Comments on: Brad & Phil’s Information R/evolution

By: paralleldivergence

paralleldivergence — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:53:03 +0000

Hi Vanessa. Yes, I’ve played with PhotoStory, but I prefer Memories On TV as a product. It burns DVDs with menus, lets you include videos as I’ve done and has better control over music. Plus I’m not restricted to WMV format.

As for the music, it’s called “Jumping” and I got it at http://www.freeplaymusic.com

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:45:06 +0000

Also, where did you get that funky carnival music? It’s excellent.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:05:38 +0000

Love the humor of this one. I see Memories on TV is not free. Couldn’t you have made the same thing with MS Photo Story for free?

By: paralleldivergence

paralleldivergence — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:03:03 +0000

Mark! 21C Skills has been a bit quiet lately too!

By: mark collinson

mark collinson — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:07:39 +0000

welcome back PD.!

By: paralleldivergence

paralleldivergence — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:06:37 +0000

Hey Art, thanks for the great comments. I actually thought pretty hard about how I could embellish what was already a brilliant video and that’s when I thought of using Brad & Phil. I actually wrote most of the “script” on this one because I knew what I was trying to make out of it. I then described to my son exactly how I wanted each shot to look. I hope I did the two characters justice. Usually my son reads my articles and then makes up his own mind what the single frame comic should be about. And yes, he certainly is talented using GMod and Comic Life. You should check out his full-blown comics site. It’s quite impressive and he has built a really strong body of work – all on his spare time.

As for me posting more often, I’d really love to, but I always seem to have one project after another. While I love this blog and thoroughly enjoy the discussions it generates, there just isn’t enough time in the day. If only we didn’t have to sleep…

By: Art

Art — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:55:39 +0000

What a cool video you made to wrap around “Information R/evolution”. I think you’re right, it does need some context and by adding humor, you certainly do make it more accessible. It’s also not really a technique I’ve seen before – a comic, complete with speech bubbles turned into a video. Doing it this way also keeps you focussed for the Wesch video. Good job. Well done to your son too. He has some great talent there with the posing of the G-Mod characters. Some of the Brad & Phil comics here are excellent. Thanks for your blog, but you should post more often.

By: paralleldivergence

paralleldivergence — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:51:22 +0000

Thanks Roger. You’re right, Web 2.0 really promotes collaboration, which makes it perfect for use in school environments. Problem is, most school systems tend to block Web 2.0 sites because they have no idea how to manage them. But as I’ve said before, instead of managing the posts, we should be managing the people who post!

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:53:23 +0000

Hi Stu

I especially like the point you have made about the product being a result of a collaborative process. It is certainly this opportunity which a web 2.0 world creates to allow people to connect, then collaborate,and then to create, which is so powerful in terms of looking at new ways to manage and manipulate information to become rich knowledge.

Thanks for the link. I’m also experimenting with a mix of content, having just posted a short video made with a mobile phone and which incorporates some powerpoint slides. It’s online at http://edutube.eduleader.org