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3/29/11

For today's reading time today go to http://www.moviemistakes.com/
It's fun to point out all the mistakes if you've seen a movie a hundred times and like it. But if you point out errors just to criticize the film, that's when it gets annoying. Every movie has mistakes. Just enjoy the movie, and don't look for any errors.

Today we will learn Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 basics:
Cut
In-Out Marking
Select
Delete
Ripple Delete
Zoom in Zoom out
Speed and Duration
Transitions
Effects

Welcome Back!

For Reading today read the first 2 or 3 pages of this article and write a response on your blog. A Girl's Nude Photo and Altered Lives

I don't get the whole deal with sexting. The only reason parents are pissed off and calling the police because they actually see people naked. Teens have been having sex way before texting was used. In a way, sexting is less dangerous because they arent actually having sex. But as for the girl who sent pictures of herself, she should be prosecuted. She knew what she did was wrong. Big deal if people turned on her. That's what people do. The law is being too soft on her.

Introduction To Adobe Premiere: Video Editing

Importing Video
Cut
Select
Delete
Ripple Delete
Zoom in Zoom Out
Speed Duration


ASSIGNMENT: Import your 1 minute video from before break and edit it together.

3/16/11

I thought it was cool how they can use so many different shots of an angle. They either had lots of cameras, or lots of time. Either way, it seems like hard work. It takes probably 3 hours of filming to make 3 decent minutes of footage. It would be cool if they used a bird's eye view to see all of the guys doing pilates.

3/15/11

For reading time today: Steve Hartman/Les Rose Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/assignment_america/main500617.shtml

Read: Man and a goose form unlikely friendship View if you have headphones.

I thought this story was cute. It showed how humans can form strong bonds with animals. It seems like Dom and Maria can understand each other. I've had dogs follow me around like that, but never geese. I wonder what would happen if Dom moved...

ALSO view:

Videographer Demo Reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS27zmBeIBI

Why does New York have a fishing tournament? Shouldn't it be more in the Midwest?  There were lots of cool camera effects. I liked how the camera moved along the boat. It's overwhelming to try to sort out the video and the audio at the same time. The parts seem to be moving too fast.
SUMMARIZE AND RESPOND TO BOTH

Notetaking on Camera Techniques

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview?
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
Camera
Tape
Tripod
Microphone
Headphones
Power source
Light source

• Shooting into a light source =silhouette

Button to adjust =


• Where do you want your light source?
behind the camera

• On what object should you focus the camera?


• No tripod=bad


• Date and Time=permenantly embedded on shot. turn off date and time


• SP/EP

• Camera shoots in ________________.

• Pre-Roll-


• Post-Roll-


CAMERA SHOTS:
wide (show setting & surroundings, establish location), medium (little less setting, little more detail, focus on specific area), tight (lots of detail
***BACKGROUND:

• 1 Shot=

• 1 Shot with graphic=

• 2 Shot=

• CU-close up

• MS-medium shot

• LS-long shot

• ECU-extreme close up

• Rule of thirds-


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt-up and down to emphasize height, to follow movement


• Pan-left and right, to establish setting, to follow movement


• Zoom- magnifies picture, magnifies jarring movements

• Dolly-shot on wheels, only when necessary

LIGHTS
• Key-


• Fill-


• Back-


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional-

• Omnidirectional

• Cardiod

• Lav/Lapel Microphone

• Boom Microphone

3/15/11

How does Eastview fare against shootings? Jack Groskreutz, p.7 (Broadcast Journalism)

(view footage of columbine) (show interviewee) (picture of eastview, students walking through halls) (home video footage of columbine) (stand up) (interviewee) (students eating together, talking together, having fun, etc…)

