Oh the irony

I just read my last post prior to the one I just did, and I said I chose USA Today specifically because it wasn't black and white.

wireframe

So, I've decided to completely change my website from my original concept (again). Originally I was trying to mimic the format of the front page of a newspaper, but after I experimented with the wireframe project, I realized that format looks too cluttered. So, I've decided to stay with the newspaper theme, but instead of it being so obvious, I'm going to create a graphic that looks like a torn piece of a newspaper and blur the background and highlight certain words which will become my links. The colors are going to be black and white, but I am going to add a bevel affect to create a glossy, sheen effect on my text to make it pop. I think this version of my site will look modern and classy. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks=) Oh and what do you think about the heading being at the bottom right hand corner=)

specs

I've chosen to go with the front page of a news paper idea.  I am styling to mimic USA Today because it is not black and white, and most stories finish on the first page.  My colors will be 

 2 variations of blue, white, black, red, and yellow.

I am going to include a story I wrote for the paper at school, an audio news story, and segments from my video work categorized by what common paper sections would be: sports, arts and leisure, news, politics, etc.

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.=)

Concepts for my reel

Sorry, I did my blog posts out of order and kind of combined them. As I said before, I don't see concepts necessarily when watching other demo reels. I want to make sure that what I present is visually and mentally interesting. I also want to make sure that it is of high quality regarding audio and visuals. I want it to demonstrate my ability to report on a variety of topics, and most importantly, I want it to explain my capability to handle a majority of the reporting process such as graphics (minimally), shooting, editing, and writing.

what my demo reel needs

I've been looking over news demo reels. I think when I am preparing my professional reel after college, it will be important to show a variety of story types, include my contact info (this person didn't), include exciting music that fits the content, state what my contribution to the packages (this reel is very exciting and interesting to watch, but the reporterBlogger: DMA250 Blog - Create Post's responsibilities are unclear, and also use creative techniques when reporting on my packages like this reporter has done.

Interesting Website

Interesting website especially for any students considering a career related to advertising.