Monday, October 7, 2013

EDITING


Your name: ______________________________________________             Date: ______

 

Broadcast Journalism A with Mr. Fornicoia

Mudhouse package assignment

 

Assignment sheet and rubric (15 points)

 

Rationale: Not every shot fits – even all the cool ones.

 

Objectives: Plan, write, and edit a news package without needing to go get any of the material yourself. Stick to a focus statement. Learn the editing software without the trouble of cameras. Discern good footage and audio from poor.

Directions: Individually, you will create this news package and complete the work for it in class. All the files you’ll need are in the Period 6 folder on your computer’s C Drive. Be sure to save your project to the Period 1 folder. Within the Period 1 folder, create another folder called Mudhouse.

 Your focus statement is: “It’s too hot for coffee.” The location is a coffee shop in Missouri called “The Mudhouse” in the hot summer month of July.   

 

About the audio: The package should include nat (natural) sound at least once, no music, and you must use the interviews and stand-ups provided.

 

Length should fall between :45 and 1:15 TRT (total run time).

 

Before you move on and do too much editing, you need to hand in the “Planning and Writing” documents below.

 

RUBRIC: Your Mudhouse news package will be graded on the following criteria. Please check your video against this rubric between every stage of the project. This is an individual project.

 


Aspect                                                                                                                                                                           Points

PLANNING AND WRITING (5 points)                                                                                                                   __/5

Catalog (shot-by-shot description) of the raw footage is typed, complete                                          __/2

All the sound bites and stand-ups are typed up, word-for-word                                                             __/1

Your final story is written out, like a script                                                                                                          __/1

The interviews and VOs complement each other and tell a story around the focus statement  __/1

 

EDITING (10 points)                                                                                                                                                  __/10

Absolutely no digital effects (fades, dissolves, graphics, digital transitions); just edits                   __/1

B-roll video matches the audio consistently                                                                                                      __/2

Final cut lands between 45 and 75 seconds                                                                                                       __/1

Final cut sticks to the focus statement                                                                                                                __/1

Natural sound is used appropriately at least once                                                                                          __/1

The interviews and voice-overs flow together without technical hesitation (no black blips)        __/1

Contains at least two sequences of Wide/Medium/Close (or Close/Medium/Wide)                     __/2

Final cut includes at least 15 camera shots                                                                                                         __/1


 

How do to this:

 

Step 1: Open Premiere and do the following:

                a. Create a new project, saving it in the C Drive, Period 2 folder

                b. Import the three files from the C Drive, Period 6 folder: B-roll, Sound Bites, Stand-ups


Step 2: Describe each shot in the B-roll file. List this in a Word document (like you did for a blog posting a couple weeks ago)

 

Step 3: Type out, word-for-word, the Sound Bites and Standups files.

 

Step 4: Write a script that uses the Sound Bites and Standups. This must stick to the focus statement “It’s too hot for coffee.”

 

Step 5: Lay out your script (in video) on your sequence in Premiere (on the Video 1 and Audio 1 tracks). Check the length and be sure it lands between 45 and 75 seconds.

 

Step 6: Find B-roll that matches what the speakers talk about and place it in the Video 2 and Audio 2 tracks.

Friday, October 4, 2013

FRIDAY

OPENING ASSIGNMENT:

Yesterday you were assigned the following:

Choose something that happened to you today (or any time in your lifetime) and write a paragraph in which you "cover" it as a journalist. Post it to your blog as an assignment.

Today you are to write the same story, but write it like it is a piece of literature.    How are the two pieces of writing different? How are they similar? How might you write a third account that combines elements of journalism and literature?



FINISH WRITING A STORY STEPS

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Thursday

For reading time today:
http://www.Digg.com     Pick 1 story to read.  Write a 2 sentence summary and a 3 sentence personal response.

CLASS ACTIVITY FOR TODAY:


 Try to remember the most exciting thing you ever witnessed--a daring rescue, a momentous sporting event, the birth of a child. Imagine that someone has approached you immediately after the event and has asked you to describe it. Are you now a journalist? That is, is the story you are about to recount journalism, or is it some form of literature?

The answer depends on what kind of "story" you present. Is it a strictly factual account of people, places, and events? Does it primarily tell who, what, when, where, why, and how? Most of us would probably agree that this kind of story is journalism. At its core, journalism is an attempt to convey timely, useful information--that is, "news"--to readers or viewers in a truthful way. It may use sounds and pictures, but its primary vehicle is language.

