Sports Broadcasting - Final - Tim Hamilton
____ means to always attempt to synchronize words and pictures
Swap
If appropriate, the reporter/editor lets the ____ and ____ do the talking.
microphone, soundtrack
The best stories include great ____ sound.
natural
Lisa Byington, Milwaukee Bucks TV PBP
"I was taught to never say no to an opportunity. Take the grunt job to get the glory job."
Ask for ____ when it will take your story to a new level
All-access
A documentary can be either plot or ____ driven
Character
You can kick your story up a notch by finding strong central ____
Characters
The best stories have strong opening and ____ shots
Closing
_____ story subject -- with universal values -- that appeals to a ____ audience
Compelling, wide
Stories become memorable when you can add emotion by making them laugh and ____
Cry
You should strive for conflict, ____ and resolution
Emotion
It is critical that you ____ on the skill that you are best at
Focus
The 5 components of a meaningful sports documentary are ____
Interviews, Narration, Music, Dramatization, Writing
Your sports story will be remembered when there is a ____ in my throat moment
Lump
Look for ____ in every single shot (video) that you record
Movement
What is the difference between broadcast thinking "We control access" and online thinking "We distribute content with a minimum of registration hassle"? What impact do these have?
On TV, there is only so much you can absorb. Everything you know about from a game or a player is given to you by the broadcast team, which means there might be some important details missing that you don't know about. While online, you are given access to almost everything. If you know what you're looking for, you have the freedom to find it yourself.
____ as the subject -- not things or meetings. Package told through people engaged in compelling ____ that is ____. If appropriate., the reporter lets ____ tell their own stories.
People, action, visual, people
The _____ of the storyteller allows you to begin and end where you want
Point of view
____ demands a concentrated effort to know each upcoming event so thoroughly-its strategies, stories, offense, defense, records, rules, names, and numbers-that you feel you could coach either team. Knowledgeable viewers or listeners need to believe that they're listening to an ____
Preparation, expert
____ sound (crisp, clean, appropriate use of natural sound).
Quality
The right soundbite should make you happy or ____, mad or glad
Sad
In the early days of radio and TV, gathering information, making phone calls, and meeting with others were important and time-consuming parts of a broadcaster's preparation. Today, with the Internet, the bulk of information is already gathered for you. What's important, though, is to quickly ____ through the deluge of background material to focus on what is relevant, what will hold the attention of your viewers or listeners.
Sift
The goal in producing content is to tell stories simply, clearly, and ____.
Skillfully
Choosing the best/right ____ can make or break your story
Soundbite
____ are used appropriately and are not a substitute for more compelling elements. Stand-ups deliver ____ information that ____ the story forward.
Stand-ups, visual, drives
____ is the best video
Steady
____ writing, free of information that people would already know
Strong
____ open, preferably a ____ lead, that instantly telegraphs the story to come
Strong, visual
6 words to guide your creativity: _____, make me care
Take me there
As for rising in the business, the first step is a true evaluation of what ___ you may have. Are you a natural storyteller? Do people gather around you to hear your views, your adventures, and your opinions? Do you have a strong personality? How's your voice, your appearance? How well do you know sports? Which ones have you played or coached? Where did you attain your sports knowledge? Do you know the rules, the players? After this self-examination, where do you think you qualify? What should you empathize as your selling point? The next step is to prove yourself. To get your foot in the door, you have to establish your ____.
Talents, credibility
Good writing is ____. One of the most powerful lines ever scribbled is as old as the Bible. "Jesus wept."
Timeless
Strive for the ____ in your creative content or stories.
Unexpected
Creative stories have a great ____ and end
beginning
Written ____, in people-speak (as if talking to a friend), and in ____ sentences
concisely, short
Quality ____ (pacing, use of sequences, matched action, overlapping sound, etc.)
editing
Camera work meets ____ and ____ standards (steadiness, creative treatment of content and composition, angles, use of pans and zooms).
professional, creative
Package meets and answers the ____? test because it contains historical perspective that defines the story's larger context (or addresses a larger issue).
so what
Story builds to a ____ close
strong
To survive in this glamorous business called sportscasting, one should first ____ what the job is all about. Forget all the ____ about what it takes: voice, looks, a degree in journalism, athletic ability, or any of the other popular attributes that many believe are so essential. One can possess all of these but still have only limited appeal. Conversely, one can have an ____ voice, a ____ look, ____ education, and ____ status and still be a ____ performer. There is something extra that makes the difference, it's called appeal. In show business, people say they've got _____.
understand, myths, average, plain, limited, non-varsity, headline, "it"