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"