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Research
Get to know your storyWhy is it significant?What visuals are available?Who will make the best interviews?
Interviews
Choose a good locationQuietAdequate lightingAppropriate place▪ Interview in a barnyard may not fit a story about street cars.
Visual Elements
Shoot additional videoGather images (photos & film)
Get permission to go on property and use images.
Script Writing
Tell a Story (Be Creative)Grab the viewer’s attention from the start.▪Use an amazing fact, interesting thought or good sound bite
Script Writing
Tell a Story.Don’t just list events, tell your viewer how those events affect people’s lives.
Start strong & end strong.
Script Writing
A chronological story doesn’t have to be told in chronological orderA story about Phoenix streetcar history might start with the city’s new light rail.
Editing
Special effects, graphics, text and music should be content appropriate.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.