Resume Tape-ing

[Charlie Brown]

What's the standard format for a solid reporter resume tape? 45-60 second montage followed by two packs?

If anyone has any advice, please let me know ASAP. Thanks.

[Roy Hobbs]

Standard: 3 standup montage

3 packs, one a live wraparound

Latest version:

1 minute montage crammed with 6-10 snippets of lives and standups

3 packs...first a live

Anchor segment if you have it

[ November 30, 2006, 12:39 AM: Message edited by: Roy Hobbs ]

[Roy Hobbs]

Check out some of these Charlie:

Good samples of tapes that worked (http://www.talentapes.com/meet-clients.html)

http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/owlive/img/nov04/cbrown112304.jpg

[Purplehaze]

Make sure that montage really moves quickly and that the packages are good, enterprised stories, preferably market exclusives. Don't use the President's visit to town or some murder or fire.

Buck up, Chuck. Consider yourself an official newsie now after this experience.

Patience, my friend.

[On Air]

Definitely three packs. In my personal experience, I found two hard news stories and one lighter story worked well. But you should absolutely put the live wraparound pkg first!

[roxy]

what roy hobbs said.

montage at the top, make sure it's quick. about 3 standups is good.

at least one live.

and three packages, the first a live wraparound.

packages should be enterprised ones or non-national news. the last usually is a human interest story. keep in mind many news directors won't get to the end of the tape, so keep the tape fast, interesting and GOOD.

[Roy Hobbs]

what roxy, purple and on-air said, AND....

Rule 1 is put your BEST stuff first no matter what the story is, feature or breaking news. You only get one chance to impress with your package writing so get the best right up there.

[Purplehaze]

Check your PM, Chuck.

[Roy Hobbs]

Now chuck your PM...Check!