Is your "story"  an imaginative evocation of the event? Have you employed creative use of sounds or figurative language? Is your purpose to elicit an emotional response from your audience? Have you invented details to deepen the meaning or effect of the story? We are inclined to think of this kind of story as literature. In its various forms--fiction, poetry, drama, even some forms of nonfiction--literature generally seeks to enlighten or move us through the imaginative use of language and incident.

Though different at their cores, journalism and literature are not always distinct. That is, while some of the qualities described above help to characterize them, they also share a number of similarities. Both, after all, primarily use language to capture and convey the human experience. Someone has famously proclaimed that journalism is "history in a hurry," suggesting that news reporters record the events that ultimately tell the story of people on earth. Similarly, literature often provides glimpses of not only the events of a time period, but the general mentality of its people. Both journalism and literature also capitalize on interest. In his essay "The Philosophy of Composition," Edgar Allan Poe emphasized the value of originality in creating a poem, and someone else once defined news as something with an unusual quality, noting that a dog biting a man is not news, but a man biting a dog is. Finally, both journalism and literature seek to effect change or move their audiences. A newspaper's job, it has been said, is to "raise hell." Some literary works, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, also raise hell. Others, such as the satires of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, may effect a different kind of change by making us aware of the weaknesses in our personalities. Still others--the lyric poems of Poe and William Shakespeare, for example--heighten our awareness of the world or perhaps merely entertain us. In any case, all literature has some kind of impact. In short, journalism and literature are similar in many respects. In fact, we might consider journalism as a literary genre--that is, a type of writing with its own set of conventions.

YOUR TASK:
Choose something that happened to you today (or any time in your lifetime) and write a paragraph in which you "cover" it as a journalist.  Post it to your blog as an assignment. 

Tomorrow we will evoke this event in a brief work of literature. How are the two pieces of writing different? How are they similar? How might you write a third account that combines elements of journalism and literature?

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Tuesday

Go to http://www.startribune.com/  and read/watch any main story.  Write a 2 sentence summary and a 3 sentence response. 


QUIZ


DISCUSSION

Monday, September 30, 2013


Writing a Story/Package

 

 

1.      Find a ________.

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3.     Write a Focus Statement
 
 
 
 
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5.      Organize your _______________.

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6.      Write _____________ and ____________ in your story.

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7.      Write an _____ and _______.

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8.      Collect ___________ (video footage) to add to your story.

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Opening Activity 9.30

OPENING READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENT:

Go to http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19333758/ns/today-today_people/Writing

Read one of Bob Dotson's stories.

Write 2 Sentence Summary and a 3-5 sentence Response in your blog titled 9.30.13

Sunday, September 29, 2013

DOTSON READING SCHEDULE

PLEASE ADD THESE DATES AND READING TO YOUR PLANNER.  If the schedule says Tuesday 10/1 (Dotson 20-27) you are to read pages 20 to 27 BEFORE class on Tuesday.


Thurs, 9/26
Hand out Dotson Books
READ: (Dotson 9-19)
View “Lives Lost”
Writing a Story Notes

Mon, 9.30
 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19333758/ns/today-today_people/Writing a Story Notes
Topics/Angles:  Review "Lives Lost"
Writing a Story Notes

Tues, 10/1 (Dotson 20-27)
Collect Information
“Cave Rescue”

Wed, 10/2 (Dotson 28-39)
TEST:  6 Criteria of Newsworthiness
             Camera Techniques

Class: Interviewing “Ruby Bridges”

Thur, 10/3 (Dotson 43-52)
Segues “Pearl Harbor”

Fri, 10/4 (Dotson 53-61)
Writing Tips “Atlanta Bombing”

Mon, 10/7 (Dotson 62-70)
Standups, Beginnings and Endings “Boys of Winter”

Tues, 10/8 (Dotson 75-80)
Peer Editing “San Francisco Earthquake”

Wed, 10/9 (Dotson 81-87)
B-Roll
“Susan Smith Trial”

Thur, 10/10 (Dotson 87-101)
Speaking
“Top Cop”

Tues, 3/8
Bob Dotson Wrap Up
Test?
Transition to Package Unit

Thursday, September 26, 2013

3 Suggestions from pages 9-20

Bob Dotson gives us 3 suggestions for making our stories even better.  List and describe what he means by each suggestion.


