Table of Contents
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Part 1: Focusing Ideas and Developing Your Script
Step One: Before you write
Chapter 1 Tell Me the New New Story . . . 3
Chapter 2 Starting before the Beginning . . . 7
Chapter 3 Thinking Stories, Not Topics . . . 9
Chapter 4 What's a Good Story? . . . 17
Step Two: Organizing your ideas
Chapter 5 Considering Your Audiences . . . 25
Chapter 6 Understanding Formats . . . 31
Chapter 7 Focusing Your Video . . . 39
Chapter 8 Crafting a Treatment . . . 47
Step Three: Developing your script
Chapter 9 Building Your Story with Modules . . . 61
Chapter 10 Putting Story Modules Together . . . 83
Chapter 11 Scriptwriting Tips . . . 103
Chapter 12 Cultural and Ethical Considerations . . . 121
Chapter 13 The Esperanza Project . . . 127
Chapter 14 Extracting a Shot List . . . 153
Chapter 15 Reviewing: Steps One to Three . . . 159
Part 2: Producing Your Video Story
Step Four: Before you shoot (Preproduction)
Chapter 16 Video and Photography Tips . . . 163
Chapter 17 Improving Your Camera Technique . . . 169
Chapter 18 Planning for the Shoot . . . 183
Chapter 19 The Shot List . . . 189
Step Five: Shooting your story (Production)
Chapter 20 Recording Stories through Interviews . . . 193
Chapter 21 Shooting a Picture Story . . . 207
Chapter 22 Picture Continuity . . . 217
Chapter 23 Sound and Lighting Concerns . . . 225
Step Six: Preparing for the edit (Postproduction)
Chapter 24 Organizing Your Materials . . . 231
Chapter 25 Editing 101 . . . 237
Chapter 26 Copyright and Music . . . 243
Chapter 27 Reviewing: Steps Four to Six . . . 247
Chapter 28 Where to Go for More Information . . . 251
Chapter 29 Glossary . . . 257
Index to the CD-ROM . . . 266
Index . . .267
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