Book description
Developed from the established traditions of print and radio journalism, television journalism has often failed to reach its potential to develop away from these other media. However, because of the synthesis of words, pictures, and sound, television journalism has the ability to shift from simply reporting the news to weaving stories. In Fascination, veteran television journalist Nancy Graham Holm incorporates years in the field and extensive teaching experience to produce an instructive and entertaining guide to all aspects of television journalism. With a dual focus on aesthetics and technique, this book instructs the reader on the best way to use visuals and sound, different reporting techniques, and appropriate behaviour for journalists. Each chapter benefits from real-world examples and helpful tips to guide the reader through each stage of television journalism. This book is an excellent guide for those wanting to start a career in television journalism as well as seasoned professionals wishing to gain a new perspective.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Overview
-
2 Sound
- Natural Sound Gives Information
- The Ear Expects to Hear Sound
- An A-V Tease Introduces the Story
- A-V Bites Reinforce Significant Points
- A-V Transitions Link Points and Chapters
- Natural Sound Works Well with Split Audio
- Use Music to Set an Emotional Tone
- Natural Sound or Music?
- Walla
- Room Tone
- Microphones Are Stupid!
-
3 Articulate Pictures
- Avoid Wallpaper Video
- Two Types of Pictures for Storytelling
- Fly-on-the-Wall Photography
- Visual Proof
- Different Shots, Different Sizes
- Primary and Secondary Motion
- Different Types of Photography
- CUs Need a Context for Reference
- CUs as Effective Transition Shots
- The Relationship of Pictures to One Another
- Tertiary Motion: Editing
- Rules! Rules! Rules!
- Hard and Soft
- Fundamental Rule: OOF!
- Editing Gives Energy
- The Best Edits Are Invisible
- Overlapping Actions
- Cutaways
- Action/Reaction
- Don't Be Lazy! Set a High Standard
- What's the Essential Difference between a Hard Cut and a Dissolve?
- Respect Vectors
- The Z Axis
- Tempo Is Determined by Editing VO First
- Edit with Rhythm
- When Interviews Are Used as VO
- Don't Step on the Natural Sound Bites
- When Rhythm Doesn't Matter
- Color or Black/White
- 4 Deciding the Story's Treatment
- 5 Top-Down Features
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6 Top-Down Information Stories
- What About Identification and Fascination?
- The Storytelling Model
- The Triple T Formula
- T1: Finding the Angle (General)
- Producing the Angle
- How Does Research Affect Your Angle?
- Why We Don't Bury the Angle
- Using a Case Study
- T2: Context and Development (Specific)
- Fleshing Out the Model with Specific Points that Give the Details
- Step by Step
- Move the Story Forward!
- T3: The Conclusion that Summarises the Story
- Step-by-Step
- Consider an AV Tag
- The 70-30 Rule
- 7 Eye Level People Stories
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8 Words Vs. Pictures
- Writing the Current Affairs Story
- Writing to Pictures
- Writing for Pictures
- Combo Style
- Writing for the Ear. It's a Conversation
- Some Rules for Writing for the Ear
- Lyrical Writing Awakens the Senses
- Use Ordinary Language
- Tight Writing
- Transitions Between Studio and Story
- Leading to a Sync as Documentation
- Some Rules for Recording the VO
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9 Using Interviews
- How Do You Get People to Talk to You?
- Research
- Don't Videotape Research Interviews
- Don't Edit Research Interviews into the Story
- Managing the Interview in Information-Based Stories: Syncs and Sound Bites
- Videotaping Your Documentation Interviews
- Editing the Interview
- Continuity
- Keeping Control of the Story
- When Syncs Don't Fit the VO
- Remember 70-30 for Information-Based Stories
- Have Confidence in Your Research!
- When Syncs Are Factually Untrue
- Interviewing Children
- Interviewing Teenagers
- How to Get Good Sound Bites from Shy Subjects
- When Interviews Dominate
- Recording Interviews over the Telephone
- Never Sacrifice Clean Audio
- Identify Your Speakers
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10 The Role of the TV Journalist
- On Camera, in Your Face!
- Why Be Seen?
- TV Journalism Demands Performance Skills
- The Alternative Is an Invisible Journalist
- Do I Really Want to Be On Camera?
- Off Camera: Voice Training Is Recommended
- "The Voice of God!"
- A Misunderstanding About VOs
- When Is a VO Narration Necessary?
- Finding a Good Talker
- Is it Ever OK to Editorialize?
- Reporter-As-Celebrity
- 11 Long Stories
- 12 Ethical Considerations for Eye Level Documentaries
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Bibliography
Product information
- Title: Fascination
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2013
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136037375
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