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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