Various types of Visual stories:
UNNARRATED: Also known as stories told "in their own voice." This cane be done entitrely with the recorded interviews of the subjects, or in combination with simple graphics to provide bullet points or factoids to fill in the gaps.
NARRATED: A story in which there is an off-camera voice providng the basic narrative puncutated by inyterviews and natrual sound.
FIRST-PERSON: A story told from your perspective, featuring YOU. This kind of story is a little harder to shoot yourself, if you are going to be in it, but it can be done. Thisnk of this format as a "show and tell." You would be on camera showing us the story, and telling us about it.
PROFILE: A story focusing on an interesting person, place, or thing
ISSUE: A story highlighting a current issue in the news, such as immigration reform, gun control, same-sex marriage, smoking on campus, marijuana legalization, crime on campus.
INVESTIGATIVE: An issue in which you have uncovered new information that sheds new insight into an issue. It's basically an "issue" story, but with an edge.
FEATURE: A lighter story that shows takes you somewhere and shows you something you haven't seen before.
HUMOR: A funny or clever take on a story. Finding the humor in stories is not always easy, but the results can be delightfully entertaining.
VIDEO ESSAY: A sort of video postcard. This kind of story doesn't have a narrative per se, it's more of a montages of images. Think "Sights and Sounds." This format is good for stories with strong visuals, where you just want the viewer to soak in the atmosphere.
SLIDESHOW WITH AUDIO: Basically like a radio story with still pictures. Here the images must be strong, and complemented by the audio, which can be narration or interviews, or a combination of both.
STORY IDEAS: Here are some recent newspaper stories that lend themselves to visual presentation.
Time for the Redskins to change their name? -- Washington Post
New federal regulations could threaten local farms -- Gaithersburg Gazette
What do people think of the Trump's plan for the Old Post Office? -- Washington Post
Speed or Greed cameras -- Washington Post
THE STORY BEHIND THINGS:
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald were buried in Rockville on the grounds of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Photo by: Matt McClain/The Washington Post -
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, underneath a canopy of oak trees on the grounds of the historic St. Mary’s Catholic Church, their place immemorial marked by a simple, flat, gravestone. It bears the classic last lines of Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” READ MORE at washingtonpost.com
Yes, the University of Maryland has traditions - John Kelly, Washington Post
Linda Martin and Margaret Hall were tired of hearing that Maryland didn’t have any traditions... so the two collaborated on “University of Maryland Traditions,” a lavishly illustrated 72-page book that’s chock full of historical tidbits. It was published in the summer of 2011, and copies were given to every freshman entering school last fall.
