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Make it memorable : writing and packaging visual news with style /

Title:
Make it memorable : writing and packaging visual news with style /
Author:
Dotson, Bob, author.
Format:
Book
Institution:
Emerson College
Contents:
How to become a storyteller : Reporting vs. storytelling ; The rule of threes and filling the silence ; The question that is not a question ; Script #1: Lives lost ; The most important thing you should do before an interview ; The best thing you can do after an interview ; How to quickly write a good opening line -- The game of what if? : Hey. You. See. So. ; Script #2: Pops dream ; Surprises ; Script #3: Farm to fame ; Humor ; Structuring a visual story ; Planning notes for YouTube star segment ; What went on the cutting room floor ; Script #4: YouTube star -- Getting started : Look for different ways to tell your story ; Script #5: Found art ; Find a strong central character ; Script #6: Park Avenue peeler ; Find interesting stories and people to interview ; Even when time and money are tight ; Script #7: Living ghost town -- I'm sorry this story is so long. I didn't have time to write a short one : Pictures come first ; Write the middle of your story next ; Ask yourself, "What does this story mean?" ; Don't throw away thoughts ; Script #8: Cave rescue ; Highlight a story's natural drama ; Working fast ; Script #9: Ruby Bridges ; Scene setting ; Foreshadowing ; Conflict ; Character growth ; Resolution ; Put stories into context -- The building blocks of a story : Words ; Video ; Silence ; Natural sound ; Sound bites ; Reporter on-camera stand-up ; Graphics ; Script #10: Pearl Harbor's untold story ; Editing stories -- A survival kit for professional storytellers in the social media age : The "So what?" test ; "One thing is certain ..." ; You are not the story ; It's video, folks, not the movies ; Be conversational ; Gobbledygook and clichés ; Active voice ; Write in threes ; How to end a story ; Car wars ; A final thought -- Appendix: Reporter's checklist -- Glossary of script cues.
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Emerson Main Stacks
PN4784.T4 D68 2016 – Available