What would happen if you put Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric together on the same set? Well, that's just what you'll see in the movie "Morning Glory" starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton.
The movie is about a young television news producer Becky Fuller played by McAdams, who is given the opportunity to revive a struggling network morning show as the over worked, under experienced and under paid Executive Producer. After firing a crass and sexist male co-host from the show, Fuller is Tasked with finding a replacement and forces the job on the washed up hard edged news anchor Mike Pomeroy played by Ford. Pomeroy's co-host is a one time beauty queen that is the center of her universe, Colleen Peck played by Keaton.
Pomeroy's hard edge news reporting doesn't mix well with the shows theme of entertaining the viewers and this leads to a surprisingly comical interplay with Peck both on the air and off.
Although the storyline was a bit played out and a little exaggerated the story was believable and entertaining. Anyone that knows people in the TV news world will tell you that it is a busy, demanding and cutthroat business where mistakes made by one person opens the door for the next great and often short lived talent.
All that said, I left the theatre with the feeling that audiences will enjoy this movie and that I would add this title to my home movie collection. At least that way I wouldn't have to listen to the irate elderly man in front of me complain about his seat while he and his date wrestle with their plastic salad boxes that they smuggled in the theatre.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Hatfield Exhibit gets a Makeover by LBCC Graphic Arts
The Hatfield Marine Science Center has given the LBCC Graphic Arts students an opportunity to give an otherwise boring exhibit a complete makeover.
Mark Farley, the exhibit designer at the Hatfield asked the students to redesign the “Dive and Explore” exhibit, which is sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The current display is not much more than a grey box with three monitors that show a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) recovering a rumbleometer, which is also part of the exhibit. The rumbleometer is a large underwater instrument package that measures changes on the ocean floor and was deployed on the Axial Volcano off the Oregon/Washington coast.
This is not the first time the graphic arts students have helped out at the science center said John Aikman, faculty advisor for the graphic arts department. Last year the students redesigned and replaced old and aging signage throughout the Science Center.
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| Exhibit model constructed by graphic arts students Jessica Bonnett, Morgan Ulrich and Jawann Venavle. Photo Provided by Harold Wood |
The process for the display started last spring when all of the 15 students where given the assignment to create their own version of the exhibit. The criterion for the display was that it had to be fun and educational. From the 15 displays five solutions where chosen based on suggestions from John Aikman, the student advisor and from Farley.
The students where then divided into five groups and worked to design displays based on a common theme. From these five only two where chosen and presented to a panel of judges at the Hatfield, which is made up of, members form each department.
“A selection will be made after the holidays’” said Farley, “After which a grant will be written and the displays will be built.”
There’s not a definite timeline for the completion of the exhibit but the graphic arts students will be included in the construction and the new exhibit.
Brass Media Visits LBCC
Brandon Goldner from Brass Magazine visited the journalism class at LBCC to share his views about journalism and his role at the magazine.
Brass Magazine is a quarterly magazine which has two publications, one geared towards high school age students and the other geared towards college age students and distributed through credit unions. The magazine's focus is to help students better understand money.
Goldner expressed that you shouldn't be afraid to take criticism about your work and ask questions. He stated, "your peers are a good source of what you can do better."
If you're passionate about what you want to do then do anything you can to get your foot in the door. It is important to keep trying and never give up on your goals no matter what you're striving to achieve. One of Goldners' first jobs in journalism was working at The Commuter at LBCC as a editor and writer. He later to a position at the Albany Democrat Herald working part time at the front counter. While working at the Herald and going to school full time Goldner applied for an internship at Brass Media.
"You need to find a balance in life," said Goldner, "don't burn yourself out."
If we really love to write then you have to put yourself out there and find opportunities to write. Put as much effort into what you want to do as you can. Even if you fail, keep trying and your efforts will pay eventually pay off.
One very important point that was made was that when you are writing you need to research your subject in great detail even if it seems trivial to you, it can be an important detail to your readers. Be engaged during your interviews and follow up after your interviews with more research.
"Let your stories adapt," stated Goldner regarding writing your story and where it goes by the way the subject plays out.
At A Glance
For more information on Brass Magazine or becoming a freelance writer
contact Brass Media at:
Brass Media Inc
PO Box 1220
Corvallis, OR 97339
Tel/ (541) 753-8546
Fax/ (541) 753-8548
Email/ brassService@brassmedia.com
Contact Brandon Goldner at brandongoldner@brassmedia.com
Brass Magazine is a quarterly magazine which has two publications, one geared towards high school age students and the other geared towards college age students and distributed through credit unions. The magazine's focus is to help students better understand money.
Goldner expressed that you shouldn't be afraid to take criticism about your work and ask questions. He stated, "your peers are a good source of what you can do better."
If you're passionate about what you want to do then do anything you can to get your foot in the door. It is important to keep trying and never give up on your goals no matter what you're striving to achieve. One of Goldners' first jobs in journalism was working at The Commuter at LBCC as a editor and writer. He later to a position at the Albany Democrat Herald working part time at the front counter. While working at the Herald and going to school full time Goldner applied for an internship at Brass Media.
"You need to find a balance in life," said Goldner, "don't burn yourself out."
If we really love to write then you have to put yourself out there and find opportunities to write. Put as much effort into what you want to do as you can. Even if you fail, keep trying and your efforts will pay eventually pay off.
One very important point that was made was that when you are writing you need to research your subject in great detail even if it seems trivial to you, it can be an important detail to your readers. Be engaged during your interviews and follow up after your interviews with more research.
"Let your stories adapt," stated Goldner regarding writing your story and where it goes by the way the subject plays out.
At A Glance
For more information on Brass Magazine or becoming a freelance writer
contact Brass Media at:
Brass Media Inc
PO Box 1220
Corvallis, OR 97339
Tel/ (541) 753-8546
Fax/ (541) 753-8548
Email/ brassService@brassmedia.com
Contact Brandon Goldner at brandongoldner@brassmedia.com
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