For this week's quiz, I found it to be quite easy in comparison to last week's quiz. Most of the questions seemed to be general knowledge and I generally did not have any issues this week. Woohoo!
Planning for assignment three
Event one
Event one is the Annual Yeppoon Village Festival. This event is Central Queensland's major music and arts celebration and 2015 will be the 13th Festival. The event will be held from the 21st to the 23rd of August. The event provides a vibrant mix of music, performing and visual arts, children's festival, street theatre, workshops and food and market stalls. The event is free for the public to attend. The Festival’s traditional main stage was held at the iconic Yeppoon Main Beachfront stage with other stages being hosted by a number of venues including the Keppel Bay Sailing Club and The Strand Hotel (The Village Festival, 2015). I do not need to get accredited for the event at all.
At the event, I plan to interview an attendee, an event coordinator and a performer and ask them questions such as:
- 'Is this your first time here?'
- 'What has made you attend the event?'
- 'What has been your favourite part of today?'
- 'What makes this year different to previous years?'
- 'What should everyone look forward to this year the most?'
I will also ask to take a photo of them with their permission to put on my Twitter and Storify accounts. The main parts of the event will be the mix of music and arts and comment on the talent of the local community. Also performing is music legend, Kasey Chambers. This should bring a large crowd to the area.
Event two
Event two is the Annual 2015 Rockhampton
Cultural Festival. At this event, there will be music and dancing with food
from all over the globe. The event will take place at the Heritage Village on
Sunday August 30. Festival goers can tempt their tastebuds with a wide variety of delicious food, cooked by local members of the international community, or sit back and relax with live music and dance from far-away places (The Morning Bulletin, 2015). I do not need to get accredited for the event at all.
At the event, I plan to interview an attendee and a stall operator and ask them questions such as:
- 'Is this your first time here?'
- 'What has made you attend the event?'
- 'What has been your favourite part of today?'
- 'What makes this year different to previous years?'
- 'What should everyone look forward to this year the most?'
I will also ask to take a photo of them with their permission to put on my Twitter and Storify accounts. The main parts of the event will be the mix of international cuisine from all parts of the globe, as well as international music and dances. It should bring a nice sense of multiculturalism to the local community.
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| Planning Source: Dreamstime, 2015 |
Three important reasons to plan
After watching Kate's video on why planning is important, I gathered three main points. These are:
- Time waits for no one! So get in there as quick as possible.
- Find your schedule or what the main events are! This is so you know what is happening and when and that you do not miss out on the important events.
- Have you acquired accreditation? It's important to know whether you are allowed to bring your camera to an event or not. If not, it might be confiscated at the entry. This is why it is important to get permission before you go to an event.
Newstory and media release review
In regards to O'Neil's (2015) story, I have never read such a terrible entertainment news story. There were many things wrong with it. Firstly, the title says "Robert Pattinson talks about his film, The Rover with Dave O'Neil". No he did not! The whole article talks about Robert Pattinson and how much of a teen idol he is. O'Neil (2015) also talks a lot about himself and Robert's security guard. But not once did the writer ask any questions about Robert's new film. The article is also quite offensive towards Robert's security guard and even President Obama. O'Neil (2015) also uses a lot of colloquialism such as 'mate', 'RPatz and 'KStew'. It is an absolutely atrocious article that doesn't actually get to the point!
However, Berkman (2015) wrote a wonderful media release that hit all the nails on the head. The media release starts off by explaining the situation and then goes more into the reason of why. According to Whitaker, Ramsey & Smith (2012) this is what a good media release should do. Every paragraph is no longer than a sentence and there is good use of facts backed up by quotes and sources. The media release towards the end explains what the expected resolution should be. The media release uses the KISS technique and gets straight to the point (Whitaker, Ramsey & Smith, 2012). There is also strong correlation between the title and the actual piece, unlike the entertainment story.
References:
Berkman, A 2015, 'Drought worst in living memory: AgForce survey, Advancing Rural Queensland, viewed 6 August 2015, http://www.agforceqld.org.au/index.php?tgtPage=news&id=view,478
The Morning Bulletin 2015, 'Rockhampton
Cultural Festival is coming up fast', The Morning Bulletin, viewed 6
August 2015, http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/rockhampton-cultural-festival-coming-fast/2730487/
The Village Festival 2015, About us, viewed 6 August 2015, http://www.thevillagefestival.org.au/pages/?ParentPageID=2&PageID=25
Whitaker, W & Ramsey, C & Smith, R 2012, Media Writing Print, Broadcast, and Public Relations, Routledge, New York.
Whitaker, W & Ramsey, C & Smith, R 2012, Media Writing Print, Broadcast, and Public Relations, Routledge, New York.
Great use of referencing the textbook for explaining a news story and a media release. However at the start of the blog reviewing the quiz , there could of been something that you may have thought to talk about. Great planning for your event , you have definitely thought of the key points proposed by Kate. :)
ReplyDeleteI can see that you have put time and effort into the planning of assignment three. You have explained your plan in an excellent manner. I love how you have included the textbook reference, this enhances the credibility of your work. To reach the HD level possibly include a journal article which will further improve the post. Another lovely post, you have clearly taken on this weeks readings and the points proposed by Kate.
ReplyDeleteWell done in planning your assignment three, both of the events sound interesting. However, you may want to elaborate on what you found difficult in the quiz. Overall I am very impressed by the use of references.
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