TRAINING MATERIAL for bangladesh

এই প্রেজেন্টেশনের ইংরেজি ও আরবি সংস্করণ ডাউনলোড করতে লিঙ্কে যান



WHAT MAKES GOOD TV?

কীভাবে বুঝবেন টিভির জন্য আপনার কাছে একটি ভালো গল্প আছে?

It’s all about the pictures. Do a test - if you can understand your story by just looking at the pictures with no sound, you have the begin n ings of a good Tv story. But if you can just listen to your story without looking at the pictures and STILL understand it, you’re doing radio and wasting time and money on poor pictures. Click here for a PDF in Bangla


STORY-TELLING THROUGH YOUR CHARACTER’S JOURNEY

চরিত্রের মাধ্যমে বা কোনো চরিত্রকে অনুসরণ করে গল্প বা কাহিনী ফুটিয়ে তোলা

Characters are key to story-telling and you have to take them (and your viewers) on a journey. They have to change, struggle and you need to get scenes and clips from them about the start, middle and end of their journey. Click here for a PDF in Bangla


THE CAMERA AS STORY TELLER

ক্যামেরা যখন গল্প-কথক

Your camera-person is a key part of your story telling. How do you work with them, how to decide on the mood of each scene, how do you frame interviews and always keep in mind the Rule of Thirds. Click here for a PDF in Bangla.


SETTING UP YOUR CHARACTER

চরিত্র নির্বাচন

If you don’t take the time to set up your characters with well-planned scenes, they are just clips, not real people. Click here for a PDF in Bangla.


SOUND - THE EIGHT SECOND RULE

ভালো সাউন্ড, ভালো স্টোরি

Sound is what makes your story feel real, drawing in the viewers. Fiollow the 8-second rule: stop talking every 8 seconds. Click here for a PDF in Bangla


TRANSITIONS

ট্রানজিশন: কীভাবে এক দৃশ্য থেকে অন্য দৃশ্যে যেতে হয়

You constantly have to change scenes in your story - different places, times, characters. You have to plan each “hello” and “goodbye” otherwise you will lose or confuse your viewer. Click here for a PDF in Bangla.


OPENING AND CLOSING SHOTS

উদ্বোধনী এবং সমাপনী দৃশ্যধারণ:

The first and last shots in your story are among the most important - to grab viewers and to leave them with a memory. Click here for a a PDF in Bangla


MAKING BUILDINGS COME ALIVE

কোন ভবনকে চরিত্র হিসাবে নির্মাণ

Buildings can’t be boring - they are characters and they have a mood or message that must be filmed in a certain way. Click here for a PDF in Bangla


MAKING LOCATIONS COME ALIVE

কোন ভবনকে চরিত্র হিসাবে নির্মাণ

You have to figure out what the mood or importance of each location and figure how how to film it, how to get there and how to exit. Click here for a PDF in Bangla


WRITING FOR TV

টেলিভিশন সাংবাদিকতা - লিখতে হবে যেভাবে

You have to write TO the pictures, not ABOUT the pictures. You need to SHOW, not TELL. And you need to write to all five senses. Click here for a PDF in Bangla.


MISSION STATEMENT

মিশন স্টেটমেন্ট তৈরি করা বা লক্ষ্য তুলে ধরা

To guide your station and your journalists and to make it clear to your viewers what sets you apart form the competition, you need a Mission Statement. Click here for a PDF in Bangla.



 

how to organize your investigation:


“WE ARE NOT STENOGRAPHERS”

JOURNALISTS HAVE TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER IN BANGLADESH

A blog report on training in Bangladesh in June 2019.

What is the role of journalists? To whom do we owe loyalty?

Training with a variety of journalists in Bangladesh in June, we discussed and debated the challenges for the media, especially in countries where reporters often face threats and intimidation.

Investigative Story-telling:
“We are making movies”

A blog report on training in Bangladesh in March 2019. The challenge is in learning how to tell complicated investigations in a dramatic visual way: Not in a boring print style and not like straight TV news.