Behind the scenes: How to make tweets into TV | Forensic Files

The Hannah Graham story was interesting because of how social media played a part. It gave students at the University
of Virginia and residents a voice, a way to give and receive information through
Facebook and Twitter. It also played a role in how journalists that covered the story broke news about events. So, we
just finished scouting some locations and we're just waiting for Neil to arrive. Neil Auggenston is a journalist
and has been covering the story extensively on radio and Twitter. Setting up some uh some lights. We have
a good location. The idea is to take Neil's tweets and put them on television in an interesting
way. We're picking out a lens. We're going to go with 35 mm prime. How's that? Sounds good.
I'm with Neil Austin now and we're going to our first uh shoot location for the graphic elements.
down. Hey, how's it going? Good to see you. Oh, you too. See you again. We set out to do things a little
differently. But before we got started, we had a little interruption. Hi, honey.
Hi. Hello. Daddy's talking. We're right in the middle of filming. Once the FaceTime call was over, it was
back to work incorporating the tweets into scenic venues in and around the Charlottesville, Virginia area.

In the Hannah Graham story, students, local residents and journalists turned to social media to share information