CONTENTS
NEW TITLES FOR NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS
HOW TO RENEW OR JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER
HOW TO EXCEL IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES
ANTICIPATE KEY INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
THROUGH STORIES WE SHARE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VISUAL STORIES AND REPORTS
PLACING THE HUMAN PERSPECTIVE IN PERSPECTIVE
THE VALUE OF PICTORIAL NARRATIVE
THE SILENT LANGUAGES OF THE SENSES
THE BEST STORIES CONVEY A SENSE OF PROGRESSION
FIND IMAGES THAT CONVEY A CLEAR STORY FOCUS
PROVE THE STORY’S FOCUS VISUALLY
LOOK FOR A STORY FOCUS IN SPOT-NEWS EVENTS
TELL YOUR STORY THROUGH PEOPLE
STRONG NATURAL SOUND HELPS TELL THE STORY
CHALLENGE YOUR FOCUS STATEMENT
VIDEO PACKAGES ARE FACTUAL MINI-MOVIES
PROVIDE VISUAL PROOF FOR ALL MAIN POINTS
BE HARD ON YOURSELF AS A WRITER
LOOK FOR A STORY WHILE CAPTURING UNCONTROLLED ACTION
The Visual Grammar of Motion Picture Photography
HOW THE BASIC SHOTS WORK TOGETHER
SHOTS THAT HELP TELL THE STORY
MATCHED-ACTION SEQUENCES CAN BE SHOT IN SPOT NEWS
USING CAMERA MOVEMENT TO ENHANCE STORYTELLING
HOW TO AVOID THE FALSE REVERSE
PHOTOGRAPH PEOPLE AT EYE LEVEL
ANGLES PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
Video Editing: The Invisible Art
EDITING IS ANOTHER WRITING TOOL
TOWARD A PHILOSOPHY OF EDITING
THERE CAN BE NO MATCHED ACTION WITHOUT OVERLAPPING ACTION
INTO-FRAME/OUT-OF-FRAME ACTION
DEVICES TO COMPRESS TIME AND ADVANCE THE ACTION
SHOT ORDER IMPACTS THE ILLUSION OF CONTINUITY
EDITING TO ELIMINATE THE FALSE REVERSE
SOUND AS A TRANSITIONAL DEVICE
CUTTING TO LEAVE SPACE FOR AUDIENCE REACTION
DISSOLVES AND OTHER OPTICAL EFFECTS
POINTERS FOR WIDE SCREEN COMPOSITION
USE A TRIPOD WHENEVER APPROPRIATE
AVOID UNPLANNED CAMERA MOVEMENT
AVOID CALLING ATTENTION TO THE ZOOM
ADJUST SPEED AND DURATION OF ZOOM TO STORY MOOD AND PACE
RECOMPOSE THE SHOT AS YOU ZOOM
ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION IN THE FIELD
SHOOT TO ELIMINATE THE FALSE REVERSE
INVOLVE THE CAMERA IN THE ACTION
HOW TO SHOOT AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS SIMULTANEOUSLY
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR OWN STANDUP
PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ART OF CONTROLLING LIGHT
THE INVERSE-SQUARE LAW OF LIGHT
BROADLIGHTING AND SHORT LIGHTING
HOW TO LIGHT A NEWS CONFERENCE
SETTING UP LIGHTS IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER CREWS
PHOTOGRAPHING SUBJECTS WITH DARK SKIN
MICROPHONES FOR THE VIDEO JOURNALIST
THE WIRELESS TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER
TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE WIND NOISE
THE MICROPHONE HEARS DIFFERENTLY
THE SEDUCTIVE QUALITY OF NAT SOUND
THE MOST IMPORTANT INTERVIEW QUESTION
SAVE YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERVIEW
HOW TO FRAME INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
ANTICIPATE QUESTIONS THE VIEWERS WOULD ASK
PRACTICE THE FINE ART OF HESITATION
PREARRANGE SIGNALS BETWEEN REPORTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER
HOW TO REACT WITHOUT APPEARING TO AGREE
RETAIN CONTROL OF THE INTERVIEW
INFLUENCING HOW VIEWERS PERCEIVE THE SUBJECT
INTERVIEWS ALLOW REPORTING THROUGH DIRECT OBSERVATION
VTR VO (VOICE-OVER VIDEO) VO/SOT/VO (VO SOT OR A/B FOR SHORT)
THE CASE FOR CAPS AND LOWERCASE
WRITE THE BEGINNING (STUDIO LEAD-IN)
SET A HIGH STANDARD FOR PACKAGES
THE THREE HORSES—STORYTELLING TOOLS FOR VIDEO STORIES
TIPS FOR WRITING STRONG STORIES
SIZE MATTERS—BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER
SIX OVERLOOKED TOOLS FOR VIDEO JOURNALISTS
MINUTE BY MINUTE—ONE MAN BAND LESSONS LEARNED IN THE FIELD
A GUIDED TOUR: LESSONS LEARNED
How to Improve Your Storytelling Ability
DON’T TRY TO SHOW ALL OF NEW ZEALAND
PURSUE YOUR INTEREST IN PEOPLE
SHOW AUDIENCES WHAT THEY MISSED
HELP VIEWERS EXPERIENCE THE STORY AS YOU DID
ADAPT YOUR REPORTING TO STORY DEMANDS
PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND CONDUCT
SHOOTING AND REPORTING SPOT NEWS
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO “GO LIVE”?
Law and the Digital Journalist
THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1998
CASE STUDIES IN ETHICAL DILEMMAS
MATERIAL PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE SOURCES
TOWARD AN INDIVIDUAL CODE OF ETHICS
DISCUSSION OF ETHICAL CONFLICT SITUATIONS
APPENDIX B
Improving Performance in Field Reporting
DEVELOP QUALITIES THAT MAKE YOU INTERESTING AND INTERESTED
COMMUNICATE WHAT YOU FEEL ABOUT THE STORY
PUT EXPERIENCE INTO YOUR REPORTS
DEVELOP CONVERSATIONAL DELIVERY
LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW YOU AS A FRIEND
IMPACT HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE YOUR INTERVIEW SOURCES
WHEN YOU ARE BEFORE THE CAMERA
HOW REPORTERS EVOLVE INTO ANCHORS
APPENDIX C
The Assignment Editor and Producer
ASSIGNMENT EDITORS HELP CONCEPTUALIZE THE PACKAGE
HELP MAKE THE STATION A REGIONAL FORCE
USE TALKING HEADS WITH PURPOSE