Basic story structure for TV

Use this is a basis for organizing your content for a TV news package.

Natural Sound Burst (2-3 seconds)

B-roll and Narration (10 to 20 seconds)

Soundbite (8 to 12 seconds)

Natural Sound Burst (2-3 seconds)

B-roll and Narration (10 to 20 seconds)

Soundbite (8 to 12 seconds)

Natural Sound Burst (2-3 seconds)

B-roll and Narration (10 to 20 seconds)

Soundbite (8 to 12 seconds)

Natural Sound Burst (2-3 seconds)

B-roll and Narration (10 to 20 seconds)

Standup of reporter

B-roll is comprised of various short camera shots - little to no movement.

Record your narration before editing your story.

Write a script - then record narration. Don't narrate to the edit, edit to the narration.

More than one soundbite can be used if related during the same series.

If a bridge standup is used (instead of a soundbite around middle of story) then a final standup is not needed. Narrate your final statement and tag in that case.

Nat sound bursts have video b-roll, but sound gets turned down for narration. Don't turn down all the way as we want some nat sound during b-roll.