How has technology impacted your media of choice? How does your media of choice operate? What did you NOT understand about how your media of choice operates?

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Women in journalism

For this assignment, you are to submit a 3-5 page written paper in .doc or .docx format discussing your subject and/or media of choice and answering the following questions:

1. How has technology impacted your media of choice?
2. How does your media of choice operate?
3. What did you NOT understand about how your media of choice operates?
4. Does the information in your textbook parallel what you learned “on the job”?
5. How easy is it to break into this field? What kind of education and experience is required?
6. Does this medium operate differently in different markets? How does audience size impact it?

Write an essay paper on the history of bartending.

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History of bartending

Write an essay paper on the history of bartending.

How does sound call our attention to both the spatial and temporal dimensions of a scene? Explain the importance of a sound bridge and its functions using any scene from the film Almost Famous.

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Sound

Read Chapter 9 (Sound) pages 320 to page 356 and watch Almost Famous (USA 2000) in order to answer the following “Questions for Review” (at the end of the chapter, page 356, Sixth edition):

1) Describe how sound design is used in Almost Famous

3) Give one example of diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound from the film.

6)Give an example of ambient sound and sound effects.

8) How does sound call our attention to both the spatial and temporal dimensions of a scene? Example.

9) Cite an example of a sound that is faithful to its source and an example that is not faithful.

10) Explain the importance of a sound bridge and its functions using any scene from the film Almost Famous.

Discuss the differences between art and craft; art, artisan, and craftsperson; the minor arts and the major arts, and whether you think these distinctions are valuable or not. How does context and purpose affect the way an object is classified?

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Context: Art and Craft

Instructions
First, view the following video, which discusses the difference between art and craft: What’s the Difference Between Art and Craft?
Read the following New York Times article on this debate: Beyond Cultural Labeling, Beyond Art Versus Craft

Then respond to all parts of the following questions:
Discuss the differences between art and craft; art, artisan, and craftsperson; the minor arts and the major arts, and whether you think these distinctions are valuable or not.
How does context and purpose affect the way an object is classified?
Can artifacts and art objects be fully appreciated if removed from their original context? Why or why not? Upload an image of one object (captioned with artist, title, date) you reference in your post.

Briefly explain the repercussions of  this event in the local community. Briefly explain  the potential or actual influence/effect this event could have in  the global community. What countries could be impacted or  influence by this event?

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CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Choose a current  event/news article (no more than 2 weeks old) that relates to a culture/country in the majority  world.  “developing countries” (countries in Africa, Asia, South and Central America

INSTRUCTIONS
· Review world news from the week and choose an article that has global significance.
Your article should come from one of the approved credible news sources found on the Current Event Assignment page under Current Event Resources. If you would like to use a different source, it must be pre-approved by your instructor prior to submission. Be sure to check the world pages, not just the headlines page, and choose an article relating to the majority world.
· Your article should come from one of the approved credible news sources included in the  assignment page.
· Complete the following in a Word document (review template):
a. Include your name, course number and section in the top right corner of the document (not in the header).
b. Include the Article Link:
c. Include the Article Title:
d. List and answer the following questions about the article:

1. Give a brief description of the event or the situation along with the historical and political backgrounds contributing to this event.
In this section you should include enough information for the  reader to understand what the article is about without actually  having to read the article. Remember to include the historical  and political background.
2. Share why this article interests you.
In this section you will briefly explain the reason this article  appealed to you.

Briefly discuss the implications of this event/story LOCALLY  (where the event/situation occurred not where you are located)  and GLOBALLY.
In this section you need to briefly explain the repercussions of  this event in the local community. You will then briefly explain  the potential or actual influence/effect this event could have in  the global community. What countries could be impacted or  influence by this event?

4. As believers, how can we respond to this situation? In this section you should apply concepts/strategies learned in  the course material to explain how the Church can respond to  events such as this in order to further its mission of making  disciples.
· Your answers to the questions should total at least 500 words but no more than 800  words.
· Include a word count at the bottom of the assignment. Note that student  information, article title and link, the questions themselves, and footnotes do not count  towards your word count.
· The assignment should be completed according to the current Turabian formatting  guidelines and should not include a title page (Times New Roman, 12-pt font, double  spaced, 1-inch margins).
· Minimum of one citation from our reading material. Remember to use current Turabian  style footnotes when citing your source(s).

