Rob Roberts, a senior video editor at USA TODAY, spoke to the journalism Boot Camp students about creating videos. After viewing and discussing strengths and weaknesses of several videos, Roberts asked what kinds of stories work well on video such as performances and sports–topics similar to Deborah Bolling’s suggestions for good audio stories.
Video should include emotion and a sense of character, according to Roberts. Additionally, video should incorporate compelling images that put the story in better context than words can describe and can help viewers to have a direct connection with the people being filmed, he said. While video does help people see for themselves, video often times doesn’t let the viewer hear the whole story and can seem manipulative, Roberts said.
In addition to offering several techniques such as shooting by using the rule of thirds and capturing an environmental portrait, Roberts gave five rules to follow in order to create good video.
Watch the clip below to learn about the five rules.
