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.

Reading 2

I thought it was interesting how he related stories to onions in the sense that they have many layers. I also really liked how he said to relate it to you, and to use something personal that may catch the viewer’s attention. It may not be a lot that they share but I always like when I hear that they share something a little more personal. It makes me feel like I know them a little better can relate to them which makes them more real to me. I never really thought of the three thing but it makes a lot of sense to have things in threes. It flows a lot better than something just being by itself or it there is only two.

In this story many surprises arise. One being that their name got called. After that first surprise there was them winning, them giving the money back and then the boys going to a hockey camp, a Vikings games and many events because of their honesty of doing the right thing and giving the money back.  There is also the active voice of the father in the story. He was sort of the voice of reason, by explaining why they thought it was wrong. The whole family together decided to give the money back but the dad really explained why they gave it back and why it didn’t feel right to them. Defeating the TV remote was also shown in this by the way they describe the hockey rink. They pull the reader in by describing it in such detail.

In the beginning of the story there is one big surprise that I did not see coming. They have 12 boys and have had a boy on the football team since 1989. Also the fact that they have 49 grandkids was a bit of a surprise even though it shouldn’t be. There is also an active voice in the video.  The voice of the narrator, who you can hear in the background but then, also makes appearances throughout while talking to the parents or the boys.  He talks in threes by saying “In this night, at this time, all they want is a little more time on the clock.”

Break In

1. What is the lead in this story? Does it intrigue you to keep watching?.
That something like that doesnt happen ofter, someone broke in through the doggie door. yes it does intrigue me.
2. What are the 5W's of this story: Who, What, Where, When, Why
Heather, Someone broke into her house, Her house, 2 weeks ago, To take her stuff
3. Give an example of the reporters Voice over or seque (Write it down word for word)
"Where she discovered the doggie door was broken into to"
4. When do we see the reporter's stand-up? Beginning, Middle, or End?
In the middle
5. What is the purpose of this reporter's stand-up?
To take us to another spot where there was a break in.



Points

• Move story forward
• Repoter becomes B-Roll
• Take me to the scene
• Use props
• Be creative and suprising

Make it memorable

1.  One thing I noticed about how he writes is that he likes to ask questions, and then answer them. Multiple times throughout the book he asks a question and will tell you how he would go about doing it. “How do you write a longer story at the speed of spot news? This is how I do it: “(20, Dotson).  He also breaks it all up into little paragraphs and titles the paragraphs so even if you skim through you can still get what he wants you to understand and what he wants you to learn.
2.  I learned different ways to write a script and when writing a script, how to make it good. He said how most people answer the question and why they answer it that way. He also said that when you’re writing a script that it would be easiest to start in the middle.  He also said that you shouldn’t throw any thoughts away. You may not need them now but they may come in handy later and be able to help you with another part of the story.
3. With the scripts on the left side it is explaining the action that is going on and what the people in the shot are doing and the right side it what they are saying and who is saying what. The right side is the dialogue that is going on between them and the narration that is happening.
4.  In this video he is confronting her on something that happened and they are sitting across from each other as they talk. The room is bright and has a lot of natural light coming in. They are in a comforting setting with flowers around them and warm colors to make it comforting.  As for foreshadowing he kind of brings up things he wants to touch on later in the story and makes that known. He brings up how he thinks that she know what she did was wrong and that it would be hard for her to tell her kids. You can tell what is going to be brought up and what is going to be touched on.  He talks about her arrest and how she delt with it and asked what was going on and why it got to that point. She knew what she did was wrong and you can tell that she truly was sorry. She said she took full responsibility and looking back knew that it was wrong and in the future is going to be much more careful and safe. You could tell that she knew she was acting childish when she is an adult and has children of her own to take care of. She knows that this experience has helped her grow and that she doesn’t know everything like she thought she did.

Changing Identity

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

• Low- When he was making toast the camera was looking up from under the counter, also when he was walking down the stairs the camera was at the bottom of the stairs. When he was playing with his dog
• Linking- When it goes from the windchimes to his face
• Angle- When he is playing the piano, it is shot from a low angle so you can just see his hands and it isnt coming straight on. When he is putting jelly on the toast
• Depth- When he puts his bread in the toaster and when he takes it out
• Opposite- When he is taking his bread out of the toaster and hey get the shot from right at the wall

2. What is Natural Sound?

• Natural sound is the normal sounds you would hear at any given moment taking into concideration what the activity is. If you were at a basketball game it could be dribbling of the ball.

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

• When he is putting Jelly on the toast you can hear the knife in the jelly
• When he is talking outside you can kind of hear cars going past and the nature outside
• can hear the toaster poping up
• Dog barking
• Him playing the piano

4. How does Natural Sound enhance the story?

• It helps so it isn't dead silent in the video other than their talking. It's kind of background sound so there isn't just an awkward silence.

WALLDO

6 Camera Angles

• Wide- Many subjects in one scene
• Angle- Shoot at an angle, not always staight on
• Low- Put the camera below the person, get down on the ground
• Linking- Can tell 2 stories with one shot, pan left to right
• Depth- Can show creativity, having something in the foreground and backgroung
• Opposite- Action/ reaction, get the action and then the reaction, film from a way you normally wouldn't

A Publishers Dream

1. What is the focus statement of this story?

• Publishers passion fueled by sun

2. Give examples of W-M-T sequences

• When he is showing the solar panals they go from tight, wide to medium
• When he is driving in his car they show the car on the street and then they show his face in the car

3. Give examples of The Rule of Thirds

• When he's showing the different books he is in the left third of the screen
• When they show his car, the front of the cars logo is in the left third of the screen

4. Give examples of Eyes on Third

• He talks about feeling a little awkward in his car and his eyes are in the left third in the mirror

5. Give examples of Talking Space

• When he talks about his cabin, the camera is on the right side of his face so he has talking space on the left
• When he is showing the books he has talking space on the right

6. What did you like about story?

• I liked that he was so passionate about his solar pannels on the roof and his car. He knows that he is lucky to be where he is in his life.

