GHS is proud to offer Audio Visual Classes, also known as "Tiger TV." Our class will showcase school happenings through writing, photography, and videography.
Over the course of the year we will learn about and use camera equipment (Cannon Mark II and use Adobe Express.
Students in AV IV will have the opportunity to get Adobe certification.
Instagram: ghs.tigertv
Weekly assignments will be completed during class time.
During our first week, we will focus on the history of A/V (Standard below) and read Mobie and Social Media Journalism Second Edition Chapter 1 in class.
We will also watch a short clip from the History Channel about Philo Farnsworth and the first mechanical television.
Objectives:
Learn about the history of television and how television/journalists have impacted society. We will read a History channel article, “Who Invented the Television?” and watch a short video about Utah inventor, Philo Farnsworth.
Students will complete a Web Quest about famous anchor, Walter Cronkite.
Students will learn and memorize journalism terms. Quiz next week.
Academic Skill (Terms from New York Film Academy) Vocab Quiz will be August 21.
Anchor – News anchors are responsible for presenting stories on-camera, usually from a studio location though work can take place in the field.
AP Stylebook – The Associated Press Stylebook, commonly adhered to as the industry standard on formatting and word usage in news writing.
A-Roll – The main portion of audio video footage in a news story.
Beats – The areas of expertise in which a journalist or reporter covers on a regular basis and on an in-depth level, such as politics, health, or law enforcement.
Citizen Journalism – Reporting which takes place outside of what is usually considered mainstream media, predominantly carried out by members of the public without formal training. Can include the work of bloggers and social media platforms.
Correspondent – A reporter who files stories from outside the newsroom—usually someone assigned to cover events in another city, state, or country.
Feature – A non-breaking news story on people, trends, or issues.
Follow-Up – A story updating or supplying additional details about an event that’s been previously covered.
Hard News – The news of the day. Factual coverage of serious, timely events (crime, war, business, politics, etc.)
Lead – The key information of the story, usually presented at the beginning of the segment.