Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Haunted Vermont Covered Bridge -Video Project 2 Story
Stowe, Vermont is home to one of the most famous covered bridges in New England.
Emily's bridge is famous because it is believed to be a haunted covered bridge. There isn't just one story as to why or how it became haunted, there are three famous wise tales about the bridge.
The three stories are all different, but they all have the same main character, Emily.
The first story claims that Emily was thrown from her horse while going through the bridge on the way to her wedding. Supposedly Emily died at the bridge because of being thrown off so hard.
The second story took place in the 1800's when Emily hung herself from the rafters after being rejected by her fiance.
The last story took place in 1925 and involved a new person, Donald. Emily fell in love with him and got pregnant, and Donald didn't want to marry her. Donald then killed himself by jumping off the bridge, and after Emily gave birth, she jumped off too.
All three stories are considered myths, but the legend of "Emily" still lives on in the bridge. People claim to see and hear things they believe are her ghost hanging around.
Visitors of the bridge say they hear unusual noises like footsteps, a girl screaming, and tightening of ropes. Some people think they have seen a white figure and have left with scratches on their cars too.
The real story though that locals of the area like to tell, is that the bridge everyone calls, "Emily's," really isn't the place that she died.
Barbara Baraw, a woman from the Stowe Historical Society, claims that people should be looking at the bridge at the Gold Brook Road and Circle intersection. Baraw says that that bridge is higher and if Emily jumped, she probably did it from there.
The historical records of Stowe show no information stating an Emily died from jumping off a bridge ever. Baraw says, "It's probably just one of those wonderful stories we have in Stowe...it's a great story, but it probably didn't happen."
Not everyone believes this is fake though, the bridge attracts people every year from all over. The problem with this is that tourists do not realize that the bridge is located in a residential neighborhood, therefor visitors can be loud and out of control at inappropriate hours.
Local residents in the neighborhood are trying to come up with ways to let outsiders know that this is still a residential area. They want people to visit the bridge, but visit it in a respectful manner.
They want to bring in people that really do want to see the bridge, and drive out people that are only there to cause trouble. Julia Rodgers, a resident of the area, said "We basically want to make it very hard for the people that are causing the disturbances to come to the site, but make it easy for the people who just want to visit and enjoy the bridge."
The community has tried to push this effort by putting up historical signs, and signs warning of bad behavior.
Emily's bridge will still attract all types of people every year, like ghost hunters and curious teens to come find the ghost of Emily.
The best time to get a paranormal experience at Emily's bridge is between the hours of 12:00am and 3:30am.
Emily's bridge is famous because it is believed to be a haunted covered bridge. There isn't just one story as to why or how it became haunted, there are three famous wise tales about the bridge.
The three stories are all different, but they all have the same main character, Emily.
The first story claims that Emily was thrown from her horse while going through the bridge on the way to her wedding. Supposedly Emily died at the bridge because of being thrown off so hard.
The second story took place in the 1800's when Emily hung herself from the rafters after being rejected by her fiance.
The last story took place in 1925 and involved a new person, Donald. Emily fell in love with him and got pregnant, and Donald didn't want to marry her. Donald then killed himself by jumping off the bridge, and after Emily gave birth, she jumped off too.
All three stories are considered myths, but the legend of "Emily" still lives on in the bridge. People claim to see and hear things they believe are her ghost hanging around.
Visitors of the bridge say they hear unusual noises like footsteps, a girl screaming, and tightening of ropes. Some people think they have seen a white figure and have left with scratches on their cars too.
The real story though that locals of the area like to tell, is that the bridge everyone calls, "Emily's," really isn't the place that she died.
Barbara Baraw, a woman from the Stowe Historical Society, claims that people should be looking at the bridge at the Gold Brook Road and Circle intersection. Baraw says that that bridge is higher and if Emily jumped, she probably did it from there.
The historical records of Stowe show no information stating an Emily died from jumping off a bridge ever. Baraw says, "It's probably just one of those wonderful stories we have in Stowe...it's a great story, but it probably didn't happen."
Not everyone believes this is fake though, the bridge attracts people every year from all over. The problem with this is that tourists do not realize that the bridge is located in a residential neighborhood, therefor visitors can be loud and out of control at inappropriate hours.
Local residents in the neighborhood are trying to come up with ways to let outsiders know that this is still a residential area. They want people to visit the bridge, but visit it in a respectful manner.
They want to bring in people that really do want to see the bridge, and drive out people that are only there to cause trouble. Julia Rodgers, a resident of the area, said "We basically want to make it very hard for the people that are causing the disturbances to come to the site, but make it easy for the people who just want to visit and enjoy the bridge."
The community has tried to push this effort by putting up historical signs, and signs warning of bad behavior.
Emily's bridge will still attract all types of people every year, like ghost hunters and curious teens to come find the ghost of Emily.
The best time to get a paranormal experience at Emily's bridge is between the hours of 12:00am and 3:30am.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Video Project 2 Proposal
Stephen and I are doing our second video project on the covered bridges in the Northeast Kingdom. We plan to mention some history behind the bridges, where they are located, and plan to get different video shots of each bridge we can find. We plan to have either Stephen or I be in the video speaking about each different bridge. We also might use the drone to fly over the bridges and get different shots that way. We do not plan to do an interview but we will use natural sound in our video.