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BOB DOTSON:

OPENING ASSIGNMENT: Research the Jonesboro Arkansas school shooting. Write a paragraph about what you learned. Do not copy and paste. Use your own words! Reading Assignment: Pages 9-20 DISCUSS WATCH

Monday, September 23, 2013

Sound Bites/Interview/Conversations: need to talk to people so people can relate, move story along, interesting to viewer. Could the reporter say “1984 is the coolest place in the world” NO don’t make any judgements about your story let your characters put their opinions in the story. Reporter puts in the facts. “1984 has been open for 10 years…” Use the facts in the voice overs… You can say a lot with a very short soundbite. 10 seconds max. How to conduct an interview: Can I have you run the microphone up through your shirt and clip on your shirt. Or over the shoulder. Mics should be heard but not seen. "What is the weather like , having fun, Say your name and spell it for me, Can you tell me why you got into teaching. How is the transition going to be, Any hobbies, How did you get into that, what is the difference," 1.Casually start ________________: find a commonality, don’t chit chat about the story save that for the interview. Break the ice, become their friend. 2.Say Name and __________ ______, what is your role here? What is your title? 3. Reminder: Reporter doesn’t _________ during answers no "UMMS" or "Really" or Laughing 4. Videographer is getting the camera _______ ____ while reporter is breaking the ice. Videographer gives a signal when ready: clear throat. 5.Don’t make subject a part of the _________ 6.Framing: Eyes on __________ always on all shots. OK to cut head off not the chin. 7. Videographer should ____________________ shot framing. MEMORIZE: Eyes on Thirds, Nose Knows, Audio it’s always Audio have head phones , Background, Lighting RIGHT HAND TWO HANDS ACTION REACTION WIDE MEDIUM TIGHT: Left Hand

FRIDAY

WORKSHEET on CAMERAS. DUE AT END OF PERIOD

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Camera Notetaking

Today you will be taking notes on Focus Statements and Camera Techniques 1. What is a Focus Statement? Define 2. Why do we need a Focus Statement? 3. Give an example of a Focus Statement sentence. 4. Give an example of a Focus Statement in 3 words: (Subject-Verb-Object) 5. What are the 6 Essential Equipment items you need with you when shooting an interview? 6. Why is a tripod important? 7. The Tripod is my ___________ 8. Define: Pan 9. Define: Tilt 10. Why are headphones important? 11. Why is it important to TEST YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE YOU GO ON SHOOT! 12. Define Wide shot: 13. Why do we need a wide shot? 14. Define Medium shot: 15. Why do we need a medium shot? 16. Define a tight shot. 17. Why do we need a tight shot? 18. What is a sequence? 19. Why do we need a sequence?

Monday, September 9, 2013

MONDAY

Today we will begin by watching the following news story: WCCO Next we will take notes on the Criteria of Newsworthiness Title Definition Example Post on your blog. Which criteria did the "Student Falls to Death" story have? Which criteria did the "Kool-Aid Man" story have? HOMEWORK: Watch 1/2 news show on channel 4,5 or 11 and list and give a 1 sentence description of each story. Also, list each criteria each story fits. DUE FRIDAY

Friday, September 6, 2013

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6th

KOOL-AID MAN STORY: Listen and respond to the story with a new post on your blog titled: Kool-Aid Man Story. What made this a good story? What did you like? Dislike? WATCH This KARE 11 Story: INFANT AND This WCCO Story: Rosh Hashanah HANDOUT PACKET: TAKE NOTES ON 6 Criteria of Newsworthiness. Make a new post in your blog titled: Criteria of Newsworthiness Criteria of Newsworthiness # TITLE DEFINITION EXAMPLE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What criteria did the Infant story have? Explain. What criteria did the Rosh Hashanah story have? Explain. Have a great weekend!