Although almost every teen disagrees with Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris’ actions at Columbine, they could still identify with the teens’ feelings of isolation and hurt. “i think their feelings of loneliness and neglect are universal” Eastview High is generally a tolerant place, but there will always bullying in our school.  And who’s to say that our high school is safe enough to prevent someone from shooting up our class rooms? “no matter how nice or clean a school is, a teen could still harbor the pent up rage to commit a school shooting.” Even though our school is doing all it can do to protect us, there is always a possibility that one of our own class mates may take out their rage on us, in one way or another. However, is any school perfectly equipped against that, physically? “i dont think anyone can prevent it. its not something i lose sleep over. if someone's going to bring a gun and start shooting kids in the commons, what's stopping them?” At a glance, this may seem like a pessimistic thing to say, but look deeper. If nothing is physically stopping anyone, there must be something emotionally stopping them. Our school has never had any incidents like Columbine or Jonesboro. We should continue to think this, and trust our fellow students. Trust is our greatest shield. Signing off for the 4cast, this is Jackson.

3/10/11

http://crime.about.com/od/murder/a/susan_smith.htm


Susan Smith murdered her two children on October 25th, 1994. The children were 3 years and 14 months old. She reported that she had been carjacked by a black man, but confessed on November 3rd to killing her children. Allegedly, she killed them so she could be with a wealthy man. However, she has made no comments on her choice to not give her estranged husband custody.

3/9/11

Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dies At 44
The original bassist for Grunge band Alice In Chains died yesterday, in Salt Lake City. Starr played for Alice in Chains on their first four albums, but left in 1993. The band wanted to keep touring, but Starr "just wanted to go back home." He was kicked out due to his drug use. Coincidentally, Layne Staley, the singer of Alice in Chains, died in 2002 due to an overdose. Starr also appeard on VH1's Celebrity Rehab. His cause of death is currently unknown.

other interviews:
Ashesh

yeah, we have a plan and security guards. i think anything more would be overkill.

yeah, i think anyone could if they felt strongly enough.

no, i think their feelings of loneliness and neglect are universal, except they acted on it violently. that would be the difference.

mr. herring:

i dont think anyone can prevent it. its not something i lose sleep over. if someone's going to bting a gun and start shooting kids in the commons, what's stopping them?

generally, we're doing what we can do. so much bullying is electronic, and the bullying in class is what we can't see. adolescents are always going to mess around with each other, and tease each other. but kids can always go to someone.

mental illness. someone who isnt getting treated and diagnosed is so unpredictable. there usually isnt a big red light.

i was sad, didnt feel less safe. it's like 9/11, like an isolated incident. whats more scary is the uprising of shootings after that, with copy-cat kids.

3/8/11

Corey Taylor: " I Don't See A New Slipknot Album Happening"

Corey Taylor was reported as saying that the chances of making a new Slipknot record without Paul Gray are "very slim." Gray, the band's bassist, died last June in an accidental overdose. Taylor said that Gray was the band's "lynchpin", and it just wouldn't be the same without him. On a side note, Taylor still hasn't confirmed or denied that he will be Velvet Revolver's new singer. Taylor has also said that his autobiography will be released on July 12th.

INTERVIEW:
no, the doors are unlocked all day, there's only one teacher watching the doors. there are tons of easy ways to get in to the school.

yes, i believe that is always a possibility, no matter how nice or clean a school is, a teen could still harbor the pent up rage to commit a school shooting.

no, they had the same pressures as kids today. they dealt with their burdens in a very negative and destructive way, but they had the same stress and anxiety as us.

Active/ Passive Quiz:
I got a 9/10 on the quiz. I learned that the basic changes to make a passive sentence to an active sentence are sometimes tricky. But if you say the sentence out loud, you can sort of tell if the sentence is active or passive. Most passive sentences just sound lazy.

3/4/11

High School Basketball Star Dies on Court

16 year old Wes Leonard scores the winning points for his basketball team in overtime. The Fennville Blackhawks, Leonard's team, won 57-55. After his team hoisted him in the air and cheered for him, Leonard suddenly collapsed. Two hours later, Leonard died in the hospital. Doctors are still confused about the cause of death.

Northwestern University Professor Defends Explicit Sex Toy Demonstration After Class

I think that what happened was not offensive, but stupid. What did the teacher think would happen when he had a woman show "explicit acts" in class? This was an after school class, and he DID warn people that it would be graphic. But still, dont hold a kinky class without expecting trouble.

