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Dispatch Issue V

News - Funding Lost Due to Senior Skip Day

Two sentence summary of the story.
They talk about the massive amount of funding lost after senior skip day. It adds the students and administrators thoughts on the subject and what should be done about it.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Assistant Principal Lawrence Britton, Junior Clara Provenzi, and Senior Andrea Bowen

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
“The campus does not recognize this skip day, but we hope that our students would cherish the educational opportunities that they have and take advantage of that,” Britton said.
Apparently Bowie isn't too familiar with Senior Skip day and pushes the students to efficiently use their education time wisely.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, I'm wondering why they had lost so much money after one day of absences.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote

Commentary - Music and Social Media Have Contributed to Teen Depression

Two sentence summary of the story.
Talks about how social media has been initiating mental disorders over many teenagers recently. His opinion is that social media is too mass produced too stop teenagers from "abusing".

1. Who was quoted in the story?
N/A

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
N/A

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, I'm interested in its context, it makes me wonder"why?"

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Statement

Features - Dawg Dad Caters to Austin South by Southwest Festival

Two sentence summary of the story.
What it takes to cater for SXSW after 20+ years of experience and their insight. The Baugher's tell us about their preparations and drawbacks for the event. 

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Sophomore Tipton Baugher, Senior Angelle Guilbeau, and Bryan Baugher

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
“I’ve been catering a number of different events for 25 years now, and I’ve been catering at SXSW for 22 years now...we get so much more exposure than we normally would at other events.”
To willingly do the same job for several decades shows how much he really enjoys his catering opportunities, especially at SXSW.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
No, it's just a general statement about the event.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote

Sports - Freshman Scores a Varsity Spot

Two sentence summary of the story.
A journey of a Freshman soccer player in Bowie earning a spot on the Varsity team. They also give both his coach's standpoints on his achievement.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Ryan Logan, Felipe Mendoza, Dillon Alpert,

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
"After tryouts, I didn't think I was going to make the varsity team..."
He didn't have high expectations, a good mentality for when you're playing sports but he should've seen it coming after what his coaches have been saying.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, it is intriguing, I'd like to learn more on the subject.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote

In-Depth - Climate Change

Two sentence summary of the story.
An article about the different perspectives on the Climate Change topic. It talks about was causes it, what impacts it causes, and why we should help.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Ashley Spiro, Zach Baumer, Morgan Scrimgeour, Cassie Gutierrez, Lisa O'Donnel, Werchan

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
"I think [people] should be incredibly concerned because the worst case scenario makes a lot of Earth unlivable" Spiro said.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, descriptive imagery leaves me guessing

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
Quote
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1. What is your favorite photo in the entire paper?
One (or both) of the photos under "Dancing, Candy and Palm Trees, oh my!" article

1A. Why is this your favorite?
It shows the scenery, the reactions, the props, the volunteers and their feelings.

2. What is your least favorite photo in the entire paper?
The photo under "Janacek Takes First in Every Meet" with Evan about to lift weights

2A. Why is this your least favorite?
They should have captured a more stressful moment with Evan barely being able to lift his capacity or a crowd reacting to his skills. Very underwhelming photo for the article.

3. If you were a photographer on staff, which event/photo assignment would you have liked to do for this issue?
I think the agriculture article would be my favorite one to shoot for. The people taking care of the animals and their environment.

4. Overall, how would you rate the photography in this issue? What were the strong points and weak points?
I would rate the photography a 9/10, while they were spot on with most of the shutter speed settings and blurriness, they also could've improved on where their main focus was for the photos.

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1. What is your favorite story you read?
My favorite story was the Senior Skip day one...
1A. Why is this your favorite?
because my brother is a senior and I didn't know the consequences.
2. What is your least favorite story your read?
The JROTC story
2A. Why is this your least favorite?
Their club isn't in my radar of interest

3. We are currently brainstorming story ideas for the 6th issue. Come up with two story ideas for any section of the paper that you think we should cover.
The "under-appreciated" art/drawing section of the school
Bowie's history throughout the 30 years and its highlights/memorabilia

Free Write

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aoLt844X23oHxD0W6pkFitxT-oIrwvA6NMHaBt4r8Z4/edit

Merger Photo

1. Is there something you see in the photo above that you think could be a problem when you take your photos? Look carefully.
Moving the camera in between takes, accidentally 

2. Where do you think would be a great place to take this type of picture here on the Bowie campus?
Indoor area with lighting

3. Can you think of something creative to actually DO in the photo when you take yours?
Be in motion, cartwheel, running

4. Is there something you could wear that would help you when you do this photo?
Something bright to catch the attention of the camera

Pre HDR Photo

HDR Photography Prep

1. What manipulations to the camera will you need to make to create an HDR image?
It's necessary to change he shutter speed for each image taken so the exposure changes in each.

