Reading number 3

1. I found it interesting what he said about trying to put some drama into the story. Even if it’s a little bit at the end it adds a little to the story. He also says that when you’re picking sound bites you want to pick one that leaves a “lump in the throat’ of the viewer. You want them to have a little bit of emotional attachment to the story so they fell an emotional tug from the story.
2. Race for the Cure. MAy 13, 2013
3. Cheering in the backgroud
     Music being played
     Drums being played
     people talking amongest themselves
4. Low- peoples walking feet
     Tight- back of their shirts and their numbers
     Wide- shot off a big chunk of the group walking
     Angle- people playing the drums
5. Walk for the lost and survived.
6. In this story there is a lot of natural sound. The majority of the story is being filmed while they are walking so you can hear the people in the background talking and laughing. There are also some good soundbites in the story. There’s not very many but the ones in there are meaningful and add to the story.  There are also good pictures in this story. It is showed often of people walking around or people talking in their pink.  There isn’t a lot of silence in this video. The main silence is mainly when someone is done talking. They just pause for a couple seconds because it seems to me like time for everything that was told to sink in and to hit you.

Run and Gun Interviews

Run and Gun Interviews:

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

•    Not something planned, opportunity to interview quite a few people with only one or two questions

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

• Test your equipment and make sure you have everything you need and that it all works

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

• It's polite, there may be some legal aspects and if they don't want to do it then you know

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

• So you know how to pronounce it and so you can spell it right when it gets typed on the screen

5.  Where should we place the microphone?

• Try and have it at the bottom of the shot

6.  Should we hand the mic to the interviewee?

• No

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

• Making sure the sound meter is good, background noise

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


BACKGROUNDS:
9. Avoid shooting in front of  A window
10.  Why should we keep signs out of the background?

• The signs could become distracting and people could try and figure out what the signs were

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

• In one of the parking lots by the light post.

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

• When someone is demonstrating how to do something. It can allow them to be comfortable and to have something to do while you're interviewing them

Interviewing

Start with a conversation that has nothing to do with the topic.
First thing, ask them to say their first and last name and then spell them.
Last thing, ask if there is anything else they want to add.
Avoid verbal responses to the interview.
Let them fill in the silence, don't be afraid to have some silence.

Script

“For coffee shops like the mudhouse there is one way to beat the heat, and that’s to offering refreshing, cold drinks.”

“You know, during the summer months we ice most of our drinks. A lot of our customers still need their caffeine fix so you know if they usually get a latte, they’ll come in and get an iced latte instead. “

“Everybody knows to come downtown to the mudhouse for a great cup of coffee, but nobody wants coffee when it’s 105 degrees. “

“Well pretty typically I like a hot cup of coffee but uhh, in the summer it’s really nice to just come in and get a cool drink.”

“Uh, well I have got the iced mud puddle right here, it’s one of their classics. It’s got uh vanilla and uh let’s see, and mocha. A little bit of chocolate mixed in there and uh mix it all up with ice and it’s a good, good drink. Little whip cream and it tops it right off.”

 

WALLDO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZAmh1oxZ4A&feature=youtu.be

The Art Of Violin Bow Making

The art of Violin bow making
Run time: 2:28
1. Close up of apron
2. Close up of his sleeves
3. Medium shot of his face
4. Angle shot of the bow
5. Tight shot of his face
6. Close shot of him talking
7. Angle shot looking at the bow
8. Close shot of the bow
9. Opposite of looking at the bow
10. Close Up of him scraping the bow
11. Depth of him scrapping the bow
12. Tight shot of him putting it together
13. close up of him screwing it together
14. Close up of him looking at it
15. Close up of him looking at bow
16. Linking from the light to the table
17. Medium shot of the saw
18. Close up of the tools
19. Close up of a bunch of bows
20. Depth of scraps and work table
21. Close shot of wood pieces
22. Angle of wood pieces
23. Close shot of him picking up the wood
24. Close shot at angle of his face
25. Tight shot looking at the bows
26. Close shot looking at bow
27. close shot of his face
28. close up of fire
29. Close up of moving the bow
30. Close up of his face
31. Angle of him carving
32. Medium shot of him sanding
33.  Close up of his face
34. Close up of spinning bow
35. Close up of smooth bow

Overall in the story i noticed that he used close-ups a lot. He would be close to his face or to the bow and what he was currently working on. I liked how he would show you what he was doing and explain it and then when that part was all done he would show you the finished product. I also noticed all the natural noises he had in the story, he would be talking and you could hear him working and it overall just added to the story. Since many people don't know all the parts of a bow I thought it was cool that he explained what things were and talked about them a little.

The Components of a Broadcast Story

This is how a story is put together.

 1. Topic: Cross country running the football to the game
2. Focus Statement: Cross country team runs ball far
3. Sound Bites to use in the interview: "Our cross country team holds traditions very dear to us." Blond kid at the beginning
4. We Shoot B-Roll to complement the sound bites: Overhead shot of them running down the highway
5. stand-up: Linking shot when they're passing the football off
6. Voice Overs as Seques between interviews: They didn't realize how far away it actually was.