9-19-11 Camera Scavenger Hunt For reading time today: http://news.nettop20.com/

We will begin our camera unit today with a camera scavenger hunt.

Camera Scavenger Hunt:

Take turns working on the following shots:

1. Use a zoom in and a zoom out to make a creative shot.
2. Use a tilt up and a tilt down to make a creative shot.
3. Use a pan left or a pan right to make a creative shot.
4. Use focus to make a creative shot.
5. Shoot something upside down or sideways.
6. Make a smooth dolly in a creative way.
7. Walk while shooting and make it as smooth as possible.
8. Make a silhouette shot in front of a light source.
9. Experiment with the microphone on the front of the camera. How far can it pick up sound?
10. Hold a shot for at least ten seconds and keep it as still as possible.
11. Perform several interviews: Make sure everyone knows how to set up for an interview. What seven items must you bring to an interview? How far away should the person be? What should the background look like? What do you need to know about lighting and shooting into a light source? What is the first thing the camera operator must do to set up their shot? Where should the reporter stand? How far away should the microphone be? What should you consider as you are getting sound bytes?

Final Assignment: Compose the following scene based on this scenario:
“Just one more step and it would have all been different”

You need to figure out where to shoot this scene. In addition, what need to be acted? What needs to be said on camera? How should the shots be put together to tell a story? What is the message you are trying to convey?

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)
C-camera
T-tri-podT-tapeM-microphone
H-head phones
P-power
L-light
• Shooting into a light source = silhouette

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

• On what object should you focus the camera?
Person's nose
white balance
• No tripod=bad


• Date and Time=never


• SP/EP standard play/extended play

• Camera shoots in ________________.

• Pre-Roll- a few seconds to let the cam start


• Post-Roll- a few seconds before turning cam off


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: dynamic- has some dept in shot; pull person away from wall. interviewee is the shot not the background.

• 1 Shot= middle of the chest to above the head; mics are to be heard not seen

• 1 Shot with graphic= middle of the chest to above the top of the head with an over the shoulder graphic

• 2 Shot= two people; zoom into one person; anchors

• CU- close up

• MS-medium shot

• LS- long shot

• ECU- extreme close up

• ELS- extreme long shot

• Rule of thirds- place the the important elements on the horizontal lines


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- up and down


• Pan- side to side


• Zoom- going closer or farther away


• Dolly- camera on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key- 


• Fill-


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-

• Omnidirectional

• Cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone

• Boom Microphone

Monday, September 12, 2011 9/12/11 What is Broadcast Journalism?

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences:
Broadcast Journalism is the reporting of current events

That are news-worthy.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE:
1 Significance- affects a lot of people

2. Unusualness- something that is out of the ordinary

3. Proximity- things that happen close to us

4.  Prominence- important people; celebrities

5.  Timeliness- things that are current; happening now

6. Human interest- things that have a feel good story


What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?:
1. Broadcast journalism is a lot more current.

2.  Print journalism allows you to choose what you want to read

3.  Print journalism is more in dept 


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism? :

The best way to get to the current news and its free