Riassunti per Orale di Inglese I (Video Ted, Media)

Newspaper

A newspaper is a publication consisting of a number of large sheets of folded paper, on which news,

advertisements, and other information is printed. Radio

Radio is the broadcasting of programmes for the public to listen to, by sending out signals from a transmitter.

Package → a pre-recorded radio item which can include all or some of the following things: interviews,

comments, music.

Format → lenght and structure

Podcast → a digital medium that is distribuited over the internet and can be listened to on a personal computer

or portable media player.

Dry version → a pre-recorded item which includes only the spoken word – that is, no music or sound effects.

Cues → words said by a dj/presenter to itroduce and link segment/ music.

Key audience → most important listeners.

Trail ahead → to promote with a preview

Go on air → to be broadcast

Viral marketing → a tecnique that uses established social networks to promote a product; for example friends

forwarding a funny video clip by email.

Shortlist → list chosen from a longer list

Running order → sequence of stories in a radio show.

Breaking news → events that are happening as we speak

Lead stories → the most important stories.

To brief → to give instruction/information

New list → stories to be included in a programme.

Packages → pre-recorded radio items which contain interviews, comments, musict, etc...

Stringer → a freelance journalist

Debriefing → detailed discussion about work that as been done.

To update → to add the most recent information.

To liase → to speake to people in order to exchange information with item.

The Internet

1. Things you can find/do on the Internet

• Websites / web pages

• Blogs

• Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Pinterest…)

• Web portals (Yahoo, Tiscali...)

• News (official media, independent news sites, fake news)

• Search tools (Google search, DuckDuckGo, Bing…)

• Editing of shared documents (Google Drive, Dropbox...)

What kinds of things can you find/ do on the Internet?

• Email

• Video repositories (YouTube, Vimeo, Vevo…)

• Chats (Skype, Google Hangouts, FaceTime…)

• Forums

• File sharing tools (WeTransfer, Dropbox…)

• MOOCs (Coursera, EdX, Khan Academy…)

• Tutorials (Instructables, Hackaday...)

• Maps (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, MapQuest...)

• Reviews (of products / hotels / restaurants) (e.g. Tripadvisor)

• Shopping (Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba…)

• Streaming (video & audio)

• Music sharing websites (Soundcloud, Bandcamp)

Anything else?

2. More specifically for mobile phones:

• WhatsApp

Apps for:

- checking bus / train timetables

- weather

...

Anything else?

3. Internet risks and concerns:

• Privacy

• Security

• Phishing

• Scams (e.g. fake shopping websites) (note that all the shopping websites I have seen advertised on

Facebook turned out to be scams when I checked!!)

• Cyber-bullying

• Promotion of questionable behaviours (e.g. self-harm, extreme diets, terrorism)

• Hoaxes / Fake news

Do you know the difference between privacy and security?

Do you protect your data?

Do you check the privacy of your Facebook posts?

Do you shop from reliable websites?

Do you do a fact check before buying from a portal?

Useful tip: before you buy on the Internet, always google

“[name of portal/website] scam”, and see if it listed as scam

Do you know how to recognize a hoax, and avoid spreading fake

news?

Here is some useful advice:

• check if the source is reliable (e.g. BBC, New York Times…)

• check on websites such as bufale.net (for Italy), Snopes…

More information here:

https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/top-10-sites-todebunk-

internet-hoaxes/

• if the “news” (or Facebook post) include a photo, download it, then upload it on a Reverse Image tool

(e.g. Google Images, Tin Eye) to see what the photo really is about

Famous examples:

-“animali morti con i botti di capodanno” (in reality, photo was from Czeck website on illegal hunting of small

birds)

- “black lion” (in reality, photoshopped images of normal lion) ( Snopes found it through reverse image tools)

- anti-Islamic fake news, debunked by checking photos and videos

Fake news promote hate, racism and prejudice: always check your

facts!

4. If you were… what would you use to promote

your activity, and why?

a. Food blogger

Blog

Instagram

because...

b. Freelance photographer

Instagram

Website

because...

c. Journalist / opinionist

Twitter

Blog

because...

d. Seed saver / food campaigner

YouTube channel

Blog

because...

– Practise with other situations – Magazines

A magazine is a publication with a paper cover which is issued regularly, usually every week or every month,

and which contains articles, stories, photographs, and advertisements.

