Monday, February 28, 2011
Here is a map of affordable restaurants in Bethlehem. They range from Mexican food to American food to delis and pizzerias. Hope you enjoy our recommendations!
View Lehigh Valley Affordable Eateries in a larger map
View Lehigh Valley Affordable Eateries in a larger map
Final Project Ideas!
Affordable Restaurant List:
1. Tulum
2. Blue Sky Café
3. Johnny’s
4. Euro Yogurt
5. La Lupita
6. Dave’s Deli
7. Sotto Santi
8. Sal’s
9. Campus Pizza
10. Lehigh Pizza
11. Goosey Gander
12. Pete’s (hot dogs)
13. Dimitrios (tacos)
14. Charlie’s Thai
15. General Zappatas
Ideas/Angles:
1. Restaurant week in Bethlehem
2. When does business boom the most during the year? Holidays?
3. Valentine’s Day- which restaurants are hot spots
4. New restaurants in town
5. Keys to success for cheap, little local businesses with good food
6. Stories about managers/chefs of restaurants
This project will involve talking to customers, asking local folks on twitter what they think about certain restaurants, talking to restaurant managers, looking at restaurant ratings, Zagat guides, etc.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Our First News Video: The Experience
Filming our first news story video was definitely interesting. First of all, we had to pick a subject who would hopefully be comfortable and flexible with a camera. Alyssa and I got really lucky with our interviewees because they were all bubbly girls who were more than happy to be in front of the camera. Picking what shots we needed and what shots would definitely help was difficult, so we ended up shooting a total of 56 bits so that we had a variety of angles to choose from.
We ran into a few problems when the store didn't have any customers for a little while, or some shoppers didn't want to be involved. We were patient though and eventually we came across people who were willing to help us out. Another issue we ran into was the lighting outside--it was a very sunny day so any outdoor shots were a bit rough at times.
As far as holes in our story, I would definitely say that had we interviewed more people the story could've been better. For example, there are two other new, local clothing boutiques who are also involved in the fashion show, and they definitely could've added to the whole segment.
We ran into a few problems when the store didn't have any customers for a little while, or some shoppers didn't want to be involved. We were patient though and eventually we came across people who were willing to help us out. Another issue we ran into was the lighting outside--it was a very sunny day so any outdoor shots were a bit rough at times.
As far as holes in our story, I would definitely say that had we interviewed more people the story could've been better. For example, there are two other new, local clothing boutiques who are also involved in the fashion show, and they definitely could've added to the whole segment.
Our experience with our first TV news story
Allie and I had a great experience in making this video. Allie and I discovered that we work extremely well together, considering she is great in front of the camera but has a shaky hand, and I am horrible in front of the camera but have a very steady hand. Also, she loves to interview people and I am better at finding good angles. We also work really well together when coming up with an outline for how our story within the video should be set up.
We came up with the idea of going to Loose Threads because it is a new local business and Allie knows the owner. We got great, interactive sources so it worked out really well. We got a ton of b-roll of everything and anything while in the shop, so we had a ton of shots to choose from when making our video.
Our process was to go through all of the different shots (we had 50 short separate films) and write a description about each so that we knew what we had. After, we came up with an outline about the shots we wanted and picked them from our list of shots. Then we figured out where we needed voice overs, and recorded them.
The hole in our story was the transition from talking about why Laura opened the business in Bethlehem and the store's style to the Lehigh fashion show. For that, Allie recorded a voiceover as a transition.
Overall, it took us a very long time to edit and put together this video, but it worked out well.
We came up with the idea of going to Loose Threads because it is a new local business and Allie knows the owner. We got great, interactive sources so it worked out really well. We got a ton of b-roll of everything and anything while in the shop, so we had a ton of shots to choose from when making our video.
Our process was to go through all of the different shots (we had 50 short separate films) and write a description about each so that we knew what we had. After, we came up with an outline about the shots we wanted and picked them from our list of shots. Then we figured out where we needed voice overs, and recorded them.
The hole in our story was the transition from talking about why Laura opened the business in Bethlehem and the store's style to the Lehigh fashion show. For that, Allie recorded a voiceover as a transition.
Overall, it took us a very long time to edit and put together this video, but it worked out well.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Final Project Idea- Local affordable restaurants
Allie and I are considering doing our final project on some of the really good local eateries in South Bethlehem. We want to focus on the cheap places that can seem like 'holes in the wall' to an outsider, but in reality they have great food and sometimes a great atmosphere as well.
