FORMAL INTERVIEW:

1.  Show up early, set-up and put mic on chair
2.   Run Mic up their shirt_
3.   Reporter should distract and make a _Distraction_
4.   Photographer is listening in _____________
5.   Frame up shot:  Eyes on ______, Talking Space/Nose Room, Cam Eye Level,
6.   Photographer gives signal:  Clears Throat... to signal he/she is ready for the interview to _______
7.  1st Question is always  State your ______ and spell it...
8.  ________ Ended Questions
9.  Last Question is always "Is there anything ________________"
10. Shoot ________ _________ of Hands or Reporter


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Run and Gun Interviews:

1.  What is a "Run and Gun" interview? When can we use a "Run and Gun" interview?
A quick on the fly interview. Used when we have to interview many people or when we have to interview very quickly (Coach after a game)
2.  What is the first thing you should do BEFORE starting off for the interview?
Test gear before going. 
3.  Why do you think we should ask for permission?
Not everyone wants to be taped. Courtesy. 
4.  Why should we always ask the interviewee to state and spell their names?
So we can have their name correctly in the story.
5.  Where should we place the microphone?
Below the shoulder and out of the camera shot
6.  Should we hand the mic to the interviewee?
no
7.  The photographer is responsible for the sound levels.  What are two things the photog should be aware of?
Make sure the levels are good, Background noise
8.  COMPOSITION:  How we should frame our interview shot:
a.  Eyes on Third
b.  2 Eyes One Ear
c.  Camera should be Higher, Even, or Lower than subject?
d.  Talking space or Nose Room


BACKGROUNDS:
9. Avoid shooting in front of  Windows.

10.  Why should we keep signs out of the background?
People will read them and not pay attention to the story.
11.  If we were doing an interview about the high cost of parking at EVHS where would a good place to interview be?

12.  What is a demonstration interview and what are the benefits?
Showing them how it will go so that they are more comfortable

Opening Assignment 3/31/14

Today a disappointing and pathetic event took place when Dexter St-Pierre was on his way to work today and discovered he was missing something critically important. His keys were nowhere to be found. Dexter tore apart his bedroom and living room searching for the keys, only to realize that he had locked them in his car last night.

All dressed, lunch packed, name badge on, Dexter was all ready for work. There was just one more thing he needed. He reached onto his dresser where  his keys should have been his fingers only met with the wood of the dresser. His hands searched the dresser just like Velma when she would drop her glasses in Scooby Doo. Then he had a horrifying realization. He ran out to his car as quickly as his tired legs could carry him and looked in the window. Sitting there on his driver's seat were his keys.

Current Events 3/19/2014

1. What has Russian President Vladimir Putin done this week because of the results of a referendum last weekend?
Annexed Cramea
2. Because of what is going on in Ukraine, what have other countries like the U.S., Japan and those in the European Union imposed against Russian officials?
Sanctions 
3.  What national championship with 68 teams competing begins this week and ends April 7?
March Madness
4. Where did two die in a fiery news helicopter crash this week?
Seattle
5. Why is Fred Phelps, controversial founder of Westboro Baptist Church, in the news this week?
He is dying 
6. With the Malaysian Airlines flight still missing, whose computers and homes did authorities search unsuccessfully, looking for clues this week?
Extra Credit: What celebrity says she has become “a little obsessive” about the plane and posted photos of where she thinks it went down?
The crew. Courtney Love.
7. What incident put the Grand Canyon’s South Rim in the news this week?
Somebody fell off
8. What rock star canceled his concert in Australia after the death of his long-time girlfriend?
Mc Jagger

Current Events 3/12/14

1. One of the biggest stories this week has a dateline of Kuala Lumpur. What happened to a plane near there? 
It disappeared. No one knows where it went
2. What is unique about two men's passports connected with this plane? 
They were stolen
3. South by Southwest (SXSW), formerly just a music festival, has turned high tech. What controversial information freedom activist talked to those at the festival via Skype from Russia? 
Edward Snowden
4. What Ukraine region will hold a referendum later this week to decide if it will join Russia? 
Crimea
5. Why is South African sprint runner Oscar Pistorius in the news this week? 
On trial for killing his girlfriend
6. Who was labeled “bratty” in a video showing some of his 4+-hour deposition with lawyers this week? 
Justin Bieber
7. Who did the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee accuse of allegedly spying on her committee staffers through a special computer network? (HINT: It’s not just one person) 
CIA
8. More than 100 firefighters battled a blaze Tuesday night at a construction site in what city?
San Francisco

