Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 508 Journalism: Publishing Across Media in a way action shots cannot (Figure 16.20). If you stop fi lming when the play ends, you will miss those emotional moments. As Tompkins writes, “An action without a reaction is only half of an action.” Shoot to Edit Shoot to Edit Rookie video journalists tend to fi lm too much or too little. Remember that video storytelling compresses time. If you are covering the Honors Spanish class’s taco party, do not fi lm the entire party from beginning to end in one continuous shot. Instead, shoot in manageable clips of no less than 10 seconds each that will be easy to edit together. Collect at least six minutes of footage for each one minute you expect to have in the fi nished video but no more than 10 minutes of footage per minute of fi nished video. One guideline to follow is that a three-minute video is best made from at least 18 minutes of footage but generally no more than 30 minutes. Post-Production: Putting It Together Post-Production: Putting It Together If pre-production is preparing the ingredients, production is cooking and post-production is plating and serving the meal. Like a gourmet chef, you combine elements that complement each other and arrange the parts in a logical order to create a satisfying experience for your audience. You may need to write a short introduction, a few transitions, or a conclusion to tell a complete story. These may be recorded as stand-ups, fi lming yourself or another reporter reading the lines in front of the camera. More likely, you will record the lines separately and layer that audio over the video footage as a voiceover. Writing for video differs from writing for print. This sentence is from a New York Times story discussing airbag recalls. Lawmakers were also sharply critical of the performance of federal regulators overseeing auto safety, citing government investigations that found the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration had mishandled inquiries about Takata airbags, as well as the long- delayed recall at General Motors last year of defective cars tied to at least 117 deaths. a. Action b. Reaction Figure 16.20 It is not enough to record the action of a key play. Continue recording to capture the player’s reaction—you may find that these are your most powerful shots. Photos by Amol Pande, El Estoque, Monta Vista High School