The document outlines the basic structure for a news report consisting of 3 sentences: It begins with an opening shot to introduce the story, followed by the reporter's voice over track to further set up the story and any interviewees. Interviews from 1-2 people are then included along with accompanying captions. The report concludes with an end shot or "outro" to wrap up the story without any short, moving, or black shots in between.

1. Basic news
structure
C u t t i n g a u d i o a s A r o l l
+ v i d e o a s ‘ B r o l l ’

2. Basic structure
Opening shot
Reporter’s PTC
Audio ‘Pad’
‘Outro’ - end shot.
Never a short shot.
Never a moving shot.
Never cuts to black
Track introduces the
story, sets up the
interviewee
1 or 2 interviewees +
caption

3. Voice
‘Track’
A1
A2
A4
‘Pad’ 2 secs
A3
B Roll
audio
B Roll
Interview
B Roll
audio
Out
Piece To
End shot
Camera Voice
‘Track
’
B Roll
audio
‘Pad’ 2 secs
B Roll
V1
‘Noddie’
In
Basic news structure

4. ‘Lower third’ captions
Title safe
Who?
Why?

5. Basic elements
The Reporter’s
‘track’ (Voice over)
‘Vox Pops’
Graphics
Interviews. 1+1, 1+2
etc
Piece to camera (PTC)
Interviewer (‘noddies’)
check the eyeline.
Name captions/supers/
astons. Follow the
same convention for all