2. What equipment will we use to take this type of image?
You would need a camera, proper tri-pod, and an HDR Photo-Blending software

3. What is the reason someone might take an HDR image?
Somebody may want to take an HDR image if they might be taking a photo with a lot of contrast between the sky and land.

4. What can we expect to happen with the images once we merge them together, what will we see that we might not have seen with just one photo?
With the photos merged, we can now see all the colors of where the camera had been focusing on for each photo, where as before, the picture would have been too dark/ too bright on some places.

Movie Review

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i5Hf-UXsADbjWlYl2_iaLrKHRc0McZL7vXXhMwdfz2U/edit?usp=sharing

Movie Review Prep

1. Who are the main characters you would expect to see in the movie, based on the real life events?
I would most importantly expect to see Captain Phillips as well as the Somali pirates, his boss, the coworkers on his ship, chief engineer Mike Perry and Captain Larry Aasheim

2. Briefly, in 2-3 paragraphs, tell me what you expect the plot to be in the movie, based on the real life events?
I will expect the movie to be about the invasion of the MV Maersk. Most likely a first person point of view of Captain Phillip's journey through the event with distorted opinions and experiences.

3. Why was this story important?
It displays the heroic acts of the earlier Captain Phillips as part of a movie based on real life events. In addition to that, it raised more awareness towards the incident.


4. Why did the pirates try to take the ship?
For personal growth, in need of its supposed treasure (supplies, money, etc.) to quickly gain with risk.


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1. List the five most important actors in the film.
 a) Tom Hanks

 b) Barkhad Abdi

 c) Faysal Ahmed

 d) Mahat M. Ali

 e) Catherine Keenr

2. What is the movie rated?
 7.8/10 IMDb 

93% Rotten Tomatoes

5/5 Radio Times

3. Who directed the movie?
Paul Greengrass

4. Who were the producers?
Micheal De Luca

Dana Brunetti

Scott Rudin

5. What awards did it win?

2014 - Bafta Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

2014 - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

6. How much did it cost to make?

It contained a budget of $55 million dollars

7. How was it received by audiences?

8. What did other movie reviews think about the movie?

4/5 The Guardian:
"I can't imagine anyone other than Greengrass handling this material, the story seemingly tailormade for his trademark blend of political clout, dramatic punch, thespian wallop and broad audience appeal."
An unforgettable piece but context-less and created issues for the country's security.

Final Exam Preview

1. Explain your experiences with creating videos. Anything counts, Facebook live, youtube, vine, tiktok, snapchat, insta, etc.
I've composed a 5th grade iMovie project that aired on tv

2. What do you think the biggest differences you might encounter using a DSLR or GoPro compared to your phone?
The extra controls added when using professional cameras

3. Now that you know what your assignment is, please list at least three ideas you have for creating video.
A stop motion of moving furniture or of animated paper (personification), advertisement for a ___ sale/event

4. Explain some ways you might be able to use still images in your video product.
To make inanimate objects seem real, use several pictures to imitate movement

5. What are some ways you could use audio in your product?
familiar song choices to attract attention could work

Newspaper Design II

 

Car Raid

Car Raid_(Nix)_(Carolina)

Magazine Cover - FINAL

Magazine Cover 1

Movie Reviews

Aquaman Review (3/5*)
Publication - Fandango (Aquaman)
Writer - Roalouis
Score of Review IMO - 5.5/10 Doesn't talk about why he enjoyed it or its great parts like its cinematography, acting, scenes, etc. and instead compares it to its competitor's movies and how those function.
High Points - Amazing imagery for the important scenes, provided a sympathetic villain, had accurate costumes for the classic characters, etc.
Low Points - Plot was scattered and too long, not enough background to latch onto and ultimately was pushed aside.
Quote - Story line is different than the comic but also had too much humor and was longer than it really needed to be.