Thursday Sep 5th

Today we watched a story by Boyd Huppert called J's Farm. If you were absent, please click on this link and watch the story. Creat a new post on your blog titled J's Farm and write a 5 sentence response to the story. What did you like? What intrigued you? Etc.. We also defined Broadcast Journalism. Please get the 1 sentence notes from a neighbor.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Interviewing Notes

FORMAL INTERVIEW:

1.  Show up early, set-up and put mic on chair
2.   Run Mic Up shirt
3.   Reporter should distract and make a connection
4.   Photographer is listening in headphones
5.   Frame up shot:  Eyes on Third, Talking Space/Nose Room, Cam Eye Level,
6.   Photographer gives signal:  Clears Throat... to signal he/she is ready for the interview to start
7.  1st Question is always  State your name and spell it...
8.  Open Ended Questions
9.  Last Question is always "Is there anything else you want to say"
10. Shoot Cut Aways of Hands or Reporter


Copy and paste the following questions and answer them on your blog:

Run and Gun Interviews:

1.  What is a "Run and Gun" interview? When can we use a "Run and Gun" interview?

2.  What is the first thing you should do BEFORE starting off for the interview?

3.  Why do you think we should ask for permission?

4.  Why should we always ask the interviewee to state and spell their names?

5.  Where should we place the microphone?

6.  Should we hand the mic to the interviewee?

7.  The photographer is responsible for the sound levels.  What are two things the photog should be aware of?

8.  COMPOSITION:  How we should frame our interview shot:
a.  Eyes on ___________
b.  2 Eyes One __________
c.  Camera should be Higher, Even, or Lower than subject?
d.  Talking space or ________ Room


BACKGROUNDS:
9. Avoid shooting in front of  ____________.

10.  Why should we keep signs out of the background?

11.  If we were doing an interview about the high cost of parking at EVHS where would a good place to interview be?

12.  What is a demonstration interview and what are the benefits?




Reading Due Friday

Read in Dotson’s book pages 55 thru 71. Then:
1. What do you find most interesting about what he says on these pages? What stands out as particularly useful to you as a storyteller? (75 words)To answer the rest, you must visit the site for Boyd Huppert’s Land of 10,000 Stories (http://www.kare11.com/news/investigative/extras/stories.aspx). Pick two that look interesting. Watch them. Then, pick one of those and answer the following prompts about it, please:
2. What is the name of the story, and on what date did it first air?
3. List and describe four instances of natural sound.
4. List and describe (including the type and what they are showing) four camera shots that you find interesting.
5. Write a possible focus statement for the story (strong verbs; no “-ing” words)
6. How does this story utilize Dotson’s “Building Blocks” (from Page 68)? Discuss a few of them, please. (100 words)

Friday, May 24, 2013

EXPORT Final Package today

After you have finished your package including Lower Thirds you will export today.

In Premiere go to
File
Export
Media
Click on the yellow Sequence word
Browse to your folder in Period 1
Name it Your Name Mudhouse Final
Save
Export

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Today you will make Lower Third Graphics for the people we see on your package story.

Flash Reporter:  Megan Feldhaus

Mudhouse Worker Girl:  Jenny Grier

Mudhouse Worker Woman in Green:  Julie Hoskins

Mudhouse Customer:  Tom Mattox

Follow the intsructions on this Photoshop tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UidmUbJfBI

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Components of a Broadcast Story

This is how a story is put together.

1st We come up with a Topic:
2nd We decide on a Focus Statement:
3rd:  We Conduct Interviews to get Sound Bites to use in the interview:
4th We Shoot B-Roll to complement the sound bites
5th  We Shoot our stand-up
6th:  We Edit our story together adding Voice Overs as Seques between interviews.


For the Cross Country story we watch in class, describe these 6 steps. 

MUDHOUSE EDITING ASSIGNMENT

DUE TUESDAY May 21st:

Your name: ______________________________________________             Date: ______

Broadcast Journalism A
Mudhouse package assignment

Assignment sheet and rubric (15 points)

Rationale: Not every shot fits – even all the cool ones.

Objectives: Plan, write, and edit a news package without needing to go get any of the material yourself. Stick to a focus statement. Learn the editing software without the trouble of cameras. Discern good footage and audio from poor.
Directions: Individually, you will create this news package and complete the work for it in class. All the files you’ll need are  on your computer’s C Drive. Be sure to save your project to the Period 1 folder. Within the Period 1 folder, create another folder called Mudhouse.

Your focus statement is: “It’s too hot for coffee.” The location is a coffee shop in Missouri called “The Mudhouse” in the hot summer month of July.   

About the audio: The package should include nat (natural) sound at least once, no music, and you must use the interviews and stand-ups provided.

