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Sips from the firehose
A site that attempts to render the internet down into one easy-to consume mental beverage.
Borscht – it’s what’s for lunch
Borscht - it's what's for lunch, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. Still life with a typical meal.
Whistler’s Reporter
Whistler's Reporter, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. You can see some of the environment we shot in here.
Kiev Journalists
Kiev Journalists, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. Here's a short video of some of my students, waving at the camera. No big deal; just experimenting with the upload/bandwidth tolerances here at the Hotel Podol Plaza ... sometimes, trying to send files larger than 5...
Stand-up
Stand-up, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. We were all cracking up - this group's segment was focusing on the magical nutritional powers of the potato, and she delivered the it all in an accent that was described to me as "the Ukrainian equivalent of Hee-Haw." Also -...
Consultation
Consultation, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. One of the more difficult tasks I tried to lead my students through is grabbing Flash video off the web, transcoding it to a digital intermediary, and then dropping that raw .avi onto the timeline of their Edius (yeah, I...
Adjusting the F-Stop
Adjusting the F-Stop, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. ...and on the third day here, we took the students into the practice TV studio next to the classroom, and taught them how to shoot chromakeys. They really responded to this part of the lesson - I guess it felt...