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Norwich Free Academy
April 26, 2008
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: World AIDS Day
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good pace and tone.
INTERVIEWS: Good people to talk to. There was a jump in the first interview.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Good.
VIDEO: A few glitches in the video. The shots of the march were shaky. Always use a tripod.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Nicely put together.
OVERALL: Good effort.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: College Pathways
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: There was a long pause at the top. Otherwise it was well paced. Needed to add information in the stand up.
INTERVIEWS: Good energetic sound bite. An interview with a college representative would have added to the story.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting topic.
WRITING: Well written.
VIDEO: Good shots but you needed more. Needed more shots of the students in the AP classes. Some tight shots of students on computers or writing would have added to the story.
AUDIO: Clear levels.
EDITING: Nicely edited.
OVERALL: Good story idea. Story needed more b roll and tighter editing. Don't use supers on Student News pieces as conflict with the wrapper we add. Also you need to have 5 seconds of b roll pad at the end of the story.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Slater Museum
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Nice pace.
INTERVIEWS: Very good. Nice facts. An interview with a student or visitor would have benefited the story.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Nicely written. Would have like to have heard about how school acquires the art.
VIDEO: Good shots but needed some tight shots. Nice job showing the art and students visiting.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good job putting together.
OVERALL: Good but remember to have 5 seconds of b roll pad at the end of the story.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Safe Schools
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Clear delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good job getting person of authority to speak on subject.
ORIGINALITY: Timely.
WRITING: Well written. Nice use of facts.
VIDEO: Nice job using a variety of shots.
AUDIO: Good levels. Nice use of natural sound.
EDITING: Well done. Nice open. Good job matching b roll with script.
OVERALL: Nice job.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Reaction to Guantanamo Bay
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Clear and easy to follow. Nice job adding information to the story in the stand up.
INTERVIEWS: Good sound bites. Good initiative getting and interview with Joe Courtney.
ORIGINALITY: Timely story.
WRITING: Well written. Interesting to hear about the event and its supporters.
VIDEO: Nice action shots of the event.
AUDIO: Good consistant levels.
EDITING: Nicely put together. Flowed well. Good job matching script and video.
OVERALL: Good. Interesting story.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Helping Others
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Nice pace and delivery. Nice place for the stand up and good job wrapping up the story.
INTERVIEWS: Work on adding information by writing into the interviews. The first sound bite was very long. Story would have benefited from a student interview.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting story.
WRITING: Good. Nicely told story.
VIDEO: Good use of a variety of shots. Good use of tight shots.
AUDIO: Good levels. A few places had ambient sound.
EDITING: Nicely put together.
OVERALL: Good story. Need 5 seconds of pad on the top and end.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Local Music
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good.
INTERVIEWS: Good sound bites. Nice job finding energetic people to talk to.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Well written. Nice job discussing the issue and information to support.
VIDEO: Good but needs tight shots. For example of someone's hands playing on the guitar.
AUDIO: The audio dropped out on the stand up.
EDITING: Flowed well but more b-roll would have benefited the story.
OVERALL: Good work. Need to fix the audio on the stand up to air.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Making a Difference
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good but you say reporting for something other than Student News in the stand up. Remember that these stories are going to air on Fox 61 and CW 20 as well as your school station.
INTERVIEWS: Good people to talk to. The first and second bites were good but the last wasn't as strong.
ORIGINALITY: Good community service story.
WRITING: Well told. Nice job describing the project.
VIDEO: Good shots.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Flowed nicely but there was a jump cut.
OVERALL: Good.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Spanish Dancing
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50 (use pad at the top)
DELIVERY: Good. Clear delivery. Nice energy.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Nice open. Good job telling the story.
VIDEO: There were glitches in the video throughout the story.
AUDIO: Nice use of natural sound.
EDITING: Well put together. Nice use of tight shots.
OVERALL: Nice work but the glitches in the video are distracting.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Lions Club Dinner
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Nice pace.
INTERVIEWS: Very good bites. Nice job adding emotion.
ORIGINALITY: Good community service story.
WRITING: Good.
VIDEO: Good shots. Shots of money being collected, child with glasses, and some tight shots of food being served would have added to the story.
AUDIO: The levels dropped low on the sound bites.
EDITING: Story cut out in the middle of the stand up.
OVERALL: Good story idea but next time focus more attention on the audio and editing.
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: One Thing
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Very good.
INTERVIEWS: Good job getting a person of authority on the topic. Good informational sound bite.
ORIGINALITY: Good conservation story.
WRITING: Well written. Nice job discussing the issue and how to help.
VIDEO: Good b-roll. Nice variety.
AUDIO: Nice use of natural sound.
EDITING: Well put together.
OVERALL: Nice job!
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School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Sustainable Dinner
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good pace. Clear delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good. Sound bite added information to story.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting topic.
WRITING: Well written.
VIDEO: Some shots of crops of food would have added to the story. Also needed tight shots.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Nicely edited.
OVERALL: Good. More b-roll would have helped support story.
***********2006-2007 Evaluations***********
Date Posted: April 20, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: NFA's Hero
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Great job.
INTERVIEWS: Excellent sound bites. Great speaker. Good decision to keep sound bites to the person the story was about.
ORIGINALITY: Very good.
WRITING: Very good. Nice job starting with a strong sound bite. It really worked!
VIDEO: Good camera work. Nice job using stills and keeping the shots steady. Be careful using the map from an internet site. This is copyright of the internet site. A better shot would be a picture of the family in Detroit. We are assuming that all photos were the subject's personal photos that he gave NFA permission to broadcast. Make sure that no pictures pulled from the internet or books are used in Student News stories.
