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Maggie L

Maggie L
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

One live shots, two hits

Reporters often have to do more than one hit from the same live location during the same show. Encourage your reporters to have distinct hits. Figure out the two or three things that are interesting and important about that location and split them up among hits. You needn't pack everything into one hit especially if it's a feature story. What can you show people? Maybe you use a vosot for the first hit but for the second, you arrange for a brief (two or three quick questions max) interview live and have broll rolling in a double box. Showing something that's going on live is always better than tape.Be sure to change up your shots between hits so that it at least looks visually different.

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