Framing and omposing Shots
This type of shot frames a subject from the shoulders up.
What is a medium close-up?
B-Roll is extra footage that helps support this part of a news story.
What is the main story or interview?
This type of question usually starts with “How” or “Why” and encourages longer, more detailed answers.
What is an open-ended question?
This factor of newsworthiness refers to how close a story happens to the audience's community.
What is proximity?
The spoken words that explain a video clip or B-Roll are called this.
What is a voiceover?
This basic rule suggests placing your subject along imaginary lines that divide the screen into thirds.
What is the rule of thirds?
B-Roll should match or relate to what the person is doing or saying. This is known as?
What is "See Dog, Say Dog"?
Short, powerful clips taken from interviews to be used in a news story are called this.
What are sound bites?
Stories about famous people or celebrities are examples of this newsworthiness factor.
What is prominence?
This short phrase appears on screen to identify a person speaking, usually with their name and title
What is a lower third?
A shot taken from far away to show the setting or environment is called this.
What is a wide shot (or establishing shot)?
Name two examples of good B-Roll footage for a story about the school garden.
What are medium and long shots of students planting, medium shots of watering plants, or close-ups of vegetables?
You interview a student who says, “It was fun.” Why is this not a strong sound bite, and how could you follow up?
What is because it’s too vague, and you could ask “What made it fun?” or “Can you describe what happened?”
If a story has a strong emotional impact or affects a large group of people, it is said to have this quality.
What is human interest or impact?
This term describes how important or interesting a story is to viewers or readers.
What is newsworthiness?
These are two tips you should follow when filming footage on your phone to make it look professional.
What are hold the phone horizontally and turn your grid on?
Why is it important to record more B-Roll than you think you need?
What is to have more choices during editing or to make the story more interesting?
Two of the many steps to a great interview
What are . . .
1. define your purpose of the interview
2. do some research on the subject and interviewee
3. Create your list of questions
4. Listen and ask follow-up questions
5. Give the interviewee the last word
6. Thank the person for their time
This newsworthiness factor relates to how recent or current a story is.
What is timeliness?
When a television reporter appears in front of the camera to narrate part of a story, most often at the beginning to set up the story, or at the very end.
What is a News Standup?
This type of shot or angle is used to make a subject look powerful or strong.
What is an upshot or low angle?
When editing a broadcast segment, why is it important to vary your B-Roll shots (close-ups, wide shots, over-the-shoulder, etc.)?
What is to keep the viewer engaged, make the story more dynamic, or help tell the story more clearly by showing different perspectives?
Two reasons why Broadcast journalists include interviews in their stories.
What are
1. to add credibility
2. real-life perspective (Humanize the Story)
3. make the story more personal and engaging
4. provide expert insight
5. Clarify infromation
Explain how the concept of “conflict” can add to a story’s newsworthiness.
What is conflict that creates drama or tension, which makes stories more compelling and attention-grabbing?
A angle a reporter can take for a story about a local marathon
What are . . .
Angle 1: Human interest: A runner overcoming challenges to participate.
Angle 2: Economic impact: How the marathon boosts local businesses.
Angel 3: Community: How the event brings people together.
Name two things you should check before recording to make sure your shot is well-composed.
What are framing and lighting (also focus, background, or headroom)?
During editing, you notice that your B-Roll doesn't match the voiceover and confuses the viewer. Explain how you would fix this and what this mistake teaches about planning B-Roll during production.
What is replacing the footage with more relevant B-Roll that matches the script and always planning B-Roll shots based on what’s being said or shown in the story?
The three phases of an interview
What are the "Invitation and Scheduling, the "Interview," and the "Appreciation"
The acronym that we use to remember the elements of Newsworthiness and each element
DIPS PUNT
Drama
Impact
Prominence
Proximity
Usefulness
Novelty
Timeliness
Two tips in creating a Standup.
What are . . .
Show the context/location of the story
Personalize the scene
Include an action (and prop)
Look relaxed
Don’t distract the viewer
Don’t make it about you
Don’t give away your entire story in your standup
Give the viewer a reason to stick around and watch the rest of the news package
Tease them with just enough information to make them curious about the rest