Video Story

By Scott Krones

Video: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/06/16/nat.sf.lesbian.couples.weds.cnn

I thought the video was very well done, especially since it's covering such a devastating but important event. The reporter did a very good job of describing the scene and the cameraman did well too to show the public what the reporter was saying -- it was clear they communicated well to make sure the video was fluid and made sense. There were just a few B-roll shots of the boats and the catch, but they were all very relevant and put to good use. The zooming shot of the flood level worked very well and was definitely an eye-opener.

If the story was in text, it would not be nearly as effective of a piece because visuals are extremely important in contributing and shaping the overall picture for the public. People need images to relate to the words to get a better idea of what's going on, which this story does very well.