Favorite Multimedia Piece /Update on U Street Transformed

You will have to forgive me for the shameless self plug, but my favorite multimedia piece is the first audio slideshow that I ever completed. Click here to watch. A former employee for Diverse Issues In Higher Education, I took photos left over from a photo essay spotlighting Honda's 2008 Battle of the Bands competition and asked North Carolina A&T State University's marching band to send me an audio track to feature with the photos. At the time, my publication didn't have Soundslides, so I made the slideshow in Windows Movie Maker. Despite my lack of formal multimedia training, I think that the slideshow does a good job of telling a story.

The photos capture the intensity of the musicians and the complexity of the choreography. The music captures the unique spirit and style of historically black colleges marching band traditions. Moreover, this slideshow was the first digital slideshow that company could attached its name to.

Update:

In my attempt to document the restoration of the U Street Corridor, I have decided to profile three of the corridor's newer small businesses. I've already interviewed the manager of Pinz-and-Needles Tattoo parlor. I'm trying to nail down Boundless Yoga and Kreme restaurant. To tell the entire story of U Street, past and present, would be overwhelming. A more comprehensive story is why these three businesses decided to open up shop on U Street. The business owners should be able to help me tell the story of the transformation indirectly.

Also, I need a microphone, a flipcam, and a good director/assistant to schedule interviews.

-Michelle Nealy