Attention J61 students:
You must write in the inverted pyramid style using one-sentence paragraphs for your blog posts. Some students do not use the inverted pyramid style on their blogs. They use long, 6-8 sentence paragraphs that are not in keeping with the style of media writing we're learning.
You will not receive credit for the assignment unless you write in the inverted pyramid style for your blog posts. AP style should also be followed when writing blog posts or hard-copy assignments.
Below is an example of the one-sentence format you should use for your blog posts:
Cinequest director John Burgess' movie "One Small Hitch" indulged us on what it was like to be a USC graduate student and what it took to get a movie into Cinequest.
"The Powderpuff Principle" was Burgess' feature film as a graduate student in USC.
It depicts the story of a high school nerd that grows up to become the principal and decides to get revenge on his students that remind him so much of his past tormentors.
I have not seen his Cinequest film "One Small Hitch" but I really enjoyed his student film.
What I found interesting was how many known actors were used.
The star of the film was Clint Howard and it had an appearance by Linda Blair as well.
According to Burgess, it was not easy to get known actors to appear in a film directed by a student. He had to lie in order to get what he wanted.
The sacrifices that he had to make like selling his condo in order to produce his first Cinequest film seem to be paying off.
"One Small Hitch" will be shown on international flights and Burgess was even asked to direct a film.
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