Slideshows: Visual and Audio related

"Supporting education in a Jakarta slum"
After watching and listening to this slideshow I found it to be a great way of storytelling. The visual aid of the photographs made it a lot easier to follow and more interesting than just reading an article. The audio in this particular slideshow was in a different language- it had the students of Jakarta, Indonesia singing songs and chanting. Even though I didn't understand what was being said, it was still a nice compliment to the slideshow. As each slide played there was a sentence or two that indicated what was going in the photograph. Overall, a slideshow with both visuals ans audio is a great way to get information across.

http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/cslideshow?sj=20090310214005-8555.js&sn=Supporting%20education%20in%20a%20Jakarta%20slum&sl=13&sa=audio

"Extreme Makeover Home Edition Comes to Las Vegas"
This is a slideshow without any audio. Going through the slides one is able to see the construction and makeover that was done to a family's home is Las Vegas. I was skeptical at first about the lack of sound, but as the slideshow continued was quite pleased with it. This slideshow was very easy to follow. After watching 3 minutes of photographs I could skip watching the actual hour long show! Pictures really can tell a story and did so in this particular slideshow. It is clear that a good sequence and the timing of the photo rotation are crucial to a successful slideshow. If the photos run to slow it can drag on forever, but if too fast, you barely get to let them sink in. I will keep the speed in which pictures rotate on a slideshow in mind when I create my own.

http://www.slideroll.com/slideshows/members/tvnewsweb/show/emhe-comes-to-las-vegas-2/