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: Flowed nicely. Good job visualizing a story that could have been hard too.
OVERALL: Nice work.
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Date Posted: April 20, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Body Image
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Nice job. Good use of information in the stand up.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices of people to interview, but it would have been good to add balance to the story with a sound bite from someone from an advertising association giving an opposing point of view.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting story idea.
WRITING: Common beliefs were stated as facts through out the story. Don't editorialize. Make sure that you attribute statements and don't just present them as facts if they are not. The writing needs balance.
VIDEO: The shots of the magazines were ok, but it would have much better if they was a wide shot of a whole magazine rack. We cannot air this story with out written permission from the studio to use the copyrighted material from "Devil Wears Prada."
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: Some tight shots would have added to the story. A close up of some healthy foods would have been good when mentioned.
OVERALL: There was no B-roll pad at the beginning or end of the story. It makes it very difficult on our producers in post-production. Please add pad, work on the writing and submit written permission to broadcast the copyrighted material from "Devil Wears Prada".
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Date Posted: March 9, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Reaching Out
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good job. Clear and easy to understand.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices of people to interview. Good sound bites. Nice job using the lifts to add emotion to the story. Work on the camera angle for the interviews. They were too much of a profile. The reporter should be standing just to the side of the photographer so the interview subject is forced to look toward the camera.
ORIGINALITY: Very good story idea.
WRITING: Well written. Story flowed well and was easy to follow.
VIDEO: Nice location and composition on the stand up shot. Watch the color balance. There was one shot that looked blue. Be careful with the camera moves. The story starts with a zoom that doesn't go anywhere. You could have started with a tight shot of the sign and then gone out to a wide shot of the building. Also, there is a pan of empty chairs. A pan should start at a specific place and end at something related. It needs to have a specific purpose. Most action happens in the frame not with camera moves.
AUDIO: Good levels. Nice job having everyone on mic. Sounded great.
EDITING: It would have been great to show a tight shot of food being served, some one eating, or a bag with food to go out, when it was being talked about.
OVERALL: Good job!
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Date Posted: March 9, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Reading Buddies
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 43
DELIVERY: It was difficult to understand. Work on a crisp delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices. Good sound bite from the student. The information from the teacher was good, but could have been used in the voiceover. A lift about why the program is needed, or what kids gain by participating, would make the story stronger. Look for a better location for the stand up. In front of a bookcase or kids area would better suite the story.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: The story was out of order. The information in the stand up was good, but should have been at the top of the story. It helps set the story up and gives the viewer a reason to care about the program. With that change the writing would be good.
VIDEO: The story was about a program where students read to kids, but it was never shown. There were no kids shown in the story at all. The only video was from the training program. The video was well lit. You should either get the video to support the story about the reading program, or write to the video you have and focus on the training.
AUDIO: Very difficult to hear sound bite. Always use a microphone. The stand up was shot in the same location as the interviews but had good audio because you used a mic.
EDITING: More B-roll and tight shots would have improved the overall editing. A tight shot of a book would have been a good addition. There was no pad on the end of the story and not enough on the beginning.
OVERALL: The story was too short. Even using pad from the beginning you are still very short. It should be 50 seconds. Either re-shot to get video to go along with the story, or re-write to the video you have. If you had focused this story on one person in particular you could have made this a Trantolo & Trantolo story.
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Date Posted: March 7, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Tommy's Toy Fund Run
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Ok, but the end was very rushed. The pace of the stand up didn't go along with the rest of the voiceover.
INTERVIEWS: The sound bite really didn't add to the story. It would have been great to hear from a child or parent who is receiving toys, or one of the people participating talking about how these toys make a difference. This is a great place to add emotion to the story.
ORIGINALITY: Good story choice.
WRITING: Ok. Work on focusing your story. There are a lot of different angles to this story but only enough time to really focus on one thing. Your interview was with the coordinator but then you were discussing the track teams involvement. It would have made more sense to get a sound bite from a track team member to go along with the flow of the story.
VIDEO: The shots were very crooked. The camera must not have been level when most of the B-roll was shot. The stand up was too dark. The story needed tight shots such as a person handing off a donation, walkers' feet, or the jingle bells.
AUDIO: The levels were fine, but a perfect opportunity to use natural sound would have been during the shot of Santa shaking the jingle bells.
EDITING: The story was about toy donations but we don't even see any toys until after the second time it is mentioned. Try to match up the video and audio. Think about the shots you will need to tell the story ahead of time. If you don't have the footage you need then write for the video you do have.
OVERALL: Good job picking a newsworthy story. Work on focusing your writing and then matching up the video so that the story flows better. Also, work on videography.
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Date Posted: February 28, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Always Remember
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Great job.
INTERVIEWS: Great sound bites. They added emotion and really strengthened the story!
ORIGINALITY: Excellent! Great job finding a focus and reason to do a story. Very newsworthy.
WRITING: Excellent. This was very well written. Great organization and flow to the story. Great intro and wrap up.
VIDEO: Nice job using stills to add to the story. Good angle for the interview and stand up. There was a jump cut during one of the sound bites. Cover that with stills or b-roll. Also, there was a shot of a still that was pulsing in the middle of the story. The video level might have been too high. It would be better to use a different shot if that can't be corrected.
AUDIO: Very good. Reporter and interviewee were both on mic. Good levels.