Length should fall between :45 and 1:15 TRT (total run time).

Before you move on and do too much editing, you need to hand in the “Planning and Writing” documents below.

RUBRIC: Your Mudhouse news package will be graded on the following criteria. Please check your video against this rubric between every stage of the project. This is an individual project.

 

Aspect                                                                                                                                                                           Points
PLANNING AND WRITING (5points)                                                                    __/5

Catalog (shot-by-shot description) of the raw footage is typed, complete          __/2
All the sound bites and stand-ups are typed up, word-for-word                           __/1
Your final story is written out, like a script                                                            __/1
The interviews and VOs complement each other and tell a story around the focus statement  __/1

EDITING (10 points)                                                                                               __/10
Absolutely no digital effects (fades, dissolves, graphics, digital transitions); just edits  __/1
B-roll video matches the audio consistently                                                               __/2
Final cut lands between 45 and 75 seconds                                                                __/1
Final cut sticks to the focus statement                                                                        __/1
Natural sound is used appropriately at least once                                                       __/1
The interviews and voice-overs flow together without technical hesitation (no black blips)     __/1
Contains at least two sequences of Wide/Medium/Tight (or Tight/Medium/Wide)                   __/2
Final cut includes at least 15 camershots                                                                              __/1



How do to this:

Step 1: Open Premiere and do the following:
                a. Create a new project, saving it in the C Drive, Period 1 folder
                b. Import the three files: B-roll, Sound Bites, Stand-ups

Step 2: Describe each shot in the B-roll file. List this in a Word document

Step 3: Type out, word-for-word, the Sound Bites and Standups files.

Step 4: Write a script that uses the Sound Bites and Standups. This must stick to the focus statement “It’s too hot for coffee.”

Step 5: Lay out your script (in video) on your sequence in Premiere (on the Video 1 and Audio 1 tracks). Check the length and be sure it lands between 45 and 75 seconds.

Step 6: Find B-roll that matches what the speakers talk about and place it in the Video 2 and Audio 2 tracks.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Friday Assignment

Take a week off from Bob Dotson’s book. This week, we focus on camera shots (follow the link to the list if you need a refresher). Watch both of the videos embedded below.

Then, pick the one you find more interesting. For it, you’re going to write a shot-by-shot account of it (pausing so you can describe each shot). It will take a little while. (You can look at my sample for the Boyd Huppert story we watched in class). On your blog post, give the following information:
Story title:
Total Run Time:
Then, list (and number) each shot in sequence and describe each in 4 to 8 words. For example:
1. Close up of doctor’s hands
2. Medium shot of doctor operating
3. Medium shot of reporter asking question
4. Medium shot of doctor sitting, talking
5. Extra close up of doctor’s new microscope
6. Tracking shot (moving) with doctor while walking

What you noticed overall: Finally, write a summary section of at least 100 words about trends, patterns, similarities, differences or strategies you noticed in the stories (either just in the one you focused on, or between the two). You're looking for overall lessons or takeaways that you can apply to your own video shooting.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbcnews.com/49906045#49906045

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbcnews.com/49548763#49548763

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

THURSDAY


SURVEY

Discuss
Watch: Break In  Video

Answer the following questions on your blog:
1.  What is the lead in this story?  Does it intrigue you to keep watching?
2.  What are the 5W's of this story:  Who, What, Where, When, Why
3.   Give an example of the reporters Voice over or seque (Write it down word for word)
4.  When do we see the reporter's stand-up?  Beginning, Middle, or End?
5.  What is the purpose of this reporter's stand-up?



Write in your blog the purposes of stand-ups from the following video:

High School Reporter Stand-Ups Examples

Discuss the purposes of Stand-UPS:


Here are some other examples:
College Reporter Stand Up Examples
Unique Stand-Ups
Stand-Up Fail
Stand-Up Skateboard Fail
Stand-Up ATV Fail
Stand-Up Sled Fail
Stand-Up Robbery Fail

Reporter Stand Up Article


ASSIGNMENT:

Write and perform 3 Stand-Ups using the following scenarios: (OR TRY YOUR OWN)
$1000 stolen from cafeteria
Accident in school and someone was hurt
Excessive screen time affects students
Improper recyling at EVHS
B2 Stairwell is too crowded
5 minutes not enough time to get from class to class

Monday, May 6, 2013

Reading

Read, in Dotson’s book, pages 43 thru 55. Respond to what you read, and use these questions if you get stuck: What strikes you as interesting? In what ways do you agree or disagree with him? How does this fit where you are as a writer, and how will it help you become a better one?
(100 words minimum)

So, Dotson highlights the following:
- How to defeat the TV remote control
- Be conversational
- Gobbledygook and clichés
- Active voice
- Write in threes
- Surprises

Read this story and watch this one (a bit of a sports theme this week). Write two paragraphs (one about each) that explains how the story uses/handles at least three of these aspects. Give specific examples (100 words in each paragraph, so at least 200 total words).

