So you've decided that you want to be a Broadcast Journalist?
Many different thoughts go through you're while trying to first off figure out what story you want to pursue. After that, it's just a matter of getting everything that is needed for it and then putting it together.
For all clarity and purposes, I have already turned in my first news story, however as I was completing it, some (if not all) of these thoughts (or a variation of them) came across my mind at some point during the process.
1. Ok, so what are the important parts to my story?
And how do I convey those things to my viewers?
2. What b-roll should I get?
B-roll is supplemental or alternative footage intercut with the main shot.
3. Do I have all the interviews I need?
Who are the essential figures in this story?
4. What's my angle? How do I stick to it?
Who do I need to interview for it?
5. What questions should I ask in my interview?
And more importantly, What type of questions will get me the answers I want?
6. What are the important facts?
Should they all be included?
7. Do my voice overs cover everything that my interviews don't?
What else is needed for this story?
8. Agh, my video is over the 1 minute and 30 seconds allowed time.
Do I reduce it or do I leave it as is? I guess it depends on how much its over.
9. How should I say my tageline at the end of the video?
The tagline is when the reporter says their name and their station affiliation at the end of their story.
10. Should I include a standup? Where should it be?
What do I want to say?
11. Should I include a graphic?
Is there something that can be said in a list form that the viewers need to see? Is it symptoms of a disease? Event details?
12. How do I make my interviews connect with my voice overs?
Does what I am saying make sense?
13. What does my script need to look like?
Should I add a NAT pop here? What SOT (Sound on Tape) do I want to use?
