EDLD+5363+Multimedia+&+Video+Technology+Collaboration

Team Members: Karen James, Meritte Threadgill, Diana Sullivan, Roger Dreger, Elizabeth Pressler

Below are the links to our team planning wiki pages:

Week 3: http://rogerdreger.wikispaces.com/EDLD+5363+Week+3+Assignment Project Planning Document for Week 3: [|5363_Week_3_Assignment_1.pdf]

Week 4: http://rogerdreger.wikispaces.com/EDLD+5363+Week+4+Collaboration Updated Project Planning Document for Week 4: [|EDLD_5363_Week_4_Group_Project.pdf]

//** Below is a record of our team email communications: **////*// Sept 15 I got into the "box" and see that Meritte has found some video clips. I have been crazy searching for public domain video clips that would be appropriate, but I've turned up nothing. Meritte, please let me know where the video clips came from, because we will need to make sure we document our sources and are not violating any copyright rules. I am still working on locating statistics. I have someone I am supposed to email and the Lamar library suggested some leads. I have not had time yesterday or today to work on any of this because I've been busy with students every minute (record enrollment this year). I will have some time at home this evening (no afterschool activities with child today ). My problem: I feel sort of "in the dark" about this project; that is, I don't think I totally get the "vision" of what it's going to be. That's why I think a storyboard would help. If I could really "see" what we have so far, maybe I can make some suggestions/contributions. As it is, I don't feel I'm doing much at all. I emailed Diana, and she said she would look into some of the storyboard freeware I found (I haven't had a chance). Of course, we could always use PowerPoint to create a storyboard. Please let me know what to do next. --Elizabeth Karen that was GREAT! I don't really know how we could improve on that. There is no way that our "homegrown" video footage will be as good as that. I doubt any of us will be cutting a seatbelt or smashing a window in the video shoot!!! Couple more things: I can still do the voiceover, but Karen you did an awesome job! Also regarding the video; we have Meritte, DIana, and myself are on for video. I say we take Meritte off. Diana and I can work out the video (but I wish there was a way to use the great footage that Karen already has). That's my 2 cents! -Roger

Sept 16 Here is the document I got from the Dept. of Transportation. I'm not sure about the difference between "first" and "most harmful event," but at least I have some numbers. 2009: Immersion fatalities "first harmful event"--43, and "most harmful event"--253. 2008: Immersion fatalities "first harmful event"--46, and "most harmful event"--206.

Maybe the "first" and "most" numbers are being added together to get the 300 per yr. estimate I found on CBS news and the Lifehammer website. What do you all think?

Diana, I will work on testing the storyboard freeware this evening and tomorrow. I think a storyboard (though not part of our course grade) will be a nice portfolio addition. It'll make us look like we really knew how to do this thing.

--Elizabeth Sounds great! I have been looking at a couple myself. Let me know which one you like best! -Diana

On Sep 17, 2010, at 5:59 PM, Elizabeth Ann Pressler wrote:

I know my last message about the new narration requirement was not what you want to hear. I hope everybody is not mad at me. I'm just trying to help. Hope everybody's well. I'm checking my email several times a day now. Anxious to hear from you.

--Elizabeth From: Meritte Threadgill [ mailto:meritte23@gmail.com ] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 6:29 PM To: Elizabeth Ann Pressler Cc: kmjames; Diana; Diana F Sullivan; mama; rcrdreger Subject: Re: Hi group!

