1. Basics of News
Timeliness, Proximity, Conflict, Prominence, Human Interest (and others -- ‘what makes it news?’)
Spot News, hard news, routine news (note news releases and VNRs), soft news, features, investigative
Types of TV stories
Package, Vo-Sot/VSV/VOB/AB, VO, reader

2. Basics of News Live shot variations Look Live Scene Scan
Live Interview
Produced story (VSV/PKG)
Wraparound
Live Truck, Sat Truck, Fiber, Backpack / cell phone
Why go live?

3. Basics of Video Stages of production Points of view
Importance of pre-production
Points of view
Objective,
subjective
Reportorial / presentational

4. Shot composition Rule of thirds Shot composition XCU, CU, MS, LS, WS
2-shot, group shot, crowd shot
OTS
Cut off lines
Look space, lead room, nose room
Shot depth z-axis, foreground / backgrounf
Depth of field

5. Camera angles
Eye level
low/high level
low/high angle
Canted angle

6. Camera operation Pan & Tile ‘drag’ / lock Pedestel lock
Eye level shots
Critical focus
White balance
Where to power on / off
Movements & commands

7. Camera operation
Pan
Tilt
Truck
Dolly
Arc
Zoom / Boom
Pedstal 

8. Camera operation Look space (host change)
‘what’s in the shot’ (2-shot guests ex.)
Foreground / background
Mic location and ‘dressing the mic’
Lighting
‘Center up’
Headroom
Rule of thirds

9. Transitions Fade Cut (take) Dissolve (lap) Wipe DVE
Commands of preparation
Commands of execution

10. During Production Audio Board Server Switcher
Ride levels, match video
Server
Record and playback, 3 channels, playlist
Switcher
Preview, program, DSK, key settings
CG – prepare slide, follow rundown
Prompter – news / control approach
Cameras and Floor Director

11. In the studio -- training
Understand how / where to tun on lights
Understand camera operation, tally lights, when to make adjustments
“air monitor’ location on/off
Studio sound during content playback / mute
Switcher, CG, server, audio operation
Floor director / director / cameras—hand signals
Intercom -- connections – charging
Cables on the floor
Set up. Striking the set.