week of |
tuesday |
thursday |
friday |
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• Course Overview
• Expectations and Resources
• Rules for Working in the DMS
• Movie: Broadcast News Writing
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• Read Chapter 1: Aim for the Heart
• Quiz #1
• Introduction to Broadcast Writing Style
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Week 2
Jan 24 & 26 |
• Read Chapters 4 and 5: Write Inviting Leads
& Verbs and Adjectives
• Quiz #2
• Introduction to Readers
• ICW Practice Reader
• Final Cut Express Training
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• Critique Practice Reader
• ICW Graded Reader
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Week 3
Jan 3 & Feb 2 |
• Read Chapter 7: Why Pictures Are So Powerful
• Quiz #3
• Introduction to VOs
• ICW Practice VO
• Final Cut Express Training |
• Critique Practice VO
• ICW Graded VO
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Week 4
Feb 7 & 9 |
• Introduction to VO/SOTs
• ICW Practice VO/SOT
• Final Cut Express Training and Cameras
• Assign: Shoot Sequence Edit Exercise
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• Read Chapters 9 and 11: Video and Visual
Techniques & The Sound of the Story
• Quiz #4
• Critique Practice VO/SOT
• ICW Graded VO/SOT
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Week 5
Feb 14 & 16 |
• Shoot Sequence Edit Exercise |
• Production Day:
Edit Sequence Edit Exercise |
• Sequence Edit
Exercise
due at
3 pm |
Week 6
Feb 21 & 23 |
• Critique Sequence Edit Exercises
• Assign: Sequence Interview Exercise
• Final Cut Express Training and
Cameras/Wireless Mics
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• Read Chapter 6: The Art of the Interview
• Quiz #5
• ICW Graded VOSOT x 2
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Week 7
Feb 28 & Mar 1 |
• Shoot Sequence Interview Exercise
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• Production Day:
Edit Sequence Interview Exercise |
• Sequence Interview Exercise
due at
3 pm |
Week 8
Mar 6 & 8 |
• Critique Sequence Edit Exercises
• Read Chapters 2 and 3: The Shape of the Story
& Find Memorable Characters
• Quiz #6
• Elements of a Good News Package
Story Structure (Handout, pages 14-16)
Bike Theft Story
Production (Handout, page 17)
• Pitching a Story Idea
• Dissecting Good News Packages
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• Story Meeting Package #1
• Due: Knisely Analysis #1 |
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SPRING BREAK |
Week 10
Mar 20 & 22 |
• Production Day: Shoot Package #1
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• Script Review Package #1 |
• Package #1 due at 3pm |
Week 11
Mar 27 & 29 |
• Critique Package #1
• ICW Graded VO/SOT x 2
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• Story Meeting Package #2
• Due: Knisely Analysis #2 |
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Week 12
Apr 3 & 5 |
• Production Day: Shoot Package #2 |
• Script Review Package #2
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• Package #2 due at 3pm |
Week 13
Apr 10 & 12 |
• Critique Package #2
• ICW Graded VO/SOT x 2
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• Read Chapters 17 & 18: Let's Get Critical
& The Power of Enterprise Reporting
• Quiz #7
• Story Meeting Package #3
• Due: Knisely Analysis #3 |
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Week 14
Apr 17 & 19
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• Production Day: Shoot Package #3 |
• Script Review Package #3 |
• Package #3 due at 3pm |
Week 15
Apr 24 & 27 |
• Read Chapter 19: Surviving and Thriving
in Today's TV Newsroom
• TV Station Tour (TBD) |
• Due: TV Station Tour Observations
• TBD |
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Week 16
May 1 & 3 |
• Critique Package #3 |
Last Day of Class
• Course Evals |
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