interviewing

1. Ask them to say and spell their first and last name
2. Ask them if there is anything else they would like to add
3. Avoid verbal responses
4. Let them fill in the silence
5. Have a conversation with them before the interview but dont say anything about the story





Run and Gun Interviews:

1. What is a "Run and Gun" interview? When can we use a "Run and Gun" interview?

2. What is the first thing you should do BEFORE starting off for the interview?

3. Why do you think we should ask for permission?: yes

4. Why should we always ask the interviewee to state and spell their names?: sound check and to know how to spell it.

5. Where should we place the microphone?

6. Should we hand the mic to the interviewee?: no

7. The photographer is responsible for the sound levels. What are two things the photog should be aware of?: sound level and badground noise

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


BACKGROUNDS:
9. Avoid shooting in front of a window

10. Why should we keep signs out of the background? : they distract

11. If we were doing an interview about the high cost of parking at EVHS where would a good place to interview be? : out in the parking lot

12. What is a demonstration interview and what are the benefits?
they can do something while you are interviewing them

The art of violin bow making shots

tight shot of tying pants
tight shot of flolding sleeve
a medium shot of of him
tight shot of him sanding the wood
close up of his face while he works
tight shot of him being interviewed
medium depth shot of the work bench
tight shot of his hands on/holding the wood
medium shot of the work bench and him holding out the wood
tight depth shot of him shaving/sanding the wood
depth shot of the wood
tight shot of him working on the bow in his hand and running his hand on the bow
tight shot of him twisting the bow tight shot of him running his fingers along the strings
linking shot from the ceilling to the work bench to his glasses
tight shot of his glasses
tight shot of the cornner of the work table with measuring tools on it
tight shot of the hammer
tight shot of bow handels
tight shot of the wood shavings
tight shot of all the woods used
pan and zoom of the ends of those woods
depth shot of the cornner of the woods
close up of the interview
tight shot of him pointing out the things on the bow
tight shot of the end of the bow with him pointing out things on it
tight shot of him showing how strong the strings are on the bow by pressing on them
close up  of him in interview
tight shot of him buring some type of string
tight depth shot of him rubbing the wood to make it smooth
close up in interview
tight shot of him shaving wood again
medium shot of him sanding  thre wood on the bow
zoom in close up of him while he works on the bow
tight shot if him twisting the bow wood in his hand
tight shot of him feeling the wood after it was smooth and shiny

How A Broascast Story Is Put Together

1. cross country homecoming game

2. cross country team runs football far

3. "our cross country team holds triditions to us very dear"

4. helicopter fliming over head

5. Talking about how they almost forgot the most importaint prop

6.talking about how it was 168 miles away from the home field

Reading Part 2

Read, in Dotson’s book, pages 43 thru 55. Respond to what you read, and use these questions if you get stuck: What strikes you as interesting? In what ways do you agree or disagree with him? How does this fit where you are as a writer, and how will it help you become a better one? 
(100 words minimum)

   What I found interesting about this section of reading is that when news stations tell a story or give information, instead of having words all over the screen for the viewers to read themselves, they keep them interested and tell the story with images and videos.  I agree that this would keep viewers watching for a longer time because it doesn't take effort on their part to know the story they're telling.  It's also important to get a wide variety of viewers connected; the story or the way it's told shouldn't draw the attention of one culture more than another.  Keep the viewer interested by using an active voice, group everything in threes, and add in little surprises.  But at the same time, it's important not to overwhelm the viewer with information.

So, Dotson highlights the following:
- How to defeat the TV remote control
- Be conversational
- Gobbledygook and clichés
- Active voice
- Write in threes
- Surprises

Doing the right thing

         This story uses the strategy of being conversational throughout the writing.  Towards the beginning of the story after the writer had talked about hockey for a little bit, he added in a short story of a past memory between the twins that relates to the story.  This story also includes a surprise.  Not only did Nate win the prize by making an impressive shot with an injured arm, he ended up giving all the money back because he didn’t feel it was right to keep it.  The rule of threes also shows up all throughout the story.  For example when the Vikings heard about what the family did, they (one) “brought the whole family to a game”, (two) “let them hang out on the field”, and (three) “put them in a VIP box.”

