From the course: Video Journalism: Storytelling Techniques
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From the course: Video Journalism: Storytelling Techniques
Writing in the active voice
When writing for the ear, it's best if your copy is linear. You don't want viewers have to unravel a complex sentence they just heard. The best way to publish that is to write in what's called the active voice. If you write in the active voice, not only will you write straight-line copy, but you will also write tighter copy and your stories will be more interesting. On the surface, active voice is a simple concept, but actually doing it is something else entirely. Learning how to write in the active voice takes practice, so don't expect that by the end of this video you will start writing all of your copy in the active voice. To explain active voice I'll start by showing you some sentences written in the passive voice. The men were rescued by the Coast Guard. The house was damaged by floodwaters. The dog was bitten by the snake. You might notice one obvious thing that's common to all of these sentences and one that's not so obvious. The obvious thing is "to be" verbs. In these…
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