Current events 3/6/13

1. What part of Ukraine has been the focus of recent problems with its more powerful neighbor? Extra Credit: Who is that powerful neighbor? 
Cremea, Russia
2. What U.S. diplomat went to Kiev this week to increase the pressure on this neighbor and show support of those in Ukraine? 
John Kerry
3. One more powerful winter storm hit the U.S. last weekend and early this week. What was its name? 
Titan
4. Twenty-nine people were killed and more than 140 wounded in a train station in China last weekend. What weapons did the attackers use? 
Knives
5. What is everyone in almost every state in the U.S. doing Saturday night if they don’t want problems Sunday morning? 
Move their clocks forward an hour
6. What was named best picture at the Academy Awards Sunday night? 
12 years a slave
7. Whose selfie at the Oscars now holds the record of the most popular tweet ever? 
Ellen DeGeneres
8. What celebrations have been going on this week in New Orleans? 
Mardi Gas
9. Name two jobs Mr. Fornicoia has had.
Kool-Aid man, teacher

The Truman Show

What if every detail of your life was broadcasted for the entire world to see? Everybody knew about every mistake and every failure. And you didn’t even know it was happening. This kind of invasive exposure is exactly what Truman Burbank experienced in “The Truman Show”.

“The Truman Show” reveals a lot about the impact that mass media has on our society. It shows that we are willing to humiliate another human and turn them into an animal at a zoo so that we can have entertainment. That is a scary thought. They use product placement sarcastically to show how a person would react to someone enthusiastically recommends a product like they always do in commercials. It does a fantastic job of showing how manufactured and unnatural it really is. I don’t think I would be an actor, but I think I would watch a show like this. I enjoy watching people and trying to figure out why people do what they do and this would give me a great outlet for that. It would do wonders for the study of psychology. This movie has a similar sarcastic take on social media as “Anchorman”. They both show how ridiculous mass media can be. Both movies use sarcasm to present the idiocy of mass media.

Many philosophical ideas are presented by the characters in “The Truman Show”, some of them are true, and others are completely false. Christof made one such statement when he said, “We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.” This idea is the main reason why Truman took so long to realize that his world wasn’t real. For all we know we could be living in a world that was designed just for us and we would probably never know. It is kind of scary to think about. A similar idea was presented in “The Matrix” when Neo said that nobody questions the world they live in because they just accept it. Their conscious minds don’t remember anything different, even though they are living in a computer. When Truman was about to escape from Seahaven, the world in which his show takes place, Christof made this statement to Truman, “there’s no more truth out there than there is in the world I created for you. The same lies, the same deceit. But in my world you have nothing to fear.” This statement is very false. Truman’s entire life in Seahaven was fake. Every little aspect was a lie, designed for people’s entertainment. While our world may have a lot of lies and deceit at least there is a lot of things in our world are genuine. Many things are true. However it was quite a compelling statement.

I really enjoyed the ending of the movie. I thought it was humorous while being kind of philosophical. I love that Truman decided to leave in spite of Chritsof’s compelling words. I loved that he said, “in case I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night,” right before he left because it was kind of his catch phrase in the show and something that people knew him by and now he was poking at Christof with it. When Christof took the show offline he probably went and looked for some other producing or directing job. He showed that he was very good at it and I am sure plenty of studios would want him. I think Truman went looking for Sylvia because he realized that she was the one true thing in his life. When everything else was fake his and Sylvia’s love was true. The viewers of The Truman Show probably just went back to life as normal, and probably are watching some other show right now. I think the sequel would be about Truman suing Christof for exploiting him. Truman would sue him for all he’s worth and Christof would be shamed.

The invasive exposure that Truman experienced shows us a lot about the function of humans. Everything from mass media to our acceptance of reality, but it doesn’t excuse invading someone privacy.