Ira Glass on the basic building blocks of stories: Anecdotes and moments of reflection.
Tips for multimedia stories
- Find characters, actions. The best visuals are interesting people doing interesting things.
- Use good composition and sequences: wide/medium/tight, the 5-shot sequence
- Shoot first, then ask questions
Slideshow model: Chess competition. Notice the mixture of wide/medium/tight shots, the progression of the story, how the photos match the audio, the professional title and end slides.
Video without reporter narration: Walking with the unknowns | Haiti’s lost children. Notice the mixture of wide/medium/tight shots, the progression of the story, how the subject of the video is used to tell the story without reporter narration.
Ira Glass: To improve your work, do more of it
The homework can be found on the class schedule.