THE INTERVIEW NOTES
-start with green light questions (starts off interview, adds to the comfortableness)
-make eye contact, nod and lean forward to encourage the interviewee to keep talking
-yellow light questions are yes/no questions, which dont get a lot of deep quotes
-"off the record" doesnt mean print the information, but make it anonymous
-make sure you know what questions you want to ask before the interview
-red light questions are overly complicated questions

3/2/11

For Today's reading research Ruby Bridges. Blog 4 things you learned.

-    My mother was all for it. My father wasn't. "We're just asking for trouble," he said.'

U.S. Marshals dispatched by President Eisenhower, who were overseeing her safety, only allowed Ruby to eat food that she brought from home

A neighbor provided her father with a new job, and local people babysat, watched the house as protectors, and walked behind the federal marshals' car on the trips to school.

 Some white families continued to send their children to Frantz despite the protests

her grandparents, who were sharecroppers in Mississippi, were turned off their land

3/1/11

For reading time today: http://thisweeklive.com/ or http://www.mnsun.com/

Minnesota Zoo mourns the loss of its oldest dolphin

44 year old April, a female dolphin, dies during a procedure. I thought this was sad, especially since she had a daughter and granddaughter. I remember going to the Minnesota Zoo when I was young, and loved the Dolphin Show. I even remember seeing April. I guess anyone would think it was sad, if they made a connection to an animal.

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Interviewing (Dotson 28-39)
“Ruby Bridges”

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Interviewing Activities

Shayna survives fall

Topic: Columbine High School
Angle: Do high school students have all the facts right? students lack information

2/28/11

For reading time today, you have 5 minutes to research the Jonesboro shootings. What happened? Who did it? Why? What type of angle would you do for the story?
Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden. Killed 5 kids, injured 9 kids and 1 teacher. The shooters were very young. Golden pulled the fire alarm so the children would be outside, leading to an ambush. The shooters were planning to run away after this, but were caught.

We will continue taking notes on Writing a Story.

You should be thinking about a topic and an angle for your story. You will post it to your blog. You will also begin collecting data.

You should be able to summarize your story in three words: children gun crying

2/23/11

For today's reading you will be assigned one of the following articles to read and SHARE with your group.

2. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/12/us-student-inte/

Answer the following questions:

Which court standard did someone follow or break in your article? The Tinker Standard
Do you agree with the decisions in your article? I think they shouldn't have suspended the girl. There werent any threats
What do you feel should have been done in this instance? They should have just asked her to delete the group
What do you feel will be the future of rights in today's digital age? The rights will stay the same. not be limited
What rights do you have inside of school? limited speech
What rights do you have outside of school? freedom of speech

2/22/11

For Reading today: New York Times


We will take notes on Broadcast Journalism Law/Ethics

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
religion, speech, press, assembly, petition

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
can censor vulgar or indecent speech

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
censorship of student expression is permissable if it interferes with a legitimate teaching concern

5. What is the Frederick Standard?


6. What is the definition of libel?

2/18/11

My score was 12 out of 30. I was surprised at getting a lower score. I think I'll retake it. The law is so complicated, so some answers seemed correct. It wasn't just a concern of common sense, but making difficult decisions.

2/17/11

16 to 20: Well the good news is that you don't need to pass a test or obtain a license to use the First Amendment. Still, we hope you'll spend a bit more time looking into the First Amendment's essential freedoms and how they apply. C'mon -- it's only 45 words!

I got 20 out of 30. Some of the questions were tough, but most were a no brainer. The difficult questions had to do with school policy. I was surprised to find out that schools can not limit speech. This includes harassing someone for their gender/ethnicity/beliefs, etc...

