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Three goals for #7802

8/31/2015

I've always wanted to become more well-rounded and be able to form a one-man band.

I hope to get more experience at shooting and editing through this course.

So, here are my three goals for the Fundamentals of Convergence:

1. Being able to take decent photos

That's something I've been longing to do. I want to get familiarized with Canon camera and tripod, as well as editing software such as photoshop. I also want to improve my sense of aesthetic, to know what constitutes a good picture. To achieve that, I'm planning to go through some award-winning photo albums in J-library, learn from the masters.

2. Being able to tell a story in a multimedia way

I want to tell a story with more than one element. Besides learning how to write, I'd also like to lean the skills of taking good pictures, audios, and videos. Some stories are really better be told with image and sound. I really wish I could produce something as beautiful as the Firestorm story by the Guardian

3. Being able to make a music video

By getting more skilled in taking and editing audio/video, I'd like to be able to produce a slide show with music, or music video type of work. I could even try making promoting video for a movie or for the place I work. Even though this goal has a very loose tie to journalism, but it will fulfill my personal interest, and make the learning process more fun.

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Week 01-Five Story Ideas

8/30/2015

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1. Female chorus--The Liberty Belles
The Liberty Belles, grouped by four female members, have been singing for Liberty Baptist Church since 1997. Although they focus primarily on Southern Gospel music, the group dabbles in a cappella arrangements during the holiday season.
The group rehearses and performs on a regular basis, so it could be a fit for the half semester long project. I know one of the members in the chorus, Judy Todd, who is over seventy and has been in the chorus since the beginning. The other members are mostly senior citizens, but very passionate about what they've been doing.

2. Banjo and Ukulele lessons at The Bridge (local music school)
The Bridge is not only a venue for live concerts in Como, but is also functioning as a music school. Local musicians would go to the Bridge and give out free Banjo and Ukulele lessons to kids. So there will be music, kids, and there might be some interesting stories about the livelihood of the local musicians in Columbia.

3. Reading to Rover
It is a monthly program hosted by the Columbia Public Library. Children of kindergarden age and older will read for 15 minutes to one of Ann Gafke's Teacher's Pet Therapy Dogs while a handler oversees them. So there will be dogs sit up straight, children reading, and handlers who volunteer their time to bring their dog there. The only problem is it requires consent from the children's parents to take pictures and videos. And also, the program is only hosted once a month.

4. Islamic School of Columbia
As the unrest in the Middle-East continue to unfold, more and more Islamics are fleeing from their homeland and seeking a new place to start their life, and the refugees from Syria is becoming an urgent problem for some European countries. It might be in interesting to see how Islamic people preserve their culture and pass it on to there next generations in the mid-west of United States. The Islamic School of Columbia offers a wide range of programs, Children from pre-school age to middle school and higher are enrolled to learn Qu'ran, Arabic and other Islamic studies, and there are also college students volunteering in teaching at the school. I can take photos/audios/videos of what the students learn and how the volunteers teach. It also needs permission to take children's photos.

5. Amish Community in Clark
The Amish Community in Clark has become a tourism spot. It is open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and has production auctions every week. The products include freshly picked fruits, vegetables, and bakeries, dairies, and meat. And the products vary from season to season. I can take photos/audios/videos of Amish families of how they make the product and how the auction goes.

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Three goals for #7802

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