Wednesday, March 9, 2011

cam tech

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)
Camera
Tapes
Tripod
Microphone- heard not seen, hang loose symbol distance away
Headphone
Power source
Lights

• Shooting into a light source = creates a silhouette

Button to adjust = backlight button


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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
on the persons nose

• No tripod=


• Date and Time= never


• SP/EP standard play/extended play

• Camera shoots in ______standard play__________.

• Pre-Roll- hitting record before interview


• Post-Roll- record after interview


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: dynamic, has depth not plain, 6-8 feet away from wall.

• 1 Shot=

• 1 Shot with graphic=

• 2 Shot=

• CU-

• MS-

• LS-

• ECU-

• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt-


• Pan-


• Zoom-


• Dolly-

LIGHTS
• Key-


• Fill-


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-

• Omnidirectional

• Cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone

• Boom Microphone

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The interview

Paul N.
Question 1: Why are College tuitions rising?
Answer: There are many factors, including less funding for colleges, general inflation and better education.

Question 2: How can students combat the extra costs?
Answer: Students can get grants, loans, scholarships and get a job or two.

Question 3: who decides what the prices are?
Answer: I don't know.

Mark N.
Question 1: Why are College tuitions rising?
Answer: Grants can be both good and bad. Since grants and wages are increasing, some colleges raise their tuition because they know students can pay for it.

Question 2: How can students combat the extra costs?
There isn't much we can do except apply for as many grants and scholarships as possible and living at home. There is also something called the American opportunity credit to reduce taxes of undergrads.

Question 3: who decides what the prices are?
Answer: The Colleges.

Andy M.
Question 1: Why are College tuitions rising?
Answer: Taxes and the schools decisions.

Question 2: How can students combat the extra costs?
Answer: Get a job.

Question 3: who decides what the prices are?
Answer: The schools

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

1. Find a ____Topic________.
-What is your story about?
-Who is your audience?
-Why is your story important to your audience?
2. Find an __Angle_________.
- What about your topic?
- More specifically , what is important about your topic?
- What should the reader learn?
- Summarize in 3 words: Subject, verb, object
3. Collect ___Information_________.
- who are the experts for this story?
- do you need oppising points of view?
- What interview questions should I ask?
- What other research must be done to complete the story?
4. Conduct the ___Interview_____________.
- Ask open ended question
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5. Shoot your reporter _______________ _________.
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6. Organize your _______________.
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7. Write ______________ in your story.
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8. Write the ________________ and __________________ of your story.
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9. Write the anchor ______________ and ________________ (if necessary).
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10. Collect ___________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
Religion, Speech, Press, Peaceful Assembly, Petition

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others.

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
School officials can censor student speech that is indecent or vulgar even if it does not cause material or substantial disruption because school officials have interest on teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school sponsored student expression is permissable when school officials can show that it is reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
Can be suspended for humor if goes against school teachings at school authorized events

6. What is the definition of libel?
legal terms for false statements of fact about a person that are printed, broadcast, spoken or otherwise communicated with others and hurts someones reputation.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

broadcast journalism

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



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 significance- impacts many people and is important, 9/11

2. unusualness- care about things out of the ordinary, crime

3. prominence- event about famous people that ordinary people care about

4. timeliness- time when event occurs

5. proximity- care about news close to us.

6. human interest- things that are uplifting
What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. broadcast is much more current

2. print lets you choose what to read

3. print goes into much more detail, less concerned about time.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?
takes best of both print and broadcast. up to date, video and info