I fell behind a little bit on keeping up with blog posts. I need to catch up on some thing for not only class, but on my diet as well. I will do that sometime this week.
It's been "one of those weeks" for me. Everyone has them.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
For class this week, my blog needs to include ideas for my final project.
Recently, I did a story on a friend losing weight for her wedding. I think I'd like to continue on with it for a final project. I think that there is a lot of information and I also think that it is a subject that hit home with a lot of brides-to-be and woman in general.
I'd like to interview the trainer that the couple has been going to and see what kind of workout he plans for brides-to-be, how frequently they are losing weight for a wedding and whether or not they actually meet their goals. There seems to be a lot involved in a wedding, and I'd think that the stress of the event would add to the weight-loss process.
I'd like to take some pictures, as time has gone on since they've started the process and also track them and/or follow them through one of their workouts for a hands-on point of view. I think that filming some of it would put the work that they've been doing into perceptive and hopefully show them reaching their goal!
Recently, I did a story on a friend losing weight for her wedding. I think I'd like to continue on with it for a final project. I think that there is a lot of information and I also think that it is a subject that hit home with a lot of brides-to-be and woman in general.
I'd like to interview the trainer that the couple has been going to and see what kind of workout he plans for brides-to-be, how frequently they are losing weight for a wedding and whether or not they actually meet their goals. There seems to be a lot involved in a wedding, and I'd think that the stress of the event would add to the weight-loss process.
I'd like to take some pictures, as time has gone on since they've started the process and also track them and/or follow them through one of their workouts for a hands-on point of view. I think that filming some of it would put the work that they've been doing into perceptive and hopefully show them reaching their goal!
Friday, May 4, 2012
11 Pounds Ain't Half Bad.
Amanda and AJ are visiting from Pennsylvania for the weekend. AJ had the pleasure of joining me for a workout today at the lovely time of 7:30am. While this used to be a normal time for me to be awake, it has become painful. I'm pretty sure AJ is still aching.
Today's working out was for the legs. Thank God my legs have recovered from the scary day of not being able to get out of bed. We had to lift weights with our legs, do step ups with a 20 lbs weight in each hand and run up and down the steps. It wasn't the worst thing ever, but I can tell you that it wasn't easy. We did it and of course I complained... The only thing I have to say is that I will complain all that I want as long as I keep doing it and seeing results. Two more pounds today is great. Consistently losing the weight makes it all worth it, and while I know it's hard work, the end absolutely justifies the means.
Today's working out was for the legs. Thank God my legs have recovered from the scary day of not being able to get out of bed. We had to lift weights with our legs, do step ups with a 20 lbs weight in each hand and run up and down the steps. It wasn't the worst thing ever, but I can tell you that it wasn't easy. We did it and of course I complained... The only thing I have to say is that I will complain all that I want as long as I keep doing it and seeing results. Two more pounds today is great. Consistently losing the weight makes it all worth it, and while I know it's hard work, the end absolutely justifies the means.
Draw Me A Storyboard
Our blog topic this week was to check out storyboards. While I feel as though I have a hard time grasping a lot of the more technically advanced aspects of multimedia journalism, storyboards are something that seems to come easy. Brainstorming is taught very early on in elementary school while writing stories and is used throughout adulthood into careers.
The idea of a storyboard is not much different than brainstorming. Instead of words, pictures are used in sequential order of thoughts. They are often put into slides onto the computer and are easy to edit by just a click of the mouse.
Storyboards make great sense to me as a student journalist who seems to visually learn better. I like the idea of putting a story into pictures so that it is easy to follow and and even easier to cut, paste and edit ideas without having to erase paragraphs. It is also a great way to share stories with others. As quoted in this "how to" video on storyboard development, everyone is "literally on the same page." Each idea is presented step-by-step and everything is mapped out.
I think this is a great tool if a story has a lot of information or parts, or if there are a lot of people working on one particular project. Ideas can be presented separately and easily come together as one.
The idea of a storyboard is not much different than brainstorming. Instead of words, pictures are used in sequential order of thoughts. They are often put into slides onto the computer and are easy to edit by just a click of the mouse.
Storyboards make great sense to me as a student journalist who seems to visually learn better. I like the idea of putting a story into pictures so that it is easy to follow and and even easier to cut, paste and edit ideas without having to erase paragraphs. It is also a great way to share stories with others. As quoted in this "how to" video on storyboard development, everyone is "literally on the same page." Each idea is presented step-by-step and everything is mapped out.
I think this is a great tool if a story has a lot of information or parts, or if there are a lot of people working on one particular project. Ideas can be presented separately and easily come together as one.
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