Welcome to JRN 521!

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WEEK 2024

Shoot a video story that personalizes an event or events of Martin Luther King Week
CMU Martin Luther King Schedule of Activities

• Interview a person or persons deeply involved with the activities of the week prior to the activities.
  • List questions
  • STRONGLY Suggest shooting the parade on Monday
• Shoot a formal interview using video.
  • • Light the interview and frame it properly.
    • Use a suitable background.
    • Think of the interview as a portrait and make sure the surroundings enhance the story.
    • Do not use a brick wall as a background for the interview.
    • Use a telephoto lens for the interview.
    • Shoot two or three angles to give you good editing resources. Shoot medium and tight.
    • Use manual focus for the interview to avoid focus search.
    • Use a tripod for the interview.
    • Use an appropriate mic for the interview.
• Shoot tons of B-roll.
• Include B-roll audio
• Follow your subject engaged in MLK activities to visualize the interview.
• CommUNITY Peace March and Vigil will begin in the Bovee UC Rotunda at 3:00 p.m. Monday January 15, to march through the residential area and proceed downtown.
• Your video story must be between 1:30 and 2:00 minutes.
• Plan your project thoroughly.
• Include natural audio and weave it throughout your story.
• Use title slides, credits and lower thirds where appropriate.
• Vary your camera angle and subject to camera distance dramatically. Wide. Medium. Tight.
• Repeat: WIDE. MEDIUM. TIGHT. Shoot way more B-roll than you think you need.
• Repeat: SHOOT WAY MORE B-ROLL THAN YOU THINK YOU NEED.
• Tell a visual story with a beginning, middle and end.
• Use the editing programs of your choice.
• Research your story appropriately.
• Make your story character driven.
• Write a half-page short story and add it to your blog.
• Shoot enough B-roll so you do not need to rely on interview footage.
• Avoid displaying long scenes of just a talking head. Use B-roll instead.
• Use an external mic

Requirements:

Post your video story before class on January 22.
Embed your video on your blog.

Include a 500 word story in your blog post.

Example:

“Not a Day Off” by Becky Particka