ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY:
Regarding the book by Bob Dotson, Make It Memorable: Please read the introduction and Section One (pages 3-41). Then, answer the following questions and be sure to exceed the requested word counts:
o What do you notice about the way he writes? Use specific examples, please. (75 words)
o What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27? (75 words)
o With the scripts: What do suppose is described in each column? Why would it be split like that? What else is interesting about the scripts? (50 words)
o On Page 34 (and to the end of the section), Dotson writes about a long-form feature. Find one of these (a story at least 4 minutes long) on a TV news magazine such as Rock Center, 20/20 or 60 Minutes. Then, give and explain examples of how the storyteller uses the five bulleted traits Dotson gives on Page 34. (200 words)
What do you notice about the way he writes?
What I have noticed about the way Bob Dotson writes
was how unique of a perspective he pursues in his writing. Bob Dotson gives
many examples for what he is trying to teach to the reader. His examples are
different because they are reports and interviews. One good thing about his way
of using these examples is it keeps the reader interested with his stories. A
second good thing about these examples was his ability to make the reader look
for the examples, keeping everything amusing and interactive.
What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27?
When I was reading Bob Dotsen's book Make It Memorable I learned a entire new
perspective on broadcasting a story. On the pages 1-27 a lot of information
came up on what essentials are needed to make a news story memorable in the
short little time it has to be reported. I learned unique ways to gain the
perfect sound bites, the Rule of Threes, filling in the science, and the
Non-Question/Question.
With the scripts: What do suppose is described in each column? Why would it be split like that? What else is interesting about the scripts?
I thought the scripts and the interviews where
unique to add to the book. The scripts are written out in columns, and include short
headings followed by what interviewers and reporters script. It seems to me the
scripts are split into two sides, one column stating where/when/setting taking
place like the b-roll, and the other Colum with the sound bites and stand-ups
give and explain examples of how the storyteller uses the five bulleted traits Dotson gives on Page 34:
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