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News Packages

News Packages. Creating a Story for Television. In-Depth News (REVIEW). Purpose: Present a thorough examination of an issue or event Where do we get information for an in-depth story? Talk frequently with those in authority or those who are well-informed about the community

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News Packages

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  1. News Packages Creating a Story for Television

  2. In-Depth News (REVIEW) • Purpose: Present a thorough examination of an issue or event • Where do we get information for an in-depth story? • Talk frequently with those in authority or those who are well-informed about the community • Take more time than a regular story because they require research and interviews with INFORMED PEOPLE

  3. Interviewing for Television • Interviews are probably the most important part of the story. Why? • Because they add the “human element” • Remember, YOU can state the facts, but only a source can input their opinion • Who are the best people to interview? • An expert on the subject • Someone who witnessed the event • Example?

  4. Setting up your shot • Fill the subject in the frame, but you don’t have to CENTER them • It’s better to have them slightly off-center • Prevents “bumping heads” • http://youtu.be/F2AitTPI5U0?t=5m24s

  5. Bumping Heads Alternate sides to prevent bumping heads Bumping Heads

  6. The Reporter • As the reporter, remove yourself from the shot • Stand just to the side of the camera • Have the subject look at YOU • Only the reporter is allowed to look at the camera • The source should be looking just to the left or right • Vary the direction and be sure to give “lead/look room”

  7. Leaving space in front of the subject for them to “look” or “move” so that they are not bumping into the frame Lead/Look Room

  8. Lead Room/Look Room

  9. Starting the Interview • Question #1 • What is your name and can you please spell it? • This ensures you have the person’s name and correct spelling for their lower third

  10. Open-Ended Questions • What is an open-ended question? • A question that requires more than a one-word answer • Closed questions aren’t just yes/no • Why must we ask open-ended questions? • The best sound bites come from those questions that make the source answer WHY • You can’t use a sound bite of someone saying “yes” or “no”

  11. Follow-Up Questions • A question that gets the source to expand on a topic • When should you ask them? • To get them to expand • To change the focus or the topic • If you don’t understand what they said • Pretend like it’s for your benefit—not the camera’s

  12. B-Roll • Extra footage filmed at the scene of an event • This is the footage that you will get to help you “write to pictures” • Film as much as possible • Film in SEQUENCES • Wide, Medium, Tight, Tight, Tight • It is better to have too much footage (that you don’t use) than to have to little (that you wish you had) • It will help you in the editing process • Make a list of shots you need, based on the interview or the script you have prepared

  13. Goals for News Package Project • Conduct an interview with open-ended questions • Properly introduce sound bites in your news package • Use B-roll footage to cover jump cuts • Present a thorough examination of an issue or event

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