EDITING: Good flow. There was no pad on this story. You need to have 5 seconds of b-roll before and after your story. We need this for post-production to format the story for broadcast. We will try to format this without pad but if it is not possible we may need it re-submitted.
OVERALL: Great story! With the corrections of the jump cut and the pulsing still shot this story could be considered for the Fox 61 Outstanding Achievement category. If you re-submit please add pad.
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Date Posted: February 22, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Norwich Immigration
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Nice job.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices of people to interview. Nice sound bites.
ORIGINALITY: Great story choice. Interesting that the school is being proactive and addressing the changing dynamics of their population. Newsworthy topic.
WRITING: You started out the story saying, "panels like these…," but you never told us what the panel was or who it was made up of. Don't use acronyms. People outside of your town don't know what NFA stands for. You should say Norwich Free Academy for the first mention and then you can use NFA on subsequent mentions.
VIDEO: Good, but be aware of the angle of your interviews. They were too much of a profile. The interviewee should be looking just off camera.
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: You need to have 5 seconds of b-roll pad at the beginning and end of the story. The pad is used in post-production to format for broadcast. We will try to get this ready for air, but if it is not possible because of the lack of pad we'll have to have it resent.
OVERALL: Great story idea. Good job with your video and audio, but work on the organization of the writing for next time to make the story easier to follow.
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Date Posted: February 22, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: No Child Left Behind / Opt Out
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Nice delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Great sound bites. Great job using interviews to show both sides and give the story balance.
ORIGINALITY: Excellent choice of topic.
WRITING: Good job writing a balanced story. It was a complex story and for someone not familiar with the topic it would be confusing. Work on organization in your writing to help tell the story. Military recruiters had access to students before the No Child Left Behind Act. What was the difference between now and before the act? Was it not a requirement before and schools volunteered this information? Is NFA the only school allowing students to opt out or is this an option for all students? People outside of your town don't know what NFA stands for. You should say Norwich Free Academy for the first mention and then you can use NFA on subsequent mentions.
VIDEO: Crisp clear video.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: The form that was shown at the end as an opt out form seemed to be the same for as the one being filled out at the beginning of the story when the v/o is talking about the information being given out. It was not clear if the students at the start of the story were giving their information to recruiters or if they were opting out. You need to have 5 seconds of b-roll pad at the beginning and end of the story. The pad is used in post-production to format for broadcast. We will try to get this ready for air, but if it is not possible because of the lack of pad we'll have to have it resent.
OVERALL: Good job finding a very newsworthy topic. It is an ambitious story. Remember that you need to be able to tell the story to someone without prior knowledge of the subject. It is difficult explain a complex topic in 50 seconds but working on the organization of the storytelling will help with the overall understanding
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Date Posted: February 15, 2007
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Stich n' Sip
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Very good. Nice energy. In your stand up you said "Fox 61 Student News," but you should be using a general sign off so it can be run on both Fox 61 and CW 20. It should be "From (location), this is (name) reporting."
INTERVIEWS: Excellent choices. Good bites that advanced the story.
ORIGINALITY: Very good.
WRITING: Great job telling the story. Nice job illustrating the issue. Good visual describing the size difference in the heads. Very good wrap up.
VIDEO: Great shots. Nice mix of shots. Good job getting the camera at the eye level for the interviews. The natural light didn't work on the interviews or stand up. The faces were very dark.
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: Flowed nicely.
OVERALL: Very good.
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Date Posted: April 27, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Bio Bus
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Easy to follow. Creative outfit in the stand up.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices and good bites, but you have to introduce your interviews. Who was the first woman?
ORIGINALITY: Very good.
WRITING: Good. Very informative. Nice job using the specific example of the testing for Lyme Disease. Work on writing into your sound bites.
VIDEO: Nice job. Lots of variety. Good shots of the bus and the experiment.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Nice job. Good work writing to your video. Roll footage over the interviews when they are long. When teacher is talking about kids having fun show that.
OVERALL: Good job.
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Date Posted: April 26, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: KRIS Radio
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
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OVERALL: Nice job re-editing to required length and adding the natural sound!
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Date Posted: April 26, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Breakfast Programs at Elementary Schools
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Suggestion: you only need to walk during your stand-up if there is an express purpose, IE: to show the relationship between one element in the story to another.
INTERVIEWS: Good sound bites. Nice selection.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Nice work. Great use of facts with attributions.
VIDEO: Great shots. Nice variety.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Excellent. To make editing even stronger you could have used establishing shots for the interviews.
OVERALL: Great job!
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Date Posted: April 26, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Connecticut Soda Ban in High Schools
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Very good. Nice use of stand up as bridge.
INTERVIEWS: Great interviews. Good choices and bites. Nice job getting the representative from the legislature.
ORIGINALITY: Timely.
WRITING: Great use of facts with attributions. Nice balance. Good job showing both sides of the story. Very informative.
VIDEO: Great shots. Nice variety. More close ups of soda would have really added to the story. People putting money in the machine, soda being vended, drinking soda, etc.
AUDIO: There was a hiss through out the entire story.
EDITING: Very good. Use all straight cuts. The single dissolve was not necessary. It looked out of place.
OVERALL: Great job, but the audio hiss is throughout the whole story. Re-do with a stronger, louder voiceover so you don't need to bring up the level. This sound quality is too poor to broadcast.
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Date Posted: April 21, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Norwich Free Academy Boys Swim Team
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Nice pace. Good enthusiasm.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices and good bites. Another angle would have been to interview someone outside the school. It would have been interesting to hear from a rival school.
ORIGINALITY: Good school sports story.
