BRIANS SONG by William Blinn Brian Piccolo Born

BRIAN’S SONG by William Blinn

Brian Piccolo • Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on October 31, 1943. • Played college football at Wake Forest. • Led nation in rushing his senior year. • Unselected in 1965 NFL draft. • Tried out for the Chicago Bears and made the team as a running back.

Gale Sayers • • Born in Wichita, Kansas on May 30, 1943. Played college football at Kansas University. Drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1965. He also won the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1965. • Brian Piccolo’s best friend in the NFL.

Teleplays • Narrator- the unseen character that tells the story. • Voice-over- The voice of a character that is not on the screen. • Fade-in- The picture fades on the screen. • Fade-out- The picture fades off the screen. • Pan- The camera swings from one side to the other.

Teleplays cont… • Hard cut- Shift abruptly to a different scene. • Zoom- Move in quickly for a close view or away for a distant view. • Freeze frame- Remain focused on one image for a few seconds.

Football Jargon Extra Credit • On the following slides, I have 26 football terms. I want you to take 20 of them and make a poster telling me the word and the definition or pictures of each, • Worth 10 points if you do the terms, 15 if you do the pictures. Have to be all one or the other. • Due Friday Feb. 18.

Football Jargon Defensive lineman Offensive lineman Blocking sled Rope framework Rookie Running back Screen Blitz Offensive back Three point stance Halfback option Flanker Scrimmage Second string Fullback Pitch-out Carries Game ball N� umber two halfback Punt return Kicker End run Safety Training camp Wing back Slot receiver