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News Packages

This stand-alone news package provides a detailed report of an event, featuring both hard and soft news elements. It offers tips on dressing appropriately for on-camera appearances, capturing natural and ambient sounds, and utilizing various shooting techniques. The package includes examples and advice on conducting sit-down and stand-up interviews, as well as editing techniques such as scene transitions, voice-overs, and lower-thirds.

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News Packages

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  1. News Packages

  2. News Packages • A stand alone, self contained and complete report of an event which has a definite beginning, middle and end. • “Hard News”. • Features or “Soft News”

  3. Tips… • You must dress appropriately on the days you are to appear on-camera or conduct interviews. • Walk before you talk • It is important to record natural sound and ambient sound NAT POP ( i.e.. Pumping water, sirens, car driving by) • Use tripods whenever possible, don’t abuse pan and zoom. Hold shots at least five seconds head to tail.

  4. More Tips… • Sequenced shots, shoot a long shot, medium shot and close-ups • Shoot an establishing shot, showing overall view, location, size and scale. (i.e. buildings, signs) • Use effects sparingly…Wide angle, extreme close-up or different angle. • CLICK HERE FOR EXAMPLES • Use a tag line close.

  5. Interviewing • Sit Down Interviews: This is used to make the interviewee a little more comfortable. Ask the interviewee to ignore the camera and look at you, the reporter. A head shot should be used. Also over the shoulder shots. • Stand-Up Interviews: Have the interviewee look at you and once again have them ignore the camera. You should be out of the shot.

  6. Interviewing (cont.) • Write your questions out before the interview. • Microphones should be 6-8 inches from the source • Hand held mics should be at chest level CLICK HERE FOR MIC INFO • Over the shoulder shots - shoot the reporter from over the speaker’s shoulder or vice-versa. If reporter is shot make sure the reporter has appropriate facial expressions. • Follow the RULE OF THIRDS – CLICK HERE

  7. When editing…. • Logically take the viewer visually from one scene to another • Use Voice-Overs during B-Roll • Create a lower-thirds to identify a person in your video EXAMPLES OF LOWER THIRDS

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