Script & shot list

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Script and Shot listHow you are going to tell your story?

Primitive way to plan and write a news story, package or documentary

Some storyboard examples

With the passage of time the storyboarding techniques develops and more and more details includes in the board like camera angles and colors and even costume details.

Using software is now a common norm in script writing which enables production staff to arrange required shots and other props for the project, it may be a news story commercial or any other audio visual product.

In ever changing news scenario, where chasing deadline is of essence, we use very simple method of storyboarding

Shot listNews story writer collect all the shot before he or she sat on editing machine.

Why Shot list is necessary with the script Avoid mistakes by the editor Save time when editing Save time in reshooting the scene or story Save money for redoing and sequence Create more relevance with the story Helping news management team in decision

making about the story Avoiding unnecessary shooting of event or

personalities* Note even for live shot list is very important.** For multiple camera live shot there must be multiple shot list.

How you are going to tell your story? To get attention from your News management Colleagues Audience

Main Idea Duration Deadline Audience

Establishing shot Opening PTC Introduction to the story

SOT 1 • It’s better to have participants tell the story through interviews than you having

to tell the whole story

SOT 2 Bridge

Create a bridge between different people opinion

SOT 3 Ending PTC

Shot detail Script DurationCommen

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Thank youRehan Hasanrehanhasan@yahoo.com