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Dispatch Issue #5

News
Summary: Many seniors skipped school on senior skip day. This led to $17,000 lost in in funding on March 15th for the school.
1.  Assistant Principal Lawrence Britton, Clara Provenzi, and Andrea Bowen.
2."We are losing money to provide services for them and what they need."
3. Yes
4. Quote

Commentary 
Summary: Social media and certain type of music has led to teen depression. The author thinks teen depression can't be prevented.
1.Nobody is quoted
2. No quotes
3.Yes
4. statement

Features
Summary: Bryan Baugher and his son work during SXSW. They sell drinks and food in the event.
1.Tipton Baugher and Angelle Guilbeau
2."[The experience]is always so much fun,"
3.Yes
4.Quote

In-Depth story
Summary: People talk about climate change and how it affects us. Some people
1.Zach Baumer and Ashley Spiro
2."Right now we are already seeing the effects of climate change in the form of extreme heat, flooding, wildfire and drought,"
3.yes
4.Quote

Sports
Summary: A freshman got ranked 99 out of the top 100 wide receivers for the class of 2022 in Texas. He wants to keep pursuing in football.
1.Adrian Rodriguez
2."I want to work and play harder so that I can one day be number one."
3.No
4. Quote

1.My favorite photo would be the one for teen depression and bullying.
1A. It is an interesting picture.
2.The one on the front o the newspaper.
2A. Bland background
3.The one on AFF and Bowie working together.
4. Some strong points are the made up pictures and the composition of the photos. Maybe just make the pictures more interesting.

1. My favorite story I read is the one on SXSW.
1A. I think working for SXSW is interesting.
2. The football one.
2A. I don't like sports.
3. Maybe more news on certain clubs or the school threat from the student.

Merger Photo

1. One thing that could be a problem is that the clothes that we wear wouldn't stand out and blend into the environment.
2. Some great places o take pictures on the bowie campus would be anything with a bland background.
3.Spell my name could work as a photo.
4. Anything with bright colors or could stand out against the background.

HDR Photo

HDR Photography

1. Some manipulations to the camera you will need to make an HDR photo is the camera should have an AEB function and software that has HDR photo manipulation.
2. A camera that has AEB or HDR, a tripod, and software that has HDR manipulation.
3. A reason a person might use HDR is to show high contrast of a photo,  show more of the colors in a dull image, and or to prevent blown out highlights or flat shadows.
4. The multiple photos merged together will show more range of colors and will make the image sharper than if it is jus on image.

Movie Review Prep

1. I would expect to see Captain Philips, some of the more important crew members, and the Somalian Pirates.
2. I expect the plot to be about Captain Philips a little before the pirates take over the ship. Then the four pirates take over the ship. Then they destroy the boat the pirates were on. The crew members then take hostage of one of the pirates and try to escape. They tried to exchange the pirate for Captain Philips, but the pirates took Philips. Then people came to get Captain Philips. The three pirates who captured Captain Philips are then shot down and then Captain Philips gets saved.
3. This Story is so important because it lead to the decrease of Somalian pirate attacks.
4. The pirates tried to take the ship because it had Cargo on it.

1.Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, and Faysal Ahmed.
2. PG-13
3. Paul Greengrass
4.Dana Brunetti, Michael de Luca, and Scott Rudin are some of the producers of this movie.
5. It won the Bafta Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
6. 55 million dollars
7. Most audiences liked it.
8. Most movie reviewers thought the movie was very well done.

Final Exam Preview

1. I have made a video on Youtube, on my phone, Snapchat, and a little bit on an old movie camera that uses cassettes.
2. A big difference using a GoPro or a DSLR camera compared to a phone is the options given compared to a phone and the image quality.
3. The video ideas will be my day at school, what I do the entire week, or how to cook something.
4. I could still images to show the passage of time or what to do for cooking.
5. Some audio I could use is music that I listen that fits into what is going on. Also me narrating what is happening.

Newspaper Design #2

Magazine Covers

Movie Reviews

The Favourite is a sharp-tongued costume drama with a delirious, disorienting edge1. A.V. Club
2. Katie Rife
3.7/10
4. Acting, cinemotography, story.
5. Looses interest in the second act.
6. "A frothy comedy would be a sucker punch in its own right coming immediately after The Killing Of A Sacred Deer (2017) Lanthimos’ bone-chilling domestic thriller. The Favourite is more than that. It’s got the venomous insults, the nimble comebacks, the backstabbing, the sex, the costumes, the sets, and everything else you could ever want from a viciously witty period piece. But this deliciously nasty riff on the Jane Austen tradition also has an absurdist streak that, along with its aggressively stylized camerawork, provides an unpredictable high-wire thrill all its own."

