October 14, 2005

Friday
The Price is Right

Welcome to your first trip to the studio. Today will be you first official tour of "the studio." Video & Audio equipment is very expensive. Being in the studio and using the equipment is a priviledge. Please take this priviledge very seriously. Below are the 3 additional studio rules - classroom rules of course also apply.

Please read the rules and post a one sentence statement that you have read them and agree to follow them. If you do not post, you will not be able to go into the studio until you have. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in dismissal from the studio.

STUDIO RULES

1. NO FOOD OR BEVERAGES.
2. DO NOT TOUCH ANY EQUIPMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
3. MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL ATMOSPHERE.

No that we have taken care of all those details, we will have a little fun. It's a show that has ruled daytime television for 34 years, with one host. "The Price is Right" hosted by Bob Barker hasn't changed much since it started.

http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/

Please take a look at the website and familiarize yourself with the show. This is the only website allowed until we go to the studio.

And in the words of Mr. Barker: "remember always spay and neuter your pets."

October 13, 2005

Thursday
Picture Composition Quiz & Journal

It's been a while since we went over picture composition, however it remains an important part of production. Today, I want you to take the picture composition quiz in your Television Production Workbook (TPW.) This is found on pages 44-48. This will be an open book quiz. Please use your Television Production Handbook (TPH) to help you find the correct answers. Please answer your questions on a separate piece of paper. There will be NO partners for this assignment. Turn your paper into your instructor when you are finished.

When you have handed in your quiz, please write a short journal on how your group used these concepts while shooting your PSA. The entry must be written in complete sentences, with proper grammar in mind. Please ask your instructor any questions.

October 12, 2005

Wednesday
Television Production Workbook

Please finish readig chapter two and complete the chapter two section in your television production workbook pages 11 - 14. Please use the blog to answer your questions. Unlike yesterday, today's workbook should be done on your own.

October 11, 2005

Tuesday
Television & Radio in the News

Television & Radio not only give the news, but they make the news. Most local newspapers have a TV & Radio section. In this section they report on entertainment factors like new shows and ratings. These sections also report on the goings on at the local affliates. What happened to your favorite reporter? Why did the noon anchor move to weekends? Why did a radio station change formats?

Today I want you to look at the Television & Radio Section of the Detroit Free Press. Please pick three different articles to read andwrite a minimum of a 3 sentence summary on each article. As a reminder a summary should be complete enough that I would not have to read the article on my own to get a clear understanding of the major points in the article.

http://www.freep.com/index/tv.htm

October 10, 2006

Monday
Communications & Journalism Programs

Last week, I gave you a list of journalism & telecommunications schools and had you pick one to find out more information. Today, I am giving you the same list, please pick a different school and explore their Journalism/Communications Departments, then answer the questions below.
In order to receive credit answers must be given in complete sentences.

www.tc.msu.edu
www.specshoward.com
http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/ (Mrs. Holladay's School - Go Tigers!)
www.bsu.edu/tcom
www.soc.american.edu

1. What specialties do they offer?
2. Who are the famous alumni?
3. Where are they located?
4. List three interesting opportunities the school has to offer.
5. After looking at the website are you more or less interested in the school. Why?

**THIS SITE HAS BEEN LOCKED TO ONLY REGISTERED MEMBERS. PLEASE SEE MRS. HOLLADAY BEFORE YOU POST TO REGISTER. THIS MUST BE DONE MONDAY! ****

October 7, 2005

Friday
Something We Don't Know

Please write a paragraph about something the class doesn't know about you (and you of course would like to share.) It can be a story or a hobby. Maybe you have taken 8 years of classical tuba lessons. Maybe you are an online gamer or you collect coins. Do you have an interesting pet? Maybe you have a twin brother or sister, you like to listen to opera. Or maybe you are into extreme sports. Yesterday, I asked that we use proper grammar and spelling, many of you didn't. Please make sure that all sentence are complete and begin with a captial letter and end with punctuation. Again, ask your instructor (me) if you have any questions.

October 6, 2005

Thursday
RESPECT

The Queen of Soul said it best:

"Ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone Ain't gonna do you wrong 'cause I don't wanna All I'm askin' Is for a little respect when you come home"

Yesterday we added RESPECT to your classroom rules. Today in the words of Motown Legend Aretha Franklin “R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me.” I want to find out what it means to you. Write a short essay on what respect means to you plan to incorporate it into your behavior at DMT.

