[Solved] Reading COLLEGE GAMEDAY SEGMENT ASSIGNMENT

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

OVERVIEW

For this assignment, you will be creating a segment for College GameDay. Sport communication

is not just about publishing media guides or updating websites, but it is also interconnected with

the mass media. One of the most popular sport television programs is College GameDay. The

show started as a small pregame show for college football and has evolved into a highly rated

program covering not just college football, but also college basketball.

INSTRUCTIONS

You will be creating a segment for College GameDay. Although College GameDay only covers

college football and basketball, you may choose any college sport.

Your segment must follow the format of other segments appearing on the show. You may choose

the topic and content, but your subject should be one that would draw the interest of sports fans.

While a certain genre is not required, human interest stories should be given high consideration

for use. Whatever topic you choose, it must not be a story that has already become mainstream.

You cannot choose topics that have already appeared on College GameDay, E60, 30 for 30,

OTL, or other similar types of national shows. This needs to be a fairly original, true piece.

You will creating a College GameDay segment up until the point of filming. Your allotted

airtime is between 5–8 minutes. You do not have to film your segment.

Once you have chosen your topic and conducted extensive research, you will begin to outline

your segment. All of the following areas need to be addressed and planned for:

• Who will be featured in the segment

• Who will be interviewed

• Scripted questions for all interviews

• All locations where filming will be taking place

o This includes interviews, action shots, and B-Roll

• Narration scripts

• Music selections

Once you have made all of the above selections, you will create a detailed shooting and editing

schedule. All of this information needs to be compiled in a Word document in an organized

manner and submitted via the assignment submission link in Canvas. There is no minimum or

maximum length for this assignment

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