Elizabeth, definitely not mad at you - I'm glad you were able to attend the web. Anyways, it's me having surgery Thursday morning. Did Dr. Abernathy say we had to have original video footage, or did she just say it had to conform to copyright laws. I will double check our video footage, but I think we are in compliance with fair use. I took very small samples of the original footage of each individual piece, and then Karen used even less of each in the PSA. I've kept all of our emails. I could put those together to prove communication. ~Meritte~ On Sep 17, 2010, at 6:55 PM, "Diana" < diana@sullivans.cc > wrote: I can help as well. Definitely NOT mad at you Elizabeth! I appreciate that you made the conference and filled us all in! I do not have all the emails. For some reason I did not receive several original threads. I do, however, have the replied to emails. I can put something together as well. I am good for a conf. if we need one. -Diana

On Sep 17, 2010, at 7:37 PM, eapressler@my.lamar.edu wrote:

Meritte, During the Sept. 7th conference, Dr. Abernathy. stated that the expectation is that we include video we have shot ourselves, preferably a sample from each team member. I take that to mean we need to put in some original footage to show we were paying attention. The multi-narrator requirement was the big news I got from the Sept. 17th ( today ) web conference. I think we should make an effort to comply with this one, too. Hopefully, we can do it without ending up with a patchwork. The message I take from this is that collaboration and participation take priority over the quality of the final product--that is, it's all a learning experience. Here's something I forgot: Dr. A. stated in no uncertain terms (because someone asked) that points will be deducted from PSAs longer than 60 sec. I'm glad I'm not doing this by myself because I have exceeded the length limits on every single assignment! Diana, and anyone else who can, let's do a tokbox conference tomorrow evening at 5 or 6 PM ( tomorrow is my daughter's birthday and I don't think I'll be available any later). If that won't work, let’s do on Sunday --just pick a time. I will have to revisit tokbox and remember how to do it. We can take screen shots or maybe even screen capture video with sound of us interacting (I have Jing and Camtasia on my computer). That would be good evidence of collaboration. Do you mean we'll copy and paste the emails on another document and publish them as PDF? I don't know how else to get my emails out of email--I've tried it before. Here' our discussion assignment: We need to post links to our collaboration wiki and collaboration documentation on the discussion board by Monday --also include commentary about the collaboration process and what we learned. I'll check my email in the morning. If no one else can do the tokbox, Diana and I can do one and add it to the evidence. --Elizabeth - Original Message - From: "Meritte Threadgill" < meritte23@gmail.com > To: "Diana" < diana@sullivans.cc > Cc: "Elizabeth Ann Pressler" < eapressler@my.lamar.edu >, "kmjames" kmjames@my.lamar.edu >, "Diana F Sullivan " < dfsullivan@my.lamar.edu >, "mama" mama@sullivans.cc >, "rcrdreger" < rcrdreger@sprintmail.com > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 7:58:51 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: Hi group!

I'll let you handle putting the emails together and then whatever you are missing, I can send you. Meritte Threadgill Sent from my iPhone

- Original Message - From: "Roger & Cathy Dreger" < rcrdreger@sprintmail.com > To: eapressler@my.lamar.edu Cc: "Meritte Threadgill" < meritte23@gmail.com >, "kmjames" < kmjames@my.lamar.edu >, "Diana F Sullivan" < dfsullivan@my.lamar.edu >, "mama" < mama@sullivans.cc >, "Diana" < diana@sullivans.cc > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:52:25 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: Hi group!

Hello, I think if every member has to contribute narration and footage, it is a given it will look "cobbled together". Movie studios have a lot of very expensive people and equipment to make sure all the shots look the same! My concern is that I still don't know what I am responsible for shooting on video or for narration. Maybe we need an Overseer who can divvy up the shot list and the narration and assign parts. That would be fine with me... I will try and make tokbox, just let me know when. -Roger ** ﻿ **** Sat. 9/18: After discussing revision suggestions and requirements emphasized during Web conferences (9/7 and 9/17) via email, our leader Karen has assigned the tasks needed to bring o **** ur project to completion. ** - Original Message - From: kmjames@my.lamar.edu To: "Roger & Cathy Dreger"  Cc: "Meritte Threadgill" , "kmjames" , "Diana F Sullivan" , "mama" , "Diana" , eapressler@my.lamar.edu Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 2:55:12 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: Hi group! Here are your assignments

