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Learn audio production with John Mark Lapham
Whether you use audio to support a video project or it takes the lead in a podcast or digital essay, media projects deserve to be heard! In three new tutorials, media specialist John Mark Lapham helps you develop new skills in capturing and then editing compelling audio. These short introductions walk you through recording great audio with our checkout gear and working with professional tools like Adobe Audition. Whatever your project, your story starts here!
Gear Up: Recording Audio with a USB Mic
Gear Up: Recording Audio for a Video Project
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Your Story Starts Here – Learning Studio trailer
Dutch Lady – faculty member discovers new play
Vision in Action – spotlight on Halbert-Walling project
Cup of Coffee – Chandler Graf’s talk for TEDxACU 2017
Digital Storytelling workshop
A remarkable three days in the Learning Studio with our first Digital Storytelling workshop led by Joe Lambert and Mary Ann McNair of the Center for Digital Storytelling. Twelve faculty members were joined by Adams Center staff and media specialists to produce...
Advanced Composition videos
Dr. Cole Bennett's ENGL 325: Advanced Comp students produced Literacies projects that premiered this afternoon. Student readings all semester focused on "theories of literacy from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, paying particular attention to readings that...
Digital Storytelling on campus
The week after Finals, we will host a 3-day workshop with Joe Lambert from the Center for Digital Storytelling introducing faculty to making media assignments. Digital stories are short media projects that combine strong writing with compelling images, audio or video...
The Year of Learning Studios
In the last week, I've run across several mentions of Learning Studios popping up around the country. Both Santa Monica College and the University of Virginia have opened innovative classroom spaces recently they call learning studios. The projects look a lot like the...
ACU FilmFest and Canon
This year student filmmakers involved in FilmFest had the opportunity to work with DSLR cameras with HD video provided by Canon. The Learning Studio managed checkouts for a wide variety of camera bodies and lenses, including Canon's popular 5D we discussed in a recent...
New photos of Learning Studio
For those who have asked for some snapshots of the facility, here are some photos Kyle Trafton took for us. Thanks again to Kyle and all the folks on Gus Espinoza's team and in the Adams Center for getting us ready to open. .
Studio opening videos
Two pieces that went online this week in connection with the Learning Studio opening you might want to be aware of. First, AT&T came to Abilene a couple months ago and interviewed faculty and a student to provide an overview of much of the energy on campus right...
Join us for the LS Ribbon Cutting
We're looking forward to an astonishing week with over 500 attendees as ACU's second Connected Summit conference on mobile learning. The conference will host discussions on mobility and media, the future of the book, and projects introducing iOS devices across K-12...
Vimeo Video School
For those looking for help on shooting and editing their first video, Vimeo has put together a series of shorts introducing basic concepts, including selecting gear, shooting, editing, sound, and software. Vimeo Video School Video 101 - the basics for beginners DSLR...