Your weekly Pack News broadcast comes together through teamwork, planning, and lots of different pieces being put together into one package. Each week, we write the script, film the anchors, edit the videos, and publish the broadcast. I am here to walk you through what a two-week process looks like for each broadcast.
During the first week, we ask that people in Rotation A find their stories for the next week and write their toss and tag. A toss and tag is what reporters write in the script for the anchors to transition in and out of their story. Reporters then figure out what angle they want for their story, who they want to interview, and start sending out emails.
During the next week, they conduct their interviews, collect footage of the interview, B-roll, and any pictures or extra footage they need, and edit it all together. Once they are done, they export it and put it into OneNote, where our Technical Director puts all of the stories together into one broadcast.
For anchors, there are a few different parts. The Technical Director and News Director write the script for the upcoming show. We use the tosses and tags from the reporters, plus a reader or two, which are smaller stories without video that the anchors read. We then print out three scripts: one for each anchor and one for the Technical Director behind the camera. We also send the script to the teleprompter.
Then we turn on the cameras. We have three: one two-shot camera that shows both anchors, and one camera for each anchor that only records them.
After we film the anchors, the Technical Director cuts the footage down to the parts we need for the show. Then they add in the reporters’ stories until the full broadcast is complete.
Once the broadcast is put together, the advisor uploads it to YouTube and the Pack News website. The News Director then uploads each segment to YouTube so reporters can post their individual stories to the website for their portfolio.
