Visual Journalism
JMS310 Exam 2
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- what type of department are photojournalist in
- a separate department and they must collaborate with other sections of the news organization
- How has technology made the processing of photos faster
- films camera entailed longer processing methods in darkrooms; digital cameras no longer entail the same methods-use of applications such as adobe photoshop to process and produce the photo in a matter of seconds/minutes
- what general principles must a page designer also adhere to?
- having a good sense of visual language; and to understand how to communicate a good sense of visual language; and understand how to communicate a message visually to the public
- Illustration-based graphics
- Use illustration rather than charts or type, May be hand-drawn, drawn by computer. Draws attention to story and make a point. Clip art file will be the basis of illusatraions. Courtrooms do not allow video or still cameras, so illustrators capture the scene. Lengthy process to produce, not as common.
- What do photojournalist do?
- they take pictures of news
- Chart-based graphics
- Present numerical info in non-text form. Bar (shows amounts, relationships between objects, changes in relationships over time), Line (the division of how something changes over time), Pie (how an entity or item is divided up), Maps (explains events and puts them in physical context, always proportional to the geo. area it represents, must have distance scales)
- Page designers are also..
- visual journalists
- What are the three types of infographics
- type-based, chart-based, and illustration-based
- what is the first step to photojournalism
- research, talk with the reporter to find out ALL information and determine what type of photos are needed for the story
- What three elements do photojournalist seek when they report a story
- setting (where the story is taking place), Expression (document reaction/feeling at the moment), Action (captures moment, build context before and after the photo was taken)
- three common shots for photojournalism
- establishment, midrange, close-ups
- What should graphics be
- simply designed, be consistent in style, attribute data and information, and use color to show emphasis
- What do photojournalist use now instead of film cameras
- digital camera. some still use both.
- What must page designers have
- design savvy to know what will work best or not
- cropping and scaling of photjournalism
- taking out parts of the photo (eliminate parts that are not needed) be carefult not to damage the integrity of the photo
- what must be considered when scaling
- proportionality, a picture wheel helps editors determine scaling
- what is a Page Designer
- they take the work of the reports, editors, graphics journalist , and producers and lay it out for publication
- Where do photojournalist get their assignments from
- the editor or the reporter
- What is the photojournalists Plan
- 1. plan-figure out the assigment. 2. taking lots of photos-10-15min. 3.pen and notebook are necessary for cutline 4. get close, capture expression 5. shoot in the best light possible
- what should a graphic communicate
- "graphics should have enough information in them and should be designed in such a way that readers can browse through them" Stovall
- what do designers help to maintain of the news publication
- the "graphic personality"
- scaling
- changing the photo area with enlarging or reducing the it
- What should graphics provide
- information and allow the reader to make their own discovery with the data presented accurately and with clarity
- Over time what does each organization have
- a graphic personality. It is communicated via the illustrations, typography and photos
- How will the photo be viewed
- by the rule of thirds and seeing how the photo fits into the three equal sections of the picture.
- type-based graphics
- Lists, Refers (reference to another story on the same topic), Pull Quotes(part of an article set off in larger type), Summaries (summary box to highlight major points), Chronologies, Org. Charts (tree charts, used in sports pages a lot)