End of a 12-son football dynasty for Minn. Family

         This video, as well as the story, has a lot of conversation in it.  Whenever the interviewer would ask a question, they would continue talking about things that wouldn’t directly relate to the question.  The surprise tactic was used when they talked about how long the mom and dad has been going to the games because of their 12 sons.  The video also has an active voice and keeping things interesting throughout the story.  When they showed all the sons, they made it humorous by talking about past stories (also conversational) that resulted from having 12 boys in a house.

Where's My Keys?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYWFuqXC-EI

Make It Memorable - Bob Dotson

o What do you notice about the way he writes? Use specific examples, please. (75 words)Bob Dotson writes stories to benefit others and to influence his readers.  He wants to help his readers become better at what they want to do by being creative and doing things differently.  Throughout his writing, he explains in detail how to improve yourself and your stories.  He gives off little pieces of advice that work together to make your story that much better.  For example, he gives the idea to "look for things that the audience cannot see or hear for themselves... Tell them what they might have missed even standing next to you" (p. 27).

o What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27? (75 words)
Do all that you can in order to make your story engaging and different from others.  Take the information that you have and make it interesting if it isn't.  You can do this by focusing on a small topic that listeners might be interested in and get as in depth as possible with details.  Rather than hearing the same things all over again repeatedly, listers want to hear something different; a story they have never heard before or anything like it.

o 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 the scripts: in each column, he uses examples to demonstrate what he taught you in the previous pages.  These examples are meant to help you fully understand what he meant when he was explaining it.  Its split to make it easier for the reader to understand and read.  I thought that the scripts were interesting because they all give little details of information that you may not get from a broader told story on the subject.

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 as Rock 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)

I watched Jackie Hance thought sister-in-law was 'good mom' before Taconic crash, a 9 minute story, off of Rock Center.  It was about a mom who trusted her sister-in-law to bring her 3 daughters on a safe camping trip that was meant to be a good experience for all of them.  Bob Dotson first talked about the setting.  The scene was set in an interview room with the mother of the girls and the interviewer, Brian Williams.  They talked about where the crash took place, which was on the Taconic Parkway.  Videos of the girls playing and sounds from the highway were used as natural sound while she was being interviewed. Foreshadowing was used when they showed the mother's book in the begging called "I'll See You Again" with a picture of her daughters on it. The conflict was the mother putting trust in a seemingly reliable sister-in-law but it turns out to be otherwise when she gets an alarming call from her oldest daughter crying over the phone "somethings wrong with her" as she was driving down the street onto oncoming traffic. The character growth was at first she talked about how the sister-in-law seemed trustworthy even as a friend, but later goes into further detail how she never really knew much about her.  The Resolution ended with police finding marijuana and high alcohol levels in her blood from her body and the mother talking about all she finds herself doing is blaming herself for trusting a stranger.

Doggy Door Break-in

1. What is the lead in this story? Does it intrigue you to keep watching? : That someone broke into a house through a doggy door. Yes, it makes you wonder what exactly happen there.

2. What are the 5W's of this story: Who, What, Where, When, Why:
     Heather Berg, house broken into, there house in denver , the afternoon one random day, because the doggy door was open.

3. Give an example of the reporters Voice over or seque (Write it down word for word) : Telling us what was stolen in Heathers house.

4. When do we see the reporter's stand-up? Beginning, Middle, or End?: Middle, when he was walking down the street talking to us about other houses taht were broken into on that street because of a doggy door.

5. What is the purpose of this reporter's stand-up? : To take us there, where things were stolen.


*Move story forward
*Reporter becomes B-roll
*Take me to the sene
*Use props
*Be creative