WRITING: Good job covering the story. Is there a star on the team or something really makes this season stand out? What is ECC? Any abbreviations should be explained since not everyone will be familiar with them.
VIDEO: Good shots. More B-roll would add to the story. Watch the lighting on your second interview. It was very washed out.
AUDIO: Excellent. Great use of natural sound.
EDITING: Roll B-roll over interviews will help with the flow of the story.
OVERALL: Nice job.
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Date Posted: April 21, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Norwich Free Academy Football Team
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Nice energy.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices and sound bites.
ORIGINALITY: Good school sports story.
WRITING: Good job. Nice job writing into the interview of the player. Nice job telling the story.
VIDEO: Nice use of establishing shots. Good action shots. More B-roll with some tight shots such as the team putting on their helmets or in the huddle would have added to the story. Watch lighting. Think about the sun's location when you are shooting outside. Nice location for player's interview.
AUDIO: Ambient sound from some tackles would have added to the feeling of the story.
EDITING: Good. Just needed more shots. We were on the same shot for a long time with the first interview. Rolling footage the interview will help with editing. Need 5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story.
OVERALL: Nice work.
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Date Posted: April 21, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Penguin Plunge
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Nice pace. Nice job using the stand up as a bridge.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview. It would have been even better if you had shortened up his and add an interview with a participant.
ORIGINALITY: Newsworthy event.
WRITING: Good job. Creative writing in stand up.
VIDEO: Good. Nice variety of shots. Nice shots of plunge and after event.
AUDIO: Great use of natural sound at the top of the story.
EDITING: Good. Next time think about rolling footage over some of the interview.
OVERALL: Good job.
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Date Posted: April 21, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Research Night
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 51
DELIVERY: Good.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices on interviews. Nice sound bites.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting.
WRITING: Nice job covering the basic questions.
VIDEO: Good shots. Nice variety. Remember to use lighting inside. The video was dark in places. Remember to have 5 seconds of pad at beginning and end of story.
AUDIO: Good levels. You also could have used the student talking about his project as natural sound and then interview him on what he got out of the project.
EDITING: There were way too many dissolves. It was very distracting. The ones at the beginning were ok going between stills, but you should use straight cuts from video.
OVERALL: This story was too long. We cannot go even a second over 50 or the story will not fit in our broadcast schedule. Please re-submit at required length of 50 seconds and remove most of the dissolves.
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Date Posted: April 21, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: KRIS Radio
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 53
DELIVERY: Very good! Nice tone. Easy to follow.
INTERVIEWS: Great interviews. Very good sound bites.
ORIGINALITY: Excellent. Very interesting.
WRITING: Very good writing. Nice job writing into the interviews. Great facts!
VIDEO: Great footage. Nice variety of shots. Good job getting close ups and good framing on your interviews. Needed 5 seconds of pad at front and end. Be sure to use a light when filming inside. There were some dark shots.
AUDIO: Good levels. Some natural sound would have added to the story. You could even use sound as part of a clip. Hearing them read part of the paper would have added to the story.
EDITING: Good flow.
OVERALL: Story was too long. You need to cut out 3 seconds. Please re-submit for 50 seconds in length.
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Date Posted: April 4, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Penguin Plunge
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
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OVERALL: There is a problem with the tape. The video is distorted. Please send a new tape.
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Date Posted: April 4, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Research Night
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
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OVERALL: There is a problem with the tape. The video is distorted. Please send a new tape.
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Date Posted: April 4, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Cell Phones in School
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
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OVERALL: Nice job with the re-edit!
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Date Posted: April 4, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: 1000 Men Against Domestic Violence
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Nice job! Easy to understand.
INTERVIEWS: Excellent choices. Great job getting Blumenthal's interview. It also would have been great to hear from one of the 1000 men participating in the event.
ORIGINALITY: Good. Newsworthy.
WRITING: Nice job covering all the questions. Great use of facts.
VIDEO: Good shots of the event. Use a light when shooting inside. The Blumenthal interview was very dark.
AUDIO: Bring the microphone up to your mouth when you are doing your stand up. It was so far way that it was hard to hear and picked up a lot of ambient sound.
EDITING: Some of the audio tracks overlapped. Be careful editing. We heard voiceover and your 2nd interview. It is very distracting.
OVERALL: Good work.
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Date Posted: February 17, 2006
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Banned Cell Phones in School
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: A bit rushed and there is some nervous laughter in the voiceover. Try to practice it enough so that you can read it clearly and at a relaxed pace.
INTERVIEWS: Great job getting both sides of the story. Good choices for interviewees. Very good information from the teacher.
ORIGINALITY: Timely and newsworthy story.
WRITING: Nice work. Good job bringing in information about other schools in CT and stating a fact about students feeling on the ban. Be sure to note where the survey came from.
VIDEO: Good shots. Nice variety of close up, medium and wide shots. Try to keep the camera steady. There were some jumpy shots.
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: The voice over and your lip movement don't sync up in your stand up. This is a problem that needs to be corrected in order to air the story.
OVERALL: Great story idea. We really would like to air this. Please re-do your voice over and fit the sync problem with your stand up and re-submit so we can broadcast this story. Thanks.
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2004-2005 Evaluations
Date Posted: April 25, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Taking a Pledge
Status: Re-Submit
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OVERALL: There is a problem with the video on this tape. Please check tape and resubmit with corrected video.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Teen Gambling
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 48.91
DELIVERY: Good pace and clearly spoken
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews. Great sound bite from the student. You might want to pick a different clip from the parent or introduce it differently. It sounds a bit repetitive. Both interviews were negative toward teen gambling. In order to show both sides of the story it would have been good to get an other interview with a teen who gambles and tell why it's appealing.
