Well, maybe we're not there yet, but here's our documentary on a recent exhibit at The Banana Factory. Props to Opi for filming the whole thing and interviewing several artists, and props to all three of us for editing the whole thing together for the first time this semester! As for the actual documentary, it was tough to piece together some sort of narrative in the clip without actually narrating it, but I think we did a good job letting the artists speak for themselves.
We made a podcast for the first time ever, using only the audio from a Zi8 video where Lauren, Opi and I sat around and talked about the semester so far. Obviously we had a great discussion. We put the audio into MovieMaker, and voila! Podcast created. Only, not really. We had to use the fancy converting service YouConvertIt to change the .avi to an .mp3, and then brought it in to PodBean, a free Web site that allows anyone to upload podcasts. Pretty cool.
If you make it through the full 8:45, you get a prize!
For the first of today's two blog posts coinciding with the latest J198 lab, I present you with a Flickr slideshow of our group's recent trip to Zoellner Arts Center's Art Gallery. I trekked the half-block to Zoellner this morning in sweltering heat with my trusty Canon PowerShot SX10 IS in hand, which has barely been used since I got it two Christmases ago (aside from these sweet photos I took at last year's Sundaze). I've been at Lehigh for four years - and in Bethlehem for 18 more - yet was a virgin to the Art Gallery until this morning. Shame on me. Even if it's just on a break between classes next time you're in the vicinity of Zoellner, stop in the gallery! There are a lot of great paintings and sculptures on display from local and international artists, plus the woman who works at reception has a pretty fantastic German accent. What's not to like? Gander at my photos to get a little preview of what you're missing.
I’m a senior at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where I have spent the past four years of my young adulthood exploring the things I love – writing and music – and honing the skills to parlay those passions into a full-time career. I’ll graduate in the spring with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and minors in mass communications and the music industry. After that, who knows? Deciding to enter into an era that finds newspapers and magazines struggling to catch up to the rapid advancements of new media is indeed risky, but I’m not afraid of what lies ahead. In fact, it’s hard to contain my excitement when I know I have the chance to be part of the next generation of pioneering journalists.
