THE ART OF THE STACK All the tiny pieces make a beautiful big picture... STACKING A SHOW Stacking refers to scheduling the segments and stories of a show so that the show makes sense and is interesting Flow - placing stories with similar
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THE ART OF THE STACK All the tiny pieces make a beautiful big picture...<br>
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STACKING A SHOW Stacking refers to scheduling the segments and stories of a show so that the show makes sense and is interesting
Flow - placing stories with similar topics next to each other
Pacing - mixing the TYPES of stories in such a way that the viewer remains interested<br>
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STACKING A SHOW Flow and Pacing
Flow means that the topics move from one to another in a manner that makes sense
Pacing means that there are a variety of types of stories mixed in together to help the show’s tempo remain interesting<br>
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STACKING A SHOW: Talent - one of the biggest selling points of a newscast
Particularly the relationship between anchors
Anchors are the “hosts” of a newscast, the “faces” - they’re the people who sit behind the desk
The anchors have to be able to interact with one another
They should be able to show some personality in a short amount of time<br>
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STACKING A SHOW: Producer must build in time in the stack for anchor chat
Anchor chat helps build rapport with the audience
Usually best to build in at the end of a weather segment, sports or at the end of an interesting story
Anchor chat should last for no more than 10-15 seconds<br>
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STACKING A SHOW: THE BONES Headlines - start of all newscasts
Same purpose as a print headline but showcases video and sound
Can feature several major stories of the day as opposed to one big story
Teasers - promotions for stories airing later in the newscast
Only part of the story is shared
Just enough to create some interest in hopes of the viewer staying with the newscast<br>
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CONFUSING? Headlines
Come at the beginning of the whole newscast
Short news stories and provide the viewer with key details about the story
Feature stories that air in the A-block (first block of the newscast) Teasers
Air at the end of a segment
Promote stories airing later in the newscast
Only contain part of the story
Keep the reader INTERESTED in staying with the program<br>
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CONFUSING? Headlines
Come at the beginning of the whole newscast
Short news stories and provide the viewer with key details about the story
Feature stories that air in the A-block (first block of the newscast) Teasers
Air at the end of a segment
Promote stories airing later in the newscast
Only contain part of the story
Keep the reader INTERESTED in staying with the program<br>
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EXAMPLE OF A HEADLINE (teacher should insert headlines here - remember headlines come at the beginning of a newscast and promo the stories in A-Block.)<br>
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EXAMPLE OF A TEASER (teacher should insert teaser here - remember teasers come at the end of segments and are designed to make the reader want to stick around)<br>
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THE ART OF THE STACK All the tiny pieces make a beautiful big picture...<br>