We hope it comes out well!
Our roles for the project are:
Video edit: Stephen
Video edit: Stephen
Video taping: Stephen/Holly
Writing/Edit: Holly
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Video Project 1
This vast network of trails is maintained by the Kingdom Trails
Association, which was founded in 1994 by locals with the goal of promoting the
Northeast Kingdom’s natural beauty. The trails are unique because they are not
your typical rugged and rocky mountain bike trails, but instead are very
smooth. This is because the network was started by skiers in the 1980’s,
bringing a unique and truly one of a kind network of trails.
The trail system is even labeled similar to that of a ski resort with Green trails for the beginners, all the
way up to the Black Diamond trails
for those with experience. The network contains something for everyone, from
leisurely trails through open fields on Darling Hill, to steep and rugged
screamers down Burke Mountain.
This has allowed Kingdom Trails to be voted as the Best Mountain Bike Trail Network in North America by Bike Magazine in their annual Reader's
Poll. It has also
been voted Editors' Choice in the Yankee Magazine Travel Guide to
New England and has also been named Best
of New England by Boston Magazine Travel & Life.
The biking season runs from May through
October 31st. The exact opening date in May is dependent upon how
bad the mud season is and how quickly the trails are brought up to riding
level. This year they do not expect to have the trails open until mid-May.
For most Individual aged 16
years to 69 years old a Day Pass can be purchased for $15 and a Year-Round Pass
for $75 with lesser
rates for those on either side of the age range. You will also need
to sign a safety
wavier because of the dangers of the sport.
More information on Kingdom Trails can be found at the Welcome
Center, which is located behind the Northeast Kingdom Country Store in East
Burke. The Physical address is 478 Route 114, East Burke, Vermont 05832. You
can also sign up your Day or Year-Round pass here and pick up a Bike Trail Map.
Holly
Cannon & Steve Decatur
Monday, April 14, 2014
Video Project 1 Idea
For our first video project, Stephen and I, are interviewing a student at LSC about mountain bikes. We plan to have video of the student showing us quick fixes that people can do on their bikes and give tips on how to ride.
The text component that we plan to have will be about bike trails all over Vermont, while mainly focusing on Kingdom Trails. We want this to be related towards this area so students can learn more about the activities the NEK offers!
The video will include sound bites from the interview as well as natural sounds. The natural sounds will consist of outside noise and noises made by the bike. Music will probably be played at the intro and end of the video. We will use free online music for this component.
The video will act more as a tutorial and a video that gives tips on how to fix bikes and become a better rider!
We hope it comes out well!
-Holly & Stephen
Video: Holly
Editing: Holly & Stephen
Writing: Stephen
Interview: Holly & Stephen
The text component that we plan to have will be about bike trails all over Vermont, while mainly focusing on Kingdom Trails. We want this to be related towards this area so students can learn more about the activities the NEK offers!
The video will include sound bites from the interview as well as natural sounds. The natural sounds will consist of outside noise and noises made by the bike. Music will probably be played at the intro and end of the video. We will use free online music for this component.
The video will act more as a tutorial and a video that gives tips on how to fix bikes and become a better rider!
We hope it comes out well!
-Holly & Stephen
Video: Holly
Editing: Holly & Stephen
Writing: Stephen
Interview: Holly & Stephen
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Video In Newspapers
The newspaper I chose to look at that produces video was the Chicago Tribune.
The Chicago Tribune was an interesting choice because I never associated newspapers with video. I have always looked at newspapers in the physical form, and the adjustment to them being online is still tricky for me to grasp. Personally when I look for news online, I will use a news stations website.
Anyway, I proceeded onto the Chicago Tribune website, where I found a link of just videos they have. I went to that part of the website, and realized there were numerous videos about a lot of news in Chicago and worldwide.
When you go to the website for the videos, they immediately start playing. Before every video there is an advertisement, which got a little annoying. There was also no way to stop the constant playing of videos unless you stopped it.
Basically there was an automatic constant setting where the videos would continuously play, which gave zero time to absorb the news one just received.
I could not find a way to choose a video to watch because they were all on this continuous playlist. I also noticed that some videos were from news stations in Chicago, and only some were videos the Chicago Tribune produced.
The videos the newspaper produced were different than news stations. The videos were a little long 2-3minutes, and some were just interviews. Instead of having a news anchor tell the stories or a reporter, sometimes just the person they interviewed would. I found this to be interesting, and it was different than what I have always seen.
In all the content of the news was still interesting because it was "news," and I did think the videos were professional looking based on the images and content of the stories.
I prefer iReport over the videos from the Chicago Tribune for a few reasons. I liked how in iReport users can become storytellers and show their first account of what happened as long as it is accurate. This doesn't happen in the newspaper videos unless it is done through an interview.
