1. Find a topic.
What is your story about?
Who is your audience?
Why is this story important to your audience?
2. Find an angle.
More specifically, what is important about your topic?
What should the reader learn?
3. Collect data/information.
Who are three experts for this story? ask at least 3 questions to each expert.
Do you need opposing points of view?
What interview questions should I ask?
What other research must be done to complete the story?
4. Gather interviews.
Ask open-ended questions. Not yes or no questions! Ask How? Why? or What? quesitons.
Get good sound bytes. Sound Bytle- A peice of audio that can stand by itself.
Have person restate the question in the interview.
5. Organize your sound bytes.
Which quotes should be used?
How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
6. Write segues/transitions in your story.
Use words to tie the interviews together.
What other information can I add to the story?
Can the story stand on its own?
7. Write ins and outs.
What should the anchors say to introduce my story or bring it to a close? No Scoop, Went to find out,
How should the story begin and end?
What should I say in my stand-up? No 1st Person: I went…
Use attention getter at the introduction but avoid rhetorical questions.
8. Collect b-roll to add to your story.
~b-roll: all video in story
~a-roll: all audio in story
How can video enhance my story?
Make a list of items you would like photographed.
How should I edit the audio and video together to enhance my story?
Should other enhancements like music, graphics, effects be used?
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