[JOURN 495BJ] Multimedia Project Proposal: Group 4

Group 4 collaborative multimedia project proposal
Danielle Hale, Sigournee Grondin, Ken Scarboro,
Misael Virgen, Jeffrey Zide


Story summary:
The spread of online console gaming has made it difficult to find the face-to-face competition of arcades. Luckily, on Balboa and Devonshire there is Family Fun Arcade for the gamer looking for an arcade experience. Unfortunately, Family Fun will be closing its doors by January 2013, joining many other arcades rendered obsolete by in-home gaming. We plan on focusing our multimedia project on Family Fun Arcade as one of the few remaining arcades, and record its history of 38 years in the Valley. The interviews with the owner and regulars will be video, b-roll will feature video, photographs and ambient audio. We are also planning a map showing locations of arcades through several decades, and a graph or other chart showing the growth/decline of in-home consoles and arcades.

Team roles:
Photo: Misael
Video: Jeffery, Sigournee
Maps: Danielle, Sigournee
Web layout: Ken
Graphs: ken
Each team member will be responsible for editing their own respective medium and collaborating when medias are combined for final versions.

Deadlines:
Oct. 15: Story board, project proposal
Oct. 22: Raw photos, b-roll video and research information due
Oct. 24: Interviews, completed maps and graphs and photo galleries due
Oct. 27: Finished multimedia video component
Oct. 28: Final web presentation for posting on blogs

File storage summary:
Completed group files will be stored on the photojournalism lab servers. Misael will create appropriate folders for team members to store their files for access by other team members.