripley – Producer/Director

Scott joined UNH as a producer/director in November of 2007 after nine years working as a Videographer/Editor in television news.  He spent five years at WHEC-TV in Rochester NY and four years at WFXT-TV in Boston. He won an AP Award and several National Press Photographers Association awards at WHEC. At WFXT, he was runner up for NPPA regional photographer of the year twice, was nominated for several Emmy’s and won 2 New England Regional Emmy’s in 2006.  He has a Bachelors Degree in TV Broadcasting from SUNY Oswego. Scott specializes in videography and producing news style stories on a wide range of subjects at UNH.  If you have a story suggestion and would like to contact Scott, he can be reached at (603) 862-1855 or via email.

Scott is going to teach us lots of stuff about shooting and editing video. After some time in the classroom, we'll venture out into the summer weather to shoot a story, then we'll go to his production studio to see how it is all put together.

Prior to the class, you should check out the video he did on the Thompson Hall clock and bells. 

By the way, I can't resist. My lovely niece is getting into this video stuff in her work with America's Test Kitchen in Cambridge, Mass. Here she talks about drying herbs.