ORIGINALITY: Good topic. Gambling is a growing trend and definitely newsworthy.
WRITING: Make sure to stay objective when reporting on a news story. You have to tell both sides of the story. Also, be careful not to give your own opinions. Don't say that casinos have something to do with the rise in teen gambling because you don't have the facts saying that it does. If it is a parent's opinion, say so by starting off with "Some Connecticut parents think….". When you say media, peer pressure and two casinos have contributed to teen gambling, what is your source? Make it clear who's opinion that is. News should be neutral. Good job quoting some stats and giving the source. The story would be more effective if you pick a clear topic. You talk about teen gambling and the effects of being near two large casinos, media, and peer pressure. It seems that the main topic is teen gambling, but the tie in with the casinos makes it a bit unclear since teens are not old enough to go to casinos. A stronger tie may be the link with media.
VIDEO: There are a lot of shots that don't seem to tie in with the story that well. All the casino shots seem out of place when you are discussing teens who are too young to go to the casinos. Some of the outdoor shots are not recognizable. After viewing the story a few times we realized it was footage of the casino parking lot and entrances, but for the average viewer they most likely won't know what the footage is of unless you mention it. Footage of teens gambling would really add to the story. The statistic graphic was a bit hard to read, maybe a different color type would make it easier to see.
AUDIO: It was hard to hear over the natural sound at points. Only use natural sound if it adds to the story.
EDITING: This will come together once you work on the writing.
OVERALL: Re-write your story with a clear focus of teen gambling. Try to find footage to support the writing. When you are re-writing make sure to show both sides of the story and stay objective.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Non-Traditional Sports
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY:
INTERVIEWS:
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AUDIO:
EDITING:
OVERALL: Great job re-writing and re-editing your piece. You took our comments and made the changes to better your story. Nice work.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: AIDS Vigil
Status: Re-submit
Length: 47.19
DELIVERY: Clear and concise delivery. Good pace and flow.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews. Great choices for interviewees. Good job writing into the interviews and introducing the interviewees.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting subject. Timely and relevant.
WRITING: Good job with your writing. Great job covering who, what, where, when, why and how. Well written and insightful.
VIDEO: Good shots. Great color and clarity outside. Shows you were right in the action. Remember when doing your interviews that you want your interviewee to be almost looking at the camera. Your first interview was great, but in the second interview the shot seemed that you needed to move the camera to the right to avoid having the subject looking too far away from the camera. Also, there seems to be a small glitch in the video at the beginning of the story.
AUDIO: Good, except for when you used dissolves. The stand-up was cut off at the beginning and the 3rd interview was clipped at the end.
EDITING: Your dissolves are actually more distracting rather than helpful. You get audio from the previous shot and you cut off the audio from your next shot. Dissolves are not used in news stories.
OVERALL: Nice job overall. Good footage and writing. Really good story idea. You need to add 5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story. Right now the story is too short. We need the story to be 50 seconds from the beginning of the voice-over to the end of the voice-over. Re-edit to resolve the video and audio problems and remove the dissolves. Re-submit at the required 50 seconds in length.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Saturday Morning Art Class
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good pace and clear delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview, but it ran a little long. You could use some of the information from the interview and write it into your voiceover. It really would have added to the story if you had an interview from a student who is in the program.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Good, but we would have like to hear more about why. Are these kids who excel in art? Most kids don't want to go to class during the week, what is getting these kids there on the weekend? There must be some reason these kids are willing to go an extra day of school on Saturday. Relate this to other schools or programs. Is this the only thing like it in the state or your area? Is it open only to students of NFA or can other people attend?
VIDEO: Excellent shots!
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Well edited.
OVERALL: Good work. It is an original idea with a lot of great footage. It could improve with some work on the writing, shorting up the interview you have, and adding another interview from a student.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Teen Efforts Pay Off
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 49
DELIVERY: Good. Steady pace, except in the middle of the story it sounded like a different voice doing the voiceover. That really slowed the pace and sounded odd.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but it would have been good to get an interview from someone who was opposed to the expansion. In a news story you need to ensure that you have both sides of an issue.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: You mention a stereotype about teenagers in the beginning of the story. Follow through, and tell us what the stereotype is. Expand on the statement.
VIDEO: Great framing on 1st interview. Nice shots of skaters and good action shots. Some shots were blue. Others were good. Make sure that you white balance. Especially outside. One minute it could be sunny and the next it is cloudy. This will affect your color.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good, except for a glitch before your second interview.
OVERALL: Good job, but the story would be stronger if you had an interview with someone who is opposed to the expansion or for it but for different reasons that the skaters. You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Please add the pad for resubmission.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Willimantic Street Festival
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Flowed nicely.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but it would have been great to hear from the Mayor or the President of the Chamber of Commerce for the town. It would have made the story stronger to hear the impact of the festival on the town from someone of authority, or from someone attending the event.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Work on writing into your interviews. You can add information to the story as you are introducing the interview or paraphrase what the interviewee said. Good job covering who, what, where, when, why, how.
VIDEO: Good shots, but some of the shots at night were really dark. In order to brighten the shots you would need to use a very large spot light.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good job matching footage to script.
OVERALL: You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Nice job. Interesting story.
