Friday Assignment

Friday Assignment

pick the one you find more interesting. For it, you’re going to write a shot-by-shot account of it (pausing so you can describe each shot). It will take a little while. (You can look at my sample for the Boyd Huppert story we watched in class). On your blog post, give the following information:

Story title: Disapearring Jobs: Video Store Closes Shop
Total Run Time: 2:58

1. Close up of "All- Dvd Video Verite" Store name
2. Depth of inside of store
3. Medium shot of owner checking dvds

4. Medium shot of owner talking
5. Opposite/ depth shot of person walking into store  

6. Angled shot of Customers in the store
7.Close up of lady picking out dvds
8. Super Close up of a dvd
9.Super close up of another dvd
10.Close up of dvd rental sign
11.Close up of women examing dvd titles

12.Medium shot of owner of store talking
13. Close up of Open sign
14. Medium of owner checking out dvd's
15. Depth shot of several people looking at dvds

16.Wide shot of dvd selection choices
17. Close up "Suggestions, comments" box
18. Medium shot of owner talking 
19. Tracking shot of customers looking through selections 

20. Close up of little puppy in store

21. Medium shot of people picking up dvd
22. low shot of women examing dvd choices

23. Medium shot of womens interview 
24. Angled shot of women walking away 
25. Depth shot of women paying at cashier
26. Medium shot of women talking in interview 
27. Low, angled shot of women looking at dvds
28. Close up of exit of store
29. Close up of dvd price
30. Angled Close up of owner looking at computer screen 
31. Medium shot of owner talking 
32. Close up of advertising candy price in store 
33. Close up of Owner scanning dvds 
34. Medium shot of owner talking 
35. Medium shot of people stacking dvds 
36. Low shot of customer at counter 
37. Medium/ depth  shot of workers rearranging dvds 

38. Medium shot of owners talking
39. Medium/ opposite shot of store window
40. Medium shot of lights turning off, owner leaving

What you noticed overall: Finally, write a summary section of at least 100 words

All the varieties of shot included in the b-roll of the news story  make it interesting to watch. Otherwise it would be very not engaging to watch solely the person being interviews talking the whole time or just B-roll the whole time as well. I noticed that when the people are being interviewed in the video it is usually a Medium shot. The The Opening and end shots should be more engaging, especially the opening to draw the audience in. I learned that the main  subject (a person) or object of the story should appear in a close up shot somewhere in the video. In this case the object of the dvd and the owner both showed up in close ups a lot, throughout the video.