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TV News Scriptwriting and Newscasting: National Training of Trainers For Campus Journalism

The document provides guidance on scriptwriting for television news, outlining different types of scripts for anchors and reporters and covering topics like structure, treatment, and sample scripts. It discusses script elements like climaxes, causes, and effects, and includes exercises for writing scripts based on news stories and holding a mock newscast.

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TV News Scriptwriting and Newscasting: National Training of Trainers For Campus Journalism

The document provides guidance on scriptwriting for television news, outlining different types of scripts for anchors and reporters and covering topics like structure, treatment, and sample scripts. It discusses script elements like climaxes, causes, and effects, and includes exercises for writing scripts based on news stories and holding a mock newscast.

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TV NEWS

SCRIPTWRITING AND
NEWSCASTING
National Training of Trainers
for Campus Journalism
REXCEL JOHN SORZA
Journalist
1.ANCHOR'S SCRIPT (LEAD-INS)
2.REPORTER'S SCRIPT

Scripts
SPIELS
• INTRODUCTION
• HEADLINES
• LEAD-INS
• AD LIB
• REJOINDER
• PSA
• LIVE INTERVIEW (PHONEPATCH, REMOTE POINT, SKYPE,
ETC)
• TOSS TO LIVE REPORTER

Scriptwriting
• WHAT IS THE BEST VIDEO?
• WHAT IS “SEXIEST” ANGLE?
• SHOULD BE CONVERSATIONAL
• SUMMARIZE AND TELL LIKE A GOSSIP

Scriptwriting: Anchor's
• USE ACTIVE VOICE
• ACTION WORD IS KEY
• EACH SENTENCE SHOULD CONTAIN ONE
IDEA
• THE FEWER THE FIGURES THE BETTER

Scriptwriting: Anchor's
• DO NOT ABBREVIATE
• SPELL OUT NUMBERS
• ROUND OFF FIGURES
• WRITE IN ALL CAPS

Scriptwriting: Anchor's
Radio vs TV script
Reporter's script
Anchors' script
Reporter's script
Anchor's script
• FORM

Scriptwriting
SAMPLE 2
• CONTENT

Scriptwriting
CLIMAX PATAY ANG ANIM NA MGA
BAGITO...

STRUCTURE
CAUSE NG MAAKSIDENTE ANG
• CLIMAX KANILANG SINASAKYANG
KOTSE KANINANG
MADALING ARAW SA
• CAUSE TAGAYTAY.

NAGPAPATROL SI JUAN
DELA CRUZ

Scriptwriting
CLIMAX CIGARETTE SMOKING IN
THIS CITY WILL BE
PROHIBITED IN ALL

STRUCTURE
PLACES STARTING
FEBRUARY FIRST...
CAUSE MAYOR JUAN DELA CRUZ
• CLIMAX SAID HE HAS GIVEN THE
GO-SIGNAL TO NAGA CITY
POLICE OFFICE TO
• CAUSE IMPLEMENT THE ANTI-
SMOKING ORDINANCE

• EFFECT EFFECT
PASSED LAST MONTH...
THOSE CAUGHT SMOKING
WILL BE FINED ON FIRST
OFFENSE WITH TWO
THOUSAND PESOS
ANDFIVE THOUSAND
PESOS ON SECOND
OFFENSE. THOSE CAUGHT
FOR THE THIRD TIME WILL

Scriptwriting
BE IMPRISONED AND
CHARGED IN COURT.
Scriptwriting
Scriptwriting
Scriptwriting
Scriptwriting
TREATMENTS
• READER
• SIL
• SOT
• NATSOT
• AV (OR) VO

Scriptwriting
WRITE A SCRIPT (SIL TREATMENT) OUT OF THESE
DETAILS
• SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN REFORM ACT TAKES EFFECT
• THE LAW WAS SIGNED BY PRES. AQUINO LAST JANUARY 15
• LAW IS AIMED AT REFORMING AND STRENGTHENING S-K TO
CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY
• THE ACT INCLUDES AN ANTI-DYNASTY PROVISION WHICH
BARS RELATIVES OF OFFICIALS OCCUPYING APPOINTIVE
AND ELECTIVE POSITIONS UP TO SECOND DEGREE OF
CONSAGUINITY FROM SEEKING S-K POSTS
• ONLY THOSE AGED 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD MAY JOIN THE S-K

Exercise
WRITE AN ANCHOR'S SCRIPT FOR A 5-MINUTE NEWSCAST
• TOPIC SHOULD BE ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
• NEWSCAST MUST HAVE:
• HEADLINES
• 1 SIL ITEM
• 1 SOT ITEM
• 1 NATSOT ITEM
• 1 AV ITEM
• 1 LIVE REPORT OR INTERVIEW
• INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS TO ANCHOR/S
• ROLL VTR, PAUSE FOR SOT, TOSS
Exercise
• BE CREATIVE
• BE VISUAL
• ACTION/VIDEO
• MUSIC
• SFX
• TEXT OR GRAPHICS
• LESS VOICE OVER
• BE IMPACTFUL

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