BVP Block 1 Short Film Collaboration

Our Block 1 Broadcast Video Lab students will collaborate on short film narrative with Ms. Day's Theater students. 

Our students will be not only writing for short film but also pitching their ideas in meetings and learning to direct stage-trained actors - who will simultaneously receive training on acting for the screen. 

All actors will have a job as all films are challenged with incorporating 1 scene requiring multiple extras.  

March 26-29: Pre-Production begins

April 8th: Film Treatment Due

April 10th: Pitch Meeting, Casting Requirement Review, Team Building Game - PAC

April 12th: Send audition scripts to actors 

April 15th-30th Production

FILMS DUE May 13th

Film Screening - PAC Date TBA

Studio Newscast

Learn to broadcast the news LIVE with 2 Anchors - similar to our morning news show

1. Combine your group with another field news segment team (need 8-10 people total)
2. Sign up for a studio or control room job (see below)
3. Bring your field news segments on a flash drive to the control room
4. Get trained; Practice for multiple days
5. Choose your live broadcast time slot - April 11-16

As your team performs the newscast, it broadcasts live on the Wheeler channel. 
Yes- if any other classrooms are tuned in, they will hear and see you, so YOU NEED TO CARE AND YOU MUST BEHAVE IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

Control Room:
Teleprompter 
Titles (Optional)
Producer
Tech Director / Switcher 
Graphics & Music Playback
Audio Director

Studio:
Camera Operator 1, 2, 3
Floor Manager
Anchor 1, 2

DUE by April 19

ENG - Field News Package Assignment

Electronic News Gathering: 
Produce a 1:30 - 2:00 Field News Package 

This package is an actual news story (not mock or fake) covering a Wheeler sport, class activity or club. It's filmed out of class or in the 'field' led by a Reporter to be edited for playback during a newscast. 

Elements Required: 

a Wheeler Activity as your topic and one person serving as Reporter - (not two)

External microphone, lighting device  (tripod optional if you are steady handheld)

A Roll - Reporter Interviews with key people also called SOT (Sound on tape)

B Roll - Action shots of activity

Lower 3rd  Titles in lower third of screen that are name tags for people speaking

Lead - Reporter Intro Fact that kicks off the story 

V/O - Reporter provides additional facts that become a Voiceover

Outro - Reporter closes the story w/last item of info + 'Reporting for Wildcat TV, I'm [Name]' 

Follow Up Assignment:  Studio Newscast

Team with another group and get trained on Control Room and Studio jobs. 

Team Newscast - performed and broadcast LIVE by April 19