Video Project

This is going to be my favorite project in this class. I love video editing and I’ve been doing it for almost three years. I had a hard time pinning down what I wanted to do. At first, I wanted to do something similar to AMV Hell. I wanted to compile some clips from TV shows and movies I have on my computer and make edits. I have done something like that before and I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I am under a time constraint and I am unable to do that.

What I will be doing instead is a parody of the show My Strange Addiction. This will be much simple to do and it will be a lot easier for me to edit. As I am typing, I am already writing down the script for this skit. As to what I’m “addicted” to? I’ll just leave that as a secret…

NEWSY: First Impressions

NEWSY is a news site that is on the rise. It has a basic layout with different outlines. The articles are just articles.

However, the documentaries are a whole other experience.

Now granted, it’s not the first news site to do this. VICE is famous for their documentaries. NEWSY makes their own documentaries as well. What sets them apart from VICE is that NEWSY doesn’t exclusively focus on horrifying content.

NEWSY hosted a video involving E-Sports and how it’s influencing media.

NEWSY is a news site that I can see myself using in the future. It doesn’t send me into sensory overload compared to other news sites. I may binge watch more of the documentaries, but I do prefer VICE’s documentaries better. Maybe it’s because they cover more horrifying content that I’m into.

I recommend it.

Why Hyperlocal News Doesn’t Make the Cut

When people hear about hyperlocal news, they think of what is in their area. There are a wide variety of hyperlocal news sites but they die out after some time. Why hasn’t there been a demand for it? The market is there.

My theory is that no one knows how to go about it. At least, without resorting to questionable methods. Think about it. Everyone is more concerned with the world or what the latest tweet Donald Trump has said. Not many are into hyperlocal news because it’s not exciting. They could resort to relying on clickbait, but that will only tarnish the reputation of hyperlocal news.

The closest thing I could say that hyperlocal news has a market is Florida Headlines. The Florida headlines…are out there. You hear something about the Florida Man doing something crazy like streak and throw his feces while on crack. That gets attention and clicks. And even then I don’t count that because it’s all over the state.

Will hyperlocal news make it? I highly doubt. Unless if they resort to clickbait.

Photojournalism Project

My photojournalism project is going to cover urban decay in Ybor City. Urban Decay is exactly what you think it is. Abandoned buildings surrounded by an overgrowth of plants and disrepair. Ybor City has a lot of things going for it, but there are quite a lot of abandoned buildings in Ybor. There’s even a few where the planned baseball stadium that I want to cover before they vanish.

Now of course I won’t be breaking into the buildings. First of all, I don’t want damage property. Second, I don’t want to be arrested for trespassing when all I wanted was to take photos. I do know there is the burnt Ybor Spa building that I want to cover. There is quite a lot of history behind it and allegations of hauntings behind it. I know I want to cover that. However, there has been some stuff going on with the building. Some are saying it may get demolished and others are saying that it’s going to be restored. I’m not sure what will happen to the building, but I want to be there before something happens.