Final Concepts

I’ve decided to return to my original concept of the picture of the shadow of the flowering tree. Initially I agreed with Meg that it wasn’t very “newsy”, but after putting together a rough demo reel to take with me to an interview at Montclair, I realized my reel at this time is comprised of so many different types of productions. And, the purpose of my reel is not to get a job, but rather to get into a 4-year university, so its important to show all the work I’ve done while at Mercer. I’m rambling to day…sorry.=) So, I’ve decided to use Civilian for my name Chrysti Neuman , Charlemagne for my titles Education and Browallia for my text Mercer. I am going for an earthy, victorian-esque feel with my site because that is the style that visually appeals to me. I am going to use the colors that Kuler suggested and take my picture and place it on both sides of my site with pictures hanging from the branches that will actually be my videos when you click on them. My bio, education, resume, and awards will be available when flowers (also shadows I photographed) are clicked on the bottom of my page. The groupings I plan on using are: politics, non-profit, news packages, sports, and special interest. The videos I plan to include are: a flower show news package (2/08, entertainment, beauty), a recycling news package (5/08, inform, beauty, environment), the BCRC documentary (inform, beauty), an episode of the Hall Institute (10/08, inform), my holiday show (12/08, entertain), sections of the basketball games I directed (2/09, entertain, fast-paced, exciting, show leadership), and interviews with politicians (9/08, 11/08, inform). As far as mapping and the schematic for my site, I will provide links to the Hall Institute website, MCTV26, and BCRC. Of course I have all of these crazy ideas of having birds fly in to deliver the titles, but with minimal drawing ability and no experience with flash, I am unsure if that will be possible. I am also considering doing voice over or shooting an introduction to my website which will play in the main screen after my demo reel to introduce the user to the site and how to navigate through it, but I’d like Meg’s opinion on whether this will look cheesy.=)