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Planning
a Story
You
have just been asked to cover an earthquake, which has taken
place a few hours back causing massive destruction and death.
On reaching the spot you find lots of shots to be taken. Your
Cameraman is on a filming spree. He films whatever he sees.
On the editing table when you return you find lots of footage
- many repetitions. But some important shots and crucial sound
bites missing.
Questions
that can help your reach the answers....
So how does one overcome this
problem? The answer is planning.
Three
vital questions:
Just before you go out to shoot, give some time
to yourself to plan for it.
There are three vital questions which when answered
will help you in planning your story. viz.
i)
What is the story?
ii) What are the Sound Bites needed and from whom?
iii)
What are the visuals needed for the story? What is the story?
This is one of the most basic and important
questions that helps in carving your story. The answer to
the question focuses the Reporter to what he should be looking
for.
However, the skill of knowing the story comes
mainly with experience.
Before answering the question the following
aspects should be kept in mind.
a)
What kinds of stories are welcome in your programme?
b) Who is your audience and what is their awareness level?
c)
How many minutes can your story be?
A news story generally is between one to two
and a half minutes. Whereas, a story for a Current Affairs
Newsmagazine can be 5 to 10 minutes long.
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In
the next chapter we attempt to answer the above questions
based on examples
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