Multiple camera shooting treatment

Imaginary Friend
Gracie is sitting at the table with a plate of cookies in front of her. Fran and Maxwell are rummaging around the in the kitchen. Fran goes to the table and picks up a cookie and takes a bite out of it. Gracie looks at her with a horrified expression and tells her that she ate her imaginary friend. Maxwell rushes to the table not understanding what’s going on. Fran pretends to spit Gracie’s friend out but Gracie still isn’t pleased. Maxwell and Fran try to give it CPR and try to shock it back to life with pot lids. Gracie looks at them both and isn’t very impressed. Maxwell looks at Fran and yells YOU ATE THE COOKIE!!
# 1 camera will do a knee shoot of Gracie at the table. A medium shot of Fran and Maxwell in the kitchen will be done by camera # 2. Big close up shot of Gracie’s horrified face will be done by #3 camera. # 1 camera will shot a knee shot a Maxwell rushing to the table. #2 camera will get a Medium shot of Fran spitting out friend and #1 camera will get medium close up of Gracie. Camera #2 will get Medium shoots of Maxwell and Fran trying to save Friend and camera #1 will get an extreme close up of pot lids shocking imaginary friend. Camera #3 will capture Medium long shot of all of them and Camera #2 will get medium shoot of Maxwell when he shouts at Fran.

I finished the video pictogram and half of the video power point

What is Multiple-Camera Shooting?
Several cameras (film or video) are employed on a seta and they record or broadcast a scene. Two outer cameras shoot close shots of the two most active characters on the set whenever it’s needed. A central camera or cameras shoot a wider master shoot to capture the overall action and geography of the scene. This way they also don’t have to start and stop the action and they can do it all in single take. Every camera is set up in a certain way so that different angles and groupings can be captured. Multi camera shooting is used a lot in events such as Graduation, dance recitals, movies and sports. Many of the great movies produced today use the method of multiple camera shooting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-camera_setup
http://wiki.artdirectors.org/~wiki2/index.php?title=Designing_for_Multi_Camera
http://www.videomaker.com/article/9590/

I am in the process of deciding what to do for my newscast.

video tech notes

Contractions
Make sure to use contractions unless you want to give the sentence emphasis or are reporting a serious story.
Example (good) Jack Neufeld doesn’t want to go to the football game tonight.
Example (bad): Jack Neufeld does not want to go to the football game tonight.
Pronouns
Using pronouns humanizes your work and make sure to use the right noun for what you’re talking about. You personalize or make sure the audience knows who you’re talking about.
Example (good example for personal): We’re in for the time of your life.
Example (bad): you’re in for the time of your life.
Verb Tense
Make sure you use the right tense and try to stay away from the past tense. You can use various verb tenses in a sentence just make sure it makes sense.
Example (good): Elementary teacher Josh Avalon has died.
Example (bad); Elementary teacher Josh Avalon is dead.
Time Elements
You should always tell your listeners the time frame of something but try to avoid saying “today” all the time. Make sure you put the time element in a place where it makes sense.
Example (good): A horrible storm hit Portage la Prairie early this morning.
Example (bad): This morning a horrible storm hit Portage la Prairie.
Verb Voice
Make sure when you use a verb use an active voice instead of a passive voice.( you can use a passive voice but keep it down to minimum)
Example (good): The batter hit the ball.
Example (bad): The ball was hit by the batter.
Abbreviations
Never use them unless they are very well known because the audience wants know what you are talking about. Use Hyphens between letters you want pronounced separately.
Example (good): Portage Collegiate Institute is the best school in Portage la Prairie.
Example (bad): P.C.I is the best school in PLP.
Numbers
Try to write numbers easily for newscasters to read them and don’t use symbols spell them out. Digits over two should be written out as numerals with their proper endings. You can also round up numbers to make them easier to read and never use am or pm for time. ( times of day, phone numbers and addresses can be used as numerals)
Examples
One, two, three and four instead of 1, 2, 3 and 4
140 dollars instead of $140
!0 centimeters and 120 kilometers instead of 10 cm and 120 km
10 -point -2 –million instead of 10.2 million
About 600 instead of 599
6:00 this afternoon instead of 6:00 PM
Punctuation
Is good to help the newscaster understand what they are reading better.
The cure for cancer the scientists at the lab indicate……is an apple a day

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Repetition
It’s okay to repeat words and make sure to use conversational words.
Example (good): An accident occurred on the highway killing five people. Late last night an accident occurred just outside o f portage resulting in the death of a family of five.
Example (bad): An accident occurred on the highway killing five people. Late last night just outside of portage the death of a family occurred.
Quotes
Make sure that the listeners know that the words said are exact from the speaker. I f you can help it try not to use direct quotations and give the general idea another way. Make sure you let the audience know that you are done with your quote.
Example (good): (say quote) that’s what Ryan winters said about. . . . .
Example (bad): (say quote) they won the game today. . . .(You should let the audience know you are done with direct quote)
Facts or Opinions?

Facts don’t need attribution, but opinions do need attribution .If you are in doubt make sure to let the listeners know where you got your information from.

Example (good): Animals can talk and I got this information from the world health organization.

Example (bad): Animals can talk. . . .
Aiding the Listeners
You can assist the half listeners by repeating important parts at the end and use a person’s first/last name at the end of the story instead of complicated words.
Example (good): Josh Harvey and Tasha Harvey won five million dollar lotto yesterday. Josh spent it on a mansion and Tasha donated the rest.

