Monday, April 16, 2007

The Earl of Sandwich

What does a news package consist of? Sound effects, use of historical footage or images, soundtrack, reenactments, internet graphics, or other innovative video techniques?

This story was based on an assigment I had to make a video segment about the subject of "sandwiches." I didn't want to go with just the obvious choice of interviewing subjects in a sandwich shop, so I tried to use other techniques.

The last shots of the turkey farm I made by super-gluing a high-tech neodymium magnet to a camera mount. The result isthat I was then able to attach a small video camera to virtually any part of the exterior of my car.

The narrative of the story is kind of anti-climactic at the end, but I think the value of the story lies in the use of a variety of techniques to help tell a story.

Can this be a viable model for what news stories on the internet will include? I think so, as along as viewers are drawn in and engaged in the story being told.

Enjoy...

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