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Magazine Cover Images

Portraits and Self Portraits

Motion Shoot

The Dispatch IV / Car Raid

News - Dogs aid 'Dawgs with Mental Health

The article gives the reader an in-depth view of a trainer dog's purpose and how the owners view them. It also provides the perspective of the trainee of the dogs and explains their services.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
   Anna Smiley, Savannah Stoute, Ava Villalpando, Jill Gonzalez

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
   "He's trained to pick up on my anxiety and nobody else's..."
   He will only focus on your well being no matter the many distractions around him all the time

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
   Not if I didn't already know its context from the photo, very bland beginning sentence.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
   It was a quote.

Commentary -  Parking Plans Insufficient for Bowie

It explains the parking issues with the Bowie students for the up in coming years and how it will be affecting them. It's said that the parking garage will cause more crashes than before and will create more traffic because of the shuttles.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Nobody

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
N/A

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Yes, the traffic and parking issue in Bowie could definitely use some work and I would love to see another opinion on it.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
It was a statement.

Features - Pawesome Pup Eases Student's Anxiety

The article is about Anna Smiley's life with a service dog, how she goes through public places with anxiety and how her dog helps her. Service dogs may not work for everybody, but it is very beneficial to Smiley in reducing her anxiety and raising her confidence.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Anna Smiley, Colin Smiley, Savannah Stoute, Nicole Villalpando, Ava Villalpando, Jennifer Smiley

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
“He’s just very lovable, and honestly he’s just kind of a dumb dog when he isn’t in his service dog vest. Also his ears, I fell in love with his ears.” When her dog isn't on his job, he is just a normal loving, 'dumb' dog, it's very comforting that they aren't straight all the time.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
It is intriguing and does make me want to keep reading.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
It was a quote from Anna Smiley.

Sports - Senior Guard Assists Varsity to Victories

The story focuses on Vickie Benson, a key player on the varsity Bowie basketball team. She is impressed at Hailey Atwood's performance and believes she could make Varsity too.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Hailey Atwood, Vickie Benson, Brooke Druebert, Sasha Sunga

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
 “Although it was probably the hardest thing I have been through, it made me a lot stronger as a person, and with the support of my teammates, I was able to get through the rough time. Playing basketball definitely made things better and got my mind off of what was going on in my personal life.” She utilizes her love in sports as a healthy distraction from what is going on in her life and still go past her injuries.

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
I'm not interested so much in sports, but the imagery and word choice is interesting. I would keep me reading.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
The conclusion is a quote.

Pages 8-9 (In-Depth) - Gov't Shutdown

The newest and fastest government shutdown occurred simply because congress had refused to pass the legislation with Donald trump's 5 billion dollar demand for "The Wall". Because of this, it had drawn more attention to the topic of Immigration and Trumps ideas on it.

1. Who was quoted in the story?
Taylor Bhuiyan, Stephen Achilles, Trey Campsmith, Ruth Narvaiz

2. What quote was the strongest in your opinion?
"There was and still is a sense of dehumanization toward immigrants when Trump speaks of immigrants. I think that is the hardest thing for me to swallow.."

3. Did the lead sentence make you want to keep reading?
Absolutely, comparing the government to temporarily angry 5 year olds is a wonderful lead.

4. Was the conclusion a quote or a statement?
It was a quote.

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Favorite photo and why?
I love the illustration of the Statue of Liberty in the "In-Depth" portion, the detail in the different colored shapes works so well with each other.

Least favorite photo and why?
The diving photo's

Which assignment would I have wanted to do for its issue?
I would have wanted to do the swimming/diving sports issue for its complexity of camera modifications and enjoyment.

How would I rate the photography in the issue, what were its strong/weak points?
The strong points were its photos, they were very well made and bright even with the newspaper type of paper. The weak points I found
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Car Raid

1. Subject?

Salvador Escobedo

2.When?

Weekend of spring break

3. 4-5 Questions

  a. When did you get your car? How old is it? Why did you choose it?

  b. What do you keep in your glove box?

  c. Do you regularly take care of your car?

  d. What is _____ doing in your car? What is its purpose?

4. What kind of details should you expect to write down to help advance the story line?

Color of the car, what year it is, what model, its technology, etc.

