Here are a few packages scripts, or parts of scripts, that are good examples.
Intro
Anchor OC
In this example, the writer has started
with a proper anchor intro, then begun
the pkg on NAT SOUND, plus
DRAMATIC PICTURES.
Pkg open: sound up
B Roll
1:57-2:05
Person in rescue harness lifted by
helicopter
VO/SOT
2:05-2:13
Person dangling from rescue harness
beneath helicopter
VO/SOT
2:31-2:36
Truck with people going under
VO/SOT
3:53-3:59
Scenes of destruction from flooding
Super:
Lt. Col Restiluto Padilla
Phillipine Air Force Spokesman
0:45-0:48
0:52-0:58
ON CAM
Flooding in the aftermath of a
typhoon has devastated the northern
regions of the Philippines.
The death toll is rising and if that
wasn’t bad enough, there is more bad
weather on the way.
John Doe has the story.
(Sound of people cheering)
VO/SOT
Rescue efforts are underway in the
Philippines.
Clear skies in the town of Nueva
Ecija allowed police to conduct rescue
operations from helicopters.
VO/SOT
Elsewhere in town, three people
were rescued when their truck was
swept under a bridge.
VO/SOT
But in most parts of the northern
region of the country, continuing bad
weather is preventing helicopters from
getting to where they are needed.
SOT:
There were five that were supposed
to have been sent to Infanta.
However, because of the
deteriorating weather, we could not
penetrate and they all had to go back
(this is just the first part of a longer
package)
In this example, the writer has also started on dramatic video and used several
NAT SOUND breaks in the first :30 of the pkg)
Anchor ON CAM
ON CAM
At least 327 people in the northern towns of The
Philippines have died in the floods and mudslides
caused by Typhoon Winnie. Matt Walsh has more
on the disaster.
Pkg open: VIDEO
==(SOT)==
Various of truck swept away
by floodwater under a bridge
(sound of rushing water and urgent voices
shouting, “rescue, rescue!”)
VIDEO
==(VO)==
Various of rescuers laying
dead body on ground and
carrying it away
Search and rescue operations are currently
underway. But only in towns where the rescue
teams are able to reach.
==(SOT)==
(up sound: sounds of rescuers talking and the
splash of water as they wade through the muddy
water)
VIDEO
==(VO)==
Various of police rescue
helicopter picking up flood
victims from the rooftop.
(stop at the point when the
man is lifted into the air)
Nueva Ecija is one of the towns affected by the
floods. Luckily for it, the weather is good enough
to allow helicopters to fly in and rescue people
stranded on rooftops.
==(SOT)==
(Sound up: whirring of the helicopter’s blades and
ending with cheers of the people when one person
is rescued.)
==(VO)==
Various aerial of Infanta
town showing flood water
and broken bridge
But it is not so for other towns like Infanta.
(Sound bite by Philippine
Airforce spokesman Lt. Col.
Restituto Padilla)
==(SOT)==
(This is also just the first part of a longer pkg)
In this example, the writer uses short sentences that reference the video to add
impact.
ON CAM
VO
Various of Aerial of Infanta
town showing flood water and
broken bridge.
Very much like the style of
Edward R. Murrow in the
examples we watched and
heard.
VO
People on rooftop
VO
Various of helicopter floating in
floodwater
A typhoon has struck the Philippines causing
devastating floods across the north of the country.
At least 327 people have been killed and more
are still missing. Filipinos are now struggling with
the flood aftermath. Matt Walsh has more
The typhoon has caused mayhem across the
country.
Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, has
been hit badly.
This is the scale of destruction.
Floodwater has subsided, revealing the
damages.
Houses have been swept away.
Only a thick layer of mud is left.
Survivors cling what is left.
They wait on rooftops for rescuers.
But the bad weather has hampered the rescuers’
efforts.
Some rescue helicopters have become trapped
in the floodwater.
VO
Victim picked up from rooftop
with others applauding
But when one survivor makes it to the
helicopter, there is a sense of relief.
And here’s an example of a full package that does nearly everything right. Good
opening pictures, good use of natural sound, and it doesn’t get bogged down in
trying to explain the differing deaths tolls.
Anchor ON CAM
Possible graphic showing
where Quezon is on a map of
the Philippines.
Pkg begin
Police rescue helicopter
picking up a flood victim from
rooftop.
=(ON CAM)= (:15-:20)
Bad weather continues to plague attempts by
Philippine officials to reach towns affected by
the typhoon that hit Quezon province in the
north.
Floods and landslides have devastated towns in
Quezon. The province is now bracing itself
against another powerful typhoon set to hit
later this week.
Matt Walsh has more on the disaster.
=(Nat sound break)=
(Sound of people cheering as man is lifted into
the air)
=(VO)=
It’s been two days since a typhoon hit northern
towns in the Philippines, but most of Quezon
province is still underwater.
People sitting on rooftop (from In the town of Nueva Ecija, clearer skies
video immediately after
allowed police helicopters to pick up flood
helicopter rescue)
victims trapped on their rooftops.
Truck swept by floodwater
under a bridge, rescue of man
at bridge
Soldiers loading helicopter
SOT/Col. Restituto Padilla,
Philippine Air Force
Spokesman
Intercut with video of soldiers
loading helicopter
Soldiers loading supplies onto
the helicopter
=(Nat sound break)=
(shouts and sound of water rushing)
Bad weather has prevented helicopters from
going into the affected areas to rescue and aid
the stranded and those who have lost their
homes.
=(SOT)=
“There were five helicopters that were
supposed to have been sent to Infanta..”
“We could not penetrate and they all had to go
back to Villamor.”
Arroyo walking towards the
helicopter
=(Nat sound break)=
(clip of Dinky Soliman briefing Arroyo)
Arroyo being briefed
=(VO)=
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo returned
early from a summit in Laos to coordinate
rescue efforts.
The bad weather, however, means that she has
been unable to fly out to the affected province.
Video of cut logs
People walking over logs
Wideshot of people looking at
dead bodies
Various of dead bodies
wrapped in plastic bags
Man seated looking at dead
body in plastic bag
Disaster and weather officials
briefing Arroyo
SOT/Ernesto Carolina, deputy
defense minister
Rescuers in rubber boat with
dead body
Rescuers laying dead body on
ground and carrying it away
Video of Infanta town showing
floodwater.
Help has been slow to arrive for most people
and the death toll is still steadily rising, days
after the typhoon hit land.
The social welfare department says that floods
and landslides have killed at least 306 people in
Quezon province alone.
Government officials say at least 21 have been
killed in other areas.
The official death toll, however, has been
smaller that what media outlets have been
reporting.
The government has been careful to confirm
each death before adding it to the official
record.
=(SOT)=
“There are a lot of persons missing, so we
expect the figure to rise.”
Numbers of the dead and the missing may rise
even further, as the Philippines braces itself for
another typhoon set to hit land by the end of
the week.
This is Matt Walsh, for JMSC News.