Meeting Six:
Post every week to the class blog!
How to think about the "lead" to your story.
How to think about newsworthiness and good writing with Stephanie Martin
Digital Storytelling vs. Conventional "Lead"-Oriented News
Some basic tips for shooting video:
Tutorials for Final Cut Pro like this one
Some useful free and open source software for multimedia
Audacity - good for recording voice-over and other audio
MPEG Streamclip - good for converting video files from one format to another - use .mov or .mp4 for easiest editing
VLC Player - good for playing files in multiple formats
Some useful sites for public domain and creative commons audio and video: