What Goes Around Comes Around! (Photo Story)

TREE OF LIFE

"What Goes Around Comes Around"

THE END. 

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What am I missing?

If we as viewers had absolutely no knowledge on how television shows are produce it would appear that we are view are show through only one camera lens. As a child I remember watching the TV and thinking it was magical and I assumed the people acting were real characters. I had no knowledge about props, sets, green screens or camera angles. 





Today the norm on a TV is to have at least four cameras if not more. Typically there is camera A,B,C and X or D. It would be impossible to obtain the quality of the TV show without different camera angles and a planned out plot. Cameras are set in a certain line up so that film directors can que which camera angle they want to focusing on the actor. Without the merge of different shots edited together we would miss out on something happening behind or across from a camera that was not able to capture the action. 




MAKE IT OR BREAK IT









"Make or Break It" is a show that has caught the attention of many viewers since it aired in 2009. The show comes on ABC Family every season. This show is a great example of the art in producing quality camera shots. The stars of this show are four teenage girls who are Olympic gymnast each competing to win the time in the spotlight.








The setting of "Make it or Break it" is usually in a large gymnastics facility. The show focuses on the training the girls have to go through in order to be the best. These show would not be what it is today without the idea of multiple cameras. 









It is hard enough to capture a TV were the charaters are moving around in one room, on this show the characters are constantly running, tumbling and twirling all around the room.
The fast pace of this show requires cameras that are set up high above the arena as well as down below on the floor to capture the height of the person in the air. The camera also has to be set up on a moving line so that it can    
capture the accurate speed of the gymnast. While watching the show you feel as though your right there in the room with the girls. The camera work is done so well that it seems that you are tumbling in the air with them. You can see every sweat drop, facial expression and feel the anxiety of what the athlete is faced with. 







The Producer also uses an effect to slow down the movement so that we can see the slightest flinch. From the point of the foot the the shaking of the actress hands. These gives "Make it or Break it" the appearance of looking like a live gymnastics competition. 









With the constant advancement of Media Production we get to enjoy, imagine and be swept away by the magical effects.  

Advertising: Teen Magazine

What is it that draws teens to " Teen Magazine" other than the title?

Teen Magazine's Advertising design team creates the magazine to catch particularly the eye of teens by finding research on what teenagers like. (Silverblatt pg. 138) The advertorials can take your(advertising) campaign one step further by providing additional information that is not provided in your advertisement. When Companies are trying to sell a certain brand or product they will work together with the magazine or television add to attract the attention of the consumer. For example if Neutrogena is trying to sell a new acne product, the cover of the magazine will say something like" Are you tired of embarrassing acne blemishes?" look on page 56. to find the new secret to cure this terrible problem. This gives the consumer the incentive to not only purchase the magazine but to also check out and possible purchase the Neutrogena product as well. 

There are many tricks in the Advertising business. Companies are continuously finding new ways to draw in and obtain loyal customers. The best day to watch advertisements is the Super Bowl. Super Bowl adds are the best because businesses know this is the day everyone in the world is glued to their TVs. Compaines pay out huge bucks just to get a couple mintues of air time. Today it is an estimated 2.6 million dollars to buy 30 seconds of air time on a Sunday Super Bowl game. Some companies like Doritios can flash two seconds of a bag of chips and instantly it stimulates a message to a large percent of viewers to go out and grab a bag of Doritios. 

Click here to check out a hilarious Super Bowl commercial

Advertising is a powerful key to business success!

What are you reading?

Investigating!

What do people want to read about?

.Love?

.Life?

.Drama?

Journalism is about finding the best way to report, entertain, and take a hold of your readers mind and keep them interested in what you as the Journalist has to say.

I have learned that Journalism is what makes the world go round. Think about it, the normal person's live typically consist of the same boring routine. Getting up going to work, eating, spending time with loved ones and then repeating this over and over again. What Journalism does is it takes these everyday steps and documents them but instead of blabbing about the boring parts it pulls out the best or the cream of the crop information. Everyone likes to read about different topics, but I have found that most are obsessed with tips of things such as; love, drama, health and fitness, soul searching and mystery. People want to read about something crazy and exciting, because when life is typical and boring its nice to relax and read articles or books on things that put a sense of spark in your life.