I think this will be a great guide for Lehigh students. A lot of students, especially freshman, don't know which good food places are within walking distance from campus. Also, most students are on a budget and would love to find great food at an affordable price.
Some of the restaurants we are thinking of featuring would be Tulum, Blue Sky Cafe, Sotto Santi, Sal's and Goosey Gander. We also hope to discover even more great, affordable eateries in the process. We could interview restaurant owners, chefs, locals, students, customers, etc.
I think this will be a great guide for Lehigh students. A lot of students, especially freshman, don't know which good food places are within walking distance from campus. Also, most students are on a budget and would love to find great food at an affordable price.
Some of the restaurants we are thinking of featuring would be Tulum, Blue Sky Cafe, Sotto Santi, Sal's and Goosey Gander. We also hope to discover even more great, affordable eateries in the process. We could interview restaurant owners, chefs, locals, students, customers, etc.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Twitter Scavenger Hunt
1. To show Lehigh school spirit, I interviewed a Lehigh student dressed in school gear.
2. For an off campus eatery, I interviewed a student enjoying Dave's Deli
3. I interviewed Journalism professor Charlie Butler about where he gets his news about Egypt.
4. I interviewed a faculty member on the street to find out where she gets her news and if she uses social media!
5. Here's an example of cutting edge education and building innovation on campus.
6. For my favorite scenic spot on campus, I chose the view from my apartment of the city around Lehigh, Bethlehem.
7. For a little known fact about Lehigh's campus, I chose to talk about the Chandler Ullman academic building claim to fame.
8. For a quote from a Lehigh fan, I talked to a basketball fan about this season.
9. Here's a picture of my blog partner and I at one of our favorite on campus spots, in front of the LOVE sign!
10. When I was walking through the STEPS science building, I spotted a TRAC writing tutor, Seth, in the middle of a session with a student. Took a picture of him participating in this program to show student involvement!
I also took a picture of my favorite building on campus, Linderman Library. It is my favorite place to study!
For my Multimedia Reporting class, Allie and I teamed up and began a Twitter scavenger hunt, taking pictures of people, places and things around campus and tweeting them from our mobiles. We were in a competition with other colleges across the country to make the best tweets and take the best pictures.
I had a great experience with this project. I really enjoyed it and found it to be a lot of fun. If I knew how easy it was to post a picture on Twitter, I would have started doing it in the beginning of the semester. The one problem I had with using mobile is that typing on my phone is a lot harder than typing on the computer. I tend to make typos and forget to capitalize letters. I ended up having to go back, edit and repost my tweets so that they would be grammatically correct.
One cool aspect of this project was that I found that people were following me on twitter and reading my posts as I put them up! I feel that in the past no one has cared that much about my tweets because they have not been that important or interesting to all of my tribes. This project made my page seem relevant, interesting and proactive, and I enjoyed seeing people retweet my posts and replying to my comments. I ended up having twitter conversations with people from Memphis, which was really cool because I otherwise would never have been in touch with them. I learned that Memphis is flat, and very cold right now.
I learned from Johanna that there is an interesting decorated stone face on campus that I have never heard of and did not know about. That was really interesting. I wonder what else I have overlooked on campus?
This project, most of all, helped me realize how important twitter is in sharing relevant information with tribes. I will try to keep my posts interesting and relevant to people.
2. For an off campus eatery, I interviewed a student enjoying Dave's Deli
3. I interviewed Journalism professor Charlie Butler about where he gets his news about Egypt.
4. I interviewed a faculty member on the street to find out where she gets her news and if she uses social media!
5. Here's an example of cutting edge education and building innovation on campus.
6. For my favorite scenic spot on campus, I chose the view from my apartment of the city around Lehigh, Bethlehem.
7. For a little known fact about Lehigh's campus, I chose to talk about the Chandler Ullman academic building claim to fame.
8. For a quote from a Lehigh fan, I talked to a basketball fan about this season.
9. Here's a picture of my blog partner and I at one of our favorite on campus spots, in front of the LOVE sign!
10. When I was walking through the STEPS science building, I spotted a TRAC writing tutor, Seth, in the middle of a session with a student. Took a picture of him participating in this program to show student involvement!
I also took a picture of my favorite building on campus, Linderman Library. It is my favorite place to study!
For my Multimedia Reporting class, Allie and I teamed up and began a Twitter scavenger hunt, taking pictures of people, places and things around campus and tweeting them from our mobiles. We were in a competition with other colleges across the country to make the best tweets and take the best pictures.