 

After watching City of God (Brazil, 2002) or United 93 (USA, 2006) and reading Chapter 8 of Looking at Movies. Explain the multiple functions of editing in the films.

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Functions of Editing In Films

After watching City of God (Brazil, 2002) or United 93 (USA, 2006) and reading Chapter 8 of Looking at Movies. Explain the multiple functions of editing in the films. Bring at least one example (a scene from the film) for each of these cases:
a) Editing organizes fragmented action.
b) Editing creates meaning through juxtaposition.
c) Editing creates a spatial relationship between shots
d) Editing establishes pace and rhythm

What do you think was the role of the D.P. in the making of any of the following movies (you choose one)?

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Analyzing Cinematography

After reading Chapter 6/Cinematography of “Looking at Movies” answer the following question:

What do you think was the role of the D.P. in the making of any of the following movies (you choose one)?

*Hero (China, 2002)
*Roma (México, 2018)
*The Great Beauty (Italy, 2013)

In your answer include examples of the framing of different kinds of shots depending on the implied proximity to the camera (pp.203-207), the camera angle and height (pp. 209-211), and camera movement (pp. 211-217).
In your answer, when referring to the textbook, please include page numbers.
At the beginning of your answer, please identify the name of the DP of the film.

What is the narrative of this film and who/what are the main narrators? Is there more than one? Are there any round characters in the film? Why are they round characters?

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Comparing

After watching Pan’s Labyrinth / The Incredibles or Raising Victor Vargas, and reading Chapter 4: Elements of Narrative answer these questions

A. What is the narrative of this film and who/what are the main narrators? Is there more than one?
B. Are there any round characters in the film? Why are they round characters?
C. Write in no more than 50 words the plot of the film.
D. Mention two major events of the film
E. Explain the climax of Pan’s Labyrinth, Raising Victor Vargas, or The Incredibles.

What kind of elements does the director use in order to present the ideas of the documentary film? What kind of documentaries are they?

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Comparing

After watching 2 of the following documentaries: 13th (USA, 2016) /Decade of Fire(USA, 2019)/ Where to invade next (USA, 2015) and reading Chapter 3 of “Looking at Movies” (pp.64-74) Write an essay comparing 2 of the documentaries. Consider the following questions:

1. What kind of elements does the director use in order to present the ideas of the documentary film (interviews, b-roll, archival material, reenactments, etc)?

2. What kind of documentaries are they (expository, observational, participatory, poetic, etc)?

Imagine you have just been hired as a journalist to cover the science beat for your employer. Write a short news story on new, peer-reviewed scientific research.

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News Story

Write an 800-1,000-word news article.

Imagine you have just been hired as a journalist to cover the science beat for your employer. Your first assignment is to write a short news story on new, peer-reviewed scientific research.

Report the recent research on one of the following topics:

Continue working with one of the scientific research articles that you used for the Press Release assignment in Topic 2.

Study the article and develop a news story angle based on some aspect of the article. The angle you choose should be something that makes the science approachable to a lay audience. You may have to write through a few story angle ideas before settling on one that has the most merit and appeal.

Convert the difficult scientific language into explanatory descriptive writing, expressing the scientific concepts clearly and concisely for a popular audience.

Include content that your editor and your audience might typically expect from this type of news story, such as narrative techniques to tell the story.

Write in a style that your editor and audience might expect of a news story. Assume that your story will appear on the Internet and not in print.

Use typical organizational or transitional practices that one finds in news stories (such as opening the article with something the audience might already know about, and then using that to introduce the research on which you are reporting)
Interview an expert in the field of your story and incorporate highlights or quotes from the expert into your story.

(Note: You need to get permission and record the interview so that you can listen to exactly what the expert says many times. You will also use the audio recording in the Radio News Story due in Topic 6).

Include both an appropriate visual that reflects the angle of the story to engage the reader and an appropriate caption that connects the visual to the story.