I did prefer the navigation system in the Chicago Tribune over the navigation in iReport. On the newspaper's website it was easy to find videos because they were all in one location. The only hard part was finding a way to search for the news you were looking for. In iReport I had a lot of trouble navigating and found it confusing on where to find accurate news.
Overall both websites could use a little bit of work in their video and navigation area. The videos for each website are used differently. In the Chicago Tribune they give you the facts and a story of what happened, whereas I feel iReport gives more videos of what is actually happening to make the viewer feel like they are there.
The Chicago Tribune was an interesting choice because I never associated newspapers with video. I have always looked at newspapers in the physical form, and the adjustment to them being online is still tricky for me to grasp. Personally when I look for news online, I will use a news stations website.
Anyway, I proceeded onto the Chicago Tribune website, where I found a link of just videos they have. I went to that part of the website, and realized there were numerous videos about a lot of news in Chicago and worldwide.
When you go to the website for the videos, they immediately start playing. Before every video there is an advertisement, which got a little annoying. There was also no way to stop the constant playing of videos unless you stopped it.
Basically there was an automatic constant setting where the videos would continuously play, which gave zero time to absorb the news one just received.
I could not find a way to choose a video to watch because they were all on this continuous playlist. I also noticed that some videos were from news stations in Chicago, and only some were videos the Chicago Tribune produced.
The videos the newspaper produced were different than news stations. The videos were a little long 2-3minutes, and some were just interviews. Instead of having a news anchor tell the stories or a reporter, sometimes just the person they interviewed would. I found this to be interesting, and it was different than what I have always seen.
In all the content of the news was still interesting because it was "news," and I did think the videos were professional looking based on the images and content of the stories.
I prefer iReport over the videos from the Chicago Tribune for a few reasons. I liked how in iReport users can become storytellers and show their first account of what happened as long as it is accurate. This doesn't happen in the newspaper videos unless it is done through an interview.
I did prefer the navigation system in the Chicago Tribune over the navigation in iReport. On the newspaper's website it was easy to find videos because they were all in one location. The only hard part was finding a way to search for the news you were looking for. In iReport I had a lot of trouble navigating and found it confusing on where to find accurate news.
Overall both websites could use a little bit of work in their video and navigation area. The videos for each website are used differently. In the Chicago Tribune they give you the facts and a story of what happened, whereas I feel iReport gives more videos of what is actually happening to make the viewer feel like they are there.
Monday, March 24, 2014
iReport Critique
I first created an account for CNN iReport before I explored around on the website.
I have mixed feelings about iReport because I did like how it had viewers own stories on current events, but I was a little confused with the website. I am not the biggest tech person in the world, so I first explored around on my own but I was confused on what an assignment was versus an actual report.
They did offer a tour for the "newbies" so I did it considering I was a little lost. The "tour" was really a list of steps but it explained everything and was extremely helpful.
This website offers a lot but I think it is important to know how to get an assignment, or what to post, how to join groups, meet people, and promote a story you found interesting. All of this was explained, so after I did this I was ready to explore.
The website started to grow on me because I realized it hosts a lot of different mediums. There are slideshows with small captions and some that include stories. There are hard news stories but there are also feature stories. The variety on this website is abundant and I think thats definitely an advantage for its success.
I also liked how its pretty international with some stories in foreign languages, so that is a great asset because it helps people not involved in that country get an idea of what is going on. I also like the idea of getting a video "vetted," because that means if CNN approved it which is pretty awesome to get your story out in the public.
I do like the idea of this website, I just think it can be a little confusing at first if you do not take the "tour" to get all the details. I like how people can submit stories and any type of media to then become "vetted" because its a good way to get credit for a well put together piece.
I think it is a good website and I think it will succeed with the information it provides giving viewers a variety and allowing viewers to contribute. The use of different mediums of media is really good on this as well, they have definitely taken advantage of the "new age."
I have mixed feelings about iReport because I did like how it had viewers own stories on current events, but I was a little confused with the website. I am not the biggest tech person in the world, so I first explored around on my own but I was confused on what an assignment was versus an actual report.
They did offer a tour for the "newbies" so I did it considering I was a little lost. The "tour" was really a list of steps but it explained everything and was extremely helpful.
This website offers a lot but I think it is important to know how to get an assignment, or what to post, how to join groups, meet people, and promote a story you found interesting. All of this was explained, so after I did this I was ready to explore.
The website started to grow on me because I realized it hosts a lot of different mediums. There are slideshows with small captions and some that include stories. There are hard news stories but there are also feature stories. The variety on this website is abundant and I think thats definitely an advantage for its success.
I also liked how its pretty international with some stories in foreign languages, so that is a great asset because it helps people not involved in that country get an idea of what is going on. I also like the idea of getting a video "vetted," because that means if CNN approved it which is pretty awesome to get your story out in the public.
I do like the idea of this website, I just think it can be a little confusing at first if you do not take the "tour" to get all the details. I like how people can submit stories and any type of media to then become "vetted" because its a good way to get credit for a well put together piece.
I think it is a good website and I think it will succeed with the information it provides giving viewers a variety and allowing viewers to contribute. The use of different mediums of media is really good on this as well, they have definitely taken advantage of the "new age."
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