Wrap up & next week.

Thanks for your presentations today. I was impressed at the breadth of skills, interests and experiences you all bring to this class.

I'll leave about 15 minutes at the end of next class for a refresher course on using the video cameras. I think the consensus was that the Panasonic GS150's (from the ELC) were annoying to operate but nice and small, the Sony PD100 (housed at Spencer with Rick) was a breeze to operate and looked great, and the Panasonic DVX100 (also at Spencer) was complicated but looked great as well. Now, we only have 4 DVX100's and 2 PD150's, and there are 2 other video courses this fall (all of those students are using the same gear as you are), so be prepared to use those GS150's as backup if all the other cameras are out!

For next week, you are going to watch Stranger With A Camera, a video on reserve at the library & write a brief (but well-considered!) response on the blog.

General blog guidelines:
1) refer directly to the text(s) at hand, including videos;
2) do additional research on something that interests you (support your arguments);
3) aim for about 250-300 words;
4) you are encouraged to embed photos, links, videos;
5) you are encouraged to comment on the posts of your classmates.

You are free to write on whatever comes to mind after watching the film, but I offer this question to you (one of the last lines in the film) for your consideration:

What are the responsibilities of any of us who take the images of other people and put them to our own uses?