Chocolate Bread and Pinatas

by Marsha Little Matthews

Thursday, May 2, 2013 – Today wrapped up the 10-minute how-to-shows for the spring 2013 semester. Kevin Berber mixes up an easy recipe for chocolate bread. And Gustavo Bustamante shows how easy it is to make your own festive pinata.

Show: Easy Baking
Producer/Host: Kevin Berber
Director: Schuyler Wick
Set Designer: Chris Gray

Show: Crafting for Fun: Viva Pinata
Producer/Host: Gustavo Bustamante
Director: Samantha Trimble
Set Designer: Clay Henson

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Food, Food, Food – Queso, BBQ Pizza, and a Waffle Sandwich

by Marsha Little Matthews

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 – It’s May Day and the last day for the students in section 2 of Multimedia Production to produce the final three 10-minute how-to-shows.

Antwanise Jackson mixes up some kickin’ queso dip. Gerardo Martinez makes a barbecue pizza. And Samuel McCurry creates a messy, but yummy, waffle sandwich.

Show: How to Make Kickin’ Queso
Producer/Host: Antwanise Jackson
Director: Jalen Reagins
Set Designer: Kaleigh Acker

Show: EZ Cooking
Producer/Host: Gerardo Martinez
Director: Bryan Savens
Set Designer: Matt Crawford

Show: How to Make a Waffle Sandwich
Producer/Host: Samuel McCurry
Director: Carol Scott
Set Designer: Josh Holcombe

Southern Cooking, Smokey Eyes, and a Photo Collage: Crafts, Glamour, & Food

by Marsha Little Matthews

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 – Today we taped a variety of “how-to” shows. Daniel Pierce offers up a tasty recipe for oven-baked cereal chicken. Angelica Presti demonstrates how to apply a smokey eye effect on model Julia Endicott. And Carey Ashcroft inspires viewers to create a photo collage for Mother’s Day.

Show: Southern Cooking
Producer/Host: Daniel Pierce
Director: Logan Smoak
Set Designer: Samantha Trimble

Show: How to Apply a Smokey Eye
Producer/Host: Angelica Presti
Director: Grace Stubblefield
Set Designer: John Edwards

Show: DIY: Photo Collage
Producer/Host: Carey Ashcroft
Director: Emily Cotten
Set Designer: Shenaye Fontenot

Lot’s More Food Shows – Desserts, Salsa, & Pizza

by Marsha Little Matthews

Thursday, April 25, 2013 – Lot’s of how-to food shows today. Jamaal Hightower makes fresh salsa. Julian Hood makes pizza. And Libbi Mayer makes five cute little jars of mint and sandwich cookie desserts.

Show: UT Tyler Today: Episode – Simply Fresh Foods
Producer/Host: Jamaal Hightower
Director: Carey Ashcroft
Set Designer: Grace Stubblefield

Show: Pizza for Fun
Producer/Host: Julian Hood
Director: Kevin Berber
Set Designer: Emily Cotten

Show: Creative Cooking
Producer/Host: Libbi Mayer
Director: Gustavo Bustamante
Set Designer: Schuyler Wick

Guitar Maintenance and Cooking: Another Round of How-to-Shows

by Marsha Little Matthews

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – Section 2 of Multimedia Production produced its second trio of shows. Kaleigh Acker demonstrates how to adjust the neck of your guitar in UT Tyler Today – Episode: Setting Up Your Guitar. Matt Crawford chops up a tasty dip in Chips and Dip. Then, Josh Holcombe demonstrates how to make unleavened bread in Passover: A Meal Gone Under.

Today’s 30 second commercials feature Brush Away and A Field of Flowers – both nice ideas, but not available in stores or anywhere. These spots were written by students and shot/edited by the host of each show.

Show: UT Tyler Today – Episode: Setting Up Your Guitar
Producer/Host: Kaleigh Acker
Director: Antwanise Jackson
Set Designer: Jalen Reagins

Show: Chips & Dip
Producer/Host: Matt Crawford
Director: Gerardo Martinez
Set Designers: Kaleigh Acker, Josh Holcombe, Antwanise Jackson, Carol Scott, Josh Reagins, Samuel McCurry, Gerardo Martinez, Matt Crawford

Show: Passover: A Meal Gone Under
Producer/Host: Josh Holcombe
Director: Samuel McCurry
Set Designer: Carol Scott

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Pig Pickin’ Cake, Poker, and Pizza – How to Shows Feature the Letter “P”

by Marsha Little Matthews

Tuesday April 23, 2013 – These 10-minute shows feature foods and the finer points of Texas Hold ‘Em poker. Shenaye Fontenot shows how to make a dessert she calls a Pig Pickin’ Cake. No pigs were picked for this recipe, but you may make one of yourself when you taste it. Yummmmmm. Chris Gray loves to play Texas Hold ‘Em and he demonstrates how a hand of the game is played. And Clay Henson wraps up the trio of “live-to-tape” shows with an easy recipe for pizza dough.

And – the 30 second commercials were written by the students and shot/edited by the host of each show.  None of the products are real, even though you might wish you could purchase the Forget-Me-Not Patch, Dog Cape, and Energy Drink.

