This is what writing is for with Broadcast Script Writing
What is The Ear
100
This characteristic of newsworthiness informs the public of facts or statistics that may not be readily available.
What is Informative
100
This type of story consists on something that just happened or is happening currently (example) big car crash downtown 10 minutes ago
What is Hard News
100
This is the first shot of a story that introduces your subject matter.
What is an Establishing Shot
100
This kind of question you should never ask in an interview because leaves you with little to work with
What is a Yes or No question
200
This is the style that broadcast text is written.
What is Circular Style
200
This characteristic of newsworthiness features someone or something that is held in high regards in the community
What is Prominence
200
This type of news story should include opposing view points
What is Issue
200
Moving the camera up and down on a tripod.
What is Tilting
200
A location that is quiet without distractions for your interview
What is a Good Setting
300
This is the type of tone broadcast is written with.
What is Conversational
300
This characteristic of newsworthiness is a story that relates directly to the personal life or life experiences of an individual or group of individuals
What is Human Interest
300
This type of story is usually about people and things they like. These stories often elicit emotion from the viewer.
What is a Feature
300
This shot generally shows people from the waist up.
What is a Medium Shot
300
Making small talk withe person to get them comfortable for the interview
What is an Ice Breaker
400
This is the voice broadcast is written in.
What is Active Voice
400
This characteristic of news worthiness is a story that covers an issue with two opposing sides
What is Conflict
400
This type of story usually comes from results of a medical or technical study.
What is a Project Report
400
This is a shot that looks up from below and helps establish size
What is a Low Angle Shot
400
These are questions that come from an answer you get during an interview and usually give you better answers
What is a Follow Up question
500
These are the 3 main instructions for writing a broadcast script.
What is Be Clear, Concise, and Correct
500
A good example of this newsworthy characteristic is story about a local factory closing and 200 people from a community lose their jobs.
What is Impact
500
An example of this type of story would be- a fire station burned down one day. Two months later a story was produced about how a local fire department donated a truck to the other fire department to help rebuild
What is a News Sidebar
500
This is when you film 3 or more shots of the same action to help make your video more appealing when edited together
What is A Video Sequence
500
Having a list of questions for your interview and reminding the person you are interviewing ahead of time