An oft quoted cliche’ filled with exuberant anticipation attributed to whom I haven’t the slightest clue. But it seems appropriate in view of the patient clarifications I received from my blogging instructor today. With a little help from her I was able to correct the damage I did to my blog late last night.
After viewing several video clips, we were divided into groups headed up by the most knowledgeable persons, so I spent a little time with Kyle who demonstrated how Photoshop works. I am pretty proficient in Photoshop, but I just wanted to see if I could pick up any tips from somebody else who uses the program. It turns out I did.
Lisa Parisot, our instructor, showed us some film footage she shot early on in her career before there was such a thing as digital video equipment. She wanted us to see what makes a multimedia story and how to put one together. A couple of pointers stood out, for instance if shooting for the web keep movement at a minimum. Don’t zoom! “It’s an unnatural movement,” says Lisa. As for as the makeup of a multimedia story, Lisa says it must have three things – 1) emotion, 2) movement or action, and 3) something unusual to capture the viewer and peak his/her curiosity.
One thing very apparent to me – my blog is pretty elementary compared to those designed by the other students in my class. I was quite impressed with the creativity and insights expressed by several of my fellow bloggers. One way to get better is to spend a little time examining their sites, not to mention asking them lots of questions. Looks like I have lots of work to do! Thank goodness I’m among some very creative classmates! And best of all, they don’t mind me picking their brains.
So that’s why the title. Exuberant anticipation compels me to charge into the fray of blogging! Being among creatives sets my adrenalin to pumping. I’m going to learn something from these guys and gals. Heck, today I already have! But there’s more, lots more and it looks like a bit of hard work and lots of fun. So, let the games begin, or in the passionate words of Sherlock Holmes to his faithful sidekick when a mystery becomes apparent, “Come Watson, come! The game is afoot!”
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