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Date Posted: April 13, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Breaking from the Mold
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. The only concern was the long pause during your voiceover at the beginning with the bikes. It is great to have some natural sound and the footage is great, but the pause was too long.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but both were expressing similar views. The story would have been even stronger if you had an interview with someone outside the students. Maybe a guidance counselor that sees these activities as a good way for students to be active and develop their personality, or from a coach or principal that has seen a drop in the number of students participating in traditional school sports.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting.
WRITING: Remember that you are writing to a statewide audience. People outside your area will not know what NFA refers to, you need to say the full school name. You can do that by saying something like, "Norwich Free Academy is one of many high schools in the state…". Look for the hook. What makes this story newsworthy. Is it a significant amount of students that chose to participate in? Is this is a trend in many high schools,? Has this effected participation in traditional school sports? Have graduates gone on to race professionally?
VIDEO: Great shots of students on bikes. Lots of good footage.
AUDIO: Good levels. Good ambient sound.
EDITING: Nice job, good flow.
OVERALL: You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Good idea, but remember you need to find the hook and work on writing a newsworthy piece. Also, you need to keep the viewer watching, and the long pause may cause people to lose interest or attention.
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Date Posted: April 11, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Non-Traditional Sports
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY:
INTERVIEWS:
ORIGINALITY:
WRITING:
VIDEO:.
AUDIO:
EDITING:
OVERALL: Great job re-writing and re-editing your piece. You took our comments and made the changes to better your story. Nice work.
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Date Posted: April 11, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: AIDS Vigil
Status: Re-submit
Length: 47.19
DELIVERY: Clear and concise delivery. Good pace and flow.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews. Great choices for interviewees. Good job writing into the interviews and introducing the interviewees.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting subject. Timely and relevant.
WRITING: Good job with your writing. Great job covering who, what, where, when, why and how. Well written and insightful.
VIDEO: Good shots. Great color and clarity outside. Shows you were right in the action. Remember when doing your interviews that you want your interviewee to be almost looking at the camera. Your first interview was great, but in the second interview the shot seemed that you needed to move the camera to the right to avoid having the subject looking too far away from the camera. Also, there seems to be a small glitch in the video at the beginning of the story.
AUDIO: Good, except for when you used dissolves. The stand-up was cut off at the beginning and the 3rd interview was clipped at the end.
EDITING: Your dissolves are actually more distracting rather than helpful. You get audio from the previous shot and you cut off the audio from your next shot. Dissolves are not used in news stories.
OVERALL: Nice job overall. Good footage and writing. Really good story idea. You need to add 5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story. Right now the story is too short. We need the story to be 50 seconds from the beginning of the voice-over to the end of the voice-over. Re-edit to resolve the video and audio problems and remove the dissolves. Re-submit at the required 50 seconds in length.
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Date Posted: April 11, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Saturday Morning Art Class
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good pace and clear delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview, but it ran a little long. You could use some of the information from the interview and write it into your voiceover. It really would have added to the story if you had an interview from a student who is in the program.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Good, but we would have like to hear more about why. Are these kids who excel in art? Most kids don't want to go to class during the week, what is getting these kids there on the weekend? There must be some reason these kids are willing to go an extra day of school on Saturday. Relate this to other schools or programs. Is this the only thing like it in the state or your area? Is it open only to students of NFA or can other people attend?
VIDEO: Excellent shots!
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Well edited.
OVERALL: Good work. It is an original idea with a lot of great footage. It could improve with some work on the writing, shorting up the interview you have, and adding another interview from a student.
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Date Posted: April 11, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Teen Efforts Pay Off
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 49
DELIVERY: Good. Steady pace, except in the middle of the story it sounded like a different voice doing the voiceover. That really slowed the pace and sounded odd.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but it would have been good to get an interview from someone who was opposed to the expansion. In a news story you need to ensure that you have both sides of an issue.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: You mention a stereotype about teenagers in the beginning of the story. Follow through, and tell us what the stereotype is. Expand on the statement.
VIDEO: Great framing on 1st interview. Nice shots of skaters and good action shots. Some shots were blue. Others were good. Make sure that you white balance. Especially outside. One minute it could be sunny and the next it is cloudy. This will affect your color.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good, except for a glitch before your second interview.
OVERALL: Good job, but the story would be stronger if you had an interview with someone who is opposed to the expansion or for it but for different reasons that the skaters. You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Please add the pad for resubmission.
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Date Posted: April 11, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Willimantic Street Festival
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. Flowed nicely.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but it would have been great to hear from the Mayor or the President of the Chamber of Commerce for the town. It would have made the story stronger to hear the impact of the festival on the town from someone of authority, or from someone attending the event.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Work on writing into your interviews. You can add information to the story as you are introducing the interview or paraphrase what the interviewee said. Good job covering who, what, where, when, why, how.
VIDEO: Good shots, but some of the shots at night were really dark. In order to brighten the shots you would need to use a very large spot light.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good job matching footage to script.
OVERALL: You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Nice job. Interesting story.
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Date Posted: April 11, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: Breaking from the Mold
Status: Re-Submit
Length: 50
DELIVERY: Good. The only concern was the long pause during your voiceover at the beginning with the bikes. It is great to have some natural sound and the footage is great, but the pause was too long.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but both were expressing similar views. The story would have been even stronger if you had an interview with someone outside the students. Maybe a guidance counselor that sees these activities as a good way for students to be active and develop their personality, or from a coach or principal that has seen a drop in the number of students participating in traditional school sports.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting.
