From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2015 #714 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Thursday, October 22 2015 Volume 2015 : Number 714 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni's Birthday Card Instructions ["Susan E. McNamara" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:38:26 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: Joni's Birthday Card Instructions Dear JMDL, I have heard all the ideas about what we want to send Joni for her birthday coming up on November 7. The first decision is that we are agreed that a photo montage of beautiful places, some with photos of us, and some without, would be enjoyable to Joni. I also think the idea of places that relate to where she has performed or where her songs were written about is a good idea. Also, I think Jamie's wonderful offer to place a video he creates with the photos on a digital frame (that he will donate) is really generous and will make a big impact. So with that, please follow these instructions if you want to participate in this project: 1. Send a jpg photo and a message to Joni to my email at sem8@cornell.edu and copy Jamie's email at JamieZubairi@gmail.com by Friday, October 23 (Yes that's tomorrow!). Large files should be sent via www.hightail.com 2. Make sure that the photo is in LANDSCAPE format as it will be viewed on a computer screen. The size of the photo should be no bigger than 5Mb. Please frame yourself to one side of the frame (nothing dead center). There should be space on one side of the picture so your face appears either to the left or to the right hand side of the picture - this will ensure that there will be enough space for your message to appear alongside your face and not written all over it. Short and sweet is best. Please make sure the message is less than 150 characters (or it will be edited). Also please ensure that the background isn't distracting, otherwise the words may not be read clearly. Please see this photo as a reference: http://jamiezubairi.com/?attachment_id=166 . Jamie will add the message to the photograph so you don't have to. The photos may be given the same 'retouching' treatment to unify the look of the video. We know how Joni loves a good transition! 3. If you're sending a short video message, please make sure you film it in landscape (if you're using a smartphone, hold it on its side. Again, short and sweet, the message should only be 3-6 seconds long i.e. "Happy Birthday Joni, I'm so glad to hear you're getting better, love from Jamie Zubairi in London" is 5 seconds. But the video you send could be slightly longer either side of the message portion in order that I have 'editing space'. Send via www.hightail.com 4. If you're sending an audio message, similarly, short and sweet and an MP3 format, no more than 5 seconds long, similarly with a few seconds silence either side of the spoken portion for editing space. Best place to record? A room full of soft furnishings so there's no bounce. A room full of Chippendale would not be good. Send via www.hightail.com 5. If you are sending a photo of a place that relates to a place where she performed, please indicate that in your message. If it relates to a song, mention the song name, or a lyric ... for example, "I pulled off into the forest, crickets clicking in the ferns ..." Happy Birthday from Ithaca, NY, Love, Sue Tierney McNamara (103 characters, not counting spaces). (3.5 seconds!) Thanks for participating!!! Sue Tierney McNamara sem8@cornell.edu ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2015 #714 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendto joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------