Journalism
The first paragarph of a print news story.
What is the Lead (Lede) paragraph?
There are three of them in a standard play and in most story telling
What is Acts
A literary term used to describe the events that make up a story, or the main part of a story.
What is the PLOT?
This film term is used to make cast and crew aware that a bright light is about to come on
What is Striking?
Author of "I know why the caged bird sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
Sometimes its upside down, but it helps organize your writing
What is the inverted pyramid?
The place we usually meet the protagonist at the beginning of the first act. Its not a real place but a "state"
What is "their Normal" world
Written words that causing harm to someone's reputation or your livelihood.
Correct Answer: What is Libel? (Slander is spoken words)
A camera movement where you follow a moving subject, while keeping them in frame.
What is tracking?
This pulitzer prize winning author wrote a play for every decade of the 1900s to tell the story of African Americans in the USA.
Journalism not generated by a particular news event or a press release, but rather generated by a reporter or news organization by developed sources and finding a story.
What is Enterprise Journalism
(Judge will accept "Investigative Journalism")
The rules for the story, the setting for the story and so so much more
What is the story world
Two important elements of story that take place in the 3rd act of a story?
What is climax and resolution?
These three lights compose a three point lighting set up.
What are key light, fill light and back light?
What is the highest grossing film ever written by an African American film and television writer?
Black Panther - By Joe Robert Cole & Ryan Coogler
A wire service that also helps with "style"
What is the Associated Press?
A good character has to have this, both inside and visible
What is the Character's Desire?
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda
Crossing this imaginary line, when shooting can make for a difficult edit.
What is the 180 degree rule?
Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer for Fiction Writing. She will be missed.
Who is Toni Morrison
The annual and most prestigious award given to good journalism each year
What is the Pulitzer Prize
A different story within your story. But we don't use numbers
What is a Sub-Plot or B story
A literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
What is exposition
In photography, these three layers help to create depth of field in a picture.
What is foreground, middle ground , background?
The only African American to ever win an Oscar for Original Screenplay
Who is Jordan Peele