Show: Easy Cake Recipes
Producer/Host: Shenaye Fontenot
Director: Libbi Mayer
Set Designer: Kevin Berber

Show: Basics of Texas Hold ‘Em
Producer/Host: Chris Gray
Director: Daniel Pierce
Set Designer: Gustavo Bustamante

Show: Cooking with Clay
Producer/Host: Clay Henson
Director: Angelica Presti
Set Designer: Logan Smoak

Cake, Pudding, and Coasters: More Tips for Cooking and Crafting

by Marsha Little Matthews

Thursday, April 18, students in section 1 of Multimedia Production produced three more “live-to-tape studio shows. Recipe for Lovers features a “Coca Cola Cake” and Simply Cooking demonstrates an easy recipe for a Texas favorite – banana pudding. DIY: Pinterest Style turns simple cork coasters and paper into coasters you’ll want to give as gifts, but keep a few for yourself.

April 18, 2013
Show: Recipe for Lovers
Producer/Host: Schuyler Wick
Director: Clay Henson
Set Designer: Daniel Pierce

Show: DIY: Pinterest Style
Producer/Host: Samantha Trimble
Director: Jamaal Hightower
Set Designer: Angelica Presti

Show: Simply Cooking
Producer/Host: John Edwards
Director: Julian Hood
Set Designer: Carey Ashcroft

Sandwiches and Sewing: MCOM 2313.002 Debut How-to-Shows

by Marsha Little Matthews

Wednesday, April 17, students in section 2 of Multimedia Production launched their first round of 10-minute “live-to-tape” how-to-shows. Extreme Cooking and The Perfect Grill Cheese demonstrate how to make sandwiches featuring cheese. A Stitch in Time shows you step-by-step how to create a cute handbag for a little girl.

April 17, 2013
Show: Extreme Cooking
Producer/Host: Jalen Reagins
Director: Kaleigh Acker
Set Designer: Antwanise Jackson

Show: The Perfect Grill Cheese
Producer/Host: Eric Ross
Director: Matthew Crawford
Set Designer: Gerardo Martinez

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Show: A Stitch in Time
Producer/Host: Carol Scott
Director: Josh Holcombe
Set Designer: Samuel McCurry

Brownies, Decorating Cakes, and Terrariums: How-To Shows Spring 2013

by Marsha Little Matthews

Tuesday, April 16, kicked off the spring 2013 10-minute how-to-shows for the Multimedia Production classes. This semester there are two sections of the course with a total of 27 students. Our new mass communication major launched Fall 2012. The reconfigured major has a multimedia storytelling focus and two options: Multimedia Journalism and Public Relations Integrated Communication. This spring, with a demand for two sections of the course, suggests the new MCOM program is already attracting new students.

Our first day of studio production features three shows. Cooking in College demonstrates that you don’t need a lot of kitchen tools to make brownies, even in the dorm. Cake Creations reveals a few of the professional cake decorator’s tricks. And, DIY: Terrarium shows you how to create your own terrariums.

April 16, 2013
Show: Cooking in College
Producer/Host:  Logan Smoak
Director:  John Edwards
Set Designer:  Jamaal Hightower

Show: Cake Creations
Producer/Host: Grace Stubblefield
Director:  Shenaye Fontenot
Set Designer:  Julian Hood

Show: DIY: Terrariums
Producer/Host:  Emily Cotten
Director: Chris Gray
Set Designer:  Libbi Mayer

Audio Interview Storytelling Packages

by Marsha Little Matthews

This semester I have two sections of MCOM 2313 Introduction to Multimedia Production. Recently the students conducted audio field interviews. The interviews were edited using Audacity and an “intro” and “outtrow” were added by the reporter to create an audio interview package which was required to run between 00:50 minutes and 01:40. Talent releases were secured from each interviewee.

Here are the links to the interview packages that met the length parameters. The students are to listen to each interview on SoundCloud and return to this site to post comments.

1. Carey Ashcroft – Interviews Jason Goza, a Kilgore College physical therapy assistant student
2. Kevin Berber – Interviews Adriana Olivarez about her position at a washateria
3. Gustavo Bustamante – Interviews Stephen Krebbs, a professor at The University of Texas at Tyler, about his psychology course
4. Emily Cotten – Interviews Colin Stadler, a bartender at Tyler’s Hollytree Country Club
5. Matthews Crawford – Interviews Jose Munoz, a sales representative for RadioShack
6. John Edwards – Interviews Jake Arnold, a UT Tyler student, about making jewelry
7. Shenaye Fontenot – Interviews Tangela Miller, a supervisor at the UT Tyler Barnes and Noble Bookstore
8. Chris Gray – Interviews Marsha Pierce, a staff member at Tyler’s Green Acres Bowling Alley
9. Clay Henson – Interviews Ashley Sisemore about her passion for singing.
10. Jamaal Hightower – Interviews 40-year-old Steven Yates, a middle linebacker for the Anderson County Roughnecks, a semi-prof football team in Palestine, Texas
11. Julian Hood – Interviews Rachel Goodwin, an artist.
12. Libbi Mayer – Interviews Skyler Dillingham, team captain of the cheerleading team at The University of Texas at Tyler
13. Samuel McCurry – Interviews Shelby Mangum
14. Daniel Pierce – Interviews Neeha Curtis, anchor by NBC33 News
15. Angelica Presti – Interviews Brittany Stone, a UT Tyler student who has been singing since she was two years old
16. Carol Scott – Interviews Dr. Luther B. Bratcher, D.C., a chiropractor in Tyler, Texas
17. Logan Smoak – Interviews Janci Burns, a member of the UT Tyler Patriot Volleyball team (caution: audio levels are over-modulated, so turn down your volume)
18. Grace Stubblefield – Interviews Michelle Monk at the Gateway Lanes in Mineola, Texas
19. Samantha Trimble – Interviews Tim Langston, a Vietnam veteran and member of the Patriot Guard
20. Schuyler Wick – Interviews Dayne Kelley, general manager for Chuy’s Mexican restaurant in Tyler, Texas