Journalism Story

Powder Puff Football Champions

     It was a perfect night for America's favorite pastime, Football. The air was crisp and the sun was shining. The catch... girls would be playing in the games, not boys. About eight teams consisting of around fourteen players each had signed up for the one-day-only event. Known as a tradition for the senior women of Burnsville High School, the tension was mounting. Many more teams were eliminated, and finally the championship game was about to be played. The last two teams standing were the Wildcats and the Devils. The Wildcats and the Devils met in the middle for a coin toss and with the blow of a horn the game had begun. By the end of the game time there was no sure winner, so the  epic duel had to go into overtime. The Wildcats had managed to block all of the Devils plays and passes and with one pass remaining Emma Wittchow threw the ball to Elizabeth Drusch for the game winning touchdown. The wildcats had won and celebrated on the field with emotions running high. Both teams made valiant efforts, but in the end only the Wildcats were left standing.

10 Steps to Writing a Story

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism
1. Find a topic.
- brainstorm on the wall (big board)
- have eyes and ears open
- activities/ sports/ people/relatable to Burnsville/
- 6 criteria of newsworthiness

 2. Find an angle.
- more focused idea of topic
- meaningful version of topic

 3. Collect data.
- Who/what/where/how/when Q's
-collecting information related to angle/ topic
-research/ interviews

 4. Conduct the interviews.
- Try to interview 3 experts (rule of 3's)
- ask 3 questions or more (open-ended)
- questions based off angle
- questions don't have to be the same, but can be

 5. Shoot your reporter standup.
- should appear in the middle of the story
- validates story
-meant to be transition from one part of story to the next
-one time reporter appears on camera

 6. Organize your sound bites.
- definition: piece of audio that can stand by itself
- details details details
- Ask Q's with why/how/describe (no yes or no Q's)
- what to keep/ what order

 7. Write transitions in your story.
- anchor is not on visual, but is still talking
- order everything around the interviews

 8. Write the introduction and conclusion of your story.
- beginning and end
- write what you know
- attention getter in intro
- save best sound bites for the conclusion
- tagline: "reporting for blaze weekly I am Alicia Wolk"

 9. Write the anchor ins and outs (if necessary).
- understanding of story
-repetition

 10. Collect b-roll to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- interview before you shoot the b-roll
- matching footage to a-roll (cut-aways)

*Steps 4-8 in your story are called the a-rollinterviews, stand up, sound bites, transitions, introductions, and conclusion

Camera Techniques

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

Microphones - are to be heard and not seen

Headphones - hang loose distance

Power source

Light source -

• Shooting into a light source causes a silhouette                                       

 

Button to adjust

Backlight

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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
Nose

• No tripod
Bad shot


• Date and Time
Never have on anything that is shot


• What's the difference between SP/EP?
Standard play on tape. Extended Play.

• Camera shoots in ____highest possible setting___.

• Pre-Roll-
3-5 seconds before you start your interview
(spell the name)

• Post-Roll-
3-5 seconds after done filming

CAMERA SHOTS:

BACKGROUND: DYNAMIC= has some depth, not plain
Interviewee is at least 6-8 feet from wallInterviewee IS the shot, not something in the background

• 1 Shot= through armpits to above head

• 1 Shot with graphic= over the shoulder, graphic over outside shoulder

• 2 Shot= only at beginning and end of show

• CU (Close Up)= To see details, interviews

• MS (Medium Shot) = Torso/waist

• LS (Long Shot)= Whole/most of body

• ECU (Xtreme Close Up)= to see fine details, faces

• Rule of thirds- Helps frame subject Imaginary lines dividing the screen into nine equal squares/rectangles


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


• Pan-moving the camera left and right


• Zoom-changing the focal length


• Dolly-physically moving the whole camera setup left or right, forward or back

LIGHTS
• Key- Main/brightest light, makes some shadows


• Fill- fills in shadows from front light


• Back-separates the subject from the background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- (Cardiod) most sound is coming from one direction/front
• Omnidirectional- Sound is picked up from all directions
• Cardiod- (Unidirectional) Heart-shaped
• Lav/Lapel Microphone- Unidirectional/Cardiod mic that can be clipped to clothing/shirt
• Boom Microphone-

News Notes

News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Journalism is the telling of current events that are news worthy. Broadcast is through television, radio, or internet.
List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

1.  Proximity- how close you are to the event- weather that is close to us

2. Timeliness- something that's timely- sports scores

3. Unusualness- something that doesn't happen every day- State Fair

4. Prominence- famous people- Britney spears shaving her head

5. Significance- how big an event is/ impact on peoples' lives- President getting elected

6. Human Interest- feel good story- new baby giraffe at zoo

What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?

1. Print journalism goes into way more detail.

2. Broadcast journalism is much more current.

3 Print journalism allows you to choose what you read.

 How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet is broadcasting all journalism. It   is instantaneous is and not as time-consuming.