Allow me this observation before you accuse me of being critical; I noticed this week that you're wasting time. What I'm talking about is that instead of chewing on your stories to see what they are made of, you're spending time viewing them from afar. As a result, many of you....halfway into your allotted time before deadline...have decided to change stories.
There is one big problem with this. If something is wrong with equipment or your tape, or your edit bay, your interview doesn't come through etc., you don't have time to fix it before you reach the eleventh hour. Most professionals I know begin working as soon as they get the assignment BECAUSE there is likely to be problems. That way, they can account for that time lost and still come in on deadline.
I'm sure it's my fault, so here is what I want you to do: when you come up with your story idea (on the first day of the assignment...because you have been looking all week for story ideas, right?) I want you to begin asking yourself some questions. Does this story have visual elements? Are the experts that I want to interview for this story likely to be available in the time I need? Are there local experts available at all? Is there someone at the school who I could ask about this story? Are there any students at the school who have experienced this? How can I find out if there are? What do I want to accomplish with my story; entertain, inform, create action, manifest empathy? What will be the element in the story that will tell your audience something that they didn't already know about your subject?
Talk to me about your story. What have you been thinking about it over the weekend and what are you going to do this week to make sure that is it a well-done, well-researched, tell-me-something-new story. Will there be surprises in your story? Will your photography be different and artsy? What will make it stand out? What will make it the best? Time is NOT a renewable resource. Once it's gone, it's gone; make the most of it!
My story is about expressing appreciation for a group of women at our school. The objective is to get our lunch ladies a little more recognition for their hard work. Because they've gone unnoticed for a while, my group and I decided it was time to give them the spotlight, giving them the opportunity to break the silence about the behind the scenes struggle they endure on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteOur package includes an exclusive interview with Ms. Debbie Rose, who gave us the first word on changes made in our lunch menu.
Plus my group is the bomb! (:
Our story is about home school ,we have had a few problems and we could of been done if we would of started earlier.It is not your fault Ms Watson,you taught us what we know we just don't listen all the time like we should.
ReplyDeleteAmanda Vinson :P
Our group are doing a story about home school and we have some interesting interviews about their stories. We going to have some b- roll of the subjects that will keep our watchers interested.
ReplyDeleteNana Basoa
This week our story is about home, private and, public school. We doing a about schools because we trying too see what's the different and how it feels like to be home school and public school. Our story should be great because we really working hard on it and i think you'll be surprise.
ReplyDeleteKemberlee Pierre
Mrs. Watson your right! I believe us as students need to be more visual and realize that situations pop up unexpectedly! we need to be more over prepared than under and thats what we fail to realize even as advanced students.
ReplyDeleteKrisanne Patrick said,
ReplyDeleteMy story gives some insight into what it means to be a home-schooled child, through interviews of actual home-schooled students. The story also consists of the differences between public school and home school.
In my opinion, the story will be good and I will try my best in order to meet my expectation.
I hope that everyone will learn something from the video.
-Krisanne Patrick (1st block)
My story idea is about how the seniors at South Cobb are getting prepared for graduation. If they're ready to start the rest of their lives.
ReplyDeleteWell Mrs.Watson the week has gone and yes i agree that many of us may have been sitting looking at the projects from afar. However what if we were gazing at the projects because the first story isn't really too much to report on. I really want Eagle TV to be good this year but it seems as though our only good stories will be coming from the community, not school. Around school people just aren't adjusted to the camera yet...what can we do?
ReplyDeleteMy story is about the an report I seenm on the news about hearing lost. DOctors have been saying hearing lost is increasing. So im going to interview the school nurse to git her opinion on it. But to git more deeper im going to interview a close friend who's doctor announced to him that he had to wear an hearing aid.its going to be a good story to hear hopefully when its done students will turn down there music devices. ... D.H
ReplyDeleteour project my group is doing is about requirments to graduate. in order for our group to get this project done we have to put our background music on track with our story. we have all the other major requirments completed already.
ReplyDeleteALong with the news open im working with my group on a story showing appreciation to the lunch ladies at our school and the troubles they are haviong with the new gymateria and the outdoor kitchen
ReplyDeleteWe are using official websites for homeschooling statistics, NHERI. We going to have some b- roll of the subjects that will keep our watchers interested. we really working hard on it and i think you'll be surprise.
ReplyDeleteI wasnt here yet for all of this, but if i was my story would of been about all the work the construction workers put into the new part of the school. Plus thanking them.
ReplyDeleteNews stories take thought. A lot of times we try to rush into them but it doesn't work that way. My favorite news package was the one my group did about College. I honestly believe that it was well done and had useful information for any student, 9-12 who are trying to go to college. We did amazing on that story. :)
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