Videojournalism, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 5 Producing a Story

Josh Meltzer, Rochester Institute of Technology Ken Kobré, San Francisco State University

DOI: 10.4324/9781003272380-5

Erik Olsen goes both in the air and under water to film his science-based video stories. When he is on land he usually has a notebook with him all the time. He often sketches out a very basic storyboard of the documentary along with questions he needs during an interview. (Photo by John Pierce)

So, you’ve found what you think will be a good visual story. You’ve determined that it at least appears to have some of the necessary components to be a successful narrative:

• It has a narrative line ...