Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Writing for a Visual Medium

Valerie Chew

Focus Focus Focus. I couldn’t agree more. After trying my hands at cameras, I understand the tendency to try to capture as much as I can – the just-in-case mentality. I have however, realized the cost of that – editing nightmare. When it comes to interviews, the Poynter article says that we should ‘understand that people love to talk about themselves and the things they are passionate about. Let them.’ If they go on for an hour, when all we need is 10 minutes of tape, how do we stop them without coming across as rude?

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