Films for the Humanities and Sciences - TV News: Writing and Editing the Story

TV News: Writing and Editing the Story

The footage has been shot and the clock is ticking. How does a television news reporter put together an interesting and informative story in today’s hurry-up media marketplace? This program discusses the steps involved in preparing reports for the TV news: logging tapes; structuring the story; editing, including the techniques and relative benefits of linear and nonlinear editing; writing commentary; and creating a soundtrack. On-screen lists of key points summarize each section, and before-and-after sequences clearly demonstrate the differences between stories that really communicate and stories that miss the mark. (37 minutes)

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Item#: BVL11475
Copyright date: ©2001
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-3315-7
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-6613-1


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