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Journalism, Broadcast & PrintTelevision • Station Managers/Radio & TV Announcers/Journalist/Reporter/Story EditorInterview TechniquesPart I demonstrates techniques for conducting a successful TV news interview,from putting the subject at ease to getting all the coverage you need for the edit.The development of an actual interview is analyzed and the segment concludeswith the final edited version. A second section covers the somewhat differentapproach required for a current affairs interview. Here the emphasis is onadvance research and questions that probe for conflict between interviewees andthe record, their critics or their previous statements. Many of the interview techniquesshown in this program will apply well to documentary, informational &promotional films. 25 min.F781DVD $149.00Media On Trial: Story Of The StorytellersFirst Place Broadcast Education Association DocumentaryCompetitionThis program documents media coverage of the Oklahoma City Bombing Trials.It analyzes many of the media practices that draw intense criticism, includingthe differences between tabloid and mainstream coverage; impacts of judicialcooperation; reporter objectivity; journalist emotions, sources and spin; victimand jury treatment; the media swarm; legal analysis; competitive pressures;organizational versus individual motivations for styles of coverage; print andbroadcast cooperation; coverage ground rules; technology impacts; public andgovernmental reactions to efforts to improve the media image and more. 56 min.F987DVD $149.00A View From Behind The Viewfinder:A Day In The Life Of An ENG Camera PersonSpend a day with each of three photojournalists at KPNX Phoenix, from a morningstaff meeting to the rush to edit the day’s stories for broadcast. Experiencethe pressures of the photojournalist’s many roles and witness the teamworkthat’s vital to getting the story. These photojournalists must hustle while carrying50 pounds of equipment, use their street smarts and communication skillsto conduct interviews and understand the reporter’s perspective enough to grabthe shots needed to tie the story together. 45 min.F940DVD $149.00How To Do A Television News Stand UpA terrific, quick paced primer for reporters on how to do effective, on-camerastand-ups. Greg Luft shares the techniques he’s honed over twelve years ofreporting and shows dozens of clips from real stories he has covered. Sectionscovered include camera angles, the setting, personal appearance, motivationusing visual elements plus using appropriate “show and tell” techniques toconnect the reporter to the story and to the audience, taking advantage of sightsand sounds to use TV’s full potential.This program gives students the confidence to develop their own personalreporting style and the courage to surprise, shock or amuse the audience, gettingthem more involved in the story. It also provides numerous examples of each techniqueshowing you how to enhance the clarity and appeal of any story. 20 min.TV Newsroom: News Gathering“Helps students understand more of the TV news process.”- Pat Hastings, University of Wisconsin.Follow the interlocking roles performed by the WHDH assignment editor,producers, news directors, reporters, writers and photographers as they shapedecisions on what stories to cover and how to cover them. See investigative,political and medical reporters, a sports producer and the meteorologist all pushfor time for their breaking stories as the executive producer balanes shiftingpriorities throughout the day. 12 min.6F683DVD $149.00Techniques Of TV InterviewingRespected television journalist Mike Minehan highlights the ingredients of adynamic and successful television interview, using well chosen excerpts thatinclude examples of great technique, as well as, of the pitfalls that await theunwary interviewer. This program is full of role models and cautionary tales, agreat discussion starter.One classic excerpt, in which Margaret Thatcher turns the tables on an illpreparedjournalist, is worth the price of admission all by itself! 20 min.F740DVD $149.00TV Newsroom: News Production“Excellent quality. Very Informative.” - Bob Conrad, OrangeCoast College.The director, technical director, floor manager and assistant director work underintense time pressure with tape editors, camera operators, audio mixers andengineers to bring in an evening newscast on time and to length.Experience the creation of graphics, production of a live remote, the use of robotcameras and color keying on the set. Stories are added, changed and droppedduring the course of the newscast to meet shifting conditions. 10 min.F631DVD $119.00F630DVD $119.00VR-Reporter - News Gathering & ReportingThe VR-Reporter is an electronic news gathering and news reporting simulationfor college students in broadcasting programs. Students use this interactivesimulation to maneuver around a 360° crime scene to interview individuals andto capture B-roll footage. During the investigation, they take notes and makefollow-up phone calls. After completing the investigation, notes and a timecodetape log of interview responses and B-roll footage are saved to disk. Studentsre-write the story, record voice-overs and edit their news package. CDROMAvailable For Windows or Macintosh.CD-R: F307D MAC & F307D PC One year license $149.00CD-R: F307F MAC & F307F PC Unlimited time license $349.00Speak For Yourself: A Dynamic Vocal WorkoutAnyone who needs to make a good impression on an audience quickly becomesaware of how important it is to properly warm up before speaking. In thisprogram voice expert Susan Leigh offers an invaluable series of voice and bodywarm-ups as useful to the businessman addressing a meeting or camera, or toradio hosts and guests, as to actors performing for film, video or theatre.Speak For Yourself helps build a strong voice, establishes focus and concentrationwhile speaking and greatly expands vocal capacity and skills.This program is divided into four series of exercises to be performed along withthe video. These segments include relaxation & stretching, face preparation,pitch & resonance exercises & finally a segment using tongue twisters todevelop clarity & control. 25 min.F603DVD $79.00