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In my continuing work with New Hampshire Public Radio and the Primary Place weekly segment
, I will be leading a team of video bloggers through the streets of Exeter to interview citizens on the Presidential Primary. Here is an excerpt from an article in today’s Boston Herald called Candidates for Change: ‘Vlog Squad’ puts NH in online election spotlight:
It’s citizen journalism at its best - though learning how to vlog still takes a little know-how. That part’s been left to Exeter and Epping High School teacher and new-media guru John Herman.
“The first stage was teaching residents - young and old . . . some very, very old - how to shoot video and upload it to the Internet,” said Herman, who’s volunteering his services to NPR. “The philosophy is that if New Hampshire is to retain the first-in-the-nation primary, then the residents need to earn it. But it is really paving the way for future elections and how people will communicate their opinions.”
Tags: boston herald, exeter, John Herman, new hampshire, presidential primary, video on the net, vlog
I will be joining fellow presenters David Tames (Filmmaker & Media Technologist, Kino-Eye.com) and Anna van Someren (Media Producer, MIT Comparative Media Studies) for a Woods Hole Film Festival seminar called Media Literacy in the 21st Century. The seminar is August 1st at 4PM. For more information, click the image below. Come join us!
Here is a description of the event:
This seminar introduces media makers to the process of critically analyzing popular media including broadcast television, film, and internet video. Much of the media we consume reinforces stereotypes, distorts the news, and distracts from the critical issues of the day. By learning how to look at the media we consume as well as make critically, we can develop an enhanced awareness of how the messages delivered through media influence ourselves, others, and the society we live in. We can harness media to make positive contributors to society, challenge cynicism and apathy, and serve as agents of social change.
Tags: anna van someren, david tames, education, media literacy, woods hole film festival
As some of you may know, my (newlywed) wife and I have been struggling to buy a house for the past four months. The stress of multiple purchase deals falling through possessed me to stall many projects. Well, it looks like we have finally found a place, but the problem is that I will be living out of a suitcase for much of the summer. To deal with all this stress, I have decided to make a solid effort to win a contest. Yes, this is how I deal with stress.
The challenge is to make a video that explains why we deserve to have a new home theater. I haven’t owned a TV in years, so a home theater seems amazing. The contest is called The Makeshifters, and the results are announced shortly after we will have moved into our new home. It would be amazing if we won, but I can’t win without your help. Support us by watching our video (CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO WATCH OUR MOVIE). Vote by clicking on a number on the voting dial. You can upload your own video and compete before July 20th, but if your video is better than our video… then we must battle!
Tags: circuit city, devon, home theater, lazy boy, the makeshifters, video on the net
I am Artistic Director of New Hampshire’s improvisational comedy troupe, Stranger Than Fiction. We are in the middle of a crazy summer of weekly shows, workshops, and other special events. Come out and see us sometime!
Every Tuesday night (all summer), we perform at the Players’ Ring of Portsmouth. Every third-Thursday of the month, we take the stage at the stylish B-Lounge at The Barley House (across from the capitol) in Concord. Also, last week, I trained the historic role players at Strawbery Banke on how to improvise and be better role players, and I am excited to get back there and see them in action. Also, we have two big special events coming up. First is our original Late Night Summer Series production, Time Battle. Secondly, our improv retreat and festival, Camprov.
Tags: camprov, improv comedy, new hampshire, the barley house, the players ring, time battle, time travel