Week 8: Weekly Response

1.       I find it very interesting that Dotson says writing in three’s makes everything more memorable. As in; Red, White and Blue. You want to make everything rhythmic, and build every story into a surprise. When you incorporate soundbites into the piece make sure their emotional and leave an impression. When the writer is putting all this together they have to make sure it flows smoothly. The picture has to come first, and then you reflect on the moment that gave you a lump in your throat. Next what were the main points of the story that did not include pictures and lastly what was the best closing shot. Dotson’s main key in all of this is to inform us that the more pictures and flowing clips/ soundbites the better the outcome.

2.       The name of the story is “ALS patient uses his eyes to DJ New Year’s Eve” it first aired January 2, 2013.

3.       The club music (like techno-ish), The man sipping out of the water bottle (slurping sounds), The alarm thing on his bed(like a ticking noise), Man checking on the microphone (check 1, check 2)

4.       Close up of DJ system, extra close up of his face, fade of him and deejay equipment, Medium shot of him laying down on bed and his wife talking sitting on the bed, full panorama of the club area.

5.       The party never stops.

6.       There are a lot of natural sounds in the story which help us understand how the man is feeling and what his life is like. When he sipped water out of the bottle and his bed alarm thing went off we interpret that this man’s life is super difficult/ painful. There was a good picture of the man before being diagnosed with ALS, he was happy and DJing at the time. The soundbites are perfect length and help give us information about the man’s condition. Once in a while they would do an extra close up of the man’s face and make it emotional and quite. There is also this cool shot where the man’s face is on the screen and it fades in with the DJing equipment.