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Yup, that’s where I am now. I shot a project for a friend last week, for a presentation she’s doing on Thursday. So, we: 1. Pieced together the story she wants to tell 2. Worked out the assets she has (photos, the video we shot at hers and her Sensei’s studios). 3. Started creating the assets we need. Ever since that initial story meeting, I’ve had a melody going around my head, made of her company name. I sang it, recorded it, she liked it, and I worked up a backing track over the weekend. You wouldn’t think it to look at her, but she wanted a sound that’s full of beats. And so she shall have one. 4. I’m used to hiring my camera and editing crew and directing the process of creating the story and that the client and I came up with. But, with all the new things going on in the life of the business, and with the needs of this particular project, I’m a one-stop shop this time. I’m kind of surprised at how much I’m loving it! 5. Some of the assets are delayed a bit, so I’m going to be pushing the deadine for the rough draft. That means that all of the other elements should be done by tomorrow morning, so that I can assemble them as soon as the assets arrive, and get it to her to check, then work until the final version is done and ready to go. Tools: I’m working in: Motion for the Intro and Outro, Final Cut Studio for the video edit, Soundtrack + my little keyboard for the track. Will upload when it’s done. And, by the way, the event is going to be awesome: 6 ladies presenting their business ideas for feedback from a distinguished panel. This is the October FEW event, and the details are here: okay, gotta get back to work.:-)
MixedInk Demo from MixedInk on Vimeo. I trust the progressive blogosphere in the States to find and test some of the best online applications for lifehacks, video and audio production, project management, and more. As a long-time member of DailyKos, I’ve found out about applications that have become a key part of my online life, including Wordpress for content management/web design, Feedly for customized news, Evernote for capturing ideas and images on the fly, Coda for hand-coding HTML & CSS, Animoto for quick web slideshow editing, Prezi for presentations, and more. Now, being a fairly geeky person, and a progressive, I’ve been waiting with baited breath to see what new functions DailyKos is rolling out with the new version of the site: DK4.0. And here’s the first hint: to create some new rules for DailyKos, they’re using MixedInk a tool that will give community members an opportunity to democratically (final version is voted on) and collectively (you can create your own piece, which can be revised, and vice versa. And everyone’s contribution is tracked, right to the point where it’s published.) revise the site rules. The developers bypass copyright issues by licensing every document under Creative Commons. I bet this would also be useful for non-confidential collaborative writing in any area, by remote project groups, small businesses, NGO’s etc. It would be pretty interesting to see if there are similar apps in Japan and how successful they are. The National Healthcare Mythbusters series: Real stories of Americans abroad experiencing real National Health Care in various countries: on this site, you’ll be able to watch the stories of people living in Japan.
The National Healthcare Mythbusters series: Real stories of Americans abroad experiencing real National Health Care in various countries: on this site, you’ll be able to watch the stories of people living in Japan.
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