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How To Submit Network News Video Clip Footage In 3 Steps |
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Has this ever happened to you? You're standing on a busy
street corner, minding your own business, when all of a
sudden a masked gunman comes running out of a nearby
bank with the cops in hot pursuit. Luckily, you have your
video cell phone and capture the whole scene on video.
But how would you submit network news video clip footage
like this to ABC, CBS, NBC, or Fox?
Being in the right place at the right time armed with a video
cellphone when something newsworthy occurs means you
could potentially reap some financial rewards. Did you
know that news organizations pay handsomely for
exclusive video like this?
So what do you do now that you've captured some great
video or picture with your cell phone? There are basically
three steps to take if you want to get paid for the video
footage you have shot. Edit, upload, and announce it to
the media.
Most video cellphones come with movie editing software
built-in (or packaged with the phone). Even if the bundled
software is sub-par (which it usually is) there are many off-
the-shelf software solutions that can enhance the quality
and reduce the file size of the video you have captured.
Remember, you do not want to manipulate the video
extensively, since this will jeopardize the 'man on the
street' quality that the news networks are looking for.
Besides, the news stations have much more sophisticated
software than you could probably afford to massage your
video into the desired format, length and content.
You probably don't need to do much to your raw video
footage except reduce the length of the clip to the smallest
size. This is important because you don't want to pay to
upload your video and the free video hosting services only
give you so much storage space that can quickly run out if
you are uploading large files.
Next, you need to upload your video to an online video
sharing service. There are bunch of these available, some
offering a meager amount of free storage and charging
extra for larger portions of space. Other services limit the
amount of bandwidth your video can consume. This
means the number of people that can watch your video at
one time is limited.
After choosing a suitable place to host your newsworthy
video, you need to tell the news broadcasters about it. In
whatever city you live in, there are local news affiliates that
are part of larger news organizations like Fox News or
ABC. You can easily determine which news stations are in
your area by turning on a TV and seeing what the call-
letters are for your local broadcast news stations.
Once you have the call-letters (for example, WABC) then
simply go online and do a search for those call-letters in
your favorite search engine. Once you find the web site for
that broadcaster, navigate to the page on the site that has a
link for submitting breaking news and supply the basic
information that applies to your video, such as a
description and the URL of the video where you uploaded
it.
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Aaron Benbaruch knows the ins and outs of submitting breaking news captured by citizen journalists. To instantly submit newsworthy video and pictures to all the TV News Broadcasters for free, visit http://www.videonewscaster.com |
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