Run and Gun Interviews:

1.  What is a "Run and Gun" interview? When can we use a "Run and Gun" interview?
Informal interview with one or two questions.
2.  What is the first thing you should do BEFORE starting off for the interview?
Ask for their permission.
3.  Why do you think we should ask for permission?
To be polite.
4.  Why should we always ask the interviewee to state and spell their names?
To be sure that we are spelling it correctly.
5.  Where should we place the microphone?
Don't give it to the person, hang loose.
6.  Should we hand the mic to the interviewee?
No, never.
7.  The photographer is responsible for the sound levels.  What are two things the photog should be aware of? Sound level, and background noise.

8.  COMPOSITION:  How we should frame our interview shot:
a.  Eyes on _third__________
b.  2 Eyes One __________
c.  Camera should be Higher, Even, or Lower than subject?
d.  Talking space or _nose_______ Room


BACKGROUNDS:
9. Avoid shooting in front of  __Signs__________.

10.  Why should we keep signs out of the background?
Because they can be a distraction/
11.  If we were doing an interview about the high cost of parking at EVHS where would a good place to interview be? In the persons garage.

12.  What is a demonstration interview and what are the benefits?

 The Art of Violin Bow Making
Run Time: 2:28


1. tight shot of waist
2. tight shot of elbow
3. medium shot of carver
4. tight shot of carving
5. tight shot of face
6. stand up shot of carver
7. angled shot of carver and bow
8. close up of bow
9. over the shoulder of workspace
10. close up of carving
11. close up of carving
12. close up of carving
13. close up of bow
14. close up of bow
15. linking shot from light to workspace
16. close up of saw
17. close up of tools
18.close up of bows
19. close up of workspace
20. close up of bows
21. close up of wood
22. close up of wood
23. stand up shot of carver
24. close up of bows
25. close up of bows
26. close up of bows
27. close up of bows
28. stand up shot of carver
29. close up of workspace
30. close up of bow
31. stand up shot of carver
32. close up of carving
33. medium of carving
34. close up of face
35. close up of bow
36. close up of bow


There were a lot of very good shots used throughout this film. He is constantly using different effects such as blur to make it more interesting to watch. He also uses a wide variety of shots ranging from close ups to wide shots. It seems like he likes to use close ups in order to capture details that he couldn't without them.

Reading Section 2

This section was filled with pretty good reading. This reading teaches one how to do some very important things with readings and filling in articles.  It was interesting how he said to collect information that appeals to the audience as well. This will be very important to creating a good story. The Pearl Harbor story was very interesting also, I liked how it highlighted emotions throughout the story. I understand when he says "don't overwhelm the viewers with information". I feel like that is why a lot of people don't watch the news anymore or read the newspaper, because it's so much information people get bored and don't want to watch it. That being said, you shouldn't just throw a bunch of information at your audience its overwhelming.
So, Dotson highlights the following:
- How to defeat the TV remote control -
- Be conversational
- Gobbledygook and clichés
- Active voice
- Write in threes
- Surprises
Read this story and watch this one (a bit of a sports theme this week). Write two paragraphs (one about each) that explains how the story uses/handles at least three of these aspects. Give specific examples (100 words in each paragraph, so at least 200 total words).

The story certainly has an active voice all the way through, up until the end when it ends with a question. The writer of this piece was also a big talker and the tone was as if the writer was talking conversationally to the reader. Since he wrote like he would speak it made the piece interesting and appealing to the reader. This piece also included surprises. The outcome was unpredictable and obtained the viewer's attention. It was very interesting and the story captured my focus. While reading I was shocked that the boys and family told the officials what really happened and was even more surprised by the great response they received from it afterwards. 

This news story definitely was better than the TV remote control. There was a lot of emotions throughout this story. Dotson wrote "People want something from your writing. Happiness. Understanding. Insight." This story did exactly that. Parts in this story created images for the audience such as when the mother states that when they bought their house it had a green carpet and a natural playing ground for their 12 boys. The narrator of this story had a great voice and it made the story more natural.

WALLDO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz57XdqIqaE&list=LLxaej4VWHxkJ_DY8HdVohIQ&feature=mh_lolz

1st We come up with a Topic: Cross Country Team
2nd We decide on a Focus Statement: Cross country runs ball far.
3rd:  We Conduct Interviews to get Sound Bites to use in the interview: "We never had anything, tha'ts why they started this in the first place.
4th We Shoot B-Roll to complement the sound bites - Overhead shot
5th  We Shoot our stand-up
6th:  We Edit our story together adding Voice Overs as Seques between interviews.

Make it Memorble

Handout Make It Memorable by Bob Dotson

ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY: 
Regarding the book by Bob Dotson, Make It Memorable: Please read the introduction and Section One (pages 3-41). Then, answer the following questions and be sure to exceed the requested word counts: 
 What do you notice about the way he writes? Use specific examples, please. (75 words)

Bob is a very good writer. He has excellent techniques and he knows what he is doing at all times. Just like his example of ruby bridges. In that story he included a variety of different writing techniques such as using foreshadowing, setting the scene, the conflict, character growth, and the resolution. It really helped me as a reader, realize how many components a short story should have. (80 words)  

What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27? (75 words)

While doing the reading from pages nine to twenty seven, I learned quite a bit about how to keep the listener interested in your story. There are many different techniques and styles of writing and speaking to use if you aren't doing such a great job of drawing in your audience like Bob Dotson has done so well.

  With the scripts: What do suppose is described in each column? Why would it be split like that? What else is interesting about the scripts? (50 words) 
In my opinion the context in each column represents actions that can't be said in the dialogue. I believe that it's split like that because it helps the reader/listener become more involved by reading the extra little details to make them feel like they're in the situation rather than just reading or listening to it. (55 words)

o On Page 34 (and to the end of the section), Dotson writes about a long-form feature. Find one of these (a story at least 4 minutes long) on a TV news magazine such asRock Center, 20/20 or 60 Minutes. Then, give and explain examples of how the storyteller uses the five bulleted traits Dotson gives on Page 34. (200 words) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTO5osLFsgQ&list=PLRt7zgvqalGsQSmHifD33NosD-v0J5-zv&index=4
-The scene is set by a wide shot of the gymnastics gym. It shows gymnast doing all sorts of different skills. The camera is  then focused closer on Anna Li, as she begins to tell some of her gymnastics story.
-Foreshadowing occurs when Anna is interviewed and she says what her goals are and how she can achieve them. She knows she's got to give it her all and hope for the best.
-Conflict occurs when Anna states that the only thing she's in control of is doing the best she can. It also occurs when she finds out that she is only an alternate in the Olympics.
-Character Growth occurs when everyone is so focused on the U.S.A. athletes, but then Anna ends up scoring 1/10 of a point short of first place.
-Resolution occurred when Anna found out she wasn't good enough to be in the "fab five" but she was announced as an alternate. Anna was still thrilled that she was named an alternate, because she knows that she put out all she could.Handout Make It Memorable by Bob Dotson

Answer the following questions on your blog:
1.  What is the lead in this story?  Does it intrigue you to keep watching?

2.  What are the 5W's of this story:  Who, What, Where, When, Why

3.   Give an example of the reporters Voice over or seque (Write it down word for word)
4.  When do we see the reporter's stand-up?  Beginning, Middle, or End? Towards
5.  What is the purpose of this reporter's stand-up?
- To add to the story, take you places that they otherwise couldn't go.