News Broadcast outline

Comp 9 News Broadcast iMovie Outline

Create a (roughly) 2-minute news broadcast using the “News” template from iMovie ’11 (due date TBA). The following guidelines should help you on your way:

Length of project:

·               You must profile at least 4 “news” stories (they can be real or completely fictional as long as they are school appropriate, relevant, and interesting to the viewing audience)

·               Aim for a finished broadcast of approximately 3-4 minutes (30 seconds to 1 minute per story) – this means be concise and efficient with your news coverage, as this time will pass by very quickly!

Audio and sound effects:

·               Make use of the iMovie jingles (audio files).  Ones to check out: “Broadcast News” short, medium, and long.  There is also a “Vintage News” jingle but it doesn’t fit with the contemporary template that we are working with.  Play around in the jingles section and see if anything else fits your project.

·               You can alter video clip audio by double-clicking the clip in question and then the “audio” tab.  You can drop the audio out entirely by dragging the volume toggle all the way to the left (0%).  This is helpful for the clips in which you want the news jingle to be playing over the video in the background.

·               Feel free to add sound effects if they enhance your newscast.

News story considerations:

A news story has very little time to catch its audience’s attention, deliver the facts, and move on.  Here is a checklist to run through with each of your mini-stories:

·               Do I have an attention-grabbing opening sentence that indicates the topic of my news story in an engaging manner? (I.e. Use “Mother Nature has struck again, this time in the form of a devastating hail storm just outside of Vancouver ” rather than “There was a hail storm in Vancouver yesterday,” etc.)

·               Do I identify the location of the story?  Date/time of day if applicable?

·               Do I personalize the story by explaining who is affected by this event and/or how they are affected?

·               Do I inspire the viewer to take action, if appropriate?

·               Am I using language that is professional, exciting, and descriptive, or do I sound like I’m having a casual conversation with a friend?

·               Am I covering all of the content in a time-efficient manner?

·               Do I provide “on-the-scene” coverage of the events to engage the viewer, or is my entire broadcast just video footage of me talking?

·               Have I provided a variety of stories with a variety of emotional content?

Have fun, and be creative.  Happy reporting!