Sunday, 20 October 2013

Reporter check list


·         Picture quality

o   Exposure

o   White balance

o   Focus

·         Sound quality

o   No echo

o   No unwanted background noise

o   Clear crisp audio; not tinny or crackly

·         Shots

o   Plenty of cut-aways

o   No zooms or pans

o   Pull focus (if appropriate)

·         Presenting

o   Take care with tone

o   Slow and steady voice overs and PTCs

·         Interviews

o   Sequence for each interviewee

o   Facts in your voice, opinion in theirs

o   Short and simple quotes

o   Depth of shot for background

o   Appropriate headroom

·         Editing

o   Don’t begin with a PTC

o   Aim to start with best pics and relevant nat. sot.

o   Ensure presenter link to package does not repeat anything from the start of the VT

o   Make sure interviews start talking before their image comes on screen


·         Text stories

o   Should go up quickly; add detail later once you have done your interviews

o   Good quality still picture

o   A version of your VT after the bulletin

o   Good quotes

o   Subject and verb agreement on plurality

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