Journalism Writing 9.24.13

Last night, the Burnsville Marching Blaze took the field for an astounding performance at halftime in Burnsville, MN. The marching band performs to keep fans entertained while the football players take a break and discuss strategy. We asked their director, Keith French what he thinks about this years band. (interview) The show this year for the Marching Blaze is 2+2=5, a collection of music from the English band, Radiohead. So far the band has performed twice at football games, and done several parades. Be sure to come out and see them next Friday night for their Homecoming game, at 7 PM for pregame.

10 steps

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a topic_______.
-eyes and ears open
-timeliness
-interest story
2. Find an angle___.
-make it different
-make it meaningful
-choose the angle
3. Collect data_______________.
-find out the 5 w's
-do research
-find out who you can interview
4. Conduct the interview________________.
-interview three people
-ask three questions
-base questions on your angle
5. Shoot your reporter stand up______________ _________.
-should be in the middle
-should be a transition
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6. Organize your sound bites_____________.
-piece of audio that can stand by itself
-open ended questions
-interview order
7. Write transition____________ in your story.
-use simple words
-write segways
-write around the interviews
8. Write the introduction________________ and conclusion__________________ of your story.
-create the middle first
-save your best soundbites for the end
-tagline
9. Write the anchor ins______________ and __outs______________ (if necessary).
-have reporters write intro and outro for anchor
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10. Collect ___b-roll________ to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
-matching b-roll to interview
-be creative with shots
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*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the ____________________.

Camera Notes

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
Tape
Tripod
Microphone - to be heard, but not seen
Headphones
Power Source
Lightsource 

• Shooting into a light source = Silhouette

Button to adjust = Backlight Button


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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
The person talking.

• No tripod= Bad shot


• Date and Time= Not for Blaze Weekly


• What's the difference between SP/EP?
Standard Play vs. Extended Play
• Camera shoots in ________________.
the highest possible setting
• Pre-Roll- Two to three seconds rolling before you interview


• Post-Roll- Two to three seconds rolling after the interview


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: Dynamic, needs to have depth.

• 1 Shot=Middle of the chest and head room.

• 1 Shot with graphic=across the shoulder

• 2 Shot= 

• CU-Close Up

• MS-Medium Shot

• LS-Long Shot

• ECU-Extreme Close-up

• Rule of thirds-Imaginary lines to draw your frame into thirds


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt-Moving up or down


• Pan-Moving left and right


• Zoom-Changing focal length


• Dolly-Moving camera on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key-Main light, from side


• Fill-Fills shadows


• Back-Seperates the person from the background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-One Directional
• Omnidirectional-All Directional
• Cardiod-Clip on Shirt
• Lav/Lapel Microphone-
• Boom Microphone-Point at subject

News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences. 

Broadcast journalism is the telling of current events that are newsworthy. The broadcast is through media such as television, radio, or internet.


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness. 

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1  Proximity. How close you are to the event. We care about weather close to us.

2. Timeliness. News should be current. We care about weather now, not last week.

3. Prominence. Famous people. Britney Spears shaving her head.

4. Unusualness. How odd something is. Still Britney Spears shaving her head.

5. Significance. How many people are affected. 9/11

6. Human Interest. A "feel good" story. New baby dolphin at the zoo.




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Print Journalism has much more detail.

2. Broadcast Journalism is much more current.

3. With print journalism, you can choose what you read.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet has the best of everything. You can read what you want, when you want, and how you want.