Lecture 7-1 the introduction to our weather and news reporting unit

1. Lecture 7-1 Weather/news
Unit
lecture and first major activities of this unit

2. Weather Forecast
The most watched part of local newscasts
is the weather.
The Weather Channel is one of the most
valuable channels on cable and satellite

3. Performing the Weather
Forecasters use
monitors to see the
stuff on the green
screen behind them.
The process of
replacing the
green/blue with
images is called
Chroma Key
Never turn your back
to the camera

4. Know your Symbols
Low Pressure - Causes disturbance in the air
which causes rain/snow
High Pressure - Calms the atmosphere and
brings calm sunny weather
Cold Front - leading edge of cooler air
Warm Front - leading edge of warmer air

5. Weather Maps
Look for the Key - Guide to
what the map is about and
what the colors mean at
the top of a map
Green Stuff -
Rain. The darker the
green, the heavier the rain
Yellow Stuff -
Heavy rainthunderstorms

6. More Precipitation Maps
White stuff -
Snow
Pink Stuff -
Ice
Always check the
Key first.
Lets see a forecast!
On Winter Weather Maps

7. For a forecast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLtTcYepuEQ

8. Other Weather Stuff
Jet Stream - Fast
moving air that
influences our
weather in North
America
Hurricanes - Large
storms in tropics.
Circular in shape
Monsoon - Seasonal
rain showers in
desert and tropical
areas

9. Performance
Smile
Never turn your back to the camera
On a green screen, use your hands to cue you
what direction to move. Many things appear
backwards
Talk with confidence. Project your voice
Have energy and personality!!!!

10. more energy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpxiCxO5k0g

11. Or this one....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFC8ywUxJ3M

12. Assignment 1
Next 2 Slides

13. Practice
Open the Weather Folder on the Server under
Assignment Handouts. You will find at two to 3 weather
maps
Write in Pages a paragraph to 2 paragraph forecast
based on what is on the map FOR EACH MAP.
Start with an intro of yourself, then include state names
and proper terms for the symbols and colors. Talk
about what is going on in a friendly manner. Then wrap
up your paragraph with “This is _____ For KTOZ News.”

14. You will work with a small group and you will
each perform a weather forecast. Base it on
any one of the maps you choose. Record on
the green screen. Chroma key the map behind
you.
You will turn in your scripts (all of them) plus
your video of you on the green screen
performing the weather.

15. Assignment 2
Next Slide
and performed in class

16. Perform Weather
Get into groups of 5-6
Find a computer with the weather maps in Photo
Booth
two people will hold the chroma sheets, one will hit
record in Photo Booth, one will perform the
weather
Rotate and have everyone perform
Performance - 30 seconds to 2 minutes
Graded on energy and accuracy