NewsTeam Class

  • Welcome
  • Deadlines
  • Grading
  • Workflow Recommendations
  • NewsTeam Jobs
  • Panasonic DVX200 Instructions
  • How to Submit Stories
  • Lower Thirds
  • Reporter Live Fronting
  • Exporting Video
  • Feature Stories
  • News Packages
  • Same-Day Stories
  • VOSOTS
  • Social Media
  • Posting Web Stories
  • Inception News
  • Research and Writing
  • Weather
  • Camera and Editing
  • CNN Newsource
  • Resume Reel Guidelines
  • NewsTeam Alums
  • Blooper Reels
  • TV Reporting Camera



NewsTeam Boulder

Video Production Workflow

 

The workflow is simply a recommended sequence of steps that is organised according to priority. Workflows are a way to manage your time and effort so that you can maximise your effort in the least amount of time. Learning shortcuts on Adobe Premiere, for instance, is a way to accelerate your workflow. Coming up with a strong focus for your story before you start the production work is another way.


The benefits of a functional workflow will help reduce stress, improve efficiency, increase output, improve communication, and to monitor your progress to help you stay on track and to meet deadlines.


Deadlines are taken very seriously in our profession. And we perhaps take deadlines more seriously than most classes. Consistently missing deadlines isn’t good for your grades, nor your career. Don’t make every project a crisis – set priorities and accomplish what you need to do in the order of your priority. Even if your plan isn’t perfect, you’ll still achieve better results than having no plan, or no focus at all.


The production workflow will make a huge difference, but be ready to adapt to changes quickly when things change (and they will).



           Story Format                                                     Production Workflow                    
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VO
Story idea, get approval, make contacts if any, production, script, edit video with padding, add slate, export
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SOT’s
Log SOT from video, transcribe for Inception, get TRT for media time, edit with padding, add slate, export
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VOSOT’s
Story idea, get approval, production, script to visuals, edit with padding, add slate, export
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Same-Day Packages
Know breaking news, come up with 2 or more ideas, get producer approval, make contacts, write anchor intro (estimated), shoot interviews, shoot b-roll, shoot stand-ups, log SOTs and stand-up takes, script, edit with padding, add slate, export



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News and Sports Packages
Story idea, research/phone calls, focus statement, story submission, approval and feedback, production, script, approval and feedback, edit with padding, add slate, export, write Web story rough draft, submit to TA, approval, rewrite, post to Website



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Feature Stories
Story idea, research/phone calls, focus statement, story submission, approval and feedback, production, script, approval and feedback, edit with padding, add slate, export, write Web story rough draft, submit to TA, approval, rewrite, post to Website
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