Your essay must include a minimum of three paragraphs with no less than three sentences in each paragraph. You must use proper grammar and do your best to spell things correctly.
Don’t cry just yet, there is another option, if you would like to rewrite the lyrics to respect you can do that instead. Please see your instructor for the original lyrics. We will talk extra-credit If you want to perform your version of the song in front of class. The lyrics must be along the same the lines as the essay. As always please ask your instructor any questions.

October 5, 2005

Salaries & Living
how far will your money go?

Yesterday, you looked up jobs and one of the questions you had to answer was how much the average starting salary was, for example the starting salary for a television news reporter was $11,000. A starting salaray for a news producer is about $25,000. Now you will need to pick a city you would want to live in. Please use the online resources below to create a budget for $25,000 a year. Below is a sample budget.

$25000 a year
-2800 a year for taxes (could be more or less, see your instructor if you pick a city in Florida)
$1800 a month
Berkley, MI working in Detroit
Apartment Rent: $850
Insurance: $15
Utlilities: $140
Auto Payment: $100
Auto Insurance: $100
Auto Repair/Maintenance: $75
Gas: 19 mpg - 15 miles each way to work - 600 miles a month - 2.89 a gallo - 31 gallons a month approx. $90
Other transportation: If you live in NY or Chicago you can take public transportation. Find the one-way cost online. Questiosn please ask your instructor for help.
Food: $200 (if you bring your lunch to work everyday & don't buy snacks.)
Entertainment: $100 (remember most dinners are approx 20 a person & a movie is 8 dollars - that means you would only go out with friends 3 times during the month)
Clothing: $50
Cell Phone: $40
Snacks & Misc. - $20

Savings/Leftover: $20

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

Midwest: http://www.bls.gov/cex/2003/msas/midwest.pdf
Northeast: http://www.bls.gov/cex/2003/msas/norteast.pdf
South: http://www.bls.gov/cex/2003/msas/south.pdf
West: http://www.bls.gov/cex/2003/msas/west.pdf

Please take your time and complete this assignement. If you need more time please see your instructor.

THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE GRADING RULES: Journals must be completed on the day they are assigned. If you need more time you must tell your instructor that day. Failure to do so, will mean loss of credit for the journaling assignment and will lower your daily grade significantly.

October 4, 2005

Tuesday
Career Profiles

www.khake.com/page43.html

Pick 3 Different Careers ****These must be different from the ones you did on the first day!!Answer the following questions about each career. These must be answered in complete sentences, with proper grammar.

1. What do you need to study to get into this career? (Do you need a University degree? Should you study journalism or telecommunications or marketing)
2. Describe at least three of the duties performed by someone in this career.
3. What kind of salary is offered for this career?
4. Are you more or less interested in this career?

Today you will be watching "The First 50 Years of Television." Be prepared to discuss the movie with your instructor on Wednesday. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over the film.

Please behave better for Mr. Dingeman than you do for Mrs. Hollladay

October 3, 2005

Monday
Communications & Journalism Programs

Many of you are thinking about what will happen after high school, if you are interested in media going to the right school can make a big difference in getting a job. Below are several websited for different Universities. Please go to one and explore their Journalism/Communications Departments. Of course these are not the only schools that have these kinds of depts. we will be doing this again. So please only go to the schools listed below and then answer the questions below.

www.tc.msu.edu
www.specshoward.com
www.journalism.missouri.edu (Mrs. Holladay's School - Go Tigers!)
www.bsu.edu/tcom
www.soc.american.edu

1. What specialties do they offer?
2. Who are the famous alumni?
3. Where are they located?
4. List three interesting opportunities the school has to offer.
5. After looking at the website are you more or less interested in the school.

Today, you will work on your storyboards, scripts and presentations for the entire day. Use this time wisely. Your presentations will be part of you PSA grade. Everyone in the group must have a part in the presentation. The presentation must include a little information on the non-profit you choose, why you choose it, who your target audience is. You must also describe your finished storyboard. Be sure to have a title for your PSA!

Please work quietly today. There is to be no streaming media in class. If you finish early practice your presentation. If you have any questions please email your instructor at jholladay@sccresa.org, she will be checking email and will respond to you by Tuesday.

September 29, 2005

Thursday
Sense of Humor

Working in television and radio can be a stressful job, so it's important that you have a sense of humor to help you get through the stressful, high pressure times. Today, I want you to think back to something funny that happened to you, a friend or a family member. Write about it, tell me what happened and why it was so funny. Today I am just looking for you to be a storyteller. As always make sure the story is school appropriate.

