This past Friday I spent three or more hours at the Cedar Bend Humane Society. I got to talk with the two co-directors and the person who is in charge of the Capital Campaign. I got some stats that I can use for my data visualization such as numbers of animals brought in, animals adopted and money raised for the campaign.
I got video for my audio slideshow and b-roll for my video, however it wasn't until I was home that I realized I was holding the camera the wrong way. For the slideshow audio that won't matter but that means all my b-roll footage is to the side. It is funny cause I practiced with the flip camera and watch it but when I played it back I also had the camera flipped.
Another problem I have encountered is that I couldn't get my data to upload. It said something was wrong with the x-axis. I tried flipping the information but that didn't help.
I am mostly finished with my slideshow. I have a lot of information on it partly cause my first interview with the adoption counselor was full of information but not very audible because of the dogs barking in the background. Since there wasn't a quiet office to interview her in you have all the background actually included in the interview...dogs barking, cats meowing, cell phones ringing, doors closing, and people talking. Hopefully that works to my advantage. I don't know if the pictures and the audio best complement each other but I really don't have the time to mess around and try some other ideas because of all my other problems with the b-roll, many eyes and google maps.
I think the captions tell a lot the interview doesn't the only thing is that they don't really match the photos. The audio slideshow was intended to let the adoption counsel to give her advice and thoughts from her side of the process. Then the photos show what people who come into adopt see such as sad animals who want love. Last, the caption tell more about the process...what test the animals have to undergo to be able to be put up for adoption, the cost, and the application process. Three sides of a story in one slideshow might be a little too much.
I am going to work on the story tonight to make sure I have enough information to fill the 800-1000 word requirement. In addition, I don't want to have an gaps in my writing.
I still need to finish my google map. I had troubles with that last week. It put markers everywhere I clicked even though I wasn't on the balloon marker icon. It made me so frustrated I want to switch to a flash map because I thought it would be easier, but I don't know what I would do with flash. Any ideas?
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Rachel, I'll comment on both your posts b/c it's more efficient this way. I think your b-roll flip camera footage is possibly salvageable. There may be a way to rotate video in Adobe Premiere Pro, so I can look into that tomorrow. Don't despair! I am so curious how you held the camera so the footage came out wrong!
ReplyDeleteIf you're still having problem with your data in Many Eyes, I can help figure that one out too. We should schedule a time to meet, possibly Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, or next Monday. I don't know what I'd do with Flash without first reading your story, although I can imagine a blueprint, possibly, of the new shelter and buttons showing where each room could be. You could possibly scan the shelter design in as a jpg and work with it that way. You could also do an interactive map using the same info you'd load into Google but just with the state of Iowa (as a jpg) and buttons highlighting the various humane society shelters across Iowa (or in NEIowa).
there might also be some interesting data to visualize graphically from a national standpoint.
The article you listed in the post before this one is good and I'm happy to see you thinking broadly about your topic: I think you can make those connections between dire circumstances caused by recession woes with regard to petcare, and the connections to a surge in euthenasia (however you spell that). I'm also thrilled to see you thinking so critically about your slideshow after seeing a not-so-promising example. Good for you.