11
Chapter 10
Newswriting for
Broadcast
Finding Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Finding Stories in an Educational
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Researching Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Newswriting Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Preparing a News Package . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Reporting the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Chapter 11
Interviews
Preparing for an Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Preparing Interview Questions . . . . . .227
Scheduling an Interview. . . . . . . . . . . .228
Shooting an Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Interview Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Interview B-Roll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Conducting an Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Putting Interviewees at Ease . . . . . . . .233
Asking and Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Body Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Chapter 12
Legalities:
Releases,
Copyright, and
Forums
Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Property Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Talent Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Logos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Pictures from Other Media . . . . . . . . .250
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Public Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Public Forums and Broadcast Journalism
Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Public Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Limited Public Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Non-Public Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
In the Classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Chapter 13
Music
Using Music in a Production. . . . . . . . . . .262
Foreground Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Background Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Exceptions to the Rules . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Music in Student and School
Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Sources of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Recorded and Copyrighted Music . . . .266
Sheet Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Original Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Music Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Make Your Own Music . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Necessary Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Chapter 14
Image Display
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Still Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Motion Picture Film. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278
Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Essential Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Character Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Contrast Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Popping the Contrast Ratio . . . . . . . . .289