Casey at the Bat By: Ernest Thayer Remix a Story – Danny Nokes
From Poem to Broadcast Casey at the Bat The Examiner, June 3, 1888 – Mudville 9 – Bottom 9, Losing 4-2 – Casey NL Division Series Game 1 Washington Nationals vs. SF, 10/3/14 – Bottom 9, Losing 3-2 – Bryce Harper content/blogs.dir/95/files/2014/10/brandon-belt-bryce- harper-mlb-nlds-washington-nationals-san-francisco-giants- 850x560.jpg 07/1888-casey.jpg
Rhetorical Choices Purpose Sports fans – Baseball Washington Nationals Audience Put a modern twist on a passion (broadcast) – Classic content/uploads/2010/11/casey-at-bat.jpg /ac1394dbdcca6a36cbf486633b129cd813095ac3/r=x404&c=534x4 01/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/07/25/ USP-MLB-Pittsburgh-Pirates-at-Washington-National _4_3.jpg
Programs Used ComputerHope (YouTube, original idea scratched) QuickTime iMovie
Design Choices Game Sequence – Score – At-bats (5) – Different ending – Cut-out score graphic
Modes of Communication FOX Broadcast Text slides Sounds of game (broadcast) Emotion of players Clip organization
Challenges and Successes Challenges Finding clips – Uniforms – Opponents – Clip length – Quicktime Audio Quality Successes All clips from WAS vs. SF – Same uniforms – Same general atmosphere Game sequence