Looks like MSNBC embedded the wrong video...
SCENE #1: ESTABLISHING SHOT- 4 NEWS REPORTERS IN CHAIRS
Narrator #1 Matt: First, we want to begin with...
SCENE #2: CLOSE-UP NARRATOR #1
Narrator #1: Wednesday's tragedy at Orlando's Sea World, a veteran trainer pulled from a pool side plat form and killed by a killer whale as part guests watched on, were gonna talk to one of those guests in a moment...
SCENE #3: CLOSE-UP OF GUEST
NARRATOR # 1: But first...
SCENE #4: ESTABLISHING SHOT NARRATOR #1 AND NARRATOR #2 KERRY SANDERS
NARRATOR #1: ...NBC'S Kerry Sanders is at Sea World with the latest. Kerry, good morning to you
SCENE #5: CLOSE-UP NARRATOR #2 KERRY SANDERS
NARRATOR #2: Well good morning Matt, it's unclear what went wrong here and anmial experts say they may never clearly understand why this killer whale named Tilicam attacked his trainer
SCENE #6: CLOSE-UP TILICAM
NARRATOR #2: Tilicam, known as Tilly...
SCENE #7: ESTABLISHING SHOT SEA WORLD
Narrator #2: ...Is the largest killer whale in captivity...
SCENE #8: CLOSE-UP TILICAM
Narrator #2: ...More than 12,000 pounds!
SCENE #9: CLOSE-UP OF TILICAM AND TRAINER
Narrator #2: The Orca that killed fourty year old trainer, Dawn Brancho...
SCENE #10: CLOSE-UP DAWN BRANCHO
Dawn Brancho: I'm very high energy behaviors with animals
Narrator #2: ...That's dawn from an interview 2 years ago, with an NBC station in Orlando...
SCENE #11: ESTABLISHING SHOT OF DAWN AND TILICAM
Narrator #2: ...Described as highly experienced, dedicated...
SCENE #12: CLOSE-UP DAWN UNDER WATER
Narrator #2: ...At the top of her profession
SCENE #13: CLOSE-UP TILICAM UNDER WATER
Narrator #2: The head of animal training at all Sea World Park says the whale...End one minute.
One observation that I noticed when watching this news story is that the Narrator in the beginning talks a little fast. I remember reading that it is hard to write for news stories because there is so much to say in such a short amount of time. However, he didn't speak too fast where I couldn't understand him.
Another observation that I made when watching this video is that there are a lot of scenes. I feel that news stories must do this because they have to tell the whole story as well as give background information. For example, they show who Dawn is and then provide a previous interview with her to let the viewers know a little bit about her personality.
One last observation that I made about this news story is that they answer the 5 W's which Hillard talks about. Within ten seconds of viewing this video, I already knew the entire story. I feel that it is very important to reveal the 5 W's within the first ten or fifteen seconds so that the viewer isn't confused and stays interested.
EXCELLENT scripting here, Steph.
ReplyDeleteAnd your observations are spot on - plenty of edits in this story, in keeping with the increased pacing of 21st century televised news.
Be sure to give this a SEXY SUBJECT LINE beyond "Yikes," so your readers know what the heck you are up to here. :)
Dr. W