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Behind the Scenes: At The Morning Announcements
By: Zachary Minter
The Morning Announcements. You might have seen them, probably one of your teachers put it up on their classroom screen. You've seen them after they've written the script, filmed and edited, but what about the Morning Announcements behind the scenes.
We have
Finn Fastre: The Director of the Morning announcements
E Romero: Anchor
Jackson Smith: Cameraman
Tom Glassman: Weatherman
Reed Murray: Cameraman
First of all, the script and filming. The script is usually written up before filming and it is gone over a few times before filming. It usually is in the same format, but as Tom Glassman, the weatherman there says "You know though, weather changes every week." But, lets talk about their filming process. A phone is usually used to film the morning announcements. It's not all filmed in one take, but rather in multiple clips to put together in postproduction. In fact, E Romero, one of the anchors at the morning announcements told me that the group usually messes up so they have to film more.
Editing! All the clips that were filmed earlier are put together in (insert movie editing software here) Then transitions and other effects are added. The script is actually used in the postproduction process as a reference to what they filmed and how they should edit.
Below is also a short interview with the members of the announcments.
Q and A
Q: Do you guys ever mess up?
A: A lot, mostly in production. Words get stumbled over and whatnot, but actually we are better now than earlier in the year.
Q: Are roles ever switched?
A: Not really, Tom has always been the weatherman, actually, Jackson used to be the anchor but things arent really switched up all that much
Q: How did you guys get into doing this?
A: We mainly volunteered for this and our respective jobs.
Q: How much do you really like doing this?
A: A lot, it's really fun for us, all of it.
Behind the scenes, the Morning Announcements looks really fun and cool to do. And on the surface, you get to learn about what is going on in the community and at the school.
Sundance
By: Montana Burack
It happens every year
School ends earlier, bus lineups change, and students at the high school have to go the extra mile to get on the bus in the afternoon. Not only that, but the influx of people coming into town causes traffic, shows down the buses, fills up parking lots, and makes the town more crowded, and that's only some of the problems.
But on the other end, Sundance is the biggest film festival in the US. It brings money, merch, activities, and both the big and small celebrities. You might just encounter them on Main Street or on your afternoon commute. But Sundance also helps small filmmakers get big. Many actors and directors became famous after Sundance.
Sundance may be a major inconvenience for locals. But as the town transforms for Sundance, putting up signs for parking, renting out more city buses, and screening movies, we should consider that it might be worth it. A lot of money is gained from Sundance, from the tourists staying at hotels, eating at restaurants, and of course, skiing and watching movies. So buckle up for the traffic, enjoy the shorter school days, and hope to see some of the many celebrities in town.
Choose Your Side
There are two topics, choose one, and argue why you picked what you picked.
Is a Hotdog a Sandwich?
Is a hotdog a sandwich?
This question, despite its ridiculousness, it is very much debated. Here are what Treasure kids think.
So, is a hotdog a sandwich?
Yes No
It is between bread. That’s a sandwich!
-Wesley Sergent (8th Grade)
No. It’s not a sandwich in between two pieces
of bread, a roll is not two pieces of bread.
Also, you don’t put ketchup on a sandwich.
-Max Turner
The bread is connected but sandwiches are not.
-James Bush
Its a hotdog, not a sandwich.
That’s why it is called a hot dog.
-Marcellus White
It has a hotdog and bread, its a sandwich.
-Alex Bison
There is bread, meat, and sauce. Its a
sandwich.
-Theo Pokorny
It’s not because a hot dog bun is a bread bowl
-Solomon Garcia
A hot dog is not a sandwich. Its a taco.
It is one piece of bread. Not a sandwich.
-Cooper Branding
You don’t just say tuna fish if its a sandwich you
call it a tuna fish sandwich. When you say hot dog,
everyone just knows that it’s with a roll.
It also does not have openings all around.
-Maya Drayton
No, why? I don't know. It depends on your definition of a sandwich. But probably not because hot dogs aren't food
-Steven Heise
Hot dogs aren't sandwiches in fact they're more like tacos
E Romero. 9th grade
Marvel or DC?
I don't know the difference
-Steven Heise
Marvel, cause its the OG
-AJ Silianoff
Marvel, because it has more superheroes and more diverse plotlines
-Taylor Natt
Marvel, because Spiderman
-Tayte Nielson
Marvel, cause the movies are better and they have cooler characters
Tyler Maclellan
Marvel, Spiderman and Wolverine
Marvel, Spiderman, there movies and better superheroes
Miles, Carson, Erik
Coke or Pepsi?
Neither, too much sugar
-Steven Heise
Pepsi, cause i dunno
Coca Cola, because Pepsi is off brand Coca Cola
-Thomas Marchetti
Coke, because its tasteful
-William Perret
Pepsi gets flat really fast
-Maya Drayton
coke it tastes better and variation
Miles, Carson, Erik
Is Water Wet
Only in the context of wet and dry in the world
-Steven Heise
No, water makes something wet
-Carly Klein
No, because if you pour water on water, it doesn't make water wet, it only makes more water.
-Harper Nagel
The definition of water is being with other water molecules and if you remove a water molecule you still have water
-Alex O'Brien
No it makes things wet
Water by itself is not wet
Miles, Carson, Erikt