Coverline → short lines of text on the front cover of magazines which try to get the reader's interest by

describing some of the articles in the magazine.

• Can underlining, bolding, capitalisation, font size and style and colour vary?

Yes, good use of typographical features is an important way of getting the reader's attention.

• Is it impolite touse imperative coverlines?

No, not all. In fact they are very common,especially in celebrity magazines, magazines aimed at young

people and young adults, and magazines with a more populist appeal; they try to involve the reader

directly.

• What punctuation is omitted in coverlines?

Full stops are often omitted, but other punctuation is used. Exclamation marks are a common feature of

coverline because they show emotion and immediacy, and increase involvement. (especially in celebrity

magazines, etc..)

• What part of an article is sometimes introduced by quotation marks in coverlines?

Sometimes there is a direct quotation from the interviewee which includes the most sensational part of

the story.

• Is it ok s questin coverlines?

Yes, the idea is that the reader will want to read the article to find the answer.

Television

Television is the system of sending pictures and sounds by electrical signals over a distance so that people can

receive them on a television in their home.

Television refers to all the programmes that you can watch.

1. Do you work or do you know anyone who works, in the tv industry?

No, i doesn't work in tv and i doesn't know anyone who works in the tv industry.

2. would you like to work in the tv industry?

Yes, i would like design spot.

3. Director of news and current affair, editor, social affairs correspondent,reporter, researcher. Do the

sjobs exist in your couuntry? What are their responsibilities?

The Director of news and current affair is responsible for the gathering and production of national daily

news, as well as business, political and current affair programmers.

The director of news reports to the director-general and the deputy director-general.

The editor is the artistic force behind a series tv and radio. S/he is responsible for the programme and

the team, appoints and/or supervises staff, decides who does what on the programme, gives them advice

and supervises them on their work, and gives feedback on their performance.

A social affair correspondent reports news on social affairs, for example health, drugs, population,

migration, and labour and employement.

A Reporter is a person who collects and reports news for a tv station.

A Researcher is the person in charge of finding out facts and information about a given subject.

4. What differences do you think there are between being a newspaper journalist and being a tv journalist?

Both newspaper journalist and tv journalist collect and write news stories, for newspapers and television

respectively. However, whereas the tv journalist can count on the images being shown as well as a

comment being broadcast, the paper journalist has to describe things in detail to make readers visualise

what's happening (although the article may also include visuals such as photos or illustration)

Correspondent → a journalist employed by a tv station or a newspaper to report on a particular subject or send

reports from a foreign country-, similar to a reporter.

Running order → the list of stories that make up a news programme

(a) live → a report from a reporter, usually from the scene of a breaking news story

Wires → national and international press agencies

(an) exclusive → news which no other news organisation has

DV footage → recorded images shot on a digital video camera, often taken by eyewitnesses to news events

Camer crew → a team responsible for filming.

Effects → sounds/imaages prouced for proramme or film

Lay down → to record

Royalty-free compilation cd → a cd containing music you do not to pay the composer to use

EDL → edit decision list; it gives an idea of how the editor wants a programme to be edited

Intercut → to edit and mix two concurrent scenes

Shot list → a list of shots that the crew shot on location with a description and their time code.

Mix → gradual change made by the output editor from one shot to another so that you can actually see the next

shot appearing

Booth → a soundproof boxed room with a microphone

Time code → a sequence of numbers put on the tape when a cameraman records a shot so that it is easy to find

the shots

Clipspotter → someone who speak the language that the interviews use and is brought in to translate and

identify exactly the clips that the reporter wants to use to illustrate the script

Script → the narrative spoken by the reporter in the booth

Reconstruction → a short, filmed rapresentation of events that have already happened

Film

A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema or on

television. A film tells a story, or shows a real situation.

What films have you seen about the film industry?

Do you have a favourite film about the film industry?

About the pitch session

Background: the pitch session is the most popular and challenging part of the seminar. Besides filmmakers, we

are inviting investors to the seminar who may be willing to invest millions of dollars if they learn about a

project they like. To increase your chances of obtaining the financing and resources you need, we recommend

you prepare your pitch before the seminar.

The pitch session: your pitch will be one or two minutes in length

Key elements of your pitch

Genre → is it a comedy, a thriller, a drama, a teen movie, a documentary

Title → something active and engaging that would ma