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma is a beautiful if incomplete tribute to the women who raise us
1. A.V. Club
2. Danett Chavez
3. I would give this review a 6/10.
4. Cinematography, Acting.
5.Story.
6."The result is a little too rose-tinted an homage, but Roma is still an exceptionally moving story, as well as another technical feat from Cuarón. There’s no indication that taking over for Lubezki put any undue strain on him—the impressive long takes are here, revealing all kinds of life (and danger) in the center of Mexico City and the neighboring small towns. They’re complemented by lateral pans that occasionally spin out, only to return to the calm center provided by Cleo, whose inspiration must have offered the same kind of consistency for Cuarón, a child of divorce. His gratitude is obvious, the camera fairly doting on Cleo as she moves through the comfortably cluttered apartment in Colonia Roma, the upper-middle-class neighborhood in the Mexican capital where Cuarón spent his childhood, and which lends the movie its title."

Magazine Cover Images

Portraits and Self Portraits

Prompt Shoot

The Dispatch Issue #4

News
Summary: Bowie Middle school was vandalized. The school got donations for the school 
1. Mark Robinson and Mia Scroggs.
2.The quote that was the strongest was "I got a all morning about 6:15 from a high school officer if I was aware of what happened at Bowie."
3.Yes.
4. Quote
Commentary
Summary: Bowie is trying to fix the traffic situation. Abby Repka thinks it isn't a very good idea. 
1.Nobody was quoted
2. No quotes
3. Yes
4.Statement
Features
Summary: The government shutdown happened. A student at Bowie is affected by this because her mom works for the I.R.S.
1.Isabel Martinez, James Ellerbrock, Diane McGowan, and Kaylin Brett.
2. "My mom wasn't working for a while."
3.Yes
4.Quote
Sports
Summary: Seth Werchan is on Varsity baseball. He talks about how to manage and become successful at school and baseball.
1.Seth Werchan and Sam Degelia.
2. "I would tell people who want to reach a level like I did is to work hard every day, be patient, and be productive."
3.Yes
4. Quote
In-Depth
Summary: The government shutdown and immigration policies are talked about in the article.  People go over their immigration experiences also.
1. Taylor Bhuiyan, Stephen Achilles, Trey Campsmith, Ruth Narvaiz, San Esteban, Marc Vockell, and Ariel Sandoval Olivia.
2. " I think the hardest thing for me to swallow; when I watch the news every night and see clips of the United States president speak so vulgarly regarding them.
3.Yes
4.Quote

1. My favorite picture is thew one of the immigration article with the Statue of Liberty.
1A. Why this my favorite is because it is a unique design and shows the issue addressed in the article.
2. The one on the dogs aid article.
2A. Crops out the second kid's head in the photo.
3. The one for the Orchestra because it would be fun to go there.
4. The photography was pretty good. The only issue is some of the cropping.

Sports Current Event

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/sports/toronto-raptors-brooklyn-nets.html

The headline of the article is "Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard Banks Home Game-Winner Against Nets."

The Toronto Raptor won against the Nets with the final score being 127-125. Some sports jargon in the article is 3 pointers, baskets, and home meetings. Adjectives are N/A. The article is a recap because it goes over a game that happened recently. The article goes over the names of the players by listing the names of the people on the team and saying how many baskets they made.

Sports Exploration Activity

Top 5 Athletes in Baseball

1. Mike Trout

2. Mookie Betts

3. Jose Ramirez

4. J.D. Martinez

5. Nolan Arenado

New York Yankees Summary2018

1. 100 wins, 62 loses

2. Yes

3. Boston Red Sox won the World Series

4. One important rule of baseball is three missed swings mean you are out. Another important rule of baseball if you hit the ball out of the the stadium it is a home run. this means all the players on the bases gets to score a point. Another important rule of baseball is that 3 outs then the other team is batting.

5. Ace = A team's best starting pitcher.

Bag = The base.

Dish = Home Plate

6. "Big win for us" is an example of a sports cliche. 

7. Babe Ruth was born in on 2-6-1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. He went to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.

 He hit more than 40 homers person season in 11 seasons.

Illustrator 3 pictures

Info.gram

Infograph Journalism
Infogram

My Favorite Cover

It’s hard not to be attracted to this cover of Surf featuring a young boy poking his tongue out at the camera. It is, in the words of Wedge & Lever, “sophistication that does not take itself too seriously.”

The photo is in black and white, making it look very unique and stand out more . The kid is sticking his tongue out, showing that it isn't taking itself very seriously. The picture is well framed with the kid drawing attention. The picture is also very clear and not out of focus and blurry. The kid is clearly having fun in the picture, which adds to it appeal. Since the magazine appears to be about surfing and locations related to it, the picture shows that in a way that is charming and silly.