I had a great experience with this project. I really enjoyed it and found it to be a lot of fun. If I knew how easy it was to post a picture on Twitter, I would have started doing it in the beginning of the semester. The one problem I had with using mobile is that typing on my phone is a lot harder than typing on the computer. I tend to make typos and forget to capitalize letters. I ended up having to go back, edit and repost my tweets so that they would be grammatically correct.
One cool aspect of this project was that I found that people were following me on twitter and reading my posts as I put them up! I feel that in the past no one has cared that much about my tweets because they have not been that important or interesting to all of my tribes. This project made my page seem relevant, interesting and proactive, and I enjoyed seeing people retweet my posts and replying to my comments. I ended up having twitter conversations with people from Memphis, which was really cool because I otherwise would never have been in touch with them. I learned that Memphis is flat, and very cold right now.
I learned from Johanna that there is an interesting decorated stone face on campus that I have never heard of and did not know about. That was really interesting. I wonder what else I have overlooked on campus?
This project, most of all, helped me realize how important twitter is in sharing relevant information with tribes. I will try to keep my posts interesting and relevant to people.
Twitter Scavenger Hunt!
1. Here's some school spirit on Lehigh's campus!
2. Here's some Lehigh students enjoying Dave's Deli off campus!
3. Here's a picture of one of Lehigh's professors and his opinion of social media in the news!
4. Here's John on the streets of Lehigh and how he gets his news!
5. Here's an example of cutting edge education and academic excellence at Lehigh!
6. Here's my favorite scenic spot at Lehigh!
7. Here's a little-known fact about Lehigh University! Bet you didn't know this!
8. Here's a quote from one of the Lehigh lacrosse team's fans!
9. Here's a picture of me and my blog partner at one of our fave campus spots!
10. Here's some extracurricular activities to get involved in on campus!
For my J198 Multimedia and Reporting class my professor, Jeremy Littau, assigned us a "Twitter scavenger hunt." The scavenger hunt also took place at four different schools across the nation which definitely added another interesting component that we all enjoyed.
I downloaded the twitter application to my cellphone so that I could take pictures on my Blackberry and upload them to my tweets on the spot which was very helpful for the assignment! Also, I took pictures using a regular camera and uploaded them onto my computer for some of the tweets above such as my "little known fact" shot.
One of the cooler parts of this assignment was the interaction between students from other schools. We were given additional points for any replies or retweets with other schools and I was pleasantly surprised by how much feedback I received from them, and how interested they were in any feedback I was giving them. This project definitely made my Twitter-capabilities that much stronger and it made me much more comfortable with replying, retweeting and sharing photos through twitter.
Lastly, this project demonstrated how twitter can of course be used as a means of documenting one's day or even one's personal thoughts, but it can be used in other, more sophisticated ways as well that can reach a much wider audience if you want your voice to be heard!
2. Here's some Lehigh students enjoying Dave's Deli off campus!
3. Here's a picture of one of Lehigh's professors and his opinion of social media in the news!
4. Here's John on the streets of Lehigh and how he gets his news!
5. Here's an example of cutting edge education and academic excellence at Lehigh!
6. Here's my favorite scenic spot at Lehigh!
7. Here's a little-known fact about Lehigh University! Bet you didn't know this!
8. Here's a quote from one of the Lehigh lacrosse team's fans!
9. Here's a picture of me and my blog partner at one of our fave campus spots!
10. Here's some extracurricular activities to get involved in on campus!
For my J198 Multimedia and Reporting class my professor, Jeremy Littau, assigned us a "Twitter scavenger hunt." The scavenger hunt also took place at four different schools across the nation which definitely added another interesting component that we all enjoyed.
I downloaded the twitter application to my cellphone so that I could take pictures on my Blackberry and upload them to my tweets on the spot which was very helpful for the assignment! Also, I took pictures using a regular camera and uploaded them onto my computer for some of the tweets above such as my "little known fact" shot.
One of the cooler parts of this assignment was the interaction between students from other schools. We were given additional points for any replies or retweets with other schools and I was pleasantly surprised by how much feedback I received from them, and how interested they were in any feedback I was giving them. This project definitely made my Twitter-capabilities that much stronger and it made me much more comfortable with replying, retweeting and sharing photos through twitter.
Lastly, this project demonstrated how twitter can of course be used as a means of documenting one's day or even one's personal thoughts, but it can be used in other, more sophisticated ways as well that can reach a much wider audience if you want your voice to be heard!
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