Transcript TV News Making Awesome Newscasts

TV News
Making Awesome Newscasts
Aaron Wissner
[email protected]
www.iammea.org/wayland
www.wayland.k12.mi.us/wms/staff/wissnera/
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Introductions - Please Sign Sheet
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Who am I?
Who are you?
What do I know?
What do you want?
Am I going to tell you?
What is most important?
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Writing?
Narrating?
Cover shots?
News values?
Fun factor?
Audio quality?
Video quality?
Pace?
How to start?
• Why are you doing this?
• What do you want to accomplish?
• What are your goals?
• Get administrative support - GT argument
• Drum up staff & student interest
What is News?
• Interesting Facts about People makes News.
• News Triangle
What makes it interesting?
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Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Sex
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Drama
Oddity
Conflict
Progress
Basic Equipment
Bare Bones
• TV
• Camcorder
Better
• TV
• Digital camcorder
• Computer
• Editing Software
Our Equipment
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3 Digital Camcorders
3 Editing Computers
2 TVs (for monitors)
2 VCRs
1 Microphone
1 Audio/Video Mixer
6 Headsets
1 Schoolwide Broadcast Setup
Team Structure
• Meet during last 25 minutes - 2/week
• After school for 1 hour every day - students
vary based on schedule
• Team leaders - lunch 2/week
• Rehearsal for 45 min before school 1/week
• Broadcast at end of day
Overall Structure
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Every student learns & does every job
Rotation all students follow
Number jobs = Number students
Students audition
Students sign a contract
Every job has a description and checklist
Live show = more real experience &
deadline
Jobs
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Reporter
Editor
Photographer
Slide Show Artist
Videographer
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Tape Tech
Mixing Tech
Host
Newscaster
Videographer
Who are students?
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8th & 7th grade interested in acting or TV
Some high level - gifted
Some outgoing - some quiet
Occasional special education
Some experiences in 6th or 5th grade
12 Week Outline
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1 week of training - writing, reporting, video
11 weeks of projects
New show every 2 days
45-50 minutes in class
Allow extra time for bottlenecks - capturing,
rendering, etc.
• Have all projects due 2 days before show
• Rehearsals with only live crew
Sequence
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PowerPoint Intro
Hosts
Newscast with Chroma
Hosts
Reports
Hosts
PowerPoint Credits
Reporter Tips
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Know what your report is about
First gather all of your facts
Write the report in a conversational tone
Have an adult help edit the report
Write questions for 2 to 4 interviews
Storyboard for good cover shots
Record interviews, reports & cover shot
Videographer Tips
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Use a tape log
Check battery and tape position
Find a very quiet location
Get close - don’t film toward windows
Do not zoom & do not pan
Record 5 seconds before and after each shot
Monitor sound level through headphones
Editor Tips
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Capture all video - use tape logs to find it
ex. 52news0231438pennywars20040310
First, edit narration/report
Second, insert good interview clips
Third, delete/replace reporter with cover shots
that agree with the narration
• Have others & an adult listen and look
• Adjust the audio level & Make to final form
Photographer Tips
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Take pics of PEOPLE doing things
Get all different people
Get close
Hold camera very still
Don’t shoot toward windows
Take lots and lots of shots
Load the pics on the computer
Name folders and pictures
Slide Show Artist Tips
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Less is More
One or two pictures
Crop the pictures
One WordArt caption
One to three clip arts or AutoShapes
Make everything very big and bright
Stay positive
Make 12 - 15 slides
Newscaster Tips
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Find new interesting, timely facts
Prepare news slides for chromakey
Make script brief and to the point
Practice, practice, practice!
Smile, smile, smile!
Hosts Tips
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Smile, smile, smile!
Be warm, kind, and inviting
Stay on target: introduce & wrap reports
Practice, practice, practice with co-host
Look into the camera
Be prepared for technical problems
Make it big! One segment per page!
Mixing Technician Tips
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Practice a lot with an earlier show
Get comfortable with all the buttons
Rehearse the chroma key effect
Press buttons firmly at a steady pace
Monitor sound through headphones
Know the sequence
Don’t jump too early
Tape Technician Tips
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Have all segments in order on 1 master tape
Practice pausing and un-pausing
Make sure hosts have same order
Pay attention to mixer
Monitor sound level through headphones
Label all tapes - help update tape logs
Director Reminders
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Test all equipment
Have music video tape to test the system
Check for good sound from all sources
Help mixing tech and other live crew
Be confident, calm, and warm during show
Have all recordings ready to go
Webmaster Role
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Takes all segments and edits tightly
Makes for web
Makes for DVD
Takes 3 to 4 hours at first
How to maintain & improve?
• Keep accurate up to date tape logs
• Each student 3 pluses & 3 wishes for each
show
• Explain jobs and rotation clearly
• Be very well prepared
• Team leaders to bring issues
Money Problems?
• Use videotaping to make $$$
• Ex. Concert DVDs $9 and Videos $7
• Take tons of Pictures
• Year in Pictures CD-ROM $5
Teaching Tips
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Be clear
Make it fun
Know exactly what you want
Clearly outline the boundaries
Clearly describe the choices available
What is most important?
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Writing?
Narrating?
Cover shots?
News values?
Fun factor?
Audio quality?
Video quality?
Pace?
TV News
Making Awesome Newscasts
Aaron Wissner
[email protected]
www.iammea.org/wayland
www.wayland.k12.mi.us/wms/staff/wissnera/