Monday, April 29, 2013

April 29, 2013

 
 
 
Tanning beds... Is It Worth It?
 

Three things that could have been different...
  1. The sound on the interviews
  2. Ms. Stover should have been standing up in her interview
  3. Matched the audio with the pictures a little better

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

March 20, 2013

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?

Camera
Tripod
Card
Mic
Headphones
Power Source
Light Source

• Shooting into a light source =

Button to adjust =

• Where do you want your light source?

• On what object should you focus the camera?


• No tripod=
• Date and Time=
• SP/EP
• Camera shoots in ________________.
• Pre-Roll-
• Post-Roll-


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:

• 1 Shot=
• 1 Shot with graphic=
• 2 Shot=
• CU-
• MS-
• LS-
• ECU-
• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- Pointing only the front of the camera vertically up or down wile the dolly/ tripod remain stationary.
• Pan- Moving only the acmera to scan the set horizontally, while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.
• Zoom- To make objects further away seem closer by using a button on the camera.
• Dolly- Physically moving the camera, its tripod, and dolly perpendicularly toward or away from the set.

LIGHTS
• Key- The main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.
• Fill- Softer than the key light.
• Back- Illuminates subject from the back.


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-A mic with a pick-up pattern that captures sound from primarily one direction.
• Omnidirectional- A mic with pick-up pattern that captures sound from nearly every direction equally well.
• Cardiod- same as unidirectional mic.
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- A small electret or dynamic microphone used for television.
• Boom Microphone- a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set

Monday, April 22, 2013

April 21, 2013

How to Make Boring Interesting


.01- Humanize- Use a real human story to feed into the story that you're trying to tell. This is how you get viewers to care about the story.

.02- Visualize- Use other things than just dialogue. People want to see movement. You should be able to tell the story with the sound off.

.03- Surprise- Add something extra to your story that the readers won't expect!

.04- Be Useful- Make sure that the information presented is relevant and worth watching.

.05- Be Short- A video should be no longer than five minutes, ideally, it should be around two. Present the story in a quick, clear way that will attract viewers, rather than push them away with something that is long and drawn out.

April 16, 2013


Wednesday, April 10, 2013

April 10, 2013

News story title: How Many Meals Should You Eat?

Q:
  1. How do we keep our bodies running all day long?
  2. Is it bad to skip meals?
  3. Should teens eat bigger meals?

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Interviewing

8 Interview Tips


  • You need to know your material before you begin interviewing. Familiarize yourself with your tripod, lighting equipment, and sound. This is an important step in conducting a professional interview.
  • Get permission to record, and then get the spelling of the name, and the title before you being interviewing. There's nothing worse than spelling someone's name wrong, and most find it unproffesional and offensive.
  • Write out the questions before interviewing. This is crucial to the entire interviewing process. It helps stay organized and generate the best possible questions.
  • Record the interview, but take notes, too. When producing a story, the viewers are going to want the best information possible. Taking notes ensures that.
  • Definitely aviod yes/no questions. Yes or no questions make for a very boring interview and will not engage your viewers. Ask questions that will make your interviewee think.
  • Save big questions for mid-to-late interview. This relates the the saying "save the best for last". you need to work yourself up to the "big" questions by starting with smaller, more general ones.
  • Understand the answers. If the person that you're interviewing replies to a question in a way that you don't quite understand, then your viewers more than likely wont understand it either. Ask that person to clarify so that a better understanding is reached.
  • Call back if you need more information. The more interesting information, the better the story. Don't produce anything that lacks the essential things that it needs.
                                                                                                                                                                 

Interview/ Story Idea


We want to interview people on their opinions of the effects of tanning bed use.

Q: How often, if any, do you think that a person should be allowed to use a tanning bed?

Friday, March 29, 2013

A Day in the Life of Markers

A video by:
Lauren Jett & Hannah Baldauf

Composition: Rule of Thirds


A GOOD example of Rule of Thirds: The shot where the red marker finds out that she's pregnant is a good example because the "eyes" are located on the top right line.

A BAD example of Rule of Thirds: The shot where the markers are flying down the stairs is a bad example because they're all over the place, there's no set compostion. The object is centered some of the time, which is not good.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

March 13, 2013

1. The article about drug testing for high school athletics is an example of both human interest and relevance. Parents and students have interest in the concept and effectiveness of these testing programs.

2.
  Different Views On Value of High School Tests
Schools across the country have dropped millions of dollars on drug testing programs for their athletic teams. However, the effectiveness of these tests were questionable. In one case, $100,000 was spent, 650 students were tested, and none came out positive. Officials are unsure if these programs are preventing students from using performance-enhancing drugs, or if no one is really using them at all, and the schools are just wasting their money.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Rule of Thirds


 

 
           The picture of the dog is a good example of the Rule of Thirds because the dog's eyes are in the intersection in the top left third. Also, the dog is on the left side looking right, so it has plenty of look room.

 
 
           The picture of the woman laughing is a bad example because her eyes are located in the intersection of the bottom left third. She has too much headroom. 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

March 6, 2013

Newsworthiness

Broadcast journalism is referred to as something that is published, rather than printed. It includes radio news, cable news, and even Internet news, along with the traditional television news. http://suite101.com/article/what-is-journalism-broadcast-a325932#ixzz2MlbRR3nJ

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE


1 Timeliness- information that is newsworthy because it has occurred very recently.
                      Ex: An apartment building that was burned down in a fire last night.

2. Proximity- Information that is newsworthy because it occurs in the community/ region of the viewer.
                    Ex: A robbery has occurred down the street from a viewer's home.

3. Conflict & Controversy- Information that is newsworthy because violence strikes, or issues that are debatable have occurred.
                                       Ex: New health care laws were recently passed.

4. Human Interest- Information that is newsworthy because it includes the stories of other people we can identify with.
                             Ex: Kids in Africa are fighting hunger

5. Relevance- Information that is newsworthy  because it helps people make good decisions.
                       Ex: A cook finds recipes relevant.


What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Print journalism includes only things that can be read.

2. Broadcast Journalism can be heard and seen most of the time.

3. Print journalism is tangible, broadcast journalism usually is not.

How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The Internet is impacting broadcast journalism immensely. A major way is that it is making it much easier to be aware of current issues. Almost all News Stations have websites where they stream all of the news that was aired on the television earlier that day. The Internet is making research on current and past issues much easier.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013