September 28, 2005

Wednesday
PSA #2

Yesterday, we watched some examples of Public Service Announcements and you each thought of an organization you would thought deserved a PSA. Today, you must research your organization. If you have thought of some other organization that you would like to do a PSA for, it is ok to change your mind. Below is a list of other organizations you may be intersted in.

The Advertising Council, Inc
Afterschool Alliance
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Psychological Association
American Stroke Association
Americans for the Arts
America's Second Harvest
Benton Foundation
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Boy Scouts of America
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Childhelp USA
ConAgra Foods' Feeding Children Better Foundation
Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities
Department of Justice
Earth Share
Environmental Defense
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Girl Scouts of America
Give Kids The World
Heifer Foundation
Habitat For Humanity
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund
Library of Congress
The Martin Luther King. Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association For The Education of Young Children
National Association of State Foresters
National Center for Family Learning
National Crime Prevention Council
National Education Association
National Fair Housing Alliance
National Fatherhood Initiative
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
National Urban League
National WIC Association
Office of National Drug Control Policy
People For the American Way Foundation
Prevent Child Abuse America
Project Safe Neighborhoods
The American Red Cross
Save The Children
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
United Nations Foundation
United Negro College Fund
US Army
US Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
US Department of Transportation / NHTSA
US Environmental Protection Agency
USA Freedom CorpsUSDA Forest Service

There are a lot more if the one you want to do is not on this list. Please see your instructor.

Once you have determined what group you are interested in doing your PSA, now you will need to do some research. and create a client profile. Below is an example. I choose the Girl Scouts of America, don't limit yourself to just the information below. If you find something online that you think is a great statistic or really intersting be sure to include that. You will use these to pitch your idea to your group.

Client Profile
Organization: Girl Scouts of America
Who it helps/benefits: Girls ages 5 – 18
Goals: Positive activities and life changing experience for young girls that helps build a positive self-esteem
What it offers: Role Models, Leadership experiences, learning opportunities, outdoor experiences, field trips, travel, cookies and scholarships
Why I picked it: I was a Girl Scout and it gave me my first introduction to Media. I also traveled to California and Washington, D.C. by myself on wider opportunities in middle school.
Other Statistics:
Membership: Nearly 4 million currently (more than 50 million past & present members) Internationally there are 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries.
Established: By Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, GA on March 12, 1929
Website: www.girlscouts.org

Here is a blank form for you to use.

Client Profile
Organization:
Who it helps/benefits:
Goals:
What it offers:
Why I picketd it:
Other Statistics:
Membership:
History:
Website & Other Contact Information:

If you finish your client profile, I want you to go back and continue to watch more PSA's online. Do not surf the internet, unless you are finding more PSA's to watch. :)

September 27, 2005

Tuesday
Public Service Announcements

Today we will finish up our Premiere Pro Tutorials for the week, then we will start on our first editing project: Public Service Announcements (PSA). What is a PSA? A PSA is short, non- commercial announcements that provide information to the public.

Broadcast television is required by the FCC to air so many PSA's a year for free. These PSA's benefit non-profit organizations that cannot afford the high prices of television and radio advertising. There is a catch, television stations are businesses looking to make money by selling advertising. Ads cost more, the more people who are watching them. That means tv stations want to sell more time during the day, which often pushes PSA to the early morning and overnight hours.

Below are some links that have examples of Public Service Announcements. You can also find a lot more by search Public Service Announcement on Google. Go to these websites and view the PSAs. Those of you on PC's will want to use Windows Media Player on the IMacs use Quicktime to view the PSAs. Once you view several PSA's I want you to think of an organization that you would like to do a PSA for and why you think they neeed one. Please write two complete paragraphs using a minimum of 3 complete sentences in each paragraph. If you have any questions please ask your instructor.

http://www.mediacampaign.org/mg/television.html
http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages/PSAHome.html
http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.psaShowVideo&vd=psaE&bwd=qhbe

September 26, 2005

Monday
Hurricane Rita

The big news this weekend was Hurricane Rita. If you flipped on the news at anytime they were covering the storm. Go two of the three news websites: www.CNN.com, www.msnbc.com and www.foxnews.com. Look over the news coverage online.

1. Compare and contrast the coverage on the two sites.
2. How do each of the sites use media (videos and pictures)?
3. Did you watch any of the media coverage on television? If so, how did it compare to the coverage you are seeing online?
4. What did you like least about the web content?
5. What do you like best?
6. Describe the interactive elements. Did they help you understand the story more or less?