WRITING: Remember that you are writing to a statewide audience. People outside your area will not know what NFA refers to, you need to say the full school name. You can do that by saying something like, "Norwich Free Academy is one of many high schools in the state…". Look for the hook. What makes this story newsworthy. Is it a significant amount of students that chose to participate in? Is this is a trend in many high schools,? Has this effected participation in traditional school sports? Have graduates gone on to race professionally?
VIDEO: Great shots of students on bikes. Lots of good footage.
AUDIO: Good levels. Good ambient sound.
EDITING: Nice job, good flow.
OVERALL: You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Good idea, but remember you need to find the hook and work on writing a newsworthy piece. Also, you need to keep the viewer watching, and the long pause may cause people to lose interest or attention.
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Date posted: March 8, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "AIDS Vigil"
Status: Re-submit
Length: 47.19
DELIVERY: Clear and concise delivery. Good pace and flow.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews. Great choices for interviewees. Good job writing into the interviews and introducing the interviewees.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting subject. Timely and relevant.
WRITING: Good job with your writing. Great job covering who, what, where, when, why and how. Well written and insightful.
VIDEO: Good shots. Great color and clarity outside. Shows you were right in the action. Remember when doing your interviews that you want your interviewee to be almost looking at the camera. Your first interview was great, but in the second interview the shot seemed that you needed to move the camera to the right to avoid having the subject looking too far away from the camera. Also, there seems to be a small glitch in the video at the beginning of the story.
AUDIO: Good, except for when you used dissolves. The stand-up was cut off at the beginning and the 3rd interview was clipped at the end.
EDITING: Your dissolves are actually more distracting rather than helpful. You get audio from the previous shot and you cut off the audio from your next shot. Dissolves are not used in news stories.
OVERALL: Nice job overall. Good footage and writing. Really good story idea. You need to add 5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story. Right now the story is too short. We need the story to be 50 seconds from the beginning of the voice-over to the end of the voice-over. Re-edit to resolve the video and audio problems and remove the dissolves. Re-submit at the required 50 seconds in length.
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Date posted: January 26, 2005
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Saturday Morning Art Class"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good pace and clear delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview, but it ran a little long. You could use some of the information from the interview and write it into your voiceover. It really would have added to the story if you had an interview from a student who is in the program.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Good, but we would have like to hear more about why. Are these kids who excel in art? Most kids don't want to go to class during the week, what is getting these kids there on the weekend? There must be some reason these kids are willing to go an extra day of school on Saturday. Relate this to other schools or programs. Is this the only thing like it in the state or your area? Is it open only to students of NFA or can other people attend?
VIDEO: Excellent shots!
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Well edited.
OVERALL: Good work. It is an original idea with a lot of great footage. It could improve with some work on the writing, shorting up the interview you have, and adding another interview from a student.
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Date posted: December 14, 2004
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: " Breaking from the Mold "
Status: Re-Submit
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good. The only concern was the long pause during your voiceover at the beginning with the bikes. It is great to have some natural sound and the footage is great, but the pause was too long.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but both were expressing similar views. The story would have been even stronger if you had an interview with someone outside the students. Maybe a guidance counselor that sees these activities as a good way for students to be active and develop their personality, or from a coach or principal that has seen a drop in the number of students participating in traditional school sports.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting.
WRITING: Remember that you are writing to a statewide audience. People outside your area will not know what NFA refers to, you need to say the full school name. You can do that by saying something like, "Norwich Free Academy is one of many high schools in the state…". Look for the hook. What makes this story newsworthy. Is it a significant amount of students that chose to participate in? Is this is a trend in many high schools,? Has this effected participation in traditional school sports? Have graduates gone on to race professionally?
VIDEO: Great shots of students on bikes. Lots of good footage.
AUDIO: Good levels. Good ambient sound.
EDITING: Nice job, good flow.
OVERALL: You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Good idea, but remember you need to find the hook and work on writing a newsworthy piece. Also, you need to keep the viewer watching, and the long pause may cause people to lose interest or attention.
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Date posted: December 14, 2004
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Willimantic Street Festival "
Status: Re-Submit
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good. Flowed nicely.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but it would have been great to hear from the Mayor or the President of the Chamber of Commerce for the town. It would have made the story stronger to hear the impact of the festival on the town from someone of authority, or from someone attending the event.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: Work on writing into your interviews. You can add information to the story as you are introducing the interview or paraphrase what the interviewee said. Good job covering who, what, where, when, why, how.
VIDEO: Good shots, but some of the shots at night were really dark. In order to brighten the shots you would need to use a very large spot light.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good job matching footage to script.
OVERALL: You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Nice job. Interesting story.
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Date posted: December 14, 2004
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Teen Efforts Pay Off "
Status: Re-Submit
Length: :49
DELIVERY: Good. Steady pace, except in the middle of the story it sounded like a different voice doing the voiceover. That really slowed the pace and sounded odd.
INTERVIEWS: Good interviews, but it would have been good to get an interview from someone who was opposed to the expansion. In a news story you need to ensure that you have both sides of an issue.
ORIGINALITY: Good.
WRITING: You mention a stereotype about teenagers in the beginning of the story. Follow through, and tell us what the stereotype is. Expand on the statement.
VIDEO: Great framing on 1st interview. Nice shots of skaters and good action shots. Some shots were blue. Others were good. Make sure that you white balance. Especially outside. One minute it could be sunny and the next it is cloudy. This will effect your color.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good, except for a glitch before your second interview.
OVERALL: Good job, but the story would be stronger if you had an interview with someone who is opposed to the expansion or for it but for different reasons that the skaters. You need to have :5 seconds of pad at the beginning and end of the story so that we can add the Fox 61 Student News wrapper needed for broadcast. Please add the pad for resubmission.
