This video pretty much nails what's become the standard formula for the modern video news story. Note the cadance in the dialog as well... and the difficulty in making out everything the "man on the street" interviewees are saying.

Two things it's missing: Subtitles for what people are saying, even if we can understand them perfectly and the banter back at the newsdesk after the story that compeltely undercuts any seriousness that may have been present in the story itself.

How does your local newscast stack up? Do they use this formula, too?

Busy middle of the week here. Two great groups for anyone with an interest in web or new media stuff.

On Wednesday night, we've got this month's DC Media Makers

http://www.meetup.com/dc-media-makers/calendar/12206252

It's tech savvy entrepreneur and Shiny Heart Ventures Co-founder Jen Consalvo. Jen loves making cool apps and supporting the social tech DC community. She often speaks about entrepreneurship around the region and country.

And.

She's an awesome photographer pro.

With her great creative eye, please join Jen this January to learn some of her favorite photography techniques.

On Thursday night, we've got Refresh DC:

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/5277638

Color is such a fundamental part of the visual design process that articulating the development of a color palette can be overlooked. As a visual designer, David will talk about being mindful of the use of color. As someone who is colorblind, he will discuss how his condition has lead him to approach color theory in a unique way, resulting in applying the new HSLa color value. The talk will be part color theory, part accessibility, part technical demonstration.

David will be introducing himself as the new helmsman of the Refresh DC ship. He works as a web designer for nclud, where he explores the frontiers of front-end web development.

Hope to see some of you out there!