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Writing for Television

Mary Fulco

Created on November 20, 2024

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Writing for

TELEVISIoN

  • 70% of all stories are UNDER 1 minute

What's in a 30 min. Newscast?

What's could be in a 10 min. Broadcast

The left half displays technical details -- for audio, video and graphics -- used by the production crew.

The right half mimics what anchors see on their prompters. It tells them what to say, when to say it and what's being shown on-camera from moment to moment.

Television scripts use what's called a split page.

Some TV Stations use ALL CAPS all the time. Some use CAPS for narration, lowercase for sound bites. CAPS are easier to read from prompters several yards away.