September 23, 2005

There is good news and bad news. First the bad news, free Friday doesn't mean you don't have to journal. But here is the good news, you can choose anything you want to journal about today. You can tell me more about you, what you plan on doing this weekend or anything that interests you: sports, paintball or music. Remember everything must be school appropriate! Journal entries must be a least two paragraphs long. A paragraph should consist of no less than 3 complete sentences.

September 22, 2005

Thursday
adobe editing suite

As we get into the adobe editing suite, today I want you to take more time to learn about it. Go to the Adobe website and do research on the other products, many of which we will be using in this class.

http://www.adobe.com/motion/main.html

1. Explore the above video & audio adobe site. This means you must take the time to read it, don't just look at it.
2. Now go to the site for Adobe Premiere pro. Tell me about 3 different things you found on the site. Describe each one.
3. Name two other products in the Adobe Video Collection.
4. Go to each of those sites and tell me about 3 different things you found on each site. Describe each one.
5. Tell me one interesting fact you learned about Adobe products.

September 21, 2005

Wednesday
Editing with Premiere Pro 1.5

I got mixed reacations to how we are learning digital editing on Premiere Pro. Please remember when we do these lessons, please make your best effort to try. I would rather help you fix something you didn't quite do correctly, then have you raise your hand and ask questions without trying to do any of it yourself. I feel like there was a lot of people who just looked at the book and said, I don't get this without even trying, it's like you were afraid to make a mistake. Don't be afraid to make mistakes that is how you learn.

Today I am looking to you all for some feedback on we can make it easier.
Answer the following questions below for today's journal.

1. Did the Classroom in a Book help or confuse you?
2. What was the hardest part of the adobe premiere pro editing software?
3. What was the easiest part of the software?
4. Did you take the time to read all the directions carefully?
5. Many had to start over from the beginning after making an error to big to fix, did you find it easier the second time around?
6. Did you like working with a partner?
7. If no, would you rather work together as a class or by yourself?
8. Is there something your instructor could do to make learning the program eaiser?

September 20, 2005

tuesday
television news

Yesterday, I asked you all to watch at least 15 minutes of a local newscast. I hope you had editing in mind. Remember what we read on Monday: cuts, wipes and dissolves. Answer the questions below. If you can't remember and don't have answers, answer what you can, but in order to get credit you might have to watch another newscast and redo the assignment. Please remember that your instructor has Tivo and taped the local news programs.

1. What channel did you watch and when did you watch it?
2. Who were the anchors?
3. What was the lead story?
4. What editing effect was used most often?
5. When and how often were wipes used?

6. Approx. how many news story did you see before the first commercial break? 5 -10 -15
7. What was the most interesting story you saw?
8. Would you tune in again on your own?
9. What was your favorite part of the newscast?
10. What was your least favorite part of the news?
11. Do you have any interest in working in television news?
12. Does anyone in your family watch local television news on a regular basis? If so what station.
13. Does anyone in your family watch cable news? If so what station.
14. Rate the newscast from 1 - 10. 1 being the worst & 10 being the best.

September 19, 2005

Monday


TODAY'S BLOG/JOURNAL TOPIC... Tell me a little bit about your home high school. I am not going to ask you questions, instead I want you to write this like it is an online article, tell me what you think is important for me to know. It can be funny, but keep it truthful. Give it a title that MAKES me want to read it, like..."Killer Man Eating Lockers" Don't get too weird or suggestive, but have fun trying to tie your title to what your blog is about.

September 16, 2005

FALL PREVIEW 2005
Fall is a big time for television. It's when the television networks premiere their new primetime line-ups with new shows and of course new episodes of last seasons favorites.

www.zap2it.com

Zap2it is a website that devotes itself to what's on tv.
Go to www.zap2it.com
Click on "TV" in the purple bar on the top.
Click on "special section" in the green column on the left hand side.
Now clickon the Fall 2005 picture.

1. Pick one Major Network and tell me about the new shows in their fall line up.
2. I want your predictions on which shows you think will make it and which ones won't.
3. On the Fall 2005 page, I want you to also go to on the "See" links.
4. Tell me about what you found there.
5. Tell me what show if any you plan on watching this fall season.


!!IMPORTANT REMINDER: IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT FOR THIS WEEK'S JOURNALS YOU MUST HAVE THEM POSTED BY THE END OF THE CLASS TODAY! QUESTIONS ASK MRS. HOLLADAY!!