Video Project Proposal

LSC students Sierra Willenburg and Peter Nute wrote a screen play for a 30 min film that will be shot the weekend of April 7th and 8th. Our group will be creating a journalistic narrative about what goes on behind the scenes of this murder mystery.

Slideshow 2

Don's Tats, a tattoo and piercing shop in Lyndonville, Vermont is the popular place for many of Lyndon State College student to get tattoos.

With help again from Angry Ani, we were able to get the run down on this local business and see the process of getting a tattoo. Ani is no novice when it comes to the pain of getting a tattoo, having gotten a peace sign she designed tattooed on the back of her neck. Today she is having the Greek word for 'family' forever placed in her skin, in honor of her families Greek heritage.

Don Furbush, the owner as well as the tattoo artist in the slideshow, is one of three who work in the shop. As is policy with every legal tattoo shop before you get any ink done you need to sign a waiver, stating that you know the risks that come with getting a tattoo. Each person is also verified that they are who they say they are before any of the tattooing starts, once again for legal reasons.

With high demand for tattoos and only one place to get the in town Don's Tats was quickly able to move from its original location to Depot street.

Mr. Furbush's tattooing history is rather extensive having majored in art while at art school in MA and he has 11 years of tattooing under his belt. 
Each time a person comes in for a tattoo Mr. Furbush will show you that the needle he will be using is new and sterile, along with the expiration date of the equipment.

Mr. Furbush said that you shouldn't trust a tattoo shop that already has the tattoo gun ready to go before you show up; which is why his shop assembles the gun right in front of you, letting you see all the parts as he puts it together.

First Mr. Furbush will discuss with you what and where you want your tattoo, then he will shave and clean the area. To make sure that the client will be happy with the results, a stencil of sorts is placed on the skin where the tattoo will go; this insures proper placement and accuracy while tattooing.

To make sure the skin doesn't try out and the needle glides over the skin easier Mr. Furbush will frequently stop to lube the skin.

When the skin is punctured there should be blood, to keep a clear view of the stencil on the skin Mr. Furbush will wipe away any excess ink from the gun and any blood that may come with the tattoo.

When the tattoo is finished Mr. Furbush will tell you how to treat the tattoo once you get home; in addition, Don's Tats will give you a paper telling you how to take care of your new tattoo.

Photos: Marc Samson
Photo editing: Samantha Vanschoick
Audio: Heather Cobb
Soundslides editing: Sean Yergeau
Text: Heather Cobb on's Tats, a tattoo and piercing shop in Lyndonville, Vermont is the popular place for many of Lyndon State College student to get tattoos.

With help again from Angry Ani, we were able to get the run down on this local business and see the process of getting a tattoo. Ani is no novice when it comes to the pain of getting a tattoo, having gotten a peace sign she designed tattooed on the back of her neck. Today she is having the Greek word for 'family' forever placed in her skin, in honor of her families Greek heritage.

Don Furbush, the owner as well as the tattoo artist in the slideshow, is one of three who work in the shop. As is policy with every legal tattoo shop before you get any ink done you need to sign a waiver, stating that you know the risks that come with getting a tattoo. Each person is also verified that they are who they say they are before any of the tattooing starts, once again for legal reasons.

With high demand for tattoos and only one place to get the in town Don's Tats was quickly able to move from its original location to Depot street.

Mr. Furbush's tattooing history is rather extensive having majored in art while at art school in MA and he has 11 years of tattooing under his belt. 

Each time a person comes in for a tattoo Mr. Furbush will show you that the needle he will be using is new and sterile, along with the expiration date of the equipment.

Mr. Furbush said that you shouldn't trust a tattoo shop that already has the tattoo gun ready to go before you show up; which is why his shop assembles the gun right in front of you, letting you see all the parts as he puts it together.

First Mr. Furbush will discuss with you what and where you want your tattoo, then he will shave and clean the area. To make sure that the client will be happy with the results, a stencil of sorts is placed on the skin where the tattoo will go; this insures proper placement and accuracy while tattooing.

To make sure the skin doesn't try out and the needle glides over the skin easier Mr. Furbush will frequently stop to lube the skin.

When the skin is punctured there should be blood, to keep a clear view of the stencil on the skin Mr. Furbush will wipe away any excess ink from the gun and any blood that may come with the tattoo.

When the tattoo is finished Mr. Furbush will tell you how to treat the tattoo once you get home; in addition, Don's Tats will give you a paper telling you how to take care of your new tattoo.

