JAHA Project

These last few weeks have been going in a little bit different direction away from my snowboarding content but it is for a good reason. We are working with UPJ's Humanities department preserving Johnstown, Pennsylvania's Flood History.

Last week we meet with Dr. Justus and David and they informed us what JAHA was about and what they did. They have been working on digitizing several hundred photographs right in our own library which is very precise and time consuming. My partner and I each scanned and saved a photograph and will then create a description called "Metadata", which is basically just a detailed description of the photograph then the photograph and the metadata will be sent to Pittsburgh to be approved and then published online for the public to see.

This week we will be really focusing on the metadata and being as specific as we can and following the strict guidelines. Looking through these old photographs is really amazing because you are truely holding a piece of history.

This is a 64 fl oz or 2 quarts glass bottle that Pepsi produced after the 1977 Johnstown Flood so that people would have clean drinking water or for whatever else they could use it for at the time.


UPDATE:
So far I have filled out the Metadata on an outline that David had previously created that we went over in class on Monday. I honestly did  not think it was to hard because I have had previous experience with metadata but not to this magnitude. Friday I will be scanning and saving my second photo for this project and continuing working on my portfolio.

JAHA Digitization Project

This week we will be starting into the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA) working closely with Dr. Justus and David. I personally do not know a lot about the JAHA program or what they do exactly so this will be a new experience for me and also a great way to learn something new that I can add to my skill list.

There mission statement is "JAHA is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nationally significant historic heritage of the Greater Johnstown Area through its museum facilities, historical collections, and education programs. JAHA operates as a clearinghouse and catalyst for revitalization efforts based on cultural tourism and historic preservation". They are a non-profit, membership based organization who operate the Johnstown Flood Museum and the Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center.

I am excited to see what we are going to do with this project and I can not wait for Thanksgiving break. 

Video Progress

Last week I talked about what the subject matter of my video was going to be about, which of course is about snowboarding. I have gone down to Spokes N' Skis and spoke with Troy, who is in the video and walked me through the process of upgrading my snowboard. As you will see in my upcoming video I choose a snowboard, get fitted for boots, sized the correct bindings, and then how to put all of those steps together so that I am ready for the upcoming season.

My personal favorite manufacturer of snowboards is Never Summer! They are a United States company out of Denver, Colorado. I have two Never Summer snowboards, Pandora and Scarlet. Binding wise the best out there is hands down Union which are based around the world but are in Seattle, Washington. Boots it depends on how they feel I like the brand thirtytwo because you can heat mold them to your specific foot/ankle and they have a lot of ankle support as well.

After going through that process you have to get your bindings set up properly and see if you ride with your right or left foot forward (personally I ride with my right foot forward which is considered goofy) and your bindings will be angled out a little bit instead of straight forward so you have better balance and then all you have to do is tighten everything down and you are good to go!


UPDATE:
So I think my video turned out pretty well overall, I am happy with the final outcome. The main thing I would change is turning/filming the video to landscape instead of filming in the portrait position. I hope this video helps all the people who may be just getting into snowboarding or someone who has don't it before and are possibly looking to upgrade to better equipment. I would also maybe take the snowboard off the wall that is hanging so that the viewer can see better and that particular board isn't the most appropriate (sorry did not pay attention until after I had filmed). Overall this assignment was pretty easy except for the tedious position of the introduction when to start and stop the music and the ending with the words.