Blog7-Week9 Experience of video podcast

Since it was the first time for me to make own movie, I had a lot of difficulties with editting. One of my troubles was that I didn't have Mac. So I had to go to computer Lab, or borrow Mac from my friends to use iMovie. However, once I started editing the movie, I devoted myself and enjoyed editing. I adopted a sound effect and music to give obsevers a mood. Also, I put the poems on the screen to allow obsevers to check what I said. Next trouble was that I had to wait an hour to upload my movie on youtube. I hope a programmer develops the youtube upload system. Although I spent a lot of time to edit and upload the video, I'm satisfied with my work even if my movie beyonds 5 min.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WYPH9lSIpE  ← This is my video podcast link:) Check it out!!

My target observer is anyone who are interested in Japanese and Jpanese culture. In my movie, they can learn how to write Haiku (Japanese poem), and listen to one of famous poems. Since I spoke English insted of Japanese, it was easy for beginner to understand the contents. When I show my friend (Japanese friend) this movie, she enjoyed and liked it. She commented that using a finger was good idea because observers never get tired of listening, and watching. She also added that I could include teenagers as my target because I didn't use difficult words. I was glad to hear her comment, and wanted to hear more comments from other observers. I'm looking forward to seeing the comments on youtube. I'm sure that their
comment encourages me to make a better video podcast in the future.

Blog5-Week7 Brainstorming for video podcaste

Hi all,

Have you decided what you are going to do for video podcaste?
I have some idea, but I haven't decided yet. I want to adopt something related to language learning, but what I want to do have already done by other. For example, youtube, ABC news video, and BBC offer language learning video. I sometime use those learning tools. When I think about project of video podcast as a producer, my idea tends to be same as videos which already produced by other. I want to make somewhat unique, but I don't come up with that.

One thing that I decide is that I'll introduce some Japanese culture, or Okinawan culture in Japanese garden. Have you been to there? Japanese garden is located in near Kennedy theatre, and it is so cool. If you haven't been to, you should go:)  I believe that the place will give learners more interesting to learn Japanese.