After reading your comments, I feel that the local Montreal grasp on the issue is a good idea.

I still plan on pursuing a video/photo timeline for this project,since I feel that would be the most productive and informative style. I would like to use Final Cut to edit the video and with Soundslides, I plan on making the photo aspect of this project. 

In terms of the subjects that I wish to represent in my timeline, I want to keep them brief and in different layouts. For example, I want one section to have an interview only with a knowledgeable subject, like a music fanatic or record label. For other sections, I was thinking of a series of short clips, kind of like a streeter format, with different points of view on one subject. I think the ’streeter’ format would work well with issues like illegal downloaders and music collecters.

To be more specific, here are the subjects that I wish to represent in my multimedia project (not in any particular order):

• History of the CD
• Reason for the decline
• The digital age: Pros and Cons
• The future of CDs: To the trash or storage, like records?
• The impact on music fans and their thoughts
• The players in the music industry and how it affects them (i.e. performers, DJs, record labels, CD cover artists)
• Illegal downloading and how it has affected the music industry and CDs

I feel that these subjects address the issues I want to cover in this project while still being interesting and informative.

The people I wish to contact for this project range from professionals to average people because the music industry is meant for everyone. Since I have done this idea of the decline of the CD for another class, I have three interviews I could use for this project but may not use them. Nevertheless, I have listed those three men as well as other sources that I plan on interviewing. Here are the sources(not in any particular order):

• David Barnes, famed cartoonist who does cover art for music group Of Montreal
• Owner of Primitive record store on St.Denis (has been there for over 20 years)
• Owner of Beatnik record store, who also sells CDs (could be interesting since they could make a valid comparison)
• A 21-year old with a large record collection
• A 36-year old with a large CD collection
• Montreal DJ, Mark-Anthony Maimone
• Tru Kings, Montreal record label
• CJLO Music Director, Brian Joseph
• Local Montreal album cover artist
• 5-6 interviews with illegal downloaders

I am confident that these interviews and subjects on the demise of the CD will allow for a solid multimedia project. I look forward to using the different technology as an addition to this print-style idea.

This is my panorama photo that I did. I’m not sure why there is black on the edge and tried to fix it with no success.

These three photos were from a summer vacation to Mont Tremblant this summer. I took these photos from the viewpoint on top of the mountain (which would look very different now!). I was happy the lakes sort of work together and look like one.

I had tried another one with photos from New Hampshire with no success. The consistency was not there.

I enjoyed this photo due to its simplicity. I found it very easy to upload my photos once you download the software. I tried using Vuvox too but for my own personal use of a day trip to Ottawa for Canada’s Day. It worked out to be pretty nice. I look forward to exploring with the audio tools Vuvox encourages.