Multimedia Guide
Presentations are in essence explorations in multimedia
expression. There are many resources online with which one can create
multimedia work.
In this library guide,
I wanted to consider resources devoted to different aspects of creating
multimedia presentations and the creative processes used in creating these
presentations that might not be compiled elsewhere.
Writing
Presentations call for short phrases which target ideas in a spare
format. There are several ways this could be approached.
Poetry
Many times presentations are comprised of phrases which are grouped
around ideas. The idea of using poetry to explore an idea could expand people's
concept from using the language of advertising to be more oriented around
literature. By presenting material in this manner, presentations could look at
incorporating English lessons into other subjects as a part of a multimedia
presentation.
Concrete poetry is formatting the type of the poem to look like the
subject that the poem is about. Visual interest is added to the presentation
through arranging text in new ways.
Haiku
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. In Haiku, there are 17 words which
are broken up into 3 phrases.
Rewriting
In this essay, the author looks at revision and how this can
help with writing. Many people might think that their first draft is good. Or
they might think they do not have skills to write if they are not satisfied
with their first draft.
When considering content it is important to keep in mind the idea of
copyright and patent laws.
Bernard of Chartres used to say that we [the Moderns] are like dwarves
perched on the shoulders of giants [the Ancients], and thus we are able to see
more and farther than the latter. And this is not at all because of the
acuteness of our sight or the stature of our body, but because we are carried
aloft and elevated by the magnitude of the giants.[5]
Familiarizing oneself with copyright basics is very important when
thinking about using material that is not original. If the material is being
used for making something that is not for profit or noncommercial applications
then it is generally important to cite authorship which consists of making note
of the author or artist, source, page number, publishing date
Artist rights
If one creates original work, making sure you have control
over the content is important.
Creative Commons
In Creative Commons, one can allow people to use work for noncommercial
applications and still retain their copyright.
Image Resources
Having interesting images is helpful to make your
presentations appealing. What is more if you incorporate history of the images
into the message of your presentation, you could open the message up to a
multidisciplinary platform of learning.
Art resources
There are
many tools online to create videos which can help vary the look of
presentations. One thing that presentations are supposed to do is create a more
interesting learning environment but if presentations are uninteresting, the
same or boring it will defeat the purpose of creating the presentation.
Using the
presentations for professional applications might be different from personal or
educational uses. It is best to check the specifics on each website.
Video Creating Software
Most
website which feature software to make animations offer platforms which allow
for experimentation. They generally offer a trial period in which you can subscribe for free, a minimal fee, or offer creating free presentations which
fall within a time limit. Some offer free subscriptions as well with the
stipulation that the final presentation has a watermark on it.
Most
presentation software websites have instructional videos and also have sample
videos so it is fairly easy to determine what type of presentation will result
and whether that presentation fall into the learning style that you are looking
for. In addition, many of the presentation platforms offer multiple styles to
choose from so there is great variety within any of the individual multimedia company.
This tool
can be used by teachers or students to create a fun character and have then
deliver the content of written material in a virtual space.
With this
tool one can create simple cartoons from scenes featuring up 2 characters. The
characters deliver text speech. There is the opportunity to choose from a
variety of characters, backgrounds and musical backgrounds.
This
application creates comics like comics in the newspaper.
This
company has a variety of plans to create personal or professional videos.
This tool
allows for creating presentations with amusing cartoon characters.
Powtoon
has a similar format to PowerPoint but has the ability to incorporate animated
characters, has different transitions, backgrounds and has a music library. It
allows for more spontanious presentations and the end result is a very lively
upbeat presentation.
Animoto
has a variety of presentation styles. It allows to upload photos in a variety
of formats, some of which have backgrounds related to themes and some of the
formats have a collaged look to them.
Games
There are
several websites that give people the opportunity to create games
greeting
game
minecraft
warcraft
Troyan, Scott D., Medieval Rhetoric: A Casebook,
London, Routledge, 2004, p. 10.
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