 Journalism ties people together by discussing issues that without Journalism would have never been throughly researched and analysed. Journalism goes together with Media. Media has a huge effect on all our lives. Journalism is the story and the Media is what takes that story and sends it out so that the whole world can have a hand at reading it. 

Although there are many topics to write about Journalist do have guidelines they must follow to do so:

1. Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
2. Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
3. Its essence is discipline of verification.
4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7. It must strive to make the news significant, interesting, and relevant.
8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

Journalism is something that will always be here. Society will always have the to desire to read and write. People want to hear, see and talk about what is going on in the World in which they live.

SPREAD THE WORD...Journalism! 

 

Just a movie?

The Roommate

Reflecting on class discussions I have decided to blog about a recent movie I went to see"The Roommate".

While watching this movie I analyzed how the producer created the characters' images and what we as the audience were suppose to take from this film.

The plot of this movie is about two girls who are college roommates. One of the girls whose name is Rebecca has a bipolar disorder. She becomes obsessed with her roommate Sara. She follows where she goes, who she hangs out with and tries to control every aspects of Sara's life. 

I thought this movie had a lot to do with what we have been reading and discussing in media class, because it  was a movie that made you think and piece together what was taking place. It was filled with suspense and action moments that made jump in my seat.

I think it is very interesting how film makers know what noise to make and what camera shots are going to keep our eyes glued and our hearts racing. I could relate to this movie no not because my roommate is a psycho, but because I am a college student. The producer throws out a scenario that is crazy but actually could be true. Maybe it is just a movie, just a silly idea. Although it makes it as the viewer think what if? What if you were a victim one day like that of one in a movie?

Makes you think...

Dream Job

I wanted to blog on some of my thoughts...

I am constantly thinking about the future and what goals I want to achieve. I am a Com. Major and the top of my list for the dream Communications job would be to become a Broadcasting News Analyst or the host of a television show!

Here are some funny News Anchor Clips :]

Anchor Man Bloopers

News reader can't stop laughing at Model falling down

Case of the giggles

TV Hosts!

"Real"

Reality

What makes reality.. real? Seems like a dumb question to some who believe that every reality show they watch on television is real. Well I hate to break it to those people but reality television is rarely real.

A clip of The Hills - a beautiful life

For example I used to be in love with a show called "The Hills". The Hills is a show that is about a girl Lauren who is a real girl living in L.A working for a prestige magazine " Teen Vogue". The T.V show showcases the lifestyle of Lauren and her fabulous friends. Now the thing is yes these people are real and the what they do is real but when you analysis their conversations it clear to see that their scenes are staged and planned to take place. 

Producer know that to hold the attention on their viewer they have to put only the edited clips of all the drama and action. They pack months of footage into 30 min segments so they we glue to the television.For me despite knowing this information I still continue to watch reality shows.Even though most of it is fake, I am drawn into the chaos of reality stars' life.

Fictional

When I watch a Fictional movie I get lost. If the producer has done their job I can sit in my seat and drift into the movie. I fall in love with the characters, I follow the plot and imagine myself in the scenes. 

A movie I love to watch is "Pirates of the Caribbean". This is movie gave me a rush of excitement. I wanted to     jump aboard the ship and became a pirate.The visuals were so great and the actors made the movie seem like reality, but we all know that the pirates robbing boats with one eye and a parrot on the shoulder isn't normal to see now a days.Although it never hurts to image living life in such a way.

Other movie such as: Avatar, Twilight, and Harry Potter are great action packed movies that take viewers into a world of their own imagination.

  

Avatar Trailer!

I think its good to have a balance of reality and fiction. Sometimes people want to see what is really going on in the media, the live news, real stories. Then on the other hand it's nice to have that hour and a half or two to really imagine and drift off into another world. This is why so many people fall in love with movies because it gives them the reality break they may need.

Media fictional or non-fictional gives us the time to sit, relax and forget the chaos that surrounds our own lives.