Broadcast Story Structure JEA/NSPA Orlando

BROADCASTSTORYSTRUCTURE

NHSJCOrlando

DonGoble

@dgoble2001

Goalsofthesession

1.Buildsomecommonlanguage

2.Iden8fythebasicsofagoodvideo

3.Illustratesometangibleexamples

Goals

“HEY!YOU…SEE…SO.”BOBDOTSON-NBCNEWS

“ONTHEROAD”WITHSTEVEHARTMAN

OntheRoad...

HowdoesSteveHartmansetupthebeginning?“HEY”

What’sinthemiddle?“SEE”

Whatdidweseeandhearattheend?“SO”

WhattechniqueswereusedtogetouraNen8onandtellthestory?

• wri%ng,VOs,NATsound,introducingcharacterswithoutlowerthirds

use of writing (voiceover), short soundbites, NAT sound, introducing characters without lower thirds.

Basicsofagoodvideo

1.MakethesubjectmaNermeaningful

2.Everypicturehasasound=drawspeopletovideo

3.Mo8on=Emo8on

4.Shakyvideo=amateurvideo

5.Zoomyourfeet,notthelens

6.Visualappeal

7.Uniqueaccess

8.Characters-“Tellmeabout…”

9.IftheySAYit,SHOWit

10.Everyac8onhasareac8on-SusanBoyleexample

Basicsofagoodvideo

6basicshots1. Ac8onWide-WS

2. Ac8onMedium-MS

3. Ac8onTight-TorCU

4. Reac8onWide

5. Reac8onMedium

6. Reac8onTight

ForeveryACTIONthereisaREACTION!Makesuretocapturebothoncamera.

TheArtofStorytelling

Beginning,middle,end

Explana8ontostudents=treatitlikeacrea8veessay

NATsoundashooks

IftheySAYit,SHOWit!

Figuringoutsequencing-thebestsoundbitecanleadthestory

TheArtofStorytelling

CompellingSoundbites-short,concise

InterjectVO’s(voiceovers)

StoryTwists/reveals=“goldennuggets”

LeavingtheviewerwithasoundbiteorNATsoundthatmakesastatementtosavor

Advancingthestory-greatar%cleformoreinfo

Q&A

Broadcaststorystructure

DonGoble

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