Construction In Tucson

Blog Post 5

Easter Egg Hunters Discover Dead Body ABC News

This story took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, where a woman had been smelling a foul odor outside of her home for a few days and looking for the source. She hadn’t found the source, but even asked the person who mowed her lawn to be on the look out for anything that could be causing the smell.The body was found 15-20 feet from the edge of the deck, and was discovered last Wednesday during an Easter egg hunt. There are no signs of foul play that police can tell, but due to the decomposition of the body, a further autopsy will be needed to make sure.

This story was definitely a topic that caught my attention right away because this isn’t the typical happy easter story. The information is from a credible source, but the video didn’t seem complete to me. It left me with a lot of unanswered questions.

I think the video had a lot of good angles of the house, both video and stills, that really showed the deck and how a person could be hidden under it. I thought it might need a little more variety when it comes to B Roll though. I thought they showed the man a perfect amount of time and need the same balance with great B Roll.

The audio was great on this topic and the news reporter was easily heard and understood. The piece flowed nicely, but I would have really liked to see them speak to the woman who actually owns the house and have her explain how they found the body and where they’re going from here. I would also really like a follow up video that does interview the owner and then explains the results of the autopsy and where the investigation goes from here.

Construction In Tucson – WIP

Blog Post 4

Ex-Taco Bell Interns Want Credit for Doritos Taco Huffington Post

This article is about a woman named Andrea Watt and her team who came up with the idea for the Doritos Taco back in 1995 during a summer internship. She said that her and her group pitched the idea to executives as a part of an intern competition and lost. Their idea ended up being a winner more than 15 years later, bringing in over a billion dollars in sales.Watt stated that she’s sure she signed something that states that anything they pitched would belong to Taco Bell, but she just wanted credit for her idea.

I thought this story was interesting because I’m sure a lot of people have eaten this taco, and usually hone it comes to these types of things, major companies can be sued for stealing ideas. When I read the headline I was instantly interested because I wanted to see if anyone was trying to sure Taco Bell and how the story ended. It is definitely an entertaining piece, but the video was too short. I liked that it gave all the basic information, but when you read the actual story below it, you get so much more information that wasn’t offered in the video. The video did get a lot done in the short amount of time though. They showed a picture of the team with their idea, pictures of the materials they created to market the product, and other various shots. There was a nice amount of B roll to accompany the anchorman’s A roll. I liked that they used a quote in the video as well.The audio was very clear and easy to understand.The story didn’t really have a very distinct beginning, middle, and then end but I think that is because the story was so short and to the point.The fonts used on all written parts were easy to see and read. I liked this story but I think it would have been nice to hear more quotes from Watt and her teammates in the video since they were included in the written piece.

Brenda Wallace