Rule of Third- Make a grid and the most important things go on the left or right, not middle
Eyes on Third- Eyes go on corrner of the boxes
Talking space- Make sure there is room on the side of the screen that they are talking

Camera Notes

1. What is a Focus Statement? Define

• One sentance that says what the story is about.

2. Why do we need a Focus Statement?

• So you know what to research and so you know what the story is about.

3. Give an example of a Focus Statement sentence.

• Girls are making their homecoming dresses.

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

• Girls make dresses.

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

• camera, tripod, media (tapes, memory card), batteries, microphone, headphones

6. Why is a tripod important?

• Keep your shots still and clean 

7. The Tripod is my __Friend__

8. Define: Pan

• Moving tripod horizontally

9. Define: Tilt

• Moving tripod vertically

10. Why are headphones important?

• If you don't have them you don't know what you're getting and don't know what they're saying and you don't want to go bck and re-do the interview. 

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

• To make sure you have enough batteries and enough power to shoot. you also need to make sure you have enough space to record.

 

12. Define Wide shot:

• Establishing shots, can give an overall feel to setting and surroundings. 

 

13. Why do we need a wide shot?

 

•  So it is easy to know where it is being filmed and what is going around the area.

14. Define Medium shot:

•  Give a little less setting but more detail

 

15. Why do we need a medium shot?

•  To get more detail of what is going on.

 

16. Define a tight shot.

•  Close up, give nice detail to a shot

17. Why do we need a tight shot?

•  So you get more detail of what is happening

18. What is a sequence?

• A series of connected shots edited together.

19. Why do we need a sequence?

•  So you are able to tell the story and get the viewer to know whats going on.

Criteria of Newsworthiness

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

Criteria 1: Unusualness

Definition: The different, the unusual, and the out of the ordinary.

Example: An airplane crashing.

Criteria 2: Significance

Definition: Important events, ones that affect many people.

Example: Taxes, elections, wars, scientific discoveries.

Criteria 3: Timeliness

Definition: when it is happeneing, not what happened awhile ago.

Example: Aflood, hurricane, tornado.

Criteria 4: Proximity

Definition:What's going on nearby.

Example: Asbestos problem in the local school, new state tax law.

Criteria 5: Prominence

Definition: Well know people, places or buildings are involved.

Example: If a movie star is arrested for shoplifting.

Criteria 6: Human Interest

Definition: Ordinary people/animals, humorous or dramatic storied, heartwarming or heart-wrenching stories.

Example: Minister who runs a drop-in center for troubled teenages, vet who specializes in elephants, sand castle competition.

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

Print journalism goes more indepth and provides more coverage of the story. Newspapers cover many topics so the reader can choose what they want to read about, and magazines provide many stories as well the just aren't all in a short period of time. Tv news is the most dramatic, and viewers can actually see what is going on and what is hapening.

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

• Unusualness- There usually arent pigs just wandering around the highway.
• Timeliness- It happened just this morning. 
• Prominence- It happened on the I-94 which is very known.
• Human Interest- There are pigs on the side of the road.

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

• Unusualness- Most dogs don't have a brother who helps them see/hear.
• Human Interest- It involves two dogs, one who is blind and one who is deaf and they help each other hear/see.
• Timeliness- It just happened and they are looking for a home for the dogs.

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

• Timeliness- It happened last night so everyone is talking about it.
• Prominence- It was the MTV movie awards so it was al about celebrities and them recieving awards.
• Unusualness- The awards invilved a bunch of random and funny stuff and they showed part of that in the video.

Classmate Story

When you first look at Andrew he might seem like a typical high school senior, but there’s a lot you don’t know about him. For example, he wanted to be a fire truck when he grew up until he realized that wouldn’t be possible. Everyone had that one idea of what they wanted to be when they grew up but it was usually a teacher, doctor or ballerina, you usually didn’t hear that someone wanted to be a fire truck. Some other unique things about Andrew are his hobbies. He really enjoys hunting and guns and if he could have lunch with anyone, dead or alive, he would have lunch with his great grandfather because he’s awesome and he took a tank shot.  When asked what he would do if given a million dollars he replied like most would, he would spend it. Spend it on what, though? He would most likely spend some on a house and then spend it on different cars and guns. He would even be able to go on a trip back to Russia like he has always wanted to! Andrew isn’t just your typical senior at Eastview, by taking the time to get to know a little more about him I learned a bunch of cool and unique things about him that I never would have known otherwise.

Interview of a classmate

1. Is there anything that makes you think you are unique?

• Not really

2. What is your normal day like?

• Get up, do chores, come to school, go to work, go home and sleep

3. What is one big event in your life that has changed you?

• Being shot in the leg, makes him walk diffently

4. Who is your role model, and why?

• himself, because he's awesome

5. What are some of your hobbies and interests?

• hunting and guns

6. If you could have lunch with anyone dead or alive, who would you choose?

•  Great Grandfather because he's awesome and took a tank shot

7. Where do you want to be in 7 years?

• Have a job

8. What has been the toughest part of your life?

• Nothing, it's been pretty easy

9. What would you do if you had a million dollars?

• Spend it on cars, guns and a house

10. What did you want to be growing up, and do you still want to be that?

• A firetruck.. doesn't still want to be that

11. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go?

• Back to Russia