9-19-11 Camera Scavenger Hunt

9-19-11 Camera Scavenger Hunt

For reading time today: http://news.nettop20.com/

We will begin our camera unit today with a camera scavenger hunt.

Camera Scavenger Hunt:

Take turns working on the following shots:

1. Use a zoom in and a zoom out to make a creative shot.
2. Use a tilt up and a tilt down to make a creative shot.
3. Use a pan left or a pan right to make a creative shot.
4. Use focus to make a creative shot.
5. Shoot something upside down or sideways.
6. Make a smooth dolly in a creative way.
7. Walk while shooting and make it as smooth as possible.
8. Make a silhouette shot in front of a light source.
9. Experiment with the microphone on the front of the camera. How far can it pick up sound?
10. Hold a shot for at least ten seconds and keep it as still as possible.
11. Perform several interviews: Make sure everyone knows how to set up for an interview. What seven items must you bring to an interview? How far away should the person be? What should the background look like? What do you need to know about lighting and shooting into a light source? What is the first thing the camera operator must do to set up their shot? Where should the reporter stand? How far away should the microphone be? What should you consider as you are getting sound bytes?

Final Assignment: Compose the following scene based on this scenario:
“Just one more step and it would have all been different”

You need to figure out where to shoot this scene. In addition, what need to be acted? What needs to be said on camera? How should the shots be put together to tell a story? What is the message you are trying to convey?

9-15-11 Fox Nine News at 9.

The 3 found dead which were the kids parents because they were shot by a random person. The neighbors,church members, and families are worried in Oakdale,MN - Proximity


 A woman confessed that she did hit and run to a man while she was driving. -Timeliness


Interview with the attorneys in Fox News Room about the woman hit and run issue to get their opinions.


Former marine was awarded for saving many people in his marine troops. "He went beyond his duty" said Barack Obama while giving him the medal. -Timeliness/ Prominence 


The elderly couple record themselves with webcam but had trouble with it and their granddaughter upload it on Youtube, so they became famous. Also, Fox reporters experimented on elders to play with technologies like computers and iPad. -Unusalness  

Having pink recycling trash cans help to represent cancer supporters. Can call your local trash department to see if they have any in your area. - Human Interest

Weather report- about cool temperatures, future forecast,and  frost advisory across Minnesota. -Proximity 

9-14-11 Camera Notes

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

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
Tripod
Tape
Microphone
Headphones
Power
Lights

• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette


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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
Focus on their nose to be center.
Should do white balance on manual cameras that sets the iris.

• No tripod= bad because it will look shaky


• Date and Time= never put date and time (on display button)


• SP/EP
SP is is standard play
and EP is extended play
SP is better quality but less fit and EP is lower quality but fits more.

• Camera shoots in SP

• Pre-Roll- roll before interview for 3-5sec


• Post-Roll- let it roll for  3-5 sec after the interview for transition editing


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Dynamic that has depth not plain. Interviewee  6-8 feet from the wall
Interviewee should get focused not the background stuff behind them.

• 1 Shot= middle of the chest; above the head
microphones are to be heard not seen

• 1 Shot with graphic= same as 1 shot but slid to the side and put graphics

• 2 Shot= same as 1 shot but with 2 people by each other like anchors

• CU- Close up shots

• MS- Medium shot; waist to above the head

• LS- Long shot; whole body view

• ECU- extreme close up
-serious of shot; varies on CU, MS, LS,ECU, and other different area 

• Rule of thirds-  place the important rules of the 3rd
Eyes on rules of third on horizontal


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


• Pan- slightly move left and right


• Zoom- getting closer or far away from the subject


• Dolly- the cameras on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key-its the main bright light that comes to the front, usually the side of the interviewee


• Fill- fill light is the opposite of key light to fill in the shadow area


• Back- its separates of the interviewee


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- it picks up from one direction

• Omnidirectional- omni- is all
microphone that is on the camera and it will get all sounds around the camera

• Cardiod- it shapes like a heart, so when people sing/speak, they speak to the cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- its a mic that clips onto a shirt

• Boom Microphone- microphone on a pole/stand. It will get a uni directional

9-13-11

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
- Know your audience
- News worthy
- Balance
2. Find an angle
- Determine question
- Focus
- Angle can change
3. Collect information
- need to know the person you are investigating
- background info before the show
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4. Conduct the interview
- interview 3 experts
- ask at least 3 questions 
- ask open ended questions
- Soundbite a piece of a story
5. Shoot your reporter stand up
- stand up, is when reporters appear which they should appear in the middle of the show
- Usually use as transition
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6. Organize your soundbites
- choose interviews soundbites in order
- choose the best one
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7. Write transitions in your story.
- when the reporters speaks
- segues also means transitions
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8. Write the ends and outs of your story.
- communication with anchors and reporters
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9. Collect B-roll to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- having videos that makes it interesting
- natural sounds - see, feel, hear
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the A-Roll
It all the audio in the story. Do all the A-roll first then the B-roll because A-roll is important.

9/12/11 What is Broadcast Journalism?

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

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.

Broadcast Journalism is broadcasting through television, radio, and internet while reporting current events that is news worthy.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. signifcant (impacts a lot of people)

2. unusualness (things that are not happening everyday)

3. proximity (things happened around us)

4. prominence (things about celebrities)

5. timeliness (things happened currently or today)

6. humaninterests (things that interests people)


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

2. In print journalism can skip to different section

3. Print jounralism has more detail


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

Internet is best for print journalism and also broadcast. It is very current and online so it is continence.