2015 National High School Journalism Convention presentation by Michael Hernandez and Don Goble.

1. Broadcast Journalism
Workflow
Twitter: @cinehead
email: cinehead3@gmail.com
Twitter: @dgoble2001
email: goblemedia@gmail.com

2. Project workflow
• 2-3 weeks
• 90 minute blocks
• 6-9 classes

3. Pre-production
• Staff meeting
• Pitch ideas
• “Must-Have’s”

4. Pre-production
• Have a back up plan
• Don’t wait!
• Know how to troubleshoot

5. Story selection
• Brainstorm
• no bad ideas
• provide feedback
• focus and plan

6. Essential Questions
• What are some cool ideas people will want to know more about?
• Who is the target audience?
• How long does the project need to be?
• Note: It’s better to create videos that make people think and
have more questions than answers about the subject being
discussed.
• What are your initial goals?
• Is it clichéd? Have others done it? Is it anything new?

7. Essential Questions
• How do you plan to shoot it?
• Who would be great to interview?
• Where would it be ideal to shoot?
• Do you need to get any permissions before or during the shoot?
• What equipment do you think you will need?
• What are your other needs: music, other media assets (pictures,
additional footage, graphics)?

8. 5 W’s & H
• Address each “who, what, where,
why, and how to.”
• You should have a list of
schedules, production needs, and
team responsibilities for each
video.

9. Pre-production

10. Collaborative Google Doc

11. Production schedule

12. Storyboard

13. XWide Wide Medium
Tight XTight Bird
Don Goble
Shot sheet

14. Interview compostion

15. • Location scout
• Create “Tell me about’s…”
• “Hire” a classmate
Final steps

16. • PRACTICE!
• Confirm production date and
time
• Know how to troubleshoot your
equipment

17. Production

18. Equipment
Camera
Microphone
Tripod
Headphones

19. • Properly check out equipment
• Test your equipment at school
• Get to site early

20. Search for light

21. • Set up
• Test equipment on site
• “Tell me about…” interview
• Playback and check audio
• Shoot BRoll = Say it, Show it

22. Shoot WIDE - MEDIUM - TIGHT

23. Shoot alternate angles

24. 2 Establishing shots

25. Capture NAT sound

26. Playback footage

27. • Ask for materials - images, video
• Shoot more than you need
• Clean up all equipment
• Leave site better than you found it

28. Post - Production

29. Log all footage ASAP

30. Edit interview first

31. Add BRoll

32. • Color correct
• Sweeten audio
• Add titles/text
Final steps

33. • “3 before me”
• Export to teacher
• Upload to web

34. • Embed in website
• Write a news brief
• Blog

35. Digital Portfolio

36. Class critique
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37. www.jeadigitalmedia.org
search “mini lessons”

38. Broadcast Journalism
Workflow
Twitter: @cinehead
email: cinehead3@gmail.com
Twitter: @dgoble2001
email: goblemedia@gmail.com