Week 3: 4 Hours

Week 3: 4 hours

The third week has been the most eventful thus far.

From the beginning of the day we had plenty of stories to pursue. Among them were:

Updates for two murders cases.
MUGVO of a rape case
MUGVO and B-Roll of a child neglect case
Package from a recent stabbing incident.

The package was the biggest story, we contacted and set up an interview with the victim and with the receptionist of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, Linda.
Conducting these interviews took about 2 hours all together. Beforehand we had to educate ourselves on the case and come up with the questions we would ask.

In the time spent between contacting the court house for affidavits, mugshots. and police reports, Sydney gave me some more information on reporting.

One thing is the distinction between A, B, and C block on the news. The A block is used for the top stories, B is for the less important, usually weather, and C is the least important news of the day. She hoped for to be put in the A block for the package we were doing.

She also gave me advice on making friends with the local D.A., court officials, and government staff. These are all people that reporters must come into frequent contact with, so it is in your best interest to have a good relationship with them.

While recording for B-Roll, she showed me the importance of shooting in sequence, a wide, medium,  and then tight shot. Along with this it is always important to get street intersections, if not for B-Roll then for your own memory.

In just four hours we did most of the outside work, I had to leave before she began the editing process. I hope to be more involved in that area in the future.


Cumulative Hours 15.5