Photos: Marc Samson

Photo editing: Samantha Vanschoick

Audio: Heather Cobb

Soundslides editing: Sean Yergeau

Text: Heather Cobb

Slideshow Numero Dos

The team decided, on Dan's suggestion, that we should follow an LSC student getting a tattoo at the local Lyndonville tattoo parlor. The environment of a tattoo parlor—the sound of the gun, the visual nature of a tattoo, and the local aspect—can make the slideshow visually and audibly appealing.

After calling Don’s Tat’s, I discovered that the only Lyndon State College student scheduled for a tattoo this week was actually my roommate, Ani Pytlewski. It works out even better in a way because I know that we will get humor and some really good audio. However, doing every story about Ani makes the group look lazy in a way, though it worked out this way coincidentally.

The slideshow will show the before nervousness/excitement of Ani, a conversation with Don about the tattooing process, and the final product…the tattoo.

Goals to improve from the last slideshow would be to have better quality photos (no blurry shots, focused shots) and better audio and tighter sound to picture editing. The write up has to be longer for this project, so I think it would be good for whomever does the write up to be there so that they can get background information and have a story with more info than the slideshow contains.  

CBS Atlanta Critique

For an organization with almost 18,000 likes, one might think that every post CBS Atlanta enters into Facebook would have at least 20-30 likes. I follow bands that have about the same amount of likes, but average about 100 likes on every status.

The goal of every news organizations Facebook is to redirect people to their website, where there are paid advertisements. CBS Atlanta does a good job of including a link in every post and the amount of traffic on their site from Facebook is probably high.

CBA Atlanta should start to post more about sports and entertainment as those are the posts that are getting likes. They have a bracket challenge going on and they haven't talked about it on their Facebook!

Asking readers and viewers their opinions is an effective way to have people respond to posts, so asking questions on Facebook posts is something CBS Atlanta is doing right.

I was surprised when I clicked on the headline story on Atlanta's website and did not see a video. For a broadcast organization I was expecting to see clips with stories.

The slideshow that showed Jennifer Valdez's baby and linked to her blog was a good use of the web. It  gives viewers the chance to get to "know" their morning anchor.

Underneath the slideshow tab I would expect to see stories with the slideshows.

A day in the life: St.Johnsbury Fireman

Kid’s dream of being firefighters everyday. At 22, Christian Henault is no longer a child, but he definitely still wants to be a firefighter.

On the job officially for about a month, probationary firefighter Christian Henault gave reporter Heather Cobb a tour of the St. Johnsbury fire department.

Henault is not only a member of the full time staff of the call division, but he is also a full time business major at Lyndon State College.

Henault inherited his love of firefighting from his father and grandfather who both served as volunteers in New Hampshire departments. Christian first worked in the Barnet Fire Department, but then moved to Saint Johnsbury.

The Saint Johnsbury Fire Department deals with various incidents, from EMS calls to fires to car accidents. Because of the variety of calls covered by the fire department all of the full time staff must be EMT’s or have higher medical training.
        
Henault told us that not every day is the same in the life of a firefighter. Each day begins with cleaning and checking equipment. Although these morning duties may seem mundane, they are necessary for safety.

The equipment in each engine goes beyond that of fire prevention or fire protection, trucks also carry a medical equipment. One example of such equipment is a defibrillator.

Teamwork is highly valued within the St. Johnsbury Fire Department. All the firefighters sleep together and eat “together like a family.”

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department covers the larger St. Johnsbury area. The St. Johnsbury Fire Department also helps out surrounding towns in the event that it is needed.

Henault says the department receives an average of four calls a day, but could receive up to 11 a day. Each call costs around two to four dollars per trip within a two square mile village area.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department has four fire engines that can be used, but some trucks are better suited for certain emergency calls. Engine four has a longer ladder and a basket making it better suited for chimney fires then engine one.

Henault believes that fire week is an important week for young children. This is because fire week allows the fire department to educate the younger generation about fire safety.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department has someone available to help 24 hours a day. The St. Johnsbury Fire Department is located on 1187 Main Street Suite III.










Synopsis: We will be doing a day in the life of a firefighter. Photos: Marc Samson Photo Editing: Marc Samson Interview: Heather Cobb Write Up: Sean Yergeau Slideshow and Editing: Samantha VanSchoick 

Narrative Techniques

Fiction Narrative Techniques


Description...what's around you?

Action...what's going on?

Dialogue...talk

Thought...what character is thinking

Exposition...saying what happened