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Evaluations 2003-2004
Date posted: April 8, 2004
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Youth Voting"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :49
DELIVERY: Good voice-over and nice professional stand-up done.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview choices and sound bites used.
ORIGINALITY: Good subject that is relevant to current affairs.
WRITING: Nice job getting your facts in and introducing your sound bites.
VIDEO: Good job getting supporting images.
AUDIO: Good consistent levels.
EDITING: Nice job on the re-edit.
OVERALL: This is a hard story to obtain interesting images to support the script. Nice job going back and obtaining additional footage to visual tell your story.
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Date posted: March 31, 2004
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Medical Help for Haiti"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good job doing your stand-up at the Foundation. Overall the voice-over is good. Remember you want to sound like you are talking to your friends or family.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview choices and sound bites used.
ORIGINALITY: Good community story.
WRITING: Good job covering the facts and writing into your sound bites.
VIDEO: Good job cover images when you can't travel to the location of the story.
AUDIO: Good
EDITING: Good job matching images to the script
OVERALL: Well done piece. Good job.
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Date posted: March 25, 2004
School: Norwich Free Academy
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Youth Voting"
Status: Resubmit
Length: :48
DELIVERY: Good job on your voice-over and doing your stand-up on location. Suggestion: dress for the job you want, not the one you have. For a story of this subject a shirt and tie would be more appropriate then a t-shirt.
INTERVIEWS: Good selection
ORIGINALITY: Good, interesting story with a timely message.
WRITING: Nice job covering the topic with your script and sound bites
VIDEO: Good job on the images you shot. The borrowed footage will have to be removed. May we suggestion some alternative shots: 1) go back to the town clerk office, they will have a mock-up voting machine. Also, they should have a ballot, both of these you should be able to get medium and close-up shots. Include more images of students and you will fill the spot left by the borrowed footage.
AUDIO: Good
EDITING: See video for suggestions on images to match your script.
OVERALL: This is a well done story and we would suggest giving this the extra time needed to replace the footage and re-edit. Thanks.
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Evaluations for 2002-2003
Date:7/3/03
School: Norwich Free Academy High School
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Preventing Teen Smoking"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good pacing. If possible try to place your stand-up at the location of your story.
INTERVIEWS: Good 1st interview. Suggestion: a sound bite from a student with their reaction to the exhibit. Would the "black" lung deter them from starting to smoke?
ORIGINALITY: Interesting story.
WRITING: Nice job covering the facts of your story.
VIDEO: More variation in your images. The close-up images of the two types of lungs is great. Remember that you have only 50 seconds to tell a story, every image should support your script.
AUDIO:
EDITING:
OVERALL: There were no pads on this story!! We need :5 seconds of images/nat sound at both the beginning and end of each story. This allows our post production to put the Fox 61 & WB 20 wrappers on. We will give it a try, but may need to revised the "broadcast" status. Also, there is not need to mention "For Fox 61 Student News" in your ending stand-up. We suggest wrapping up your story with "from ---location---, this is ----name--- reporting." This will save valuable seconds you need for your story and help us with the wrappers we put on. Thanks.
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Date:7/3/03
School: Norwich Free Academy High School
Town: Norwich
Slug: "Israeli Girl"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :49
DELIVERY: A little fast. Please try to slow down when recording your voice-over. The pace should be equivalent to talking with a friend.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices on interview subjects and sound bites.
ORIGINALITY: Good, interesting story with a timely message.
WRITING: Nice job writing into your sound bites and covering the facts.
VIDEO: Good b-roll. Remember to get plenty of close-ups to help move your story forward. Suggestion: we would have liked to have seen the reaction on the children's faces.
AUDIO: Be careful with your nat sound. The classroom segment overpowers the voice-over.
EDITING: See video and audio
OVERALL: Well done.
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Date:7/3/03
School: Norwich Free Academy High School
Town: Norwich
Slug: DEP Retrofit of Norwich School Buses
Status: Re-submit
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good pacing. Nice job doing your stand-up on location.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices
ORIGINALITY: Interesting story.
WRITING: Nice job covering the basic Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
VIDEO: Good b-roll to support your script.
AUDIO: Be careful with the nat sound – at the end it over powers your sound bite.
EDITING:
OVERALL: Nice job putting all the elements together. Unfortunately, post-production has encountered a problem with your sound – there is an overlap between the voice-over and the sig-out that they are asking to be fixed before we can air. Thanks.
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Date:7/2/03
School: Norwich Free Academy H.S.
Town: Norwich
Slug: South African Choir
Status: Broadcast
Length: :49
DELIVERY: Good
INTERVIEWS: Good choices – nice framing in your shots.
ORIGINALITY: Good, interesting story.
WRITING: Good overall. Be careful to always introduce each of your interviews (ie. Sound bites) in your script.
VIDEO: More close-ups would be wonderful, but overall well done.
AUDIO: Good
EDITING: Please don't use supers on your stories. The lower 3rd of your screen will be covered with the Fox 61 and WB 20 wrappers.
OVERALL: There was no pad on your story. The timing is going to be very close as it came in at :49 seconds on my stop watch. If there was a pad at both ends the editor could have borrowed from the pad to make up the required time. I'm going to send this on to production to see if it will work. Also, please note we have a new SIG-out, after you have wrapped up your story in your stand-up please sig-out with "From Norwich, I'm ____ reporting…" Thanks.
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