Broadcast Journalism 1

Avon Lake City Schools

Curriculum Framework

Broadcast Journalism I

Course Overview:

Broadcast Journalism is a semester-long course where students learn how to tell journalistic stories using a variety of media. Students start by learning camera techniques, then transition into editing practices. Broadcast Journalism is the area where storytelling, visual aesthetics, and creativity combine. When students start to grasp camera and editing techniques, they will then capture b-roll and soundbites to create journalistic pieces such as news packages, nat sound packages, reels, montages, commercials, and public service announcements. By the end of the course, students will have the opportunity to learn how to operate equipment in the studio and record their own news broadcast.

Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):

None

Online/Supplemental Materials:

ASB Classroom

Assessments:

  • News Package
  • Nat Sound Package
  • Commercial
  • PSA
  • Green Screen Promos

Content/Topics/Learning Goals

Subject to Pacing and Schedules

First Quarter - Camera Concepts, Interviewing Techniques & Basic Editing

Camera Concepts

  • Camera Framing
  • Camera Movement
  • Camera Setup
  • Camera Shot Type
  • Shot Sequencing
  • Camera Settings
    • Exposure
    • White Balance
    • Audio
    • Focus/Zoom
    • Iso Settings

Interview Techniques

  • Run & Gun Interviews
  • Formal Interviews
  • Sound considerations
  • Lighting Technique
  • Location considerations
  • Framing
  • Microphone types

Editing Software - DaVinci Resolve

  • Cut/Trim
  • Video Transitions
  • Frame Rates
  • Color Corrections
  • Key Frames & Tracking
  • Color Keys
  • Masking
  • Titling
  • Fusion for Original Graphics

Second Quarter - Davinci Resolve, Studio Production, & Developing Stories

News Packages

Creating and organizing the following:

  • News Package w/voice over
  • Standup Reporter News Package
  • Nat Sound Package

News Broadcast

  • Delivery - Talent
  • Camera Work
    • Shot Types
    • Framing
    • Camera Settings
    • Tally Lights
  • Floor Director
    • Communication between production team and talent
    • Organizing a news show
  • Production Team
    • Camera Switching
    • Audio Board
    • Light Board
    • Teleprompting
    • Color Correction
    • Recording Formats

Other broadcasting formats

  • Green Screen - Ads, promos, effects, etc.
  • Public Service Announcements
  • Commercials
  • Interviews (Talk Show Style)
  • Vertical Recordings
  • Podcasting

Last Updated: October 2, 2023