'Bieber Fever' Is a Symptom of What Ails the Music Industry

I think it's just so annoying when teenage girls send death threats to artists just because they beat Justin Beiber. The girls have to understand that sometimes the person that they think will win something, will not. But that stuff just happens. And girls who are sending death threats to celebrities that they think are in a romantic relationship with Beiber? Grow up. You aren't ever going to go out with Justin Beiber, so don't take offense. The reason he didn't get a grammy was because he is NOT a good artist.

Stomp Box Shoes

Asbestos concerns close schools in St. Louis Park

St. Louis Park Junior and Senior High are closed for an indefinite amount of time after their floor tiles were revealed to contain asbestos, a dangerous substance. Teachers will work from computer, and all activities are cancelled. I'm just glad that they caught this in time. If teachers and janitors paid no attention to the tiles and weren't cautionary, St. Louis Park may have had some sick/ dead kids on their hands. And it's good that the schools are working on getting this fixed ASAP, instead of doing nothing because it costs too much money. Good for them.

2/10/11

Marshall man to face life sentence for abducting, assaulting newspaper carrier in Fairfax

Matthew Fahey will face a mandatory life sentence after being found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14 year old girl. I'm glad that they gave him a life sentence. Sexual molestation is the worst crime. The victim will be scarred for life, and it ruined her childhood. Molesters should be put away for life, but not  killed. I'm against execution.

Mother of girl abducted in ’87: ‘It’s like we’re strangers’

READING TIME:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41472141/ns/today-today_people/

Joy White was recently reunited with her lost daughter, Carlina, after being apart for 23 years. Carlina had doubts that that the woman who kidnapped her was her actual mother. Carlina looked on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children website, and found her baby photo. Carlina was kidnapped as a baby when her mother brought her to the hospital for a fever. She was cared for by a woman who seemed like a nurse, but then she disappeared. After the initial joy of finding each other, the happiness was short lived. The family says they don't even know each other and it hurts not having a relationship.

This article was a buzzkill, but it's also pretty realistic. People would be thrilled at first if they were reunited after 20 years. But after a while, they would realize how different each other is. There would be all kinds of strains and it would be very difficult just to start a relationship with someone you never knew. And the daughter must have a bigger connection with her fake family than her real family, because those are the only people she really knows.

2/8/11

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

2/8/11

For Today's Reading:

http://www.foxnews.com/

Read and respond.
GOOGLE EXECUTIVE HAILED AS A HERO BY PROTESTERS IN EGYPT

 

I thought this article was pretty inspiring. Wael Ghonim was released from a detention facilty in Egypt monday night. Wael Ghonim is a Google Inc. executive who made a group on facebook which brought together thousands of people for the antigovernment protests that have been going on for 3 weeks. I thought it was cool that an important businessman saw that something was wrong, and created a group to bring people together for a good cause. He knew there would be consequences anyway, but he still helped people out. Viva la revolution!

TODAY:

1. Finish Ad discussion
2. Photoshop touch up

3Today we will learn the basics of Photoshop.

Photoshop Day 1

1. Create new project (size and resolution).
2. Interface overview. Drop down menus and shortcuts. File, Edit, Image, Layer, Select, Filter, View, Windows.
3. Tool bar window (hidden tabs).
4. Basic Painting and Erasing, Pencil, Eyedropper, Fill Bucket.
5. Open image, Copy and Paste (multiple images). Introduction to layers.
6. Selection. Area, Lasso, Magic Wand.
7. Zoom and Pan.



CREATE AN ADVERTISEMENT ASSIGNMENT

Assignment: Come up with the concept for a product you think the world needs. It can be as logical as a new cereal with banana flakes in it or as far-fetched as golf balls that glow in the dark. Then do the following:

1. Design a logo for the company that will sell this product. If you aren’t a natural artist, you will be better off designing something that is easily reproduced — something with simple circles or lines.

2. Create an advertisement for the print media (either newspaper or magazine) as follows:

Create a color magazine ad of an appropriate size (11"h x 8"w) that includes the product.

You will post these ads to your blogs and present them to the rest of the class next week. You will describe the ad, talk about the target audience, and describe what type of magazine you would use for advertising your product.