Friday, May 3, 2013

WALLDO HUNT

We will plan and shoot our scavenger hunt today.  Before your group can shoot, you must turn in a written summary of what your idea is and a shot list.  (on the back of your white sheet). 

 
 
 
Group Members Names:

 

 

Your assignment is to film and edit a creative/humorous piece 2:00 or less.  You must use all of the WALLDO shots at least once if not twice.  

Some Creative Ideas:

·         Music Video

·         Reenact a Movie scene

·         Parody a TV Show

·         Make up a short comedy sketch

 

 

LIST THE SHOTS YOU USED

 

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

We will begin by watching a High School broadcast story titled Changing Identity

Answer the following questions on a blog post about the story:

1.  Identify and explain as many WALLDO shots as you can.

2.  What is Natural Sound?

3.  Identify several examples of Natural Sound in this story?

4.  How does Natural Sound enhance the story?




WALLDO Scavengger Hunt

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

WEDNESDAY

TODAY

We will begin with 20 minutes to read your Make It Memorable book or finish your video.

WALLDO Camera Technique Notes

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MAKE UP FOR TUESDAY

If you were absent on Tuesday:

Watch a 1 to 2 minute news video from KARE11, WCCOTV, or KSTP

Answer the following 2 questions:

1.  What did you like/notice about the camera shots?

2.  What did you like/notice about the story?

Monday, April 29, 2013

Reading/Blog Post

Today we will continue our Editing assignment.

Handout Make It Memorable by Bob Dotson

ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY:
Regarding the book by Bob Dotson, Make It Memorable: Please read the introduction and Section One (pages 3-41). Then, answer the following questions and be sure to exceed the requested word counts:
o What do you notice about the way he writes? Use specific examples, please. (75 words)
o What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27? (75 words)
o With the scripts: What do suppose is described in each column? Why would it be split like that? What else is interesting about the scripts? (50 words)
o On Page 34 (and to the end of the section), Dotson writes about a long-form feature. Find one of these (a story at least 4 minutes long) on a TV news magazine such as Rock Center, 20/20 or 60 Minutes. Then, give and explain examples of how the storyteller uses the five bulleted traits Dotson gives on Page 34. (200 words)

Thursday, April 25, 2013

EDITING DAY

Today the group that filmed yesterday will edit their silent video together.  The groups that did not film yesterday, will film today.


1st:  The First Step is to always copy your footage to the computer.  DO NOT import the video straight into the project. 

2.  Insert your SD card into the USB drive using the card reader provided. 

3.  A pop up window should appear.  Click Open Folder to view files.

4.  Keep that window open and also open C: Drive/Student Data/Period 1 folder

5.  Make a folder called Q4 Silent Video

6.  Find your videos on the SD card and Copy to the Q4 Silent Video folder on the computer.

7.  Open up Adobe Premiere

8.  Create New Project

9.  Save the New Project in the same folder you saved the videos.  C: Drive/Student Data/Period 1 folder

10.  Import the videos into your project.

11.  I will give you a tour of the program:  Layout, Basic editing

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Tuesday

Opening Assignment: 

Watch the latest Land of 10,000 stories:  A Publishers Dream

Answer the following questions about the story:

1.  What is the focus statement of this story?

2.  Give examples of W-M-T sequences

3.  Give examples of The Rule of Thirds

4.  Give examples of Eyes on Third

5.  Give examples of Talking Space

6.  What did you like about story?



SILENT VIDEO ASSIGNMENT:

Monday, April 22, 2013

Camera Notes

Finish watching W-M-T shots

NOTES:

The Rule of Thirds

Eyes on Third

Talking Space/The Nose Knows


10 Steps to Great Camera Work

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Sequences

Finish Notetaking on Sequences


FILMING SEQUENCES!

