Students observe for a class period a high school news broadcast, speaking with producers, directors, crew members and field reporters. Students shadow a student who is in a television crew position in order to learn the skills the position involves. Students brainstorm ideas for reporters. Students create a production plan and style for the production, based upon watching daily news broadcasts and analyzing their order. They study the five essential elements of broadcast.
Students learn to shoot camcorders with the in-camera edit feature.
Students decide which field reports they will use in the broadcast, based upon reviewing the tapes as a group. Students pick positions for the crew. Students return to the television class for more specialized instruction from broadcasting students. Anchors begin to write script, directors work with them to assign camera shots. Producers assign stories and decide order.