Tuesday, October 11, 2011

10/11/11

Two things i already knew:
1) the rule of thirds-"The is that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections"
2) grab good bites- a sound bite is a short phrase your interviewee gives

Two things i now have learned:
1) Use Trucking ShotsTrucking or dolly shots move with the action.
2)
Shooting repetitive action in sequence is another way to tell a story, build interest or create
suspense.

Get Sequences

Monday, October 10, 2011

pumpkin tale 11/10/11

1. What is the "Commitment" in the Pumped for Pumpkins story?
 The commitment in the story is that, you have to nurture and care for the pumpkin.
2. Give two examples of short sound bites from the story.
ex1) some times the girlfriend or wife thinks that he cares more for the pumpkin more then he does them
ex2) he named the giant pumpkin Chewbacca
3. Give an example of sequenced shots.
when he was measuring the pumpkin

Friday, October 7, 2011

Shayna's story

1. What is the role of the reporter's seques in this story?
She does voice overs in transitioning and adding extra information.

2. Why do you think she did not include a stand-up in the story?
The reporter doesn't make an appearance in the story.
3. What is the biggest surprise in the story?
That Shayna was 2 weeks pregnant and the fact that she lived through such an enormous height at which she fell. Which is truly just a miracle.
4. How does the story end with hope?
After living through the fall 2 weeks Shayna pregnant Shayna had her baby with no complications.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

10/6/11 Steve Jobs

The creator of apple Steve Jobs died yesterday. Its really sad to hear that such an iconic figure in the business world is gone. Hi s company Apple being worth over 300 billion dollars and success and determination like Jobs doesn't come often. Hopefully Apple will continue its strde in technology; but for now we wait.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

8/5/11

A state farm insurer told kstp the number of the reported collisions in Wisconsin has gone down by one percent."in Wisconsin mirrors a national pattern.  According to its U.S. claim reports, there were an estimated 1.1 million collisions between deer and vehicles between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011." Which is seven percent lower than the previous year. The insurer also says that Virginia tops that list and Wisconsin is number seven on that list. And the odds are 1 to 53 chance of an individual driver.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

9/26/11

In this article it talks about a policeman who approached a vehicle on I-394 in Minneapolis. He  pulled over  a woman and saw that she had a gun; in order to protect himself he shot and killed her. The 394 highway was closed for several hours and backed up traffic for many miles. Police had to document the entire incident. The woman may have mental health issues because she had gone to the police station earlier and said that she was not only a threat to herself but also to others. Officer Zarrett is now on administrative leave while the county investigates the incident. Zarrett has been with the department since 1998 and has has 16 letters of commendation in his file.