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Alan Rayner: life story

This is an Adobe Flash multimedia presentation, of the life story of a former shipwright at the historic Chatham Dockyard. For this piece, I found Alan myself, conducted the interview with the aid of an esteemed camera colleague, and then created the multimedia presentation page by page. The design is entirely my own, each button individually scripted. This was my first proper attempt at using the programme.

Education authorities face potential A-level shake-up

Here is a link to my Year Two radio assessment, for the Centre for Journalism. I attained a mark of 86% for this piece, which I am more than proud of. I hope this shows my progress both with Adobe Audition 3.0 and my broadcast voice, which I regularly slip into.

Centre for Journalism: Year One video assignment

This is an example of a video piece that I made in my first term at the Centre for Journalism. There are a lot of things wrong with it, and it is cringe-worthy for me to watch now that I have matured my style. Still, makes for good viewing.

Student special: Top 10 most underrated films, for under a fiver

Living on a shoestring budget? Have no fear, your cinematic consumption need not suffer! Reduction bins at your local supermarket may house hordes of crassness, but the following are diamonds in the rough.

Rowling writes books, not screenplays

Around the world, children and adults alike have flocked to theatres to see Harry Potter’s sixth cinematic outing. Despite glowing reviews, fans of the novels may be sorely disappointed.

Centre for Journalism assignment: Radio

The audio file found on this site is a radio package that I produce as a part of my degree. The package attained the top mark for this particular assignment.

http://www.centreforjournalism.co.uk/assignment/bluewater-shopping-centre-hit-recession

Medway Messenger PDF

This is a layout created by myself emulating the style of the Medway Messenger (part of the KM group), using pieces that I worked on whilst on work experience there.

MM Layout

Stem cell research in the UK: Pandora’s box

Medical science has advanced an awe-inspiring amount since the middle ages. Wiped from human memory, are times of insanitation and plague in the UK. Herbal remedies and witchdoctor practice are no longer accepted as science, we now have unparalleled knowledge and clarity about the human anatomy. Middle age killers are now modern day annoyances, few without treatment.

Wikipedia’s triumph and the rise of crowdsourcing

Wikipedia, the fifth highest rated website in the world, came under fire when Felipe Ortega, from a University in Madrid, claimed that it had lost 49,000 editors in the first three months of 2009. Just months after it had publically called for thousands of volunteer editors, this appeared to spell the end of the crowd sourcing phenomenon.

Gravesendian fulfils dream

It’s a Saturday morning in the market café in Gravesend. All around, traders are selling their wares and services, clearly audible through the cracks in the walls of the shack-like café. I sit at a table soaking up the culture, as my interviewee brings over my cup of coffee. His name is Lee Frost, and he’s here to tell me about his new band Artisian, who are about to support the world-class Anaal Nathrankh on tour.