Do you Tweet?

Much to my dismay following a new found love affair with Twitter, I have come to learn that not too many Lehigh students are using Twitter. In fact, they don't even understand what it is. Ok, Ok, I may be getting a bit ahead of myself because just a few weeks ago I was basically blogging about how dumb I thought the whole thing was but really, I'm a newborn Twitter-lover.

This week's lab was all about figuring out which kind of environments are most ideal around campus for audio and visual effects on camera. We were given a list of 8 places to go on campus and to ask community members the same questions about a topic. Of course, we jumped all over Twitter because it's fresh on our minds, but apparently, it's not fresh on the minds of most college students.

To start, finding a volunteer to even give their feelings about the web site was like pulling teeth. We found ourselves getting to a point where we were forcing people to just even talk about a time they heard someone talking about it from a distance. Some people, on the other hand, jumped at the opportunity to be on camera and hear themselves talk. It was a pretty hilarious contrast.

In terms of the logistics, I don't think we had much of a problem with lighting anywhere. For the places outside, today wasn't too bright so the lighting was fine. With the audio aspects, we ran into a few problems with background. Pay attention to Todd from Dave's Deli and you'll notice that the TV is on in the background...quite a shame because he gave an awesome answer and even followed up with me and Anya when the interview was done, offering to give us any help we may need with anything in the future. Nice guy. Go to Dave's Deli and give him your business...seriously.

The project went basically like I thought it would. The bulk of the work landed in getting the footage. The editing process this week was pretty simple because we were really only dealing with transitions and credits. But the filming...that was a task.

Anyway, I think I'd have to say that of all the projects I've done for Multimedia Reporting, I'm most proud of this one. Take a look! Enjoy!!!!