Key Components To A Good Feature Story

It takes a lot to make up a good feature story. Your subject and concept must be well thought out and specific and unique. You also must think of good open ended questions about the subject for your interviewee. Close ups can play a large role in telling your story. Connecting your voice over to shots that go along with it is also a good practice. The voice over should have medium volume with good clear speed. Try to get as much B-roll as possible so you can change shots often which will keep the viewer intrigued. At the beginning you should introduce your topic and subject with descriptive words and phrases. Your shots should put you in the subjects shoes and tell their story from their point of view.  You want to get shots that are unique to your topic and your subject. All of this should combine to show case your subject and story. Towards the end you want to give your story some closure and restate what the viewer should take away from your story. Here is an example of a very well done feature story.