Skip to Content
Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook, 5th Edition
book

Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook, 5th Edition

by Robert A. Papper
July 2015
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
8h 22m
English
Focal Press
Content preview from Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook, 5th Edition
CHAPTER 13
image TV: Working with Pictures

THE POWER OF THE VISUAL IMAGE

Working with Strong Pictures

The most critical thing to understand in writing for TV is the power of the visual image. Long after the story ends, the impression in the viewer’s mind is likely to be a strong picture—not the spoken word. Given the nature of the beast, TV tends to seek out the visual story, and to the extent that pictures tell a story, the writer or reporter is best advised to get out of the way.

 

VIDEO

AUDIO

Anchor CU

((Mike))

Today’s high winds nearly turned deadly for some construction workers on the west side.

Take eng/nat sound

((------SOT------)) ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, 5th Edition

Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, 5th Edition

Frank Barnas, Frank Barnas, Ted White

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781317349754