Aim for the Heart: Write, Shoot, Report and Produce for TV and Multimedia
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608716740 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is for run and gun journalists who turn the daily story as I did for decades.To students: I am most honored when a students tells me that this is a textbook that he/she keeps after the class is over.To working professionals: I hope Aim for the Heart will inspire you, re-ignite your journalistic passion and most of all I hope it helps you to improve your craft that I think is so vital to democracy. The principles of solid storytelling are universal, it seems.This book is filled with specific examples that I hope will improve your NEXT story.It is not a high-minded philosophy book and it is not not a pie-in-the-sky text that you could only use if you had four days and a crew of three to produce a story. From the Author This book is for anybody who wants to learn to write more powerful video stories. . While I speak directly to broadcast journalists in this book, others from ministers to motivational s
Amazon Customer said Great material in general. Everything. Great material in general, easy to understand, cost was much cheaper than the schools bookstore.. A must-have for those in the biz ProNewsPhotog Even after going through J-school, this book had more to offer than my classes did. In J-school, they teach you the mechanics which is fine, but this book teaches you the art. Its an art that is being lost by the old quantity vs quality argument. Its possible to have both, but you have to know going into your story what you need to look for so that you can move on with ease. After 17 years in the biz, I really learned a great deal from the author, and I would highly recommend this book to anyone in my field.. Paul said Five Stars. Great book, with valuable advice!
For nine and a half years more than 20,000 journalists a day read his story idea column Al's Morning Meeting on Poynter.During his 24 years as a local television journalist, Tompkins was awarded many of the craft's top honors including the National Emmy, the Peabody and the RFK award. Al Tompkins is a teacher and a journalist.He has taught journalists in 48 states, Canada, Egypt, Denmark, South Africa, The Caymans and Iceland.
With humor, honesty and directness, Tompkins bottles his years of experience and insight in a new second edition that offers students the fundamentals they need to master, with the practical know-how they can immediately put to use. If you aim for the heart with the copy you write and the sound and video you capture, you will never fail to grab your viewers and compel them to keep watching. 'An indispensable guide to our craft -- from an indispensable guy in our craft' - Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC News Al Tompkins reminds students about a disarmingly simple truth about broadcast journalism: people remember what they feel. Aim for the Heart is as close as you can get to having Tompkins's training sessions at the ready, from which students: / learn to listen when interviewing; / write an inviting lead; / get a memorable soundbite; / see how to light, crop, frame and edit compelling video; / learn the art of being a one man band, and / translate their broadcast story into an interactive online story.