Super Bowl Notes

We will watch Super Bowl commercials today in class.

What is the company?
Chrysler
Who is the target audience:
20-40, working class, males from Detroit
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)? celebrity

How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
It showed close up landmarks of Detroit and showed hard work
What is the slogan/message for the company?
"This is our city, and this is what we do. Imported from Detroit."
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
I thought it was effective, because it put the working class in a positive light

Super Bowl Ad response

According to avclub.com, many of the commercials went worse than expected. The commercials are too "vulgar", "profane", and "sexist". My reply to this writer is: so what? These commercials were made for the Superbowl, which is seen largely by men. When they're watching the superbowl, they're having a good time. Guys aren't having a serious conversation about political issues. They're enjoying the game. And since the Superbowl is made for men, the commercials must be made for men. During this time, guys don't want to watch serious commercials, they want funny commercials. They want commercials they can show their friends, and they can all share a good laugh. No one is always P.C., and my advice to these critics is that if you want to discuss socially correct and serious commercials, watch commercials that air during the President's Address.

Robert Downey, Jr. Drops Out Of "Oz"

Robert Downey, Jr. was originally the protagonist in Sam Raimi's upcoming film "Oz: The Great And Powerful". However, Downey has dropped out of the project. Disney Pictures is now hoping Johnny Depp will take Downey's place. Depp has yet to report whether or not he will accept the role. "Oz" focuses on an illusionist who gets swept into Oz while on a hot air balloon. If Depp acepts, Disney is planning on starting production this year.

I was disappointed by reading this. Johnny Depp is a good actor, but he seems to be an overrated actor in the 21st century. I would have loved to see Downey in a production related to The Wizard of Oz. Maybe he declined because he's working on an Iron Man 3. I think Downey is underrated, and trumps Depp any day.

Quiz

Allen, Lucas H- knows how to swing dance
Blanchard, Derek J-cheerleader, born in australia
Boese, Sara M-75% german
Brazelton, Keely R-32 siblings
Buchanan, Tiarra S- wants to be chowder
Carlson, Devony R- in a children's hospital commercial
Cordova, Christian J-wants to be a forensic scientist
Cox, Derrick D-vehicle class rosemount high school
Devries, Peter T-genius
Erickson, Nathaniel P- hole in one
Felker, Marisa L-will be a foreign exchange student
Fraki, Hannah R- knows how to knit
Groskreutz, Jackson H
Jones, Nadia S-9 siblings
Kading, Caroline E-almost died from a car accident
Kane, William M-goes by middle name
Lafontaine, Kristin D-hyper extended spine
Lesch, John R- plays bagpipes
Mcgroarty, Cody J- world champion cheerleading team from alabama
Mitchell, Alexander C-irish and scottish
Morrissey, Gretta E-can cross one eye at a time and whistle with hand in mouth
Pelant, Benjamin M-diabetes
Rasugu, Billy P-writes music
Reagles, Alex J-hardcore snowboarder
Rosario, Brian L- U.S. marine corps and state patrol
Schiebel, Derek M- went to cooperstown for a baseball tournament
Schlotfeldt, Katherine A-has volcanic rock in knee
Smith, Madison B-can twist hand all the way
Strusz, Ashley E- on tv for dance recital
Sytchev, Vladislav- went from russia to canada to usa
Thompson, Collin P-twin
Wangler, Matthew J- broke nose from basketball
White, Hannah Y-lived in redwood city, california
Wunderlich, Benjamin D- born in chicago on hottest day of the year
Zemien, Brianna J - 100% polish

Beavis & Butt-Head Return to MTV

This article got me very, very pumped. I'm just getting in to Beavis & Butt-Head, but that doesn't mean I'm not a die-hard fan. After an 11 year hiatus, Mike Judge is finally making more B&B episodes to fans' delight, and hopefully the duo stay true to their roots and continue watching rock and heavy metal videos. This return isn't without at least one disappointment, however. Justin Bieber is reported as being a fan of B&B, which poses the question; does Justin Bieber ruin everything sacred in life?