CAMERA NOTES

Today you will be taking notes on Focus Statements and Camera Techniques


1.  What is a Focus Statement?  Define

2.  Why do we need a Focus Statement?

3.  Give an example of a Focus Statement sentence.

4.  Give an example of a Focus Statement in 3 words: (Subject-Verb-Object)



5.  What are the 6 Essential Equipment items you need with you when shooting an interview?



6.  Why is a tripod important? 

7.  The Tripod is my ___________

8.  Define:  Pan

9.  Define:  Tilt

10.  Why are headphones important?  




11.  Why is it important to TEST YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE YOU GO ON SHOOT!



12.  Define Wide shot:


13.  Why do we need a wide shot?


14.  Define Medium shot:


15.  Why do we need a medium shot?


16.  Define a tight shot.

17.  Why do we need a tight shot?

18.  What is a sequence?

19.  Why do we need a sequence?

 


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Monday, April 15, 2013

Tuesday

-Today is a shortened period due to MCA's.

-Finish Discussion of Criteria of Newsworthiness:

Assignment:  On your blog, post a list of 10 possible story topics that would be appropriate for the Eastview Audience.  (Title it:  Story Topic and Focus Statement)

-Focus Statements:  Introduction to Focus Statements:  Watch short clip.

Assignment:  On your previous blog, create a focus statement for one of your story topics listed previously. 




Criteria of Newsworthiness

Today you will read pages 21,22, and 23 of "The News" packet. Copy the following questions on to your blog and answer.

1.  Identify, define, and give an example of the 6 criteria of newsworthiness.

Criteria 1:
Definition:
Example

Criteria 2:
Definition:
Example:

Criteria 3:
Definition:
Example:

Criteria 4:
Definition:
Example:

Criteria 5:
Definition:
Example:

Criteria 6:
Definition:
Example:

2. On page 23 it discusses the differences between print journalism and broadcast journlism.  Please describe 3 ways they are different and explain. 


3.  List all the criteria the story we watched at the beginning of class fits under and why.

4.  List all the criteria the 2nd story we watched fits under and why.

5.  List all the criteria the 3rd story we watched fits under and why.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Tuesday, April 9th

Today we will begin with class Procedures and Expectations.

Next we will watch an INTERVIEWING Video:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAh9x5-5ffo

We will conduct our classmate interviews now:
  Using your 10 questions find out about your class mate.  You should elaborate more on the questions.  HAVE A CONVERSATION!

Rationale: We like to tell and hear stories. It drives our communication. When someone asks you what you did today, the best parts of what you share (and what you remember from your day) are the stories. By practicing, you will become a more engaging story teller and a more nuanced communicator.

Objective: Write a focused story of 450 to 600 words about one of your classmates.

Description: I will assign you a classmate (it is better if you aren’t already friends because you can be more objective and unbiased). You will spend parts of a few days interviewing this person.
RUBRIC: Your story will be graded on the following criteria. Please check your work against this before you hand it in.
Stage                                                                                                                                                                              Points
INTERVIEWING (3 points)                                                                                                                          __/3
Interview notes are handed in and are at least a page in length                                                        __/1
During observation, writer’s nonverbal behavior conveys interest in the interview                        __/1
During observation, writer asks follow-up questions that lead to more detailed responses        __/1
 
 
WRITING (8 points)                                                                                                                                     __/8
Header is at top left and contains: your name, class, date, interviewee, word count                      __/1
Gives a 3-to-5 word focus statement centered above the story; includes strong verb                   __/2
Within story, that focus statement expands into a full thesis statement within first 4 ’graphs    __/1
Remains focused around the thesis statement from top to bottom of story; trim and fit             __/1
All words (including names) are spelled as they are supposed to be spelled in context                 __/2
Contains at least two direct quotes that are blended into the story                                                   __/1
 
PLANNING (4 points):                                                                                                                                   __/4
List of B-roll possibilities describes at least eight shots                                                                          __/1
Those shots all match the content of the story                                                                                       __/1
The shots are varied between close ups, medium shots and establishing shots                               __/1
Describes, either in paragraph or list form, at least two possible natural sound opportunities    __/1
 
Late fee (if applicable)                                                                                                                                             -__/3
 
 
TOTAL                                                                                                                                                         __/15
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