The Multimedia Storytelling class Part II will be working more on how to compile these videos together, but for now, I thought you might like to see the order they were meant to be in. We envisioned a series of stories that would explore the changing media landscape, beginning with traditional media, transitioning to citizen journalism and even experimenting with our own user-generated content. The videos were all filmed using inexpensive Flip cameras.

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From Scorsese: As promised, here are some clips from the bike cam. -Kristina

By Kristina (Scorsese Group)

Two days and five hours of footage later, the Scorsese team has filmed the filming of the Birch Bay Marathon north of Bellingham. Our objective: Capture the process of creating a film using consumer technology (specifically the flip camera).

While we have a full cast of characters, it seems like everyone fits into three main entities:
1. Us, the film crew
2. Joel, the race director, and the rest of the volunteers who made the race possible.
3. The runners

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Today, I decided to take the camera on a test run – literally. I was curious what kind of quality video I could get if I ran with the camera. Conclusion: not very. A warning if you watch this video that you might get dizzy from all the movement. The only way I think the running with the camera will work is if I’m focused on another moving object. So if I’m running alongside someone else who is running that might work for short clips, but that’s about it. – Kristina

Since Scorsese is trying to get the UGC angle of all of this, I’m curious what sort of challenges you have had while completing your projects. We will try to find a way to illustrate these challenges in our own film.

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