Dotson 3-41

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)
There are a few things that I notice about Bob Dotson's writing style. For one, he uses a lot of examples, and explains everything thoroughly. I understand exactly what he is talking about most of the time. Another thing that I notice is he uses detail. He goes much in depth with his detail. Almost every sentence contains an example or a detailed statement. I find this style easier to read and more comfortable because its like I am having a conversation with him.
o What did you learn from reading pages 9 to 27? (75 words)
I learned a few important steps to having great camerawork. On page 11 he talks about the Non-Question/Question. It is a technique to getting key soundbites out of shy people. He gives a great example in the book, but what he does, is start by talking about something common between the cameraman and the interviewee. Then, once they are having a conversation, he says something that sparks the final question.





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)
My best guess to the scripts is they are split to show topics. The right side is the dialogue and the left side is the shot they are going to get. Overall I do not like the scripts. They are confusing and irrelevant in my opinion. They could be useful if they were modified a bit.
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)

• Scene- The scene takes place in California. They start by doing a wide shot of the news reporter over the beach. Then they set the scene by explaining what happened. The shots contained pictures of the women and the family and friends.
• Foreshadowing- They used foreshadowing by telling what happened to the women, but they left you thinking of why she went missing, and how.
• Conflict- The conflict is a women is lost for 11 years and finally found. People thought she had died and fortunately it turned out to be not true.
• Character Growth- For character growth was the woman came back after 11 years to return with her family.
• Resolution- The resolution is the woman returned home after being with the homeless for 11 years, which was good news.