30 min of news assignment

WCCO

5:00 - Joe Senser's wife Amy Senser charged for vehicular manslaughter
     *Unusual, proximity, prominence
5:02 - Boundry Waters Wild fire continues, more than 100,000 acres have burned
     * Unusual, proximity, timeliness
5:04 - Gophers coach released from hospital after seizure
     * Prominence
5:05 - Allergies will continue despite cold weather
     * Human interest, timeliness
5:06 - Current temperatures
     * Proximity, timeliness
5:10 - A motorcyclist trapped under a burning car rescued by other people by lifting the car off of him
     * Proximity, unusual, timeliness
5:14 - A mother of a boy who committed suicide because of bullying wrote to Michele Bachmen about a petition to end bullying for gay teens
      * Proximity, timeliness, human interest
5:17 - Weather, frost, rain, cold, current temperatures
     * Proximity, timeliness
5:20 - Radio show with Michele
     * Human interest
5:25 - "Curb Cancer Campaign" is a new campaign where can order a pink garbage can to help support cancer research and awareness
     *Proximity
5:26 - Ellen appeared on WCCO weather
     *Proximity, prominence
5:27 - Review of new movie "Drive"
     * Timeliness, human interst
5:28 - "The Lion King" returns to theaters in 3D
     *Timeliness, human interest
5:29 - "Cavalia" horse/acrobatics show arrives at St. Louis Park

9-14-11 Camera Notes

9-14-11 Camera Notes

Notetaking on Camera Techniques

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
C - Camera
T - Tripod
T - Tape
M - Microphone
H - Headphones
P - Power
L - Light

• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette


• Where do you want your light source?
Behind the camera

• On what object should you focus the camera?
The persons nose, white balance

• No tripod = Bad


• Date and Time = Never
Display

• SP/EP
Standard Play, Extended Play
• Camera shoots in Standard play, SP.

• Pre-Roll - Let camera roll for 3 - 5 seconds before interview


• Post-Roll - Let camera roll for 3 - 5 seconds after interview


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:
Bring person being interviewed away from wall, 6 - 8 ft.
Person is shot not background

• 1 Shot = Middle chest to above the head
Microphones are to be heard not seen

• 1 Shot with graphic = Over the shoulder graphic

• 2 Shot = 2 people, still middle chest to above head

• CU - Close up

• MS - Medium shot

• LS - Long shot

• ECU - Extreme close up


Use multiple shot, and shoot from many different spots

• Rule of thirds - Imaginary linse are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. Put important elements onto the horizontal lines


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt - Moving camera up and down


• Pan - Moving camera left and right


• Zoom - Getting closer or farther away to the subject


• Dolly - A camera on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key - Maine bright light, comes from front


• Fill - Fills in shadows opposite of key light


• Back -Separates the interviewer from the back light


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional - Only picks up from one direction

• Omnidirectional - All directions, the microphone on top of cameras are omnidirectional

• Cardiod - Shaped like a heart

• Lav/Lapel Microphone - Clips on to your shirt

• Boom Microphone - A microphone on a pole, unidirectional, allows you to place it into a situation

9-13-11 Writing a Story

9-13-11 Writing a Story

The Flash show example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqOE_gsK-k0

Friday's assignment: Watch 30 minutes of the news and do a news log (story, time, criteria of newsworthiness). This must be posted to your blog before class begins on Friday.

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a topic.
- Sports
- Theater
- Know your audience
2. Find an angle.
- Ask questions based on your angle
- You can change your angle
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3. Collect information / data.
- Anything relevant
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4. Conduct the interview.
- Always interview 3 people
- Interview experts
- At least 3 questions each
- Open ended questions, how, why


Soundbite - A piece of audio that can stand on it's own

5. Shoot your reporter stand up.
- The one time the reporter appears on camera
- Should appear in the middle
- Usually appears as a transition
6. Organize your soundbites.
- Choose location
- Choose order of interviews
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7. Write segues in your story.
- Transitions
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8. Write the ins and outs of your story.
- What the anchor says going in and coming out
- Communication between reporter and anchor
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9. Collect b-roll to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- All video footage you can use for your story
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the a-roll.
- All the audio in your story

9/12/11 What is Broadcast Journalism?

9/12/11 What is Broadcast Journalism?

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
- Reporting of current events that are newsworthy through TV, radio, or internet


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 Effects a mass of people, significance

2. Unusualness

3. Proximinty

4. Prominence, celebrities

5. Timliness

6. Human interest




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Broadcast is much more current

2. With print, you can choose what you want to read

3. Print has much more detail and depth


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?
 The internet combines print and broadcast journalism.