Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Greatest NFL Catches in the Past Decade

5. Pierre Garçon one handed catch from Peyton Manning.


With one of the rare instances where Peyton Manning had a pass a little bit overthrown, Pierre Garcon had no problem catching the ball. His leap made him look like he had a 48 inch vertical as he reached with one hand up in the air and grab the ball as if it were a tennis ball and brought it down for the catch.

4. Troy Polamalu Interception.


Possibly the greatest interception ever and maybe the greatest safety ever to play the game, this diving one-handed catch of the defender was definitely a jaw dropper. He was only inches away from hitting the ground but secured the catch just in time.

3. Brandon Lloyd one hander.


Go to the 1:38 minute mark. This Odell Beckham Jr. like catch was absolutely insane, though it was not a touchdown like Beckham's was, it was certainly a further pass and catch as he reached for the skies over his shoulders and go it with one hand.

2. David Tyree's helmet catch in Superbowl XL11



No doubt this was the greatest catch in Super Bowl history, this catch also propelled the Giants to a comeback victory over the undefeated Patriots. Once he caught it, he sort of put the ball on type of his helmet for support and to keep it from dropping. Eli Manning's scramble aaas perfect. The pass was perfect. The catch was perfect. And the Patriots perfect season was over.

1. Odell Beckham Jr's greatest catch.


To many people's eyes, this was the greatest catch ever seen. This kid is only a rookie and already has arguably one of the greatest catches in NFL history. While the corner was penalized for holding on to him, Beckham reached over in a 120 degree angle, reached up with one hand, and caught the ball with two fingers and a thumb. Absolutely amazing. This catch will be the greatest catch ever for a very long time.

Friday, November 21, 2014

A New Golden Age?

When HBO and CBS announced that they were allowing customers to bypass traditional and go view entertainment directly front the internet, changes were coming to the TV industry. The author states that because of this, the world entered a new 'Golden Age.'

The author's argument in this article is that consumers now dominate the content creation process. He sources that more new content posted in one month on YouTube than was created by the three major television networks in the past 60 years. He also states that when HBO battles market shares, it will continue to change the way we share our stories, but also says that Netflix has already established this  by negotiating the release of new film both in theaters and streaming online.
Some strengths of this article is that he uses a bunch of evidences and backs it up with the resources he found them with (i.e Youtube and Netflix). He is also very good at transitioning from one paragraph to another by using words and sentences to don't complete his argument or fact but yet finishes it in the next paragraph to keep the readers interested in the article. He does not have any major weaknesses in the article.

The author constantly supports his main points with examples of how TV/Gaming companies are adjusting to the new lifestyles of the so called 'Golden Age' of the modern era. 
The evidence is convincing to me because the companies he talked about are companies I use often. I was a little bit confused on what he meant when he said the "installment of  Crouching Tiger, and Hidden Dragon." I didn't know if it was a reference to something or a certain form of word usage.

Overall I thought this was a well developed article over the 'Golden Age' that included many arguments and backed up his arguments with evidence/resources. 

http://www.wired.com/2014/10/digital-innovation-golden-age/




Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Five Tips for Interviews

1) Make sure you get multiple angle shots of your interviewer. You don't just want one shot the whole entire interview.

2) Do your research. Make sure you actually know what is going on with your interview before it happens. Things might get awkward if you don't.

3) Know what type of questions and story you want to create before you film. If you come unprepared to the interview, then your interviewer might get upset because you are wasting his time just trying to figure out what type of questions you are going to ask him or her.

4) Don't make the person you are interviewing look at a camera. That usually makes a person feel uncomfortable, make the person you are interviewing look at you when the interview is taking place for better results and better answers.

5) Be sure you have prepared questions that relate to the interview. This will allow the interview to go  as plan instead of awkward questions.