Class Project on local story
The ‘breaking news’ feature
Safety first – mind the gap, and keep out of the way of moving trains. Know where you are – know where the train is – don’t cross paths. Keep a safe distance. Don’t frighten the driver. Be Careful!
As a class project, create 90-second multimedia feature on the Green Line using: interviews, b-roll, nat sound, and photos.
Time budget:
shooting 4 – 4:35 pm
airdrop / edit sequences 4:45 – 5:30 (interviews + b-roll)
final edit 5:30 – 6:00 (writer/researcher, editor, producer, assistant producer)
screening 6 pm
1080p 24fps
correct white balance
because iPhone shoots wide you need to get close sometimes.
Two interviewers – shoot tight for good sound
- formulate questions
- How well does the Green Line serve BU community? (specific)
- Would you bury the Greenline?
- How do you feel about the the Green Line? (open ended question)
- Do you have any frustrations with the Green Line?
- edit best two soundbites each
Three b-roll shooters
- creative angles
- wide, medium, tight shots
- on train, on platform
- people
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- on their phone
- waiting/looking/smoking
- tight, groups
- edit two best sequences
nat sound journalist
capture several distinctive sounds
- brakes, train take-off, interior – speaker barking, train rumbling
- edit, adjust sound
- send mp3 to editor
- cc: pasmith@bu.edu
photographer
Shoot lede photo to use with title and byline
Shoot a sequence of four photos that might work as a lead-in
Artful shot of the train
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- entering tunnel with red lights showing
- panning
researcher
is it America’s oldest line?
how many people/students ride the Green Line
how many riders use Green Line daily
BU students?
how much does a driver make
how many hours do they spend under Boston Streets
editor
- download sequences from smugmug
use three best sound bites
three or four good b-roll sequences
add, titles, lower thirds, transitions
adjust audio, add fades
color grade
export master, create compressed version, upload to smugmug
assistant editor – work with writer/researcher
gather info for:
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- slides for story context / watch interviews
- title + byline – gather this early and give credit by job, i.e writers, camera work, interviews
- send info to editor by email
producer – manage content flow
- work directly with journalists from all areas
add title, find story arc, lede, twist and wrap-up - tech genius – knows stuff but can Google stuff