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1. Thing I learnt – There are a ridiculous number of free sound files on Soundtrack Pro. This is amazing. Makes my life so much easier. Wish I had actually done more with them before.
2. I wish I could control volume better. I just never seem to get it as smooth as I would like to.

1. Insight –> Really, I dont feel like I have any major insights recently. But I did have one major frustration
2. Frustration –> STILL CANT POST ANYTHING

Hopefully this one actually posted this time…

Wait nevermind – its too big.

So I am still not sure I am doing the saving correctly/uploading correctly, but I definitely have learnt a few things.

1. Make sure it is saved as a .mov file.
2. Make sure that you set your damned scratch discs.
3. Save things in a folder that Sarah can access, rather than one only you know about.

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Jake

Good lordddddd. THis has been a difficult process.

Things I learnt the hard way

1. Set your scratch discs – it is a pain in the neck to have to reconnect the media (that was also illuminating – you can reconnect, so don’t panic)
2. Every time you “save as” and/or move the files into the shared area… RENAME IT, otherwise you might COMPLETELY DELETE YOUR PROJECT. I did that. Luckily I did it an hour before.
3. Sometimes it doesn’t like audio files. Don’t know why but it crapped out on my mp3s…

Yeah, so that’s what I faced. What was good… I did it. I actually did it. I also loved how you balance audio and visual. Fades are hard?

1 insightful thing I learned this week in lab, or a connection I made between the lab and one of my other Journalism classes

- I know this sounds silly, but I really enjoyed figuring out how to CG. Also I think its has been excellent for me to actually see SWAP in action.

1 thing I am struggling with or have a question about

- I can’t quite get picture transitions down and worry that my SWAP is too forced and not particularly interesting. Oh well, I was always built more for radio anyways…

• I really enjoyed the TV headlines – I learnt that talking quickly at first is really good to make sure that you can get through it, and being under-time is really relaxing, and allows you to go over comfortably.
• I really had a lot of problems with B-Roll. I still have NO IDEA how to write it or what I should write. I am extremely uncomfortable with writing it.
• Also, I am really unclear on how to make transitions between the pictures not look forced. SWAP is really hard.

1. I learnt how to get rid out of P’s.
2. Equalization.

Enjoy

http://people.brandeis.edu/~jyarmus/Sample%20Media/Sample-SOTU-audio.mp3

What up what up.

Love

Jake

• 1 insightful thing I learned this week in lab, or a connection I made between the lab and one of my other Journalism classes

The proper way to cut out the PPPPPPPPP sounds. Really awesome.

• 1 thing I am struggling with or have a question about

I still just wish I was speaking correctly. I had a rough day, but it sucks to do something you thought youd do right incorrectly. Bummer man.