Slideshow

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GTtzKe-CkR3gyOxeTIA2sMV-5MKS2NG4rVFGnfqaoiM/edit?usp=sharing

Sports Current Event

Article:
Champions League: Tottenham and Real Madrid Post First-Leg Wins

Main Point:
Son Heung-min, Soccer player, gave Tottenham the lead they deserved after being pressured throughout the game in London.

Jargon:
Soccer - Formation, Yellow/Red card, Box, Cross bar, etc.

Adjectives:
Good...that's it

I feel like it is most in-common with the Recap format since it is looking intensely over the previous game and its records. Mainly commentary from journalists and the public.

1. It displays past records of one teammate, how Son has scored four goals in his four games.
2. It does give the final score of the game, 3-0
3. "Ajax, a four-time European champion that won the title in 1995..."
4. Son Heung-min, Borussia Dortmund, Jan Vertonghen, Fernando Llorente, Marco Reus, Harry Kane, Jadon Sancho, Christian Pulisic, Marci Asensio, Hakim Ziyech, Thibaut Courtois, Karim Benzema, Nicolás Tagliafico, Dusan Tadic and Kasper Dolberg.

Sports Exploration Activity

Recent Rankings: France:1 Uruguay:0

Best Players - Soccer (Team)
1. Lionel Messi - Argentina
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal
3. Luis Suarez - Uruguay
4. Neymar - Brazil
5. Serio Aguero - Argentina

Summary:

      For FIFA Russia 2018, France won its World Cup with 11 points scored total. They have appeared in 15 World Cups as of now and has only won 1998's and 2018's.
      The three most important rules for Soccer are to keep your hands to yourself (never touch the ball with them), how you score and where, and the number of players in a match.
      Yellow and Red cards: They're meant to discipline the misconduct of players during a game. Yellow cards are warnings and Red cards dismiss the players from the field. Two yellow cards automatically equal a red card.
      Free-Kick: Given after a player has fouled another opponent, either intentional or indirect.
      Goal Area: The box surrounding the goal that stops and starts yards to each side of the goal and extends 6 yards
      A common stereotype with soccer is how they celebrate after a goal, shouting "goal", sliding their knees on the ground, running all over the place. You can't watch soccer and not shout goal, that's the audience's one rule.
      Leo Messi may be the one soccer player anyone can say they know, that's because he's definitely made a name for himself. He was born in Rosario, Argentina and never attended college because he was recognized at a very young age and was adopted my his very famous team in Argentina.
      Lionel Messi has only ever played as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and in the Argentina national team.
      He has won an Olympic Gold Medal (2008) for Soccer, a FIFA World Cup (2005) as well as runner up (2007 & 2014). Worlds best soccer player ('09,'11,'12,'15), and GSA Best Player of the Year (2015), just to name a few.

Magazines Part II

Cover types

1. Early Magazine Covers

Early magazine covers began with just a title and publication date, then the symbols were introduced with the cover lines. They sometimes added a symbolic figure or picture along with the covers. Although, many of the magazines did not even have covers, it was in the 1800's that the standard covers actually started to show up regularly.

2. The Poster Cover

After the late 1800's, it was widely popular to experiment with the Poster Cover type and many even became nationally famous because of it. Similar to the earlier covers, the magazine covers had little to any information about what is inside, besides the title and author, it would just be the illustration or photo.

3. Pictures Married to Type

Includes the use of techniques to form a cover to intrigue the demographic into reading forwards. The use of the models, the images background and how the words will be displayed is what depends on the magazines' success. This type of upbringing in the covers began in in the early 1900's using different editing to appeal to its viewers.

4. In the Forest of Words
Although, the photo can't uphold everything in the cover, what matters is what is inside and words are the best way to communicate that. The headline brings so much importance in the cover or else it would not connect with the demand and be as relevant, which would lead to no sales.

Illustrator

My Favorite Cover

There are few magazine covers where the barcode is such an integral part of the design. On this cover of La Luna de Metrópoli, the barcode is infused in an illustration of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center.

Critique - Barcode Buildings
     The simplicity of the cover touches many people because of its' tragic history, as it is related to 9/11. Many will not even need to read the subtitles to understand what is going on in the scene being portrayed and its powerful message. It reminds us of how we should always remember this day, it will always be with us. The straight forward, recognizable barcode draws our attention to the smoke and title for the magazine, along with the red text on the bottom saying "WORLD TRADE CENTER", making us want to know more, to see what they have to give.

