News TV correspondent is the hottest specialization in journalism. The daily newsletter needs to be filled with relevant and interesting stories. The reporter usually has little time to prepare them - a few hours at most. Therefore, he must act promptly, following a clear plan.
It is necessary
- - professional video camera;
- - a microphone with a long cord for connecting to a video camera;
- - mounting equipment;
- - a computer;
- - licensed software for editing video and audio files.
Instructions
Step 1
Find more information about the event you are assigned to cover. Don't come to the shoot completely unprepared. With limited time, you may misunderstand the situation. Consequently, the plot will turn out to be biased. For example, a rally serves as an informational occasion for reporting. Before going to the venue, find out what the participants are up against and what they are against. Write down the contacts of the leaders, the exact place and time of the start of the action.
Step 2
Come to the event in advance, 15-20 minutes before it starts. Make good use of this time: talk to the organizers, get additional printed materials (press release, list and copies of participants' speeches, etc.). Record 2-3 comments of the experts present. Officials are often more willing to accept preliminary interviews. Ask the operator to make some general shots that will clearly show the location of the event.
Step 3
On an emergency shooting, your main task is to collect a variety of eyewitness reports. The credibility of the plot will be added by the appearance of the journalist in the frame against the background of the event. You can get expert comments a little later. Include the official point of view in your reportage with voiceover.
Step 4
Returning to the editorial office with your footage, draw up a short plot outline. The classic version of a news report is built according to the following scheme: 1. A journalist's story from the scene (stand-up); 2. Off-screen text, continuing the theme, and video illustrating the words of the journalist; 3. Short comments (synchronous) of the participant (expert), recorded at the scene of the event or in an official setting, but not in the studio. In the plot, you can use 2-3 synchrons, if they do not immediately follow each other; 4. Voiceover text, ending the presentation of the main information, and the video sequence, logically complementing it; 5. Stand-up, in which the journalist sums up the results, draws conclusions and makes predictions. Of course, this plot structure is not the only possible one. It needs to be adjusted depending on the significance of the event, the goals of the reporting and the content of the visual material.
Step 5
Write a correspondence text. It should be clear and concise. Share events in chronological order. Be sure to correctly indicate geographic areas, names of organizations and institutions, surnames and names of people. Divide the text into parts that you speak onscreen and offscreen. Formulate the eyeliner, i.e. 3-4 sentences that will be announced by the anchor of the news release when switching to your story.
Step 6
Edit the plot together with the operator, record your voiceover. Watch the entire report to be sure of its quality. Transfer the finished material to the issuing editor.