Best Magazine covers 2015

Avoid eye contact. To create the same effect I don't look at the camera.
Use a cheeky photo. To create the same effect I do a silly photo.
Experiment with depth of field. I would use a different depth of field to create this effect.

Magazine Tips

1.  Image appeal
2.  Raise the curiosity of the reader
3.   Not to judge the cover on the screen
4.  Don't mess with the cover if the background is the most interesting part of it
5.  Try to enlarge certain colors if there is a blank background

Prompt Shoot 3

Prompt Shoot 2

This shows Nature and Rule of Thirds.

this shows nature and simplicity.

This photo shows balance.












This photo shows lines.

Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO

 F2.8
 F16
1.Eyes.
2. The smaller the Aperture number, the bigger the Aperture size.
3. Depth of Field is the amount of the photograph that appears clear from front to back.
Fast Shutter Speed             Long Shutter Speed   

1.
A.  Fast
B. Fast
C. Medium
D. Fast
E. Fast
F. Fast

A. Long
B. Long
C. Medium
D. Long
E. Long
F. Long
2.
A. Auto mode does the Shutter speed for you.
B. Shutter priority lets you change the shutter speed and the aperture mode is selected automatically.
C. Manual lets you change both the shutter speed and aperture mode.
1. The higher ISO brightens the image more.
2. Use low ISO when  there is more light exposure and low motion blur.
3. Use high ISO when there is less light exposure and high motion blur.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A:One of the main points regarding photo manipulation is that it is unethical to change photos. Another point is that as long as it doesn't change the photo's intent it's fine.
B: The philosophy of newspapers like the Washington Post is that they have strict guidelines on manipulating photos.
C: I think an acceptable way to manipulate a picture is if it's touching up the photo to make it look more of the intent. However if the picture is about a person you shouldn't change the way they look. Also if the picture is manipulated too much that is unethical for at least newspapers or articles.
D:I think this is a really unethical picture is because they changed it to make the girl more attractive. I think that's an awful thing to do because it shows that the person isn't important and it's how they look to the reader.
E: This picture isn't as unethical because it just combines the pictures of both people. This doesn't alter the people in the photo and isn't unethical to them.

Composition 9/11 Discussion and Post Shoot Reflection

 Lines
The lines of the tower is vertical to the person falling, drawing attention to the person.
Simplicity
A person is falling in the picture with not much of a background other than the lines of the building. The picture is simple, yet shows a the desperation people had during 9/11.
Rule of Thirds
The towers match up the the invisible lines called the rule of thirds. This draws attention to the towers.
Balance
This picture shows balance because the falling debris doesn't leave much empty space.
Framing
This photo is framed in a way to show the part of the building that is collapsing which shows lots of depth to the image.
Avoiding Mergers
The people in the photo don't merge together to make the image look weird or distracting.










Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)


The towers are symmetrical to each other. The big difference is the explosion on the left tower.
 Viewpoint
The photo is from a low angle. This shows how tall the buildings are.
Depth
This image has a lot of depth because there are people in the foreground  with buildings and smoke in the background.

Cropping
The image is cropped to bring attention to the shoes on the tree.

Welcome Back 2019

I like this photo cause you see one guy who isn't wearing a shirt and the others are in freezing temperatures.

The photo is very appealing with the fish swimming in the water.

The photo is very terrifying as you see the lava flowing out of the volcano.






My favorite song of 2018 is "Lightning Strike" on the album Firepower. The reasons its my favorite song of 2018 are the guitar work, fun and intense lyrics, and great singing. Also as a big fan of Judas Priest, this surprised me because they haven't done a song this since the 90's.

My favorite movie of 2018 is "Won't You be my Neighbor?". The reason is because it shows the person that Mr Rodgers was and what he believed in. Also it was the only movie that made me tear up this year.




The most important news story is the policy of Trump's policy of family separation at the border. This caused lots of immigrants who lived in the U.S. to go back without their families.

The most important person of 2018 in my opinion is Robert Mueller. The former FBI director has investigated Russian meddling in the 2016 election. His investigation led to more than 191 criminal charges against 32 people and three companies.

The biggest entertainment story of 2018 is the MeToo movement. Many big people in the entertainment industry were convicted of sexual assault in 2018 because of the MeToo movement. This movement was humongous in 2018 as many people told their stories of what happened to them.




1. One thing that happened during Winter Break that I will remember is that I went skiing.
2. My resolution for 2019 is to learn to play bass and get a girlfriend.
3.I am looking forward to hanging out with new friends.