My Story on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTDspZWTztg

Anchor In: Gossiping is very common at Eastview High School. Amber tried to uncover why.
Anchor Out: Thanks Amber, sounds like people gossip for a lot of different reasons.

Opening Activity (10/11)

1. List and describe two things you already knew.
I knew that you should try and get a wide variety of shots to give your story a unique look and keep viewers interested because it will be more interesting with multiple types of shots.
I also knew to get good sound bites. With good soundbites your story becomes so much better and good quotes fromn interviews are always remembered.
2. List and describe two things you learned for the first time.
I learned what a trucking shot is. I learned that with a trucking shot the camera is moving with the picture and that it is the same thing as a dolly.
I learned that you should try and get plenty of natural sound not just the people you are interviewing but of the environment you are in.

Opening Activity (10/10)

1. What is the angle in the Pumped for Pumpkins story?
His love for the pumpkin. His relationship with the pumpkin.
2. Give two examples of short sound bites from the story.
"I named this one chubacca" and "172 inches"
3. Give an example of sequenced shots.
When the camera starts out on a shot of the garden then closer to the pumpkin and then even a closer shot.

Opening Activity (10/7)

1. What is the role of the reporter's segues in this story?
The role of the reporters segues was to add more on to what was already said. To add more to the stories.
2. Why do you think she did not include a stand-up in the story?
The interviews did a good job of transitioning through the story and she did not want to take away from the story.
3. What is the biggest surprise in the story?
That Shayna was preganant.
4. How does the story end with hope?
The story ends with hope because the baby and Shayna made it through the recovery.

Opening Activity (10/6)

Steve Jobs died this week. He was one of the co-founders for apple. I think it is sad because he had such an impact on the world today. We all use technology he has helped create. I wonder how the company will try and bounce back without his input and hope that they can continue making technology that improves our everyday lives.

Opening Activity (9/29)

1. How and where do you insert the memory card?
You open the battery cover and push the card as indicated until the card reaches the bottom of the slot.
2. Where is the on/off button?
Open the LCD or the button is a towards the bottom of the camera.
3. Where is the Record button?
Is on the back of the camera kind of towards the middle.
4. Where is the zoom?
Right above the record button on the back of the camera.
5. How do you playback video?
press the mode button and use the joystick to go to my works mode or press the play/pause botton on the side of the LCD monitor.
6. How do you enter the menu items?
Press the menu button.
7. What are some menu features?
Video Resolution, Picture Resoulution, Nightshot, WB, Flashlight, Video Light, Effect, Exposure, Histogram, Icon and more.

Opening Activity (9/28)

1. What is a Wide shot sometimes called?
A wide shot is sometimes called establishing shots.
2. Give the definition of a wide shot.
A wide shot shows setting and surroundings. They establish location.
3. Give the definition of a medium shot.
A medium shot shows less setting with a little more detail. Focus in on a specific area.
4. Give the definition of a tight shot.
A tight shot shows lots of detail or close up.

Opening Actvitiy (9/27)

1. What is a sound bite?
Is something that can stand alone. Sound bite is a little piece of interview you are going to use in your story.
2. What is B-Roll?
Is tape of action shots. B-Roll is the footage of what ever you are covering.

Opening Activity (9/26)

1. The topic of the article is Lady Gaga had a fan who commited sucide and at one of her concerts she paid tribute to him.
2. Lady Gaga's love for Fans
3. The story has the criteria of porminence, timliness, unusualness.
4. I would make this piece by interviewing the family's response to Lady Gaga's tribute and I would tape the parents reaction and Gaga's tribute as well.

Source:

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/26/lady-gaga-sings-tribute-to-bullied-teen-at-festival/?hpt=hp_t2

Interview Number Three

I interviewed captain Lindsey Schonecker.

1.       To get different people to bond we try and group girls by their ability level so they get to know people from all different grades.

2.       The cross country team will cheer others on by going all over the course and try to help their teammates succeed.

3.       I hang out with a bunch of the girls outside of cross country. I have been doing cross country for four years now so I became close with a lot of the girls.

4.       A unique thing that our team does to bond is we have pasta dinners before our races which not every team does.

5.       The girls in cross country are really peppy, have a lot of spunk and are fun to be around making it one of the best teams to be on at Eastview.

