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Listen up assignment
Link to Story: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/487/harper-high-school-part-one
Voice over in this story is often used to summarize what people are saying as their conversation is playing in the background. Interviews are used to express the character, the feelings and the lingo of the people in the story. The narrator then puts the words of the interviewed person into perspective and explains the meaning of the words and what may be lying underneath the raw text. There is a nice use of music to fill background silence as voice over runs. Music seems to be mostly used for transitions and for periodically summarizing the main points covered in each section of the story as it progresses so that concepts that have been discussed are reinforced and made clearer to the listener.
It is difficult to critique the story, because it was done very well. The story is told in a very informative and easy to follow progression. The writing for the story is great, conveying concepts in a concise, yet properly embellished manner. I found it interesting that they often make note of visual gestures, facial expressions and mannerisms that provides a nice visual interpretation of situations. The narrators voice for the story was a bit dull. I would have perhaps added a little bit more inflection and tonal variety in order to keep the listeners attention better.
Steampunk: Imaginations Playground
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To add a little extra flare to the 4th Avenue Trunk Show this year, the Tucson Steampunk Society was invited to hold an event at Haggerty Plaza. The fantastical display was held between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 9, 2013, and consisted of tea duels, mustache contests, live musical performances and a motley array of custom designed outfits equipped with wild accessories. The members of the group hope to make this an annual addition to the Trunk Show.
Arizona Wildcats men’s tennis team debuts the season with a roar!
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To kick-start the 2013 season, the University of Arizona Wildcats men’s tennis team faced two nearly back-to-back home games. The first match was against in state rivals Northern Arizona University on Friday, Jan. 18. Just two days later, the Cats traded blows with the University of Nevada. The Wildcats won both games.
Audio Slideshow Idea
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The Inner Workings of a Newsroom
Prior to considering journalism as my major focus of study, I had very little idea as to how a real news room was operated, or even what one looked like. Due to this, I get the feeling that most of the general public has very little conception of this picture as well, except for perhaps what they have seen in movies and television shows. Therefore, I think it would interesting to capture the raw, unscripted action within a newsroom.
Five shots I could get:
- Informational shot of the entrance or lobby desk
- Wide shot of the main newsroom
- Extreme close up of someones hands typing
- Medium shot of someone working with equipment (cameras, copiers, computers, etc)
- High-angle shot of employees meeting
Five sounds I could capture:
- Buzz of newsroom
- Typing
- Snapping of photos
- Discussion of news topics in employees meeting
- Reporters calling potential sources (introduction)
JOUR 307 HW #1
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- Max Efrein
- Journalism and History
- Interested in writing exposes, informative news stories, dining reviews, and editorials. Also interested in broadcast journalism for reporting and anchoring.
- Although I consider myself technologically challenged due to my sparse exposure to technology throughout my upbringing, I hope to become proficient in multi-media, for I understand the vital importance of having such skills. Despite this “challenge”, I have been chipping away at my intimidation of computers and their seemingly limitless capabilities. I am moderately comfortable with editing programs such as final cut and adobe premiere. I have put together short broadcast news packages, incorporating voice overs, B-roll, A-roll, and story transitions. I hope to get more efficient at putting such stories together as well as learning how to upload audio and video onto websites.
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