As you map out your plan for your interview project, here are some links to ideas for visual presentations. You may want to look for free program downloads to do a variety of approaches. I'll be looking for the best ones, but you should be looking, too. If you find something easy and free, let me know.
Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures
Picture Stories
Digital photography tips
Quick soundbites to begin the video
Start with your best shot
Define the storyCapture attention but keep them wondering
Changing shots quickly to create sense of action
Basic principles of online journalism
Poynter Online
Tips for video
Here are three free programs for slide shows:
Photozig
Photostage
Smilebox
This blog uses Dreamweaver to build the pages and a program called Slideshow Pro to build the slides. Paul Zoeller Photography Paul is a former student. A really good one.
SlideShowPro ThumbGrid is $24 for a single-user license.
SlideShowPro Director is $39 per domain. Major credit card or PayPal accepted. All 1.0 updates are free.
A tutorial for SlideShowPro for Flash
Storytelling the interview explains step-by-step what you will need to do.
Here are some peripheral sites if you have time:
Teaching Online Journalism by Mindy McAdams
How do I protect my photo’s copyright?
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