Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter Sixteen Visual and Multimedia Storytelling 497 Captions Captions Photos, especially news photos and candid shots, require captions. Captions are important points of entry into your story for your reader. Eye-tracking studies found that the audience’s eye goes fi rst to the largest image on the page and second to the caption. Captions answer the questions that develop as readers view the image: Who is this person? What is she doing? What meaning should I take from this? Your caption’s job is to answer those questions while also pulling your audience into the accompanying story. Most captions follow a simple two-sentence format, with room for creativity in the second sentence (see Chapter 7). A caption can introduce intriguing details, create suspense or give a face to issues being explored in the accompanying article. Remember that the reader is likely to read the caption before she reads the story. Video Journalism Video Journalism Even the simplest video capturing device allows videographers to capture high-defi nition video that can look professional as long as you follow principles of journalism, visual composition and video editing. Video journalism overlaps photojournalism. Everything you have learned about photo composition applies to video, and it is possible to create high-quality fi lms with even the simplest of tools. Independent fi lm writer and director Sean Baker premiered a full-length feature fi lm at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015 shot entirely on iPhones. Courtesy of El Estoque, Monta Vista High School Figure 16.14 The screen used here helps solidify the “where” lead used in the story.