Fox 9 news at 9

 To start of the show fox 9 shows us a couple of clips on some of the items they are going to talk about. (9 seconds)

 The news anchors greet us by saying "good evening". (7 seconds)

 The news anchors send it to a reporter thats on the scene of a fire. The fire is going on in the background. He also talks about how the fire is doing damage to the boundary waters (10 mins) Significane. The reporter sent it back to the anchors. The anchors summed everything up.

 The reporters send it to the weather man. The weather man talks about the "storm vison" and the "freeze warning". He says to tune back in at 9:30. (10 mins) Timelessness.


Its back on the anchors and the anchors say that there is a Califonia man stalking a Minnesota woman that he met on myspace. There is a reporter that is talking more about it.  They put up a picture of the stalker and they talk about him on how and what he was doing to stalk the woman. The reporter says if anyone has a stalker they should call the number on the bottomw of the screen.  (15 mins) Proximity

The news anchors talk about how a baby was found on the missippi river. They give us information on the baby like what she was found with, weight, age , when she was born with and when they think she was put in the water.  They show us when they are interviewing the police.  (10 mins)  Proximity

The anchors talk about how Michelle bachmans book is coming out. They put the book on the screen. (3 mins) prominence

They show us a clip on target and say more when we come back.

 ( commercial)

The anchors talk about the hikers that were arrested over seas and are held hostage. They show a clip of the court meeting ( i mins) Significance.

They show a video on how a man in memphis is grateful for his life. A group of civilions saved him because he was stuck under a car that was on fire. (6 mins) Proximity

They talk about how targets website crashed because of the new line they came out with the mzonian. They sent a reporter to target and he interviews some custormers and empolyees on how they feel about this.  They show the commercial on the new line. ( 15 mins)  Something out of the ordinary.

( commercial)

For reading time today: Steve Hartman/Les Rose Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/assignment_america/main500617.shtml

Note taking 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
Tripod
Tape
Microphone
Headphones
Power
Light

• Shooting into a light source = silhouette

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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
  You want to focus on the nose.


 •White balance- Sets the iris to figure out how much needs to make the image better.
 



• No tripod= BAD


• Date and Time= NEVER ( Display button)

• SP/EP- S/P  is standard play E/P is extended play

• Camera shoots in ___S/P___.

• Pre-Roll- You want to shoot the camera for 3 to 5 seconds


• Post-Roll-You want to let it roll for 3 to 5 seconds


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND:
• Dynamic= has depth, not plain.

•  interveiwee is at least 6-8 feet from wall.
 



• 1 Shot= Middle of chest to about the top of head.


• Microphones should be heard not seen

• 1 Shot with graphic= Over the shoulder graphic



• 2 Shot=Middle of chest above head ( only with anchor)

• CU- Close up

• MS-Medium shot

• LS-Long shot

• ECU-Extreme close up. series of shots

• Rule of thirds- Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds.  Place the important elements of the rule of thirds


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- A camera up and down .

• Pan-Moving the camera side to side. When you want to get all the action .


• Zoom-Getting closer and farther away.

• Dolly- A camera on wheels .

LIGHTS
• Key- is the main right light that comes from the front. Usually from the side.


• Fill- It fills in the shadows opposite from the key light.


• Back- Separates the person from the background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- Picks up from one direction.

• Omnidirectional- comes from all directions ( microphone on top of camera is omnidirections)

• Cardiod- microphone is shaped like a heart.

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- when you can clip on to your shirt.

• Boom Microphone- A microphone with a pole.( usually unidirectional )

he 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____.
-Know your audience.
-News-Worthy
-Balance
2. Find an _Angle_____.
-You can change your angle
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3. Collect __information or data__.
-schedules
-Find a time when you can meet someone
-Facts
4. Conduct the _interview_____.
- 3 experts
- open-ended questions ( why, how and what)
-sound bite: piece of audio that can stand on its own.
5. Shoot your reporter  ___stand up___.
- Reporter should always do a standup ( should be in the middle)
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6. Organize your ___sound bites__.
- You can choice order.
-You can choice location.
- Can pick who you interview.
7. Write segues/ transitions_ in your story.
- To have all your story's make sense
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8. Write the in and _out_ of your story.
-Have communication between anchor and reporter
-Don't repeat something between anchor and reporter
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9.Collect be roll__ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- Footage you use for your story
- Nice variate of footage
- Good video and audio

*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the a- roll. Audio that makes up the story

Define “Broadcast Journalism”  1-3 sentences
The telling of a news worthy event that is important that can be shown or heard on Television,Radio and Internet.
List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.
1.Significance  (9/11, economy, hurricane)
2. Something out of the ordinary (ununique)
3.Proximity ( Something that effects us.Stuff that is next or around us.)
4.Prominence (celebrities)
5.Timeliness (Weather,Sports)
6.Human Interest (new animal born at the zoo, Someones life gets saved.)
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What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Broadcast journalism is much more current.

2 Print journalism lets you pick want you want to read first..

3.Print journalism is much more in depth and gives you more details.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism? 
 The internet is the best of both worlds.  You have the ability to read and view articles.