From the course: Video Journalism: Storytelling Techniques
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From the course: Video Journalism: Storytelling Techniques
Writing tips
Telling a story using video means using writing methods that might not fit your normal writing style. The most important thing to consider is that you are writing for the ear. People watching your story will listen to it, where unlike a story on a printed page where you can go back and reread a passage, they most likely won't go back and listen to something again. True, these days with online videos, DVDs or Blu-ray discs, most folks have access to a rewind button or some other means to relisten to a video, but you don't want to write such that there is a need for your viewers to have to listen to a segment twice just to figure out what it's about. So, there are several things you can do when writing a story for video to ensure your viewers get your message. In this video I am going to cover those smaller topics. In two other videos, I go over larger techniques that take additional time to explain: writing in the active voice and using people to tell your story. So, let's get started.…
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