Best magazine covers 2015

Using something we see everyday and transforming it into an art piece for a historical event to make a statement.

A simple background with simple, meaningful photos to illustrate the paragraph

A monochromatic photo with the Rule of Thirds and hardly any labels, gives an effortless effect of love.

Magazine Tips

1. Stay original

2. Be able to recognize work

3. Add appeal to image

4. Keep it interesting

5. Easy to scan

Infogram

Ocean Sand
Infogram

Prompt Shoot III

1. Cold 
2.Purple 
3. Electric 

Portraits and Self-portraits

Tips:

    Looking off camera:
Have your subject focus their attention on something unseen and outside the field of view of your camera. This can create a feeling of candidness and also create a little intrigue and interest as the viewer of the shot wonders what they are looking at. This intrigue is particularly drawn about when the subject is showing some kind of emotion (ie ‘what’s making them laugh?’ or ‘what is making them look surprised?’). Just be aware that when you have a subject looking out of frame that you can also draw the eye of the viewer of the shot to the edge of the image also – taking them away from the point of interest in your shot – the subject.

   Play with Backgrounds:
The person in your portrait is the main point of interest – however sometimes when you place them into different contexts with different backgrounds you can dramatically alter the mood in a shot. Sometimes you want your background to be as minimalistic as possible.

   Experiment with Lighting:
Another element of randomness that you can introduce to your portraits is the way that you light them. There are almost unlimited possibilities when it comes to using light in portraits. Side-lighting can create mood, backlighting and silhouetting your subject to hide their features can be powerful.

Environmental Portrait

Has a different sense of culture and marketing.

Has a large and repetitive scenery/background to focus more on the person in front.

Photography Self-Portrait

Gives a deeper meaning with the added color on his face with the monochromatic background

"Headshot", includes a pun and a metaphor for the work of a photographer.

Casual Portrait

Applies the Rule of Thirds and blurs background to focus on the lady.

Why is he in the fruit aisle, taking a very professional photo, smoldering? That's for him to know.

I will be shooting my mom for the photos, most likely by a park but hopefully downtown with the public. If with public, I will blur the background to focus on her, if with nature, I'll brighten the photo and have her do a pose if possible. I will include a side portrait of her looking at the distance, possibly with a prop, lowering the aperture and raising the aperture right before it begins to look grainy. And another with her looking busy, casual state, or relaxing.

Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO

Aperture of F2.8


Aperture of F16+

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?
Our pupils in our eyes

2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture, the smaller the background blur is. The higher the Aperture, the more blurry the background is.

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field
It can dramatically change how large a room or scene feels when tinkering with depth of field on aperture.


Taken at High Shutter Speed

Taken at Slow Shutter Speed



1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree
   Slow shutter speed

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings
   A medium shutter speed

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym
   Fast or medium shutter speed

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard
   Medium to fast shutter speed

e.) people streaming in from the front doors
   Slow shutter speed

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop
  Fast shutter speed
 
Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree

   Slow shutter speed for light

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings

   Slow shutter speed for light

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym

   Fast shutter speed for freeze effect

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard

   Slow shutter speed for blur and light

e.) people streaming in from the front doors

   Slow shutter speed for blur and light

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop

   Slow shutter speed for blur and light

2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found by clicking on the hyperlink labeled: Camera Modes on the Shutter Speed website in the paragraph titled How to Set Shutter Speed). Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.
   a. Program - Is automatically chosen by the camera based on the amount of light that passes through the lens. 
   b. Shutter Priority - can change the shutter speed manually, although aperture is automatically picked
   c. Manual - can change aperture, can also change shutter speed


Taken with ISO 200

Taken with ISO 6400

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
   Shooting at a higher ISO in a sporting event will prevent all of its motion blurs and help the photo not be as dark.

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
   To attempt to use it more often when the scene isn't as dark

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
   It is necessary to reduce the motion blur but it makes the photo appear 'grainy'.


Aperture settings
   Can set aperture from F2.8 to F22

Shutter Speed settings
   Can set the shutter speed from 1/4000 of a second to 1 second

ISO Settings
   Can set ISO from 100 to 25600