CG guidelines for NewsTeam

1)      If you are showing a specific location that is important to identify, request a "locator" cg.  This should usually go at the top of the package, and at the beginning of the vo or vo/sot -- preferably two lines.  You don't need to cg something "CU Campus," but if you're showing a specific location, cg it – for example, "Recreation Center," with a second line that says "CU Campus".  If you're cg'ing a location off-campus, the first line would read, e.g., "Broadway & Pearl" and the second line "Boulder."

2)      If the date of the video is important to identify, request a date cg along with a locator. 

For example,    Coors Events Center

       Last Saturday

3)      If someone is on-screen less than :05, do not attempt to cg them.  If they are on-screen less than :10, indicate both in & out time to the director and note that it's quick.

4)      For names, request a second line on the cg that identifies them by title or description.

(See the examples above.)  Please note: If we do not know their name, we do not cg them by title.  For example, we don't cg someone simply "CU Student".  (Try to get at least a first name on every person you talk to.)

5)      Cg's need to be short, two-three words.  If someone's title is "Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor, in charge of housing," we would shorten it to "Housing Director."  The cg should reflect who they are to the story, not their full official title.

6)      On the script, time cg's from the start of the video to the outcue.  Time code is just for the tape label, not the package intro or cg sheet.  TRT (total running time) on the package intro and SOT mean first video to outcue and do not include the pad time.