1. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula:
Strong Opening-Strong Close
The Golden rule of TV news
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2. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula:
Strong Opening-Strong Close
The Golden rule of TV news
Balance
Narration, SOTs (actualities)
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3. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula:
Strong Opening-Strong Close
The Golden rule of TV news
Balance
Narration, SOTs (actualities)
Broadening to the issue
Give a bigger picture in the middle, (thoughtful)
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4. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula: Visual Variety
Variety of good pictures
(Different locations if possible)
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5. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula: Visual Variety
Variety of good pictures
(Different locations if possible)
Structure Types
News Peg (GTP)
(Pegged to certain event, date)
Particular to General (PTG)
Full Circle (PTGP)
Action, Issue, Impact (AII)
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6. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula: Direction/Content Writing
(economical, tight, Don’t describe what can be seen, but write about it. Like writing a caption for the visuals)
B-roll set up’s – TV is people’s medium so connect it to people
Good Characters
Interesting people who speak well and have good stories.
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7. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula: Direction/Content
Prioritizing production time
(don’t waste time only filming)
Prioritizing characters
(Plan for A-roll and B-roll)
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8. Television Studies 406 News Package Formula:
Interviews for Sound bites
Seeking answers to 5WH
Don’t ask long questions
Ask specific questions, Not “tell me about…” Or closed ended questions.
Follow up questions:
How? Why?, When was that?
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9. Television Studies 406 Checklist for PKG writing
Choose your best pictures to write to
Save some dramatic video for the end
Decide what SOTs work best
Clear, Concise, Conversational
Look for ways to incorporate good natural sound into your script
Reference the pictures as often as possible
Think in sequences
Select Effectively (find storytellers, not camera shying people)
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