WEEK 3 PROJECT: DIGITAL STORYTELLING WITH A MOBILE DEVICE CHALLENGE

Elizabeth Peterson: Team Lead, Photographer/ Media Producer
Mobile Apps/Online Tools Used: Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Pixlr, Dropbox, Mightybell, Facebook

Jazzalette Wandrick: Researcher, Strategist, Video Editor, Media Designer
Mobile Apps/Online Tools Used: Ipad, pixlr, cute CUT, iMovie, Sony phone, DropBox, Mightybell

Lisa McKnight: Audio Engineer, Script Writer
Mobile Apps/Online Tools Used: Samsung Galaxy, Soundcloud, DropBox, Mightybell

Raymond Manning: Lead Writer, Documentarian
Mobile Apps/Online Tools Used: ???

Reflection:

Mightybell was a great tool that we used to collaborate on this project. I created a room where we could come together and chat, leave comments, share information, and brainstorm ideas. Jazzalette started out by researching different apps for us to use to produce our video. We then started to think of a product or brand. I thought of the California Oranges because our Photographer/Media Producer lives in California so I thought it would very accessible to get cool photos and capture some California scenery and with many people trying to get healthy these days and go organic I thought it would also be very relevant. At that time we moved on to creating a script. Our lead writer had not connected with us so with deadlines coming up the Team Leader asked me to start on a script.  I used the Soundcloud app on my Samsung Galaxy phone to record the audio needed for our video. It included my voiceover of the script along with a royalty free instrumental. After completing the script our Photo/Media person (Beth) got started on taking the photos that we needed to go with our production. She used her Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone along with her Pixlr app in order to capture the great photos needed to bring our script to life.  After gathering the visual and audio media our Video Editor (Jazzalette) took everything and created the final video. She used her iPad as the mobile device; she used Pixlr as well to edit the photos, and Cute CUT and iMovie to edit and create the video. That was our overall process from start to finish.  At one point we did have to go back in to the drawing board on our script and make some changes, but we adjusted to those changes like the professionals that we are! Jazzalette is also our lead strategist, and even though we will all share the video, she is in charge of doing all that she can for maximum exposure.

     As I explained above, even though my role started out differently, I ended with the role of Lead Writer and Audio Engineer. I contributed the script, the audio used in the video, and a few of the photos. What surprised me about this challenge is that even though we were all in different locations and strictly using an online forum, we still communicated very well. I also was surprised at all the things you can do with just using mobile apps. You can capture, create, edit, and share media just from your phone alone.  Again, I am most proud of us being able to come together without being able to collaborate face to face and still doing a fantastic job at communicating and delivering. It was most definitely a challenge because you have to communicate even more when you are just online. Sometimes what you are saying through text is not really understood and something as simple as the wrong punctuation can throw everyone off of what you were trying to say. Also, it was a challenge to use something you never have for something you usually use another device for. I have never really used my phone or apps in this way to make a total production so it was a challenge, but I learned a lot.