Interview Number Two

1.       Our captains have made us closer by trying to mix up who you run with so you can get to know more people.

2.       My favorite activity we have done to bond as a team this year is pasta dinners because we get to eat and hang out outside of practice together.

3.       Our team is a lot closer now than at the beginning of the season because we have been running together and as you run you talk so you get closer.

4.       As a team we get closer through volunteering by going to Feed My Starving Children and working the Twin Cities marathon.

5.       I feel that I have made friends that I will have for the rest of my life by being a part of cross country. They are a great group of girls that I will stay in touch with when the season comes to an end.

I interviewed Jessica Schmitz who runs Cross Country.

Opening Activity (9/23)

1. Where is the reporter's stand-up?
In the middle.
2.Where does Bob Dotson say is the best place to put a stand-up and WHY?
In the middle of the story because the stand up give information a veiwer can not visualize and information the transitions from one location to another.
3.How many key main points does Bob Dotson say should be in the Middle of the story?
Three to five main points.
4. What are the key main points of "The Boys of Winter"?
- A baseball team with players in their 80s
-George Bakewell's wedding
-George Bakewell's excercise plan
-George Bakewell's fans (ladies)

Interview Number One

I interviewed the captain of the Girls Cross Country team Courtney Conroy

1. I have made some of my best friends throughout the four years I have been in cross country. I would never have even met these great individuals if I had not went out for the team.

2. The cross country team has gone on many trips making us closer as a group. We went camping together as a team. While we camped we sat around the campfire playing a bunch of games and got to know each others personalities. We also have gone to Iowa and bonded on the bus trip down.
3. We make new members of the team feel welcome by doing group activities and learning about each other while running. We make group decisions so that the new members feel welcome and so they feel as if they have a say and are contributing.

4. I feel like I am a lot closer with girls this year than the past years because I am a captain and part of my job is to get to know the other runners.

5. At pasta dinners before our races we do group activites to make people become closer. I remember one time we painted pumpkins and brought them to the nursing home as a fun activity to bond and give back to the community.

Opening Activity (9/22)

A bible that has been to the moon and back is going on sale in an auction tonight in New Hampshire. Who ever buys the bible will not be able to read it because it is only the size of a postage stamp. The bible went into space three times before it made it to the moons surface. They expect the bible to go for $50,000.
I think this story is very interesting and neat. I would love to own that bible because it is a part of history and would be cool to see.

-Timeliness
-Unusual
-Human Interest

Source:
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/22/moon-bible-goes-on-sale-in-auction/?hpt=hp_t2

Opening Activity (9/21)

There was a strong typhoon that hit Tokyo last Wednesday. It was reported that 6 people died or were swepted away by swollen rivers. 260,000 people were without electricity and more than a million people were evacuated.

-Timeliness
-Significance
-Unusualness

Source:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2094167,00.html

Topic

Topic: Eastview Girls Cross Country Team
Angle: Team Bonding while Running

Opening Activity (9/20)

Ruby Bridges is the six year old girl who helped integrate the New Orleans school system in the spring of 1960. She grew up in the 1960s when segregation was still acceptable. What she did helped integrate schools. She made it acceptable for all races to be in one place without controversy.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges

Opening Activity (9/19)

I read an article about Kate Gosselin being caught for speeding and having to pay a ticket. I think it is kind of funny becuase her excuse was to get back to her kids. Kate was going 88 mph in 65 mph zone which is extremely dangerous and dumb of her. I think because Kate was going so far over the speed limit she deserved the ticket she got. The critera this falls under is prominence because Kate Gosselin is a star and timeliness becuase it happened recently.
Source:
http://www.minnmoms.com/ci_18928765

The rule of threes/filling the silence is after you ask a question and they answer wait awhile to ask your next question becuase the person you are interviewing will get uncomfortable when in the silence and end up trying to fill it with a better answer to your question.

The non question/question talk about different topics in your life or just have a converstaion with the person you are interviewing and then eventually lead up to the topic you want to discuss.

