Mr. Ricardo Lopez

Thursday February 28th, the day before the glorious day of the leap year, Ricardo Lopez, a multimedia journalist, along with Candace Barbot from the Miami Herald visited room 3034 at the University of Miami's School of Communication. CNJ 442, my online journalism class was graced with their presence and were spoken to about the art of videography.  Having created several videos to go along with print stories in the past, I was able to gather plenty of information from Ricardo's lecture.  

In particular, the Lemonade Kid grabbed my attention.  Ricardo mentioned that he did not know where or when this video was shot/published.  First of all, the audio is perfect.  It convinced me that a lavaliere microphone was the only way to go.  From very wide shots (VWS),  to extreme close ups (ECU), the mind behind this video knew exactly what he was doing.  Beyond the post-production, the specific shots were all purposeful and made a difference in the audience's perspective...

To move on to another topic, I was assigned "Television" for a multimedia package project.  I plan on covering the UMTV show "Off the Wire."  To be completely honest,  I have never listened to or watched "Off the Wire," but after reading some commentary, the award winning, late-night comedy show seems to grasp a large audience and "explores the irony and idiosyncrasies of pop culture, politics, and college life.  Local Miami personalities, live antics, witty jokes, and original comedy sketches are the cornerstone of the show which is taped before a live studio  audience."  

I am excited to work with this ambitious group of students and hope it will produce an authentic, valuable, piece of media that will dispense the culture and ideas they are attempting to portray.