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SPTM 4800: Multiplatform Storytelling for Sports, Fall 2022
SPTM 4800: Multiplatform Storytelling for Sports, Fall 2022
Course objectives
Grades and assignments
Required materials
Rules and policies
Overall schedule
Module 1: Introductions
Module 2: Writing and interviewing bootcamp
Module 3: Data and visualization
Module 4: Video reporting and editing
Module 5: Trend stories and visual elements
Module 6: Podcasting
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Module 4: Video reporting and editing

Now we’re finally getting our hands on some story material. In this segment, we’ll plan and execute all the reporting you’ll need for the video profile assignment.
Module 4
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Day
Date
Time
Type
Module
Description
1
Wednesday
10/5/2022
​11:59 PM
Homework
4
Assignment 4_1
2
Thursday
10/6/2022
​12:45 PM
Class
4
The Five Shots and introduction to the camera
3
Monday
10/10/2022
​11:59 PM
Homework
4
Assignment 4_2 (in module4_class channel)
4
Tuesday
10/11/2022
​12:45 PM
Class
4
Story pitching and writing/shooting standups
5
Wednesday
10/12/2022
​11:59 PM
Field Assignment
4
Field Assignment 4_A
6
Wednesday
10/12/2022
​11:59 PM
Homework
4
Assignment 4_3
7
Thursday
10/13/2022
​12:45 PM
Class
4
Introduction to editing
8
Monday
10/17/2022
​11:59 PM
Homework
4
Assignment 4_4
9
Tuesday
10/18/2022
​12:45 PM
Class
4
Introduction to scripts
10
Wednesday
10/19/2022
​11:59 PM
Field Assignment
4
Field Assignment 4_B
11
Thursday
10/20/2022
​12:45 PM
Class
4
Scripting and management workshop
12
Friday
10/21/2022
​11:59 PM
Field Assignment
4
Field Assignment 4_C
13
Tuesday
10/25/2022
​12:45 PM
Class
4
Editing
14
Wednesday
10/26/2022
​11:59 PM
Field Assignment
4
Field Assignment 4_D
15
Monday
10/31/2022
​11:59 PM
Field Assignment
4
Field Assignment 4_E
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Assignment 4_1

Read this
policy statement
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Make a copy of
this form
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, fill it out, and save it as a PDF with the document title SUGGS_YOURLASTNAME_SOR. Then download the PDF to
this Google folder
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. I will share the folder with the college’s resource manager, Jim Black, at jimblack@uga.edu, so that you can check out equipment from the Field Equipment Supply Room (FESR). I have sent Mr. Black a class roster, so he can cross-check your request with that. Also, please read through the attached FESR policies. You will not be able to participate in our in-class exercise on Oct. 6, if you have not completed the SoR.
Bring your SD card to class Oct. 6.

Field assignment 4_A

Pitches for two video profiles of subjects on your beat. The pitches should include all the elements Prof. Lawson covers during class on Oct. 11. Post to channel #module4_a.

Assignment 4_3

Based on Prof. Lawson’s in-class instruction from Oct. 11, write and shoot a standup for the editing exercise we’ll do during class on Oct. 13. Bring the completed standup to class in a format you can upload into Adobe Premiere.
Make sure you add Adobe Creative Suite to your laptop.

Assignment 4_4

Review
Tips for Writing Scripts
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Quiz
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Field Assignment 4_B

Gather all your footage for your profile—A-roll and B-roll. Put it in a folder on your computer. Make an inventory of your clips with descriptions of what is covered in each, including summaries of A-roll, descriptions of B-roll, and natsound.
Next, go back to your story summary from 4_A. How has the story changed on the basis of your interviews? Revise the summary and post it along with the inventory in a google doc in #module4_B.

Field Assignment 4_C

Draft script for your video profile.

Field Assignment 4_D

Rough cut for your video profile, including your standup to close out the profile. Edit your profile together, make sure sound levels are adjusted, upload to YouTube (unlisted) and post a link in #module4_D.

Field Assignment 4_E

The final product: Here’s
the grading rubric I use for video stories
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. Final product should be 3 minutes. Upload to Youtube (unlisted) and post a link in #module4_E.

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