Good presentations peers!

Coming into Wednesday's class, I did not know what to expect when it came to the first round of multimedia presentations. I have been looking forward to the final projects because I have been anticipating on how my classmates made adjustments to their final projects. We had a rough start at first because the sound was a little quirky, but once that was fixed, the presentations were off and running.
Sylvia's project was actually a lot better than I expected. When I learned that her project was going to be about love relationships, I was not fond of it because I thought it was a little lame and kind of gossipy. But once she released facts about relationships between high school and college, I became more interested. She taught her audience that couples learn more about each other and have different personalities when it comes to high school and college. I wish that she got a picture of the psychiatrist, but the source probably did not want that. She had really good pictures too. This version had more variety than on the rough draft. It was a massive improvement. Well done Sylvia!
Once again, Cam's project was impressive, but this presentation was much better than his last one. What I loved about the story was the relationship between Cam and his father. Through video, audio and pictures, the audience can feel the emotions before, during and after the race. I really liked the candid pictures of Cam and his dad when they were both younger. Personally, I am very close to my family and thanks to them, they make me strong, confident and their teachings make me the best person I can be. That is what I see in Cam's story, love and trust. The pictures were just gorgeous and I thought the video interviews were well done. Once again, Cam's second crack was amazing and I don't see anyone in the class that will come close to as good as his presentation.
I liked AJ's project a lot. At first, I thought it was a little boring because it was just another story about a band of people congratulating the military of fighting for our country. But once AJ managed to get to the older veterans and the family members of the troops that were coming back, I thought it was pretty cool. The pictures were really smooth and crisp. I could tell it must have been a difficult process of choosing them. What impressed me the most was the music. I liked the alternate version of the "Star-Spangled Banner." It was very modern and mellow. The video interviews with the soldiers were really powerful. The project was very good because it had a really strong ending, which is what I like the most. I was in the Parker Media Lab when AJ had problems what IMovie, but it appeared that she combated it enough that everything came out well in the end. Love the persistence AJ. Keep it up.
Mike's presentation was really solid and kind of groovy. I was really impressed of his composure with the camera when he had the video recordings of the concert and when he was taking pictures of it. The trust with the use of the camera was obvious and that is a very difficult obstacle to overcome. The audio recordings of the band members at first was irritating at first because of the noise of the background, but the more interviews there were, the more appropriate the B-roll was. I think it was my favorite project when it comes to creativity for college students. We all love music and we all love going to concerts and rocking out. Mike gave us that and it was a job well done.
These presentations intimidates me even more now once it will be my turn. I guess that it what happens when you encounter high quality work. I am going to have to step it up with my project. Once again, well done classmates. I am looking forward to next week's presentations.