10-6-10 Camera Unit

For reading time today: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/1896.pdf

We will do our camcorder scavenger hunt today during class.

10-5-10 News Bloopers

I will be gone in the morning attending my daughter's field trip. We will be watching Television bloopers during the class period. We will continue the camera unit on Wednesday.

10-1-10 End of Dotson Unit

For independent time today, view this photojournalist's demo reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfosaXRTcXY

We will take a quiz on Writing and Bob Dotson.

We will start our camera unit on Monday.

9-30-10 Finished Stories

For reading time today, watch a current Bob Dotson story:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19333758/ns/today-today_people

We will watch "Top Cop" in class today.

We will review the key points of Dotson's book "Making It Memorable".

Your finished story is due Friday at the beginning of the hour. You can email them to: tyler.krebs@district196.org

9-29-10 B-Roll

Susan Smith Trial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith

We will watch the “Susan Smith Trial” story in class and talk about camera shots.

For reading time today, read through the steps on this website:
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/shooting_tips/

You will have the rest of the hour to work on your script by adding the left column (Video). You should also make any revisions based on your peer feedback. You should have this finished before class begins on Friday.

9-28-10 Peer Editing

For reading time today: http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html

We will watch the San Francisco earthquake story together in class.

You will choose a partner and peer edit their story. You can do it through the comments area in the blog or you can e-mail the Word document, track changes, and e-mail it back.

You should try to do at least 2 peer edits. If you have time, you should do more.

9-27-10 Writing Stories

For reading time today: http://www.theonion.com/

We will watch "Boys of Summer" in class today and talk about it.

Great article on writing for television news: http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp006.htm

You will have today to finish writing your story. Use the Dotson book as a guide on how to format your script. Your stories are due at the beginning of the hour tomorrow.