Writing A Story

9/16/14 Writing a Story

For reading time today, pick any story and watch it from here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/evening-news/on-the-road/


10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a Topic.
-Take one aspect of your topic

-Research and interview

-Ask 3 people
2. Find an Audience.
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3. Collect ________________.
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4. Conduct the ________________.
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5. Shoot your reporter Stand Up.
-When reporter is on camera
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6. Organize your Sound Lights.
-Piece of audio that can stand by itself.
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7. Write Segues in your story.
-Transitions
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8. Write the middle and close of your story.
-End with an explanation point.
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9. Write the anchor Intro and Outro (if necessary).
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10. Collect Footage to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-Matching footage.
-Should add to the story
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the A-roll.

Camera Notes

9-8-14 Camera Notes

For reading time today: Steve Hartman/Les Rose Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/search/steve-hartman/

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/mini DV/VHS
T: Tripod   No Tripod = Bad Techniques
T: Tape/mini DV TAPE/Hard Drive/DVD/VHS TAPE
M: Microphone      Don't Give Interviewee Microphone/Hang loose away

H: Headphones   Make sure mic works
P: Power  AC Adapter/Battery
L: Lights Source  Camera Light/Floor Light/Natural Light

• Shooting into a light source = Always behind the camera/ Shooting into a light source causes a silhouette.

Button to adjust = Backlight Button - Brings more light to the background.


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


• On what object should you focus the camera? Nose of their face.


• No tripod= Bad Techniques


• Date and Time= Permanently recorded on your tape


• SP/EP = Standard Play/Extended Play

• Camera shoots in Standard Play

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 seconds before you start your interview


• Post-Roll- 3 seconds after


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Dynamic - Has some depth, not plain.

• 1 Shot= One Shot - Middle of the chest, room above their head.

• 1 Shot with graphic= Leave room for side graphic.

• 2 Shot= 2 people being interviewed

• CU- Close Up - Action/Detail

• MS- Medium Shot - Some Detail

• LS- Long Shot - Whole Body

• ECU- Extreme Close Up

• Rule of thirds- Draw imaginary lines


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- Moving the camera up and down


• Pan- Left and right camera movement


• Zoom- Getting closer/farther away from focus point


• Dolly- Camera on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key- Brightest life from side at 45 degree angle


• Fill- Exact same 45 degree angle and fills in shadows


• Back- To separate person from background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- One microphone

• Omnidirectional- All around microphone

• Cardiod- Picks up sound from a heart shaped radius

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- Hooks onto your shirt

• Boom Microphone- To get one seperate group of people and not all around/Unidirectional Mic

What Is Broadcast/Print Journalism?

Thursday, September 4, 2014

9/5/14 What is Broadcast Journalism?

For reading time today, visit: http://www.cnn.com/

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Telling of events that are news worthy through television, radio, and internet.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 Unusualness - Something out of the ordinary to catch someones eye.

2. Significance - Events impacting large amounts of people.

3. Prominence - Care about whats going on with famous people.

4. Proximity - Care about news close to us. Weather, Traffic, and Sports scores.

5. Timeliness -  Care about new happening in present time not past.

6. Human Interest - Stuff life baby animals, or major accomplishments of individual people.




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1.Print Journalism is portable and able to be taken anywhere.

2.Broadcast Journalism is more current than Print Journalism.

3.Print Journalism allows control how you view the news.

4.Print Journalism has more detail than Broadcast Journalism.
How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

Allows you to get news on the spot whenever you want and still always be current news. Live feeds, certain subjects appealing to you, and multiple different websites to visit in case one is closed or down.