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SNO Email Manager
If you've purchased the SNO Sites Email Accounts add-on, you can add up to 50 email addresses to your site for access with your domain (myemail@websitedomain.com). Once we've received your order an...
Archives and Archiving
WordPress automatically archives everything by published date/time, so there's actually no need to do so manually. What most sites do is simply post new content and stories to their categories. Thi...
A-roll and B-roll
In the days of film reels, the terms A-roll and B-roll were created as a way for film editors to differentiate which rolls of footage they needed to thread into their cuts. Although most student j...
How to Condense Writing
In the past, excessive context and lengthy elaboration was seen as a cure for dry news reporting. Today, that’s no longer the case. As a writer, your goal should be to tell your reader what they ne...
SNO Curriculum
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Constructing Multishot Sequences
Sequences are a series of shots that are edited together to build a scene. When edited well, they should be almost undetectable because they feel so natural to the viewer. Learn how to start creati...
Establishing and Closing Shots
Just like you wouldn’t begin a journalistic article without a lead or end it without some sort of wrap up, the same principles apply to your videos. In the realm of video storytelling, the terms th...
Filming an Interview
You might think that recording video interviews should be simple, right? All you really need to do is stick your subject in front of a camera and hit record. Not quite. From preparation, to proper ...
Writing for Video
Scripting a video story means using writing methods that may differ from your normal writing style. Unlike a written article where the reader can go back and re-read portions of the text, the chanc...
J-Cuts and L-Cuts
Most videos put together by beginners use lots of hard cuts — cuts that abruptly jump from scene to scene without any transitions. While there’s nothing wrong with using these, it’s worth learning ...