Opening Activity (9/16)

Who: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden

What Happened: March 24, 1998 at Westside Middle School five people (four girls and one teacher) were shot and killed. Golden and Johnson pulled the fire alarm and shot at the students and children as they walked out of the building.

Why: They shot at them for target practice because they belonged in target clubs and were trying to prove to their friends they were good at aim.

I would do a story about why the boys were so emotionally disturbed that they thought it was okay to shoot at innocent people.

Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-school-shooting-in-jonesboro-arkansas-kills-five

And http://www.independent.co.uk/news/jonesboro-massacre-two-macho-boys-with-a-lot-of-killing-to-do-1152649.html

Opening Activity (9/15)

Tom Brady told Patriot fans to start drinking early for the game on Sunday vs. the Chargers. Later Brady claimed that he meant to drink water and to drink responsibly. I think this story if funny because of the miscommunication by Tom Brady. I also like this story because it allows you to relate to the football player because he too messes up on his word choice. This story would be considered prominence because if your average Joe said that it would not be included in the news and Tom Brady is a celebrity.

Source:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/09/tom-brady-to-patriots-fans-drink-a-lot-of-water-stay-hydrated/1

Opening Activity (9/14)

Students in the state of Minnesota scored higher in reading this year but lower in math which is very concerning. Elementary students and middle school students went down in math because of a new type of test called Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III. I think that because it was a new test it is harder to tell how much the students really did decline in math. Also in Minnesota there are still gaps between different races with the minorities scoring lower. I feel that as a state we need to change that and get everyone passing the tests. The article said that there was a drop in Apple Valley, Eagan, and Rosemount’s math scores.  I think this story is interesting because the news is local.

Source:
http://www.startribune.com/local/129794288.html

Opening Activity (9/13)

Google+ sounds like an interesting new social network. I like the idea of having the games be separate from the social aspect of the network. I have never really done the different games on Facebook and find it annoying when people asking me to be their neighbor on Farmville pops up in my notifications. I think that adding games to Google+ network would broaden their users making it more successful. Finally I think I will get a Google+ account to see what it is like.

Source:
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/129499158.html

Opening Activity (9/12)

I watched the September 11, 2001 attacks on YouTube. I saw the twin towers collapse and pictures of firemen and police trying to help. The sight of all the destruction caused by the attacks is very dreary. The amount of people who died is devastating. When I look at all the firemen and police officers who tried to help by risking their lives for others it makes me feel proud to live in this country.

Source:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcZkya5df4&feature=related

Opening Activity

A man named Joo Ok Kim was arrested for harboring and concealing illegal immigrants in Eagan, Minnesota. He held five illegal immigrants from Mexico in his basement with no pay, pieces of carpet to sleep on, no heat and just the blankets they came with to stay warm. The men were uncovered after an altercation with Kim and one of the men decided to call the police. Kim has to pay $22,000 in restituion and may be sent back to South Korea after he serves his two year sentence. Investigators beleive there are many other cases of human trafficing in Minnesota.

Source:
http://www.startribune.com/local/south/129450603.html

Shorter Stories

Kaelin Hall has very unique passions compared to your average Eastview High School student. She loves to decorate cakes, enjoys reading, and can't get enough of the weather. Her favorite memory was when she was in Mexico and got to experience a hurricane.

Kaelin Hall can do it all decorate cakes, ride out storms, and blink with just one eye.

Kaelin Hall: Storm Chaser, Cake Decorator and Reader

Baby Found on Mississippi

A unknown newborn baby was found dead on the Mississippi River near Winona on Monday. The police are asking the public for help and checking out local hospitials to identify the baby. They also have conducted interviews and have had no luck getting any leads.

Source:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S2273906.shtml?cat=1

Kaelin Hall

Kaelin Hall is not your typical Eastview High School student. Kaelin’s passions are unique compared to your usual pupil. She loves to decorate cakes and enjoys reading a lot. She is fascinated by weather. Her favorite memory is when she went on vacation in Mexico and got caught up in a hurricane. Most students would get scared in a hurricane but not Kaelin because she loves all kinds of storms. Another thing that sets Kaelin apart from the Eastview High School student body is her hidden talent. Kaelin is able to blink with just one eye. Kaelin is an individual with very interesting passions and a cool hidden talent.