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Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition
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Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition

by Ivor Yorke
October 1997
Beginner
160 pages
4h 32m
English
Routledge
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Constructing a Package (2)

An understanding of the rudiments of film direction is a valuable asset to any reporter. This has not always been the case. When news items were short and uncomplicated it was scarcely necessary. But now that some reports qualify almost as miniature documentaries, the need has been created for better technique. Formal training is increasing, though not necessarily fast enough, and those still waiting should aim to learn all they can working alongside their colleagues in the camera crew.

The grammar of pictures

Despite the general simplicity of its approach, news filming tries to conform to accepted pictorial grammar. Audience understanding of technique has been stretched over the years by what has appeared on the big ...

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