2-4-14 Camera Notes

2-4-14 Camera Notes

For reading time today: Steve Hartman/Les Rose Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/search/steve-hartman/

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
Tripod
Tape
Microphone
Headphones
Power source
Lights

• Shooting into a light source = silhouette

Button to adjust =back light  button


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


• On what object should you focus the camera? the nose


• No tripod= shaky


• Date and Time= dont want date and time


• SP/EP standard play/extended play

• Camera shoots in SP ________________.

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 seconds before interview


• Post-Roll- 2-3 seconds after interview


CAMERA SHOTS:

***BACKGROUND: dynamic, has some depth not plain

• 1 Shot= middle of chest above the head

• 1 Shot with graphic=leave space outside the shoulder for graphic

• 2 Shot= same as 1 shot with more than 1 person

• CU- close up- shows detail

• MS- medium shot-

• LS-long shot- full body

• ECU- extreme close up

• Rule of thirds-Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both vertical and horizontal


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- up and down


• Pan- left and ride


• Zoom- in and out


• Dolly- moving the camera on wheels

LIGHTS
• Key- brightest light from the side


• Fill- fills in shadows


• Back- separates the person from the background


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- coming from one sound

• Omnidirectional- all directions

• Cardiod- direction heart shape around sound (unidirectional)

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- clips to the top of shirt

• Boom Microphone- one direction

9/5/14 What is Broadcast Journalism?

Thursday, September 4, 2014

9/5/14 What is Broadcast Journalism?

For reading time today, visit: http://www.cnn.com/

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
The telling of current events that are newsworthy through television, radio, or the internet.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 unusual-something out of the normal happening-a tornado

2. significance-how many people it impacts-9/11

3. prominence - important and famous people-Joan rivers dying

4. proximity-how local it is-weather or traffic

5. timeliness -how current it is-weather

6. human interest-feel good stories-a new baby animal at the zoo




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1.Broadcast journalism is much more current and is live.

2.Print journalism allows you to control how you view the news.

3.Print journalism has more detail than broadcast journalism.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet is the best of broadcast and print journalism so it decreases TV ratings and newspaper subscriptions.