Helpful Corn: UMD Ultimate Frisbee

Helpful Corn: UMD Ultimate Frisbee from Lauren Phifer on Vimeo.

Captions:

Picture #
6. Kate Stambaugh catches the frisbee during sectionals against St. Mary's College.
7. Juliana "J-Mo" Williams runs with her teammates during practice on a rainy day.
8. Annie "Butters" Farber watches from the sideline of sectionals.
10. Sasha "Shambles" Bugler and Jessie "Spidey" O'Connor at practice on a Wednesday evening.
12. Julie "Airlift" Mongeon (#18) goofs around with teammates Tina "Sorry" Szarko and Julie "Cheeks" Baughman.
14. Captain Claire "Mongo" Valdivia gets ready to throw the frisbee during a practice drill with her teammates Amy Hudson, Julie Mongeon, and Jessie O'Connor.
19. Katie "Tude" Nicolato, sophomore, looks for the pass during a Wednesday evening practice.
20. The Colonial Cup is the trophy for the team that wins sectionals. The University of Maryland Women's Ultimate Frisbee team has had it for the past three years.
21. Sasha "Shambles" Bugler and Jessie "Spidey" O'Connor run a play during practice.
22. Sarah "Shemp" Hempstead shows perfect form after releasing the frisbee.
24. Claire "Mongo" Valdivia guards Jessie "Spidey" O'Connor during a practice game.
30. Julia "College" Valdivia watches her team during sectionals.
34. Katie "Tude" Nicolato rehydrates after a tough practice.

Interviews with Julie Mongeon and Kaie Nicolato.

Final Project

College Park Riot video

College Park riot Man on the Street Interviews from Lauren Phifer on Vimeo.

Assignment 11

Route One Riot Interviews

Assignment 4

A Day at the Gym

Sequence: A Day at the Gym from Lauren Phifer on Vimeo.

Assignment 13

Intro to Photography

University of Maryland sophomores Roshan Farazad, Meg Corzine, and Romina Nally walk to class after grabbing a quick lunch at the South Campus Diner. Their day is full of exams and papers.



















Freshman at the University of Maryland, Brittany Shuh studies for midterms late into the evening.



















Sophomore Hannah Garland starts her day by putting on her make-up in the morning. She has classes, meetings, and interviews all day and wants to look her best.

Assignment 5

Inspiring photo-based multimedia

Check it out! I found this documentary very inspiring.

http://www.vimeo.com/groups/journalists/videos/5084097


While roaming the Internet, I came across several works that really moved me. However, this specific video I thought was really well put together. It is about the 2009 Palmer Fest at the University of Ohio in Athens. Last year this annual event got out of control and police ended up having to shut down the fest. Students got out of hand, throwing beer cans at police officers on horseback.


This particular video has nothing to with fighting for a cause, or promoting awareness about something, but I feel it was very well put together. The audio in the back round is all live from the actual riots and event. The photos in the show progress perfectly with the audio clips. Even the photos I thought were extremely well taken. They were so clear and real. None of them seemed staged but instead were candid and all taken in front of the same American flag. In a way it is ironic to see the actions of people, the fake salutes they give, in front of something that should be so sacred.


I enjoyed the flow of the video and really think everything matched up really well and it was really clear. The transition from the party scene to the night time when the police came was very real and it felt like you were watching what was actually happening. The descriptions from the crowd helped a lot and were key to understanding and getting a feel for the whole event. The only thing I really wanted to change or criticize was the ending. I felt like all of a sudden the video just stopped. I wish there had been more information about the police and riots and an actual story ending to the video. Other than that, I really enjoyed this piece.

A Little About Me

Hi, I'm Lauren Phifer! Welcome to my blog!

Right now I am a sophomore at the University of Maryland. I love my school and enjoy being a Terp. When I'm not doing work, I spend most of my time with friends. I love sporting events and I try to go to every home football and basketball game.

This semester I entered the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. During my first year of college I became really interested in news reporting. I constantly am breathing in the news. I love how fast past this industry is and I enjoy the fact that everything about it is constantly changing. My goal is to one day work for a major news corporation as a news anchor. But for now we'll see where the world takes me!