Evelin's Journalism Blog: 2015

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Movie review vocab

critic
a professional who publishes his opinion on a particular movie/play/book
(ex- roger Ebert, Richard Roeper, Leonard Maltin, Pauline Kael)

Mediocre
Competent but not especially outstanding/ Pretty much the average thing.
(ex- "The film wasn't bad and it wasn't good either, it was just mediocre"

Cliche
something that's been used so many times that it no longer surprises or interests the audience; overexposure
(ex- In a scary movie, a black cat jumps out and scares the character, but the real danger is Right behind her/him.

Character Driven
The story revolves around the character/ The character changes his or her personality by the end of the story.

High-concept
When the idea of a story is interesting enough to get people to watch it without knowing anything else.

Plot
what the story is about

hype
Using different techniques to make the audience excited.

Ensemble effort
When the actors work well together.

Audience demographics
when the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

Montage
when a film editor rapidly cuts several shots together to tell a story or communicate a message that is shown through the images.

Movie review assignment

Title for movie: Spirited away

Critics name: Jack Matthews

Title of review: ANIMé TREAT HAS OOHS & OZ CARTOON WIZARD'S 'SPIRITED AWAY' CASTS AN ENCHANTING SPELL

High points mentioned in review:
"An epic among children's animated movies."
The film was also considered to be rich and rewarding

Low points:
some of the characters may not appeal to the audience.

Quoted paragraph from the article that makes its point evident:

"But this version of "Spirited Away" has no cultural speed bumps for anyone, and its themes about love and self-esteem are universal. At just over two hours, "Spirited Away" is an epic among children's animated movies, but it flies by, thanks both to Miyazaki's endless inventiveness and his unerring feel for his heroine. Chihiro may be harder to pronounce than Dorothy or Alice, but she deserves her place alongside them as a literary star."

Monday, November 23, 2015

List article

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

TOP 5 reasons LISTICLES are here to stay

Listicles do not linger on a topic for too long. It gives a brief explanation or short story behind a topic.
Listicles present information in short paragraphs or so, often tying many things into one topic.
Not as clustered and not as busy as an article.
Contains the bare interesting facts, no extra after.
grabs attention effectively

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Column writing exploration

Title: 'ADORBCORE' GAMES TOO CUTE TO HANDLE.

This column story is an opinion story about nintendo games by Omar L. Gallaga.

I find the topic interesting because it talks about games that interest me.

Nintendo has been a part of my spare time since I was very young, and continues to be so to this day, therefore, seeing that a story has been dedicated to this company sparked my interest.

The thing that is interesting about the writing of the column story is that most, if not all of the sentences have at least one or more phrases or words that are placed in quotations. Also, a thing that is different is that this writer writes in the first person, stating his views and opinions.

I think that the purpose and point of this column story is to show how adorable nintendo games are now a days.

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Title: LITTLE PIECES OF HURT WILL SOUR ANY RELATIONSHIP

This column story is an opinion story about how hurtful words do not come without consequence. It is written by Judson Edwards.

I find the topic interesting because it talks about how words actually do matter and that you should think before you speak.

Every now and then I admit to saying hurtful words to others in defense of myself. If they say hurtful words, I tend to send them back with even more rigor and sarcasm. This is what sparked my interest, and drew me to this piece.

One thing that is interesting about this story is that the author does not view things in the first person perspective, but instead provides accounts he has seen or witnessed in order to strengthen his claim.

I think that the purpose and point of this column story is to show how words actually do carry meaning, meaning powerful enough to warp relationships for better or worse.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Using quotes from interviews

Trump interview...

"Im talking about a fair war" and "We will take money back from other countries that are killing us" are two quotes I found really stood out from the trump interview. The reason they really stood out is because this man obviously theorizes everything and fails to understand the consequences that will occur because of these actions. How will the other countries react to this change? how will this "Fair war" play out? obviously this man does not understand the concept of war and how it occurs...

What I learned from this interview is how disappointed I am for this country. We pick out these horrible leaders that have not the foggiest idea of leadership and how to run a country. "Wow, you have money, incredible, can you lead? no? That's ok, you have money." Is how I think general american's thinking process works. This man, if he gets elected, would get eaten alive by all the other leaders in the world, for example Putin.

Next interview (Putin)

The person that is being interviewed is Putin, the president of Russia.

A memorable quote from the interview was "There is something I have in common with every citizen of Russia, the love for our motherland."

The memorable quote was prompted by the question "Why are you so popular?"

Honestly, this interview proved to me that Putin is a very strong leader, cunning and well spoken. This interview unfortunately made me realize that we should actually be afraid of Putin because he is patient, and with his intelligence, will be clever enough to strike when the opportunity is right, unlike our brazen "leaders" that this country is so stupid to elect...

Direct quote.

Putin said, "There is something I have in common with every citizen of Russia, the love for our motherland.

Indirect quote.

Putin said that what he has in common with the citizens of Russia is the passion for their country.

Partial quote.

Putin said that what he has in common with the citizens of Russia is the "love for our motherland".

Fragmentary quote.

Putin said that what he has in common with the citizens of Russia is the "love" for their "motherland".

Monday, September 28, 2015

Three found Dead after wolf killed two pigs and attempted to murder a third in Baconville on Thursday.

Residents were shocked when news of the murders came in.

The wolf that was accused of destroying two homes within the community died yesterday while attempting to break into a third. The wolf was found dead in a kettle of boiling water by the fireplace.

Along with the wolf were the survivor’s brothers. The two homes that were destroyed belonged to the pigs. Little was recovered from the scene of the crime, and bodies are yet to be recovered.

Thomas R. Pigg of 578 Wallow Drive claimed that he had taken shelter when he saw the wolf. Pigg said, “Then I saw him get a ladder from the garage. I knew he was going to try for the roof.”

Though Pigg was saved, he wondered if his insurance would cover the damage to the chimney.

Pigg's mother said, "There has never been a time pigg hasn't worked his hardest, and it truly worked out well for him."

Leads from the statesman

What makes a good news story?

A strong lead makes a good news story. Of the five stories that were listed, I would probably read the one titled 'Finding new ways to lose'. Even though I am not a sports fan, I would be drawn to the article because of the fact that the lead and title were interesting enough.

The one that was most interesting to me was 'Finding new ways to lose'. What I think that the story is about is a criticizing report about the many ways the Texas longhorn team manages to lose. Though this is a very opinionated story, the way that it is started makes me think that it would turn out to be a very humorous report that is either critiquing or supportive.