1. Quick and easy informal surveys
Man on the street
Quick and easy informal surveys

2. What are “man on the street” interviews?
Compilation of short interviews
Gathers a range of opinions on a topic
Can add humor to tell a story

3. Some examples “Jimmy Kimmel’s Pedestrian Question”
“Texas Tech Politically Challenged”
“Kids Can’t Answer Basic Questions”
“Jay Leno’s Science Quiz”

4. Setting it up You can do this by yourself or with ONE partner
Write your question
Create a question broad enough to not get the same answer from everyone but not so broad you can get a whole bunch of different answers
“Do you like football?” will get YES or NO
“What do you like about fashion?” is too broad
“What country did we fight in the Revolutionary War?” is better because it narrows down the answers
Write down your question in Word, title it “[last name] MOS question” and submit it Mrs. J via Google Drive or OneDrive by midnight on Wednesday, February 15, 2017

5. Doing the interviews Ask the same question of everyone
It will simplify editing
Don’t ask follow up questions: this is meant to be quick
Be sure to write down their name and grade (or have them say it, then edit it out)
Talk to a lot of people
The more footage you have, the better your final
You must interview at least FIVE people, only TWO of which may be in this class
If you intend to put their slates on rule of thirds, be sure to shoot it rule of thirds. If your slates will be lower thirds, then shoot it that way. BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR SHOTS!
Write and record your intro
Add some value, like Austin in the “Kids Can’t Answer Basic Questions” video (don’t just say “I interviewed students on their knowledge of the Revolutionary War”)
Only include the question on the first interview. The audience doesn’t need to hear the question multiple times since it’s identical

6. Editing and saving Edit it together
Your intro
Student interviews
Use slates for names and grades – don’t waste time by including “My name is Stevie and I’m a freshman”
Close
Again, add some value. Humor is great!
Save it as an MOV file; the whole thing should be no more than 90 seconds or so
Submit the final MOS interview segment to Mrs. J via Google Drive by midnight on Wednesday, February 22, We will watch and critique on Thursday and Friday

7. MOS assignment grading rubric
Criteria
Weight
Contains interviews with at least five people (only two in this class) 15
Video quality
Audio quality
Editing according to instructions
Tells a solid story that flows and engages the audience
Is saved as a .mov file 5
Overall effort 20
Total
100

8. You have a lot of time to complete this assignment
You have a lot of time to complete this assignment. If you are not utilizing your time wisely, by excessive talking, horseplay or getting off task (YouTube, Twitter, etc.), you will lose five points on the final video grade for each infraction. On the second infraction, you will lose five more. This is a MAJOR grade so STAY ON TASK!