Day 6: Drafts & video profile

1. Drafts shared with themavoice@gmail.com

2. Get down to work on video profiles. Each group gets an iPad.

The video profile!!

Must include:
1. Interviewed person speaking on camera
2. Interviewed person doing something they love
3. Music with photos
4. Voice-over (yours) with photos of interviewed person
5. Something in fast forward
6. Minimum of 2 title slides

Partners:
Robert & Emma
Philip & Sara
Milton& Alex
Bryn & Hannah

Day #5: briefs and working on video profiles

1. Briefs uploaded ....
2. Once all briefs are uploaded, break into partners and get interviewing.

The video profile!!

Must include:
1. Interviewed person speaking on camera
2. Interviewed person doing something they love
3. Music with photos
4. Voice-over (yours) with photos of interviewed person
5. Something in fast forward
6. Minimum of 2 title slides

Partners:
Robert & Emma
Philip & Sara
Milton& Alex
Bryn --> absent

Hannah -- with whom do you want to work?

Day 4: First drafts & News Value & Video Profiles

First drafts to themavoice@gmail.com

1. Editors edit drafts.
2. Staffers complete news value handout.
3. Staffers check in with Mary to review your articles.
3a. Review how to upload to mavoice.org
4. Interviewing your peers. The video profile!!

Must include:
1. Interviewed person speaking on camera
2. Interviewed person doing something they love
3. Music with photos
4. Voice-over (yours) with photos of interviewed person
5. Something in fast forward
6. Minimum of 2 title slides

Partners:
Robert & Henry
Philip & Milton
Sara & Alex
Bryn & Emma

Hannah ... with whom do you want to work?

Day 2: Article ideas & briefs

1. What are the best article ideas? What do you want to write? Assigning articles --> looking for breadth or stories and balanced coverage across all sections.
2. What brief do you want to commit to for 3 weeks?
3. Reading and writing news ... read this piece. What do you notice? What is the difference between an essay and a news piece? Keep in mind news judgement.

Any merits for an article idea from this piece?

Day 1: Spring 2015!

1. What we do in this class
2. How we do it
1. Editors: Sarah, Philip, Henry
2. Veterans: Bryn
3. Review of course expectations:
1. communication (make sure you keep your emails to people professional and your communication with editors/advisor abundant)
2. interviews (in-person, FaceTime, phone --> all ok. EMAIL IS NOT OK!)
3. graphics (every article needs a graphic, as does every brief.)
4. Timeline of article due dates & briefs: first class of week article draft (4 in total this semester); second class of week brief (14 in total this semester); third class of each week is bonus day!
5. Senior speech recording --> do we want to do this? Who is going to organize? Not me.
6. iPads & apps for iPhone --> recording app (VoiceRecord Pro, twisted wave, soundcloud)
7. Important email to know: themavoice@gmail.com (share all google docs and drafts with this email account)
8. Our newspaper website: mavoice.org (upload all briefs and final articles to this website -- more details to follow)
9. Our class blog: themavoice.blogspot.com
10. Article Ideas