Interview Notes

OPENING ASSIGNMENT:

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 OPENING ASSIGNMENT 3/31/14. 

FORMAL INTERVIEW:

1.  Show up ________, set-up and put mic on chair
2.   Run Mic _________
3.   Reporter should distract and make a __________
4.   Photographer is listening in _____________
5.   Frame up shot:  Eyes on ______, Talking Space/Nose Room, Cam Eye Level,
6.   Photographer gives signal:  Clears Throat... to signal he/she is ready for the interview to _______
7.  1st Question is always  State your ______ and spell it...
8.  ________ Ended Questions
9.  Last Question is always "Is there anything ________________"
10. Shoot ________ _________ 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?

Current Events

Current Events Quiz
Week of March 17 – 21, 2014

Questions:
1. What has Russian President Vladimir Putin done this week because of the results of a referendum last weekend?

2. Because of what is going on in Ukraine, what have other countries like the U.S., Japan and those in the European Union imposed against Russian officials?

3.  What national championship with 68 teams competing begins this week and ends April 7?

4. Where did two die in a fiery news helicopter crash this week?

5. Why is Fred Phelps, controversial founder of Westboro Baptist Church, in the news this week?

6. With the Malaysian Airlines flight still missing, whose computers and homes did authorities search unsuccessfully, looking for clues this week?
Extra Credit: What celebrity says she has become “a little obsessive” about the plane and posted photos of where she thinks it went down?

7. What incident put the Grand Canyon’s South Rim in the news this week?

8. What rock star canceled his concert in Australia after the death of his long-time girlfriend?

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Current Events Quiz 3.12.14

Current Events Quiz Week of March 10 – 14, 2014 Questions: 1. One of the biggest stories this week has a dateline of Kuala Lumpur. What happened to a plane near there? 2. What is unique about two men's passports connected with this plane? 3. South by Southwest (SXSW), formerly just a music festival, has turned high tech. What controversial information freedom activist talked to those at the festival via Skype from Russia? 4. What Ukraine region will hold a referendum later this week to decide if it will join Russia? 5. Why is South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius in the news this week? 6. Who was labeled “bratty” in a video showing some of his 4+-hour deposition with lawyers this week? 7. Who did the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee accuse of allegedly spying on her committee staffers through a special computer network? (HINT: It’s not just one person) 8. More than 100 firefighters battled a blaze Tuesday night at a construction site in what city?

EDITING MUDHOUSE

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 2 folder. Within the Period 2 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 1 folder b. Import the three files from the C Drive, Period 1 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.

Current Events Quiz

Current Events Quiz Week of March 3 – 7, 2014 Questions: 1. What part of Ukraine has been the focus of recent problems with its more powerful neighbor? Extra Credit: Who is that powerful neighbor? 2. What U.S. diplomat went to Kiev this week to increase the pressure on this neighbor and show support of those in Ukraine? 3. One more powerful winter storm hit the U.S. last weekend and early this week. What was its name? 4. Twenty-nine people were killed and more than 140 wounded in a train station in China last weekend. What weapons did the attackers use? 5. What is everyone in almost every state in the U.S. doing Saturday night if they don’t want problems Sunday morning? 6. What was named best picture at the Academy Awards Sunday night? 7. Whose selfie at the Oscars now holds the record of the most popular tweet ever? 8. What celebrations have been going on this week in New Orleans? 9. Name two jobs Mr. Fornicoia has had.