Private: Capstone Blog Fall 2020

12.12.20 WOW. I cannot believe we made it through the semester, but here we are. The last blog post, for the last project for Capstone. This is one of the last big requirements before I graduate, my last class with you Jackie, I believe, and several of our dear classmates graduate after the completion of this project. This makes this…

This is the final Work in Progress for the In Depth Project. Yay. After the last class, I took the advice given when shooting and I hung out with Debbie more. Below is what I believe I would like my final edit to be. I also submitted outtakes on Canvas that could may be worked into my edit. My edit…

In the last work in progress, I brainstormed new ideas including doing a photo story on COVID puppies. I have been working to find sources for this and am coming up a little dry. However, while I haven’t had luck with that story yet, I have found a few sources for the other idea I had pitched a while ago…

This is the first check in for our in-depth project. My original idea was to do a photo story on a member of Central Missouri Community Action's Foster Grandparent program. However, COVID killed that project. I know a lot of us were predicted to change our original ideas though. I am working on brainstorming a new idea now. I would…

The killing of George Floyd at the knee of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day 2020 sparked international outrage and protests. Protests have continued in a number of cities across the nation, including Columbia, as additional names have been added to the list of victims. In Columbia, protests have been organized by a number of groups, including the People’s Defense, Black…

Adventure in Columbia: Through a Dog's Eyes ad-ven-ture /ad’ven(t)SHər,ədˈven(t)SHər/ noun an exciting or very unusual experience; participation in exciting undertakings verb to risk or hazard; to take the chance of             Every day is an adventure to Tuffie, my three-year-old Australian Shepherd. Despite our routine, Tuffie is uber excited about everything every day. No matter how many times I say…

Since the last work-in-progress for our group project on BLM protesters, we have switched gears from focusing on kids to long-time activists. We have interviewed two people, Jeff and Mary, and have a third interview today. We have started editing the videos and have a game plan for the next week to finish. We made some important style choices as…

For the photo essay, my word was Adventure. I chose to do Adventure in Columbia, through my dog's eyes. We have had a bumpy start for sure. I have a GoPro so my plan was to attach it to my dog and see what we got on our daily Adventures around Columbia. Unfortunately, there are only two types of dog…

This is the first Work In Progress for our group multimedia project/ 9.29.20 Group members: Marco Postigo Storel, Alexandria Wells, Leanne Tippett Mosby Topic: children of the racial justice protests After our class discussion indicating our original idea of incorporating stills with video would be too much, we have scaled our project down to trying to find three children of…