Multimedia production

Makerere UniversityKampala July 2011

Peter Verweij

Setting up blogs

Difference between website and blogs Software website: Drupal or Jumbla Blog: blogger.com or wordpress.com Use free web service or install wordpress

software on university server For individual production: web service For class production: install

Set up Wordpress

User name and login Choose a blog name Choose a template Explore the dashboard Start publishing

Blogging

Headline and simple text Make links Add pictures audio and video using embedded

links from picasa, youtube and audioboo Use more tag Pay attention to writing for the web

Blogging 2

Making slideshows with picasa and vuvox and slideshare, windows photo story

– Eu enlargement Test to pictures/video: Wember's scissors Edit pics with picasa or photoshop Shoot video/audio and edit using moviemaker audacity Using maps add pics Link picture and sound Make a screencast: camstudio Make an audio recording, edit and upload

Blogging 3

Show live streaming with ustream

Show live blogging with coveritlive

Adding a poll to your blog

Using widgets on your blog

Make a mobile edition of your blog

Ideas for mobile reporting

Setting up newsroom

Wordpress blog on server Template and style book Roles: Editors, reporters, assignment editor,

producer Deadlines and meetings Topics and news selection Decide each story: how multimedia