Elizabeth Griffin

Editing and Embedding Video

This post is part of an exercise to practice editing video in a way that presents a good story and demonstrates “hit and run” editing. In this video, Suzi Perret tells of her experience creating art out of hot glass.

Information Graphics: Planning and Reviewing

Upon reading and analyzing the story “Heart Device May Be Useless for Women” for the first time, I ruled out a few different types of interactive graphics. I do not think that a map of any sort would be appropriate for this story, because it doesn’t mention any geographic locations other than in referenceContinue reading “Information Graphics: Planning and Reviewing”

Leads Exercise

Blind lead: One Manteno man is set to graduate college 34 years after finishing high school. Umbrella lead: Dan Debord is graduating college 34 years after high school in order to pursue his passion of working in radio. Identification of impact lead: Anyone can change their life and pursue their passion, according to Dan DeBord,Continue reading “Leads Exercise”

Preparing and Adding Photos Exercise

This is for a class assignment to learn how to process photos and display them.

Mini Multimedia Story Reflection

This assignment was definitely a learning experience, in good and not-so-good ways. This assignment reminded me once again of the importance of a team. I appreciate my group members, and I think that we all communicate and work well with each other. Our group made a point to meet once a week to work onContinue reading “Mini Multimedia Story Reflection”

The Strengths and Weaknesses of a Multimedia Story Package

The Des Moines Register’s multimedia story package, “Harvest of Change: Iowa farm towns graying, shrinking” from September 4, 2014 includes many different types of media, that allow users to better understand the information they wish to present. It presented a topic that not everyone would be interested in, in a way that engages readers.Continue reading “The Strengths and Weaknesses of a Multimedia Story Package”

My Multimedia Strong Suits

When it comes to multimedia storytelling, I’d say that my strongest areas are photography, video production, and writing. I have enjoyed writing for as long as I remember; I love writing complex sentences that convey the intended message. Writing, whether creatively or informatively, usually comes easy to me, so I tend to gravitate toward writingContinue reading “My Multimedia Strong Suits”