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Broadcasting Script Terms. SCRIPT. A fully written documentation of a program formatted like a play. The layout for a shoot that includes audio and video cues. The copy that a broadcaster reads from either live on air or in an audio booth to record a voice track. Types of Scripts.
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SCRIPT A fully written documentation of a program formatted like a play. The layout for a shoot that includes audio and video cues. The copy that a broadcaster reads from either live on air or in an audio boothto record a voice track.
Types of Scripts • Storyboard • A/V Script • Package Script • Broadcast Script • Screenplay
STORYBOARD Program documentation in comic book like graphic panels that portray what the program will look like. It may include dialogue, narration, and camera direction.
Storyboard • Fun Fact: • The storyboarding process, in the form it is known today, was developed at the Walt Disney Studio during the early 1930s, after several years of similar processes being in use at Walt Disney and other animation studios.
A/V SCRIPT A two column script commonly used for 30 & 60 second ads. The video cues are in the left column preceded by a shot description (WS,MS,TS). The audio cues are in the right column where what will be said on camera or as a voice over is completely written out.
PACKAGE SCRIPT The story that a reporter has written for a broadcast. The 3 primary components of a PKG are: Sound Bites from interviews (SOT); A-roll Voice Track/Voice Over(the reporters recorded copy) Cover video – B-roll
NEWS SCRIPT The copy that a broadcaster reads from on the air. Like an A/V script, the directors cues are on the left of the page, while the copy that appears in teleprompter and is read on air is on the right of the page.
Broadcast Script Name of Show: JCNS-TV Daily Update Writer: Mrs. Wilbanks Date: 4-17-13
News Wire Services • Associated Press, Scripps-Howard or Reuters • Subscription Services – can sometime find full stories for free. • Associated Press – www.ap.org • Scripps-Howard – www.shns.com • Reuters – www.reuters.com • Free sources • Google the search term – wire stories • www.newswire.net • www.huffingtonpost.com
SCREENPLAY The fully written documentation of a program that is formatted like a play. It includes, scenes, dialogue, camera direction, and plot.
The Princess Bride • Click here: http://sfy.ru/?script=princess_bride
BRAINSTORMING The process of tossing around ideas to come up with a good concept for a project.
TREATMENT A written summary, or proposal, of what a project/program is going to be about. It may also include particular information about the shoot.
PRIMARY SHOTS The 3 primary shots are: Wide Shot, Medium Shot, and Tight Shot or Close Up. In an A/V script one of the primary shots (written as WS, MS,TS) should precede each video cue.
A & B Roll In a news package script, the A-Roll refers to the audio portion of the script (sound bites & voice track), the B-Roll refers to the video portion of the script (cover video).