Gives views a reason to remember
When interviewing try not to ask questions
Make observations
Get a closing shot so viewers remember
Video shooting tips:
Creat a strong close
Build your report around sequences
Use strong natural sound to heighten realism, authenticity, and believability
Short sound bites prove the story you are showing.
Writing the Script:
Always remember! Your not the story
Do you know what you want your audience to take away?
Write to the pictures first. A strong lead will instantly telegraph the story to come
Keep the Main body of the script to three to five main points
Say nothing your viewers would already know, or that visual s could "say" better
Allow for moments of silence
Build in surprises to sustain viewer involvment: Visuals, wild sounds, short bites, poetic script
Address the Larger Issue
Make sure it meets the "so what" test
Would someone truly care about your topic?
Make your story MEMORABLE
Do your viewers feel something when watching?
Practice
Rewrite the following to make sense:
Miners refuse to work after death - After coworkers death miners refuse to work
Stolen painting found by Tree - A stolen painting was found next to a tree
Grandmother of Eight Makes Hole in One - 95 year old makes a hole in one
Milk Drinkers are Turning to Powder - Powdered Milk vs Regular Milk
NJ Judge to Rule on Nude Beach - Nude Beach in NJ be banned?
Juvenile Court Tries Shooting Defendant - Shooting Defendant on trial by Juvenile Court
Iraqi head seeks arms - Head of Iraq seeks for illegal weapons
Death causes loneliness, felling of isolation - Depression rising in teen suicides
Queen Mary has botton scraped - Queen Mary has scraped the bottom of the barrell
Police begin campaign to run dow jaywalkers - New campaign for Police to stop jaywalking