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Names and Titles
Make sure that the spelling and the pronunciation of all the names are correct. When saying someone’s name that is unfamiliar you can say their title or explain why they are in the news or you can use delayed identification. For well know people you can either leave their first or second name out depending on how it sounds. When you use a name that isn’t well known makes sure to use their full when introducing them and later on refer to them by only their first name.
Example (good): The Vice Principle of Garden high school was charged with murder. Bruce Jones was charged with the murder of the schools janitor that took place in the school year of 2007.
Example (bad) : Bruce Jones was charged with murder. He is the Vice Principle of Garden high school anal was charged for the murder of the schools janitor.
Identification

Make sure that you use titles to distinguish one person from another. This way the audience can tell which person you are talking about because many people have the same name.
Example (good): “Elementary teacher Jeff Boris rescued baby from a burning house”
Example (bad): ‘’ Jeff Boris rescued baby from a burning house”
Addresses

When you can’t find the persons title give their address and you don’t have to give the full address. This way the person can keep their privacy.
Example (good): Jeff Boris of Saskatchewan Avenue is the new bank manager.
Example (bad): Jeff Boris of the world is the new bank manager.
Ages
If you have no other info about a person than you can use their name but never use it before a name or with just a last name. Sometimes you can use a person’s age in connection with a title but try not to use their name until the following sentence.
Example (good): Jeff Boris, who is 102-years- old. . . .
Example (bad): 102- year- old Boris. . . .
Attribution
Always state who’s saying what before you carry on with a sentence and just use said or says instead of trying to use more complicated words.
Example (good): Professor Josh Harley says that he can understand dogs barking.
Example (bad): “I can understand dogs barking” says professor Josh Harley.

Leads assignment

Empahsis Lead: Vincent Li not found criminally responsible.
Umbrella/Blanket lead: Vincent Li not found Criminally responsible and family is trying to change the law so he can never be released to the community.
Verbless lead:Vincent Li not guilty
Chronological/Narrative Lcad: Yesterday Vincet Li was found not criminally responsible for the brutal killing of Tim McLean on the greyhound bus in July.
Qustions: Should Vincent Li ever be released?

Radio Journalism copy

A 16- year boy was spared a jail sentence involving a violent home invasion in 2007. An appeal court ruled that the act was a misguided act of chivalry. The teen broke into his girlfriends house with another boy and stabbed her step father and cat because she refused to tell the police of his abuse. The boy decided to take matters into his own hands. The teen has been labeled as a model student, no prior criminal record and deemed a low risk to reoffend.

March 3
I started on my journalism summary and got it mostly done but it still nedds a little work.

My part in job fair video:
Editing:Vice principal, School counlser, teacher
Voice overs: Journey man carpenter, Assistent supervisor of maintence, vice prinpal, Teacher, Aboriginal Academic Acheivemant facilitater, Adult Education Coordinnater, Head mechanic and Stock conrol clerk

I finished editing the job fair video clip today

I finished my parts of Newscast assignment really fast this class!!!!!!

Parts of a news story

Establishing
How many:19
How long in total:129 seconds
Interview
How mnay:3
How long in total:37 seconds
Reporter Stand In
How many:0
How long in total:0 seconds

I finished my newscast project yesterday

newscast stats

news:25:11
weather:4.97
sports:3:35
average reporter stories:2:36
average anchor stories:.42

I almost finished editing my newscast on movie maker

I almost finished editing news cast today

News broadcasting is the broadcasting of various new events and other information via television or radio. The producer who assembles the newscast must build a collection of taped stories, live material and commercials that will fit the time slot exactly. The timing is very important, listeners and viewers will notice if there is an awkward split-second of dead air. Producers live with stopwatches hanging around their necks. A television newscast, in its entirety, will be 30 or 60 minutes long. The time slot is rigid, just as the "news hole" in a newspaper can’t be stretched. The newspaper news hole varies from day to day, depending on how much advertising has been sold. The newscast length remains the same. In a voice-over story, the anchor begins to read the story on camera. About 10 seconds into the copy, the director in the control room switches the picture from the anchor to videotape of what the anchor is talking about. The anchor continues to read, live, while we see videotape. The tape may have sound with it, played very low. This is called natural sound. The anchor voice is over the picture and any background sound on the tape. In the voice-over-to-sound formula (V/O to SOT), the anchor begins the story on-camera, just as before. Then the anchor stops reading. The sound on the tape is turned up, full volume. For this kind of story, everything must be timed precisely. After the copy is written, a producer with a stopwatch takes it to the anchor, who reads at a normal pace. They time from the point where the live voice-over begins, to where the actor in last night’s ceremony will speak on videotape. The voice-over section of tape is edited to run exactly as many seconds as it takes for the anchor to read the copy. When the anchor reads the copy during the newscast, the director in the control room punches a stopwatch as the voice-over tape begins to roll. The anchor must read for exactly16 seconds.If the reading is too fast, there will be a hole of silence between the anchor’s voice and the actor’s. Read too slowly, and the anchor will drown out the beginning of what the actor says. The director works with a microphone in the control room. The anchors wear hidden earphones.The floor crew all have headsets. By flipping a selector switch, the director can talk to anyone in the studio, or to all of them. As the anchor reads the voice-over section of the story, the director watches a stopwatch and begins a countdown to the floor manager. The floor manager, listening on a headset, drops a finger each second as the director counts. When the countdown reaches five seconds, the anchor will hurry a little, or slow down, to finish the voice-over just as the sound-on-tape (SOT) begins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newscasts
http://www.winning-newsmedia.com/newscast.htm
video newscast link

newscast assignment 2

-use of green backround
-different angles
-interveiws from several people
-the timing must be precise
-The sounds and control of speakers voices

My first Blog

I made this blog in Video tech 2