A little while back we had a script writing workshop with Helen and Zoe Sales where we learned how to write a script for a news show. There were a number of things we had to consider when writing a news script which may differ from writing for other forms of visual media. These include:
Alliteration
Avoid repetition
Wordplay
Rule of three
Similes and metaphor
Personification
Exaggeration
Relatable comparisons
Remembering all of the following will enable me to write a script at a high quality that the audience can understand and will want to listen to.
Another important factor to consider when writing a script is accuracy. The viewers will want to trust that everything that is read to them is accurate and well researched. If you are going to present something as a fact, it must be checked to ensure that what you are writing is correct. It is also important to keep up to date, some things will change all the time and as the writer, you will need to keep on top of it to keep your audience updated. The facts you write must also be necessary to the topic you are writing about. It's no good educating people on the facts that have little to nothing to do with the story.
Even the small details of a script can be vitally important. The lead of your story needs to be attention grabbing, you want your audiences to stay tuned for what is about to come up next. For news shows like Sky, BBC and ITV, the opening to a story is important when competing against other news broadcasters in order to gain the most attention. To keep this attention, information must be concise and to the point, viewers will switch off at the sight of statistic upon statistic, it's boring. It also helps to be a little creative as well.
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