Five Shot Rule
How We Write
When you sit down to write make, sure that each sentence reflects what you mean. Use active verbs and write clear concise sentences that convey your ideas. Active Voice The subject comes first in an active sentence. Example Police arrested a man recently freed on bail for allegedly beating and assaulting a woman in a …
TV Key Words
KEY WORDS TV and video production have their own vocabulary. Sometimes they share the same language and sometimes they don't. The terms that follow will keep you from needing a TV language interpreter. NATSOT: Sounds of sirens, doors closing, and music that’s played up-full without narration are called “natural sound,” and indicated on a script …
Challenge of TV-Video Reporting
Visionaries in 1939 realized that they could use new technology to report the news with images and sound. That’s when NBC launched the first TV newscast and innovations in delivering the news began. While fewer people make an appointment to watch TV news than they did in the last twenty years, TV continues to play …
Formats For Writing TV News Stories
Writing TV Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ST22BV8OZE We use four formats for reporting and storytelling in television journalism: the live-shot or live report, VO or voice over, the VOSOT or voice over to SOT (sound on tape-the portion of the interview you use) and the "package" or full TV news report assembled as one piece. When you report …
Image Composition
The rule of thirds is a basic artistic technique that can help you capture a strong image. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX1wQWJjOQM The five shot sequence is the way we shoot to tell a story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aScTLbumlE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnjUG0gmsNI&feature=emb_rel_pause
Shooting Video With Your Cellphone NBCU Academy
Multimedia Journalists Do It All
Logging Into Adobe Premiere Pro
Here are the instructions for signing on to Premiere. Use the login that you use for CUNYFirst - not your CityMail. https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/it/adobe-installation-students 1. Link https://www.adobe.com 2. Click the Sign In button at the upper right-hand corner of the webpage 3. In the email address field type your CUNY Login username. Include the @login.cuny.edu. 4. Click Continue 5. You …