Thursday, February 4, 2016

Writing a News Script

Please visit the link and answer the questions as a comment to this post.

http://visihow.com/Write_a_TV_News_Script

1. What is a "RDR?"
2. Summarize the steps to writing a RDR (this should be a paragraph).
3. Name and define the three parts of a news script.
4. What are the 5 "W's" and one "H" and why are they important the the process of writing a news script?
5. Describe what should be included in the body of the news script.
6. What is the conclusion and why is it important?

9 comments:

  1. 1. A RDR is the readers.
    2. Use simple but compelling words, one thought at a time, do not quote, use only the main thought, introduce the name of the reporter.
    3. Introduction, body, and conclusion.
    4. The five W's are who, what, where, when, why, and the H is how. They are important because they are basically all the information you will need.
    5. The body should include videos, voice over, natural sound, interviews, piece to camera, and pictures.
    6. The conclusion is the last part of the interview and it usually has the temporary resolution.

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  2. 1. RDR is the readers.
    2. 1) simple but compelling words, 2) one thought at a time, 3) do not quote, 4) cover only the main thought of the report, 5) introduce the name of the report.
    3. introduction, body, conclusion.
    4. who, what, when, why, where, and how
    5. the body should include videos, voice over, natural sound, interviews, piece to camera, and pictures.
    6. conclusion is the last part of the report and includes a temporary resolution.

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  3. 1. The reader.
    2. The reader reads like a thirty second introduction in the beginning nothing to long and try not to squeeze to much in the first thirty seconds an its usually read by the anchors
    3. The introduction or RDR- Introduction by the anchors no more than 30 seconds.
    The Body- describes the steps needed to be used to make the body of the interview.
    Conclusion-The last part of the report the reporter includes an resolution to the story.
    4. 1.who 2.what 3.when 4.where 5.why H- how its important because its pretty much everything you need to know to make your story and ask your questions about.
    5. The main everything should be included in the body because its the most important part of the interview and the report.
    6. its the end of the story and without one people would be lost and the conclusion helps people understand the story better.

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  4. 1. What is a "RDR?"
    An RDR is commonly stated to be the reader and is a 30 second intro to the newscast.
    2. Summarize the steps to writing a RDR (this should be a paragraph).
    Words that get straight to the point are the best. The RDR is the first sentences viewers hear so it needs to be interesting and them also only hear this once. Sentences need to be short straight and to the point so the audience doesn’t get lost and sidetracked. It's vital to keep sentences short but clear. Limit sentences to 15 words because it is easier to digest and get the thought of the story with simple and clear information. Cover only the main thought of the report.
    It is always important to introduce the name of the reporter.
    3. Name and define the three parts of a news script.
    4. What are the 5 "W's" and one "H" and why are they important the process of writing a news script? Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How? They are important in creating an understanding of the topic.
    5. Describe what should be included in the body of the news script.
    The body contains the meat of the story. Videos, Voice Over, Natural Sound, Interviews, Piece to camera, and Pictures.
    6. What is the conclusion and why is it important
    The last part of the report states the ending result of the story told. The audience should never turn off the newscast unsure.

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  5. 1. RDR is the readers.
    2.First use compelling words.Second you should keep your sentence short and clear.Third never quote anything.Forth cover only the main thought and identify particular questions that you need to answer. Last put the reporter and the scriptwriter names in it.
    3. Introduction,Body and the Conclusion the introduction is when you give the name of the people. The body is most of it is the meat of the whole thing.Conclusion is the ending.
    4.These are the Who,When,Where,What and why then the H is How. These are the basic questions that helps the RDR.
    5.1. Videos 2. voice over 3. Natural Sound 4. Interviews 5. Piece to camera and pictures.
    6.The conclusion is the ending of it.It allows them to put resolution to the story.

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  6. 1. RDR is an introduction read by the news anchors at the beginning of the interview.

    2. First step to writing a RDR is to write the intro or the lead, using compelling words or words that appeal to the viewer so that they can be engaged to the interview. Second step is to keep the sentences short,with a few words and to make it clear for the viewer to understand. Third step is to NOT QUOTE ANYTHING, if the quote is about the president or some other person don't quote or the viewer can get confused from there. Four


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    4. Who,What,When,Where,Why,and How. They are important

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  8. 1. This is the first 30 seconds, an introduction read by the news anchor in the studio. It is commonly called RDR or "the readers".
    2. First is the Lead, a lead is a one line statement of the report. It consists of about 15 words. It introduces the main topic of the script. Second is the Five W's and one H. These are the who, what, where, when, why and how questions. Third is writing the RDR it’s only 30 seconds but you don’t need to squeeze too much in it,first is the lead is something the anchor says like “Good evening san diego i'm Ron Burgundy” it should grab the viewer's attention, never use a quote for a headline like “...and I quote” remember give a brief headline or you might confuse your viewers, cover only the main thought of the report and introduce the name of the reporter and if he or she lives in the area recognize it and if it's an exclusive report, specify this in the script too because the reporter deserves a credit.
    3.Introduction, body, and conclusion.
    4. Who, what, where, when, why and how. They are important because they are essentials without these the story makes no sense “Like they went to the place and got the thing”
    5. Videos, Voice Over, Natural Sounds, Interviews, Piece to camera and pictures
    6. This last part of the report includes a temporary resolution to the story. Never leave the audience hanging. Always include a statement that gives a follow-up assurance to the viewers.

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  9. 1. An RDR is the anchor reading the introduction and lightly giving details about the upcoming show during the first 30 seconds of the show.

    2. Use simple, compelling words that capture the audience from the very start. Speak very clearly and make sure to just give overall information, as opposed to detailed information that you will hear later from the reporter. Make sure to introduce the reporter and keep your sentences short and to the point because after all, it is only the first 30 seconds of the show and you don't want to put too much of the message into one short paragraph.

    3. The first part is the introduction of the show, the first 30 seconds, where you give light details about the upcoming reports. The second part is the body, where most of the information and stories are. And the third, and last, part is the conclusion, where you follow up on all of your stories and end it.

    4. The five W's and one H are who, what, when, where, why, and how. Asking these are very important because with just a these basic questions you can get lots of information and the can help build up the body of the interview.

    5. Make sure to include and digest the information that was mentioned in the RDR. make sure to include videos, pictures, voice overs, interviews, the reporter talking directly to the camera, and the natural noise that is in the background of your filming location, if you're covering the weather during a storm you'll want to include the natural rain sounds, or if you're in a busy city include the sounds of traffic.

    6. You never want to leave your audience on a cliffhanger during a news report. So make sure you follow up with a temporary resolution to the stories that you reported. Where you give your follow up statement.

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