Roger, I will divvy up the assignments: Meritte: you have already contributed edited audio (music) and video (news footage), thank you. Documentation: send Elizabeth the info for the video clips I used, cc me so I can put in the PSA. Roger: capture a wide to close up shot of the tool at the store, and a close up of putting it in glove compartment. Create narration "simple tool that can be found in any hardware store should be kept in car for easy access..." Documentation assignment: please clean up and update our google doc and wiki for submission. Include these new assignments in the wiki, google shot list, etc and revise after I get the final done. Diana: capture a close up shot of someone struggling in seat belt. Either faux-demo cutting the belt, or I can put in what I have. Create narration regarding "these tools come with blades to cut seatbelts that may become locked in a collision..." Documentation assignment: please take care of emails, including editing for non-course content. Elizabeth: capture a close up shot of someone frantically pushing window buttons on a car. Either faux-demo breaking out the window or I can put in what I have. Create narration "the tools also come with hammers to break out windows that may not open with the engine disabled." Documentation: please create our assignment for submission like you did last week and keep us updated on web conf info. All three: Check the rough cut for the amount of time you have for your "spot" and do not exceed that time. The PSA is 64 seconds right now, so I need to lose 4 seconds somewhere. I need your audio/video submissions uploaded to box.net by Monday night 9/20. That will give me time to do the editing, add effects that are listed in a rubric, and post to the web so we can do Assignment 5 next weekend.

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|| -Original Message- Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 8:01:50 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: Hi group! Here are your assignments

Elizabeth, It doesn't matter what age the hands are since at that point we are using general info. Let your 9 yr old do it since she's eager. Files can be together or separate, does not matter to me. Karen

- Original Message - From: "Elizabeth Ann Pressler"  To: "Karen Marie James"  Cc: "Meritte Threadgill" , "Diana F Sullivan" , "mama" , "Diana" , "Roger & Cathy Dreger" , "Elizabeth Ann Pressler"  Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 8:23:30 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: Hi group! Here are your assignments

OK, I'll get something to you by Sunday evening. I'm so excited we're getting this done! Can we do tokbox at 6:00 or do I need to change. I'm going to check my email again in an hour to see what everybody wants to do. Those who are experts: Can I record the meeting using Camtasia or Jing? I might want to do Camtasia because the 5 min. time limit on Jing makes me nervous. --Elizabeth Sat 9/18/2010 8:44 AM Group, Elizabeth is very concerned with our documentation being in email instead of a web 2.0. Diana, please copy and paste any usable conversation threads into the wiki and Roger will double check. Roger, please take care of any directional information from emails that can go in the google doc. I am feeling very less talk, more action. Get your shots. Make your audio. Get it to me. Aloha Karen

On Sep 18, 2010, at 8:56 AM, Diana F Sullivan wrote: Thank you. She is much better. I will be pulling these emails together. I seem to be missing some of the originals, but they were included in some of the replies, so I should have what I need to complete this. Do you want this in Google Docs, Wiki, or Word? Thank you all for working so hard! I really enjoy working with you all! -Diana Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 9:12:11 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: Hi group! Elizabeth, sorry I haven't replied yet - I am working all day since I will be out for awhile.

Last night on my way home from the football game i had to work, I passed an accident on the road, so I back tracked and took some video, so then I also took some nighttime driving while my camera was already out. I haven't had a chance to download it, but will and upload it to box.net for Karen. Meritte Threadgill Sent from my iPhone September 18, 2010 10:18:45 AM Everyone doesn't have to be in the tokbox conference. Anyone who can do it will be fine. I just want to have a little something extra, and I want to try recording the conference to see if it will really work. If it won't record, I'll just do a screen shot. I promise not to take any longer than 10 min. --Elizabeth

Sat 9/18/2010 10:45 AM Karen, Just to clarify, I am doing footage with someone struggling in the seatbelt, correct? I was going to see if we could go to a salvage yard and just use one of their seatbelts to cut. But I need to get one of the tools first. As soon as I have my footage, I will get it to you. -Diana - Original Message - From: "Roger & Cathy Dreger"  To: "Karen James"  Cc: "Elizabeth Pressler" <eapressler@my.lamar.edu>, "Diana Sullivan" <dfsullivan@my.lamar.edu>, "Meritte Threadgill" <mthreadgill@connally.org> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 2:53:18 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Question about audio and video

Hi Karen, Thanks for being the boss of us! I want to make sure that what you need are SEPARATE audio and video files correct? In other words, the narration is done separately from the video. What is the best format(s) for you? I will be doing the video in iMovie and the audio in either garageband or audacity. Finally, is it okay to use the video on my Canon digital camera at 640 x 480? Or do we need something higher resolution? I also have a digital camcorder. -Roger Did everybody get your video messages I sent from tokbox? Karen got one with no sound, but I sent more after I got the sound working. --Elizabeth September 18, 2010 3:58 PM Like Roger, I will use a Cannon digital camera (PowerShot SX 120 IS). I have an old movie camera, but I don't think it will work (can't find the cable for it anyway). I did a test video inside today and the resolution was not super sharp when I played the video on the computer, but I think that's the best it will look. -Elizabeth September 18, 2010 4:14 PM The software you use does not matter. Once you export/save/render the audio/video to upload to box.net it will be in a format I can use (avi, wma, wmv, wav, mp3, mp4, mpeg, mov etc). 640x480 is fine. Audio together OR separate is fine; whichever you can get to me by Monday night. Diana - in answer to your earlier email: please copy and paste any relevant communication from our emails into the wiki. We don't need every word, just enough to track our progress, communication, and organization. Roger is going to take care of the google doc to make sure that info is updated/revised. Meritte - I am looking forward to seeing your impromptu video you caught on the road. Karen September 18, 2010 5:55 PM I made a week 4 wiki page that links to the week 3 page (week 4 not in navigation). Please add comments, links, and stuff for week 4 on this new page. I started to just add to week 3, but it was looking kind of confusing.

--Elizabeth

Here is a list of what remains to be done, from Karen:

Documentation: send Elizabeth the info for the video clips I used, cc me so I can put in the PSA. || Documentation assignment: please clean up and update our google doc and wiki for submission. Include these new assignments in the wiki, google shot list, etc and revise after I get the final done. || may become locked in a collision..." Documentation assignment: please take care of emails, including editing for non-course content. || may not open with the engine disabled." Documentation: please create our assignment for submission like you did last week and keep us updated on web conf info. || ** * **** This evening (9/18) I did a test video to see if I could use Camtasia to record a team conference. I did the screen capture while Diana and I were engaged in a chat about the project (the audio was recorded after the video was shot). If we have a final, wrap-up webconference in TokBox next week, we will definitely try using Camtasia to record our meeting. ** [] || ** * **** --E. ** ﻿Sunday 9:40 a.m. - I posted our progress documentation in the discussion board per the web conference. Karen This work is licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License].* ** Link to Week 5 Collaborations: ** http://rogerdreger.wikispaces.com/EDLD%205363%20Week%205%20Collaboration
 * Meritte: you have already contributed edited audio (music) and video (news footage), thank you.
 * Roger: capture a wide to close up shot of the tool at the store, and a close up of putting it in glove compartment. Create narration "simple tool that can be found in any hardware store should be kept in car for easy access..."
 * Diana: capture a close up shot of someone struggling in seat belt. Either faux-demo cutting the belt, or I can put in what I have. Create narration regarding "these tools come with blades to cut seatbelts that
 * Elizabeth: capture a close up shot of someone frantically pushing window buttons on a car. Either faux-demo breaking out the window or I can put in what I have. Create narration "the tools also come with hammers to break out windows that
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