Tuesday, April 30, 2013

fran story

1. I thought the way they shot the story was good. when they interviewed someone they always used rule of thirds. and they had a nice mix of action shots to go with the interviews so, it wasn't boring that way. one thing that i didn't like was the background that they used when they interviewed the girl it wasn't a good background, but when they interviewed the dad it was a nice background.

2. the story was inspirational how she can do all those things with only having one arm. it really makes you think about your own life and how petty some of our excuses are. when she is going out and starting on the volleyball team with only one arm, and she dosnt make an excuse for when she messes up.

A-roll; interviews, voice overs, and natural sound

B-Roll; footage that compliments the story

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

1.  What is the focus statement of this story?
man with love for earth.

2.  Give examples of W-M-T sequences
when we saw his car they went from wide to tight shot where they just showed the logo.

3.  Give examples of The Rule of Thirds
throughout the story they used it, but one specific example is when they were showing the meter at the end of the story.

4.  Give examples of Eyes on Third
When he was on the roof they used the rule of thirds.

5.  Give examples of Talking Space

At the start and throughout the story they were using the rule of thirds and giving him talking space.

6.  What did you like about story?
I like that the story tried to show his whole life story and how he ended up with all this green technology.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Camera notes

1.  What is a Focus Statement?  Define
is the thing that directs your story.

2.  Why do we need a Focus Statement?
to Chanel our ideas for a story

3.  Give an example of a Focus Statement sentence.
the lacrosse team is playing a game in bad weather today.

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

5.  What are the 6 Essential Equipment items you need with you when shooting an interview?
camera, tripod, microphone, headphones, batteries, media

6.  Why is a tripod important? 
keeps image steady

7.  The Tripod is my
friend

8.  Define:  Pan moving tripod
 horizontally

9.  Define:  Tilt
 moving tripod vertically

10.  Why are headphones important?  
to make sure the sound quality  is good




11.  Why is it important to TEST YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE YOU GO ON SHOOT!
so that you know it is working right before you go out and use it.


12.  Define Wide shot:
overall setting and surrounding.

13.  Why do we need a wide shot?
to establish location

14.  Define Medium shot:
less setting and more detail.


15.  Why do we need a medium shot?
be more specific

16.  Define a tight shot.
close up

17.  Why do we need a tight shot?
to create maximum detail

18.  What is a sequence?

19.  Why do we need a sequence?

Monday, April 15, 2013

criteria of a news story

Criteria 1: unusalness
Definition: out of the ordinary
Example plane crash

Criteria 2: significance
Definition: it is important to many people
Example: a new president

Criteria 3: timeliness
Definition: the news is being told while it is happening
Example: story on a snow storm during spring time

Criteria 4: proximity
Definition: near by events
Example: car crash in Kansas

Criteria 5: prominence
Definition: when well know people are places are involved
Example: if the eprire state building is involved in a news story

Criteria 6: human interest
Definition: emotional and personal appeal that draws our attention
Example: a small baby fighting cancer, and winning.

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 provides a more full coverage, but broadcast journalism provide more dramatic stories. the three differences are dramatic, in depth, and readers act as their own editors. 

3.  List all the criteria the story we watched at the beginning of class fits under and why.
unusalness, prominence, and human interest, because the story involved a major highway I-94, you dont normally see pigs in a crash, and because it peaks human interest or at least it got mine.

4.  List all the criteria the 2nd story we watched fits under and why.
unusalness, human interest, and significance, because you dont normally see two dogs that are together for their whole life, and its even more rare that one gets blind and the other gets def. it has the human interest because a lot of people have dogs that they love, and thats also why it is significance.

5.  List all the criteria the 3rd story we watched fits under and why.
significance, prominence, because lots of people go out and watch movies so knowing about their favorite actors is important to them. the story had prominence because their were a lot of famous movie stars that were in that news clip. 

Thursday, April 11, 2013

story on David Haeg


 Connor Mills
Hour 1
4/12/2013

Focus: how David Haeg is making a difference.

In a world filled with hate, and wrong doings it is great to know that there are people out there that are trying to combat that, and trying to make the world a safer place for us all. Take David Haeg for example. David is shining light in this often dim world, and I say this because of his work as a police explorer. Now for those of you that don’t know what a police explorer is it is pretty much a police stations subdivision, and the whole goal of the explorers is to train teens to become future law enforcement officials.
                Every year the police explorers hold an annual competition between all the different explorer divisions. Last year the competition was held in Denver, and while they were in Denver the batman premiere shooting happened. Now david’s subdivision took this shooting to heart and decided to raise money for the victims. He and his fellow explores did so by standing on a street corner for hours upon hours collecting money from people who passed by. They ended up raising fifty eight hundred dollars for the victims, and they were the first people in the nation to donate to the victims.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

interview of a classmate.


What do you do in your free time?
          -Avid hunter. Duck, deer, turkey, grouse, quail.
                    -Law enforcement explorer (1.5 years)
     
What sports do you like to watch or be a part of?
              - Just started rugby. Friend got him to go out 
                            - Runner. Run 6 5ks 

Are there any events in your life that has changed you? 
                           -   Denver shooting happened while they were in Denver for a police explorer event. And they went out and raised money for the victims.

Its 225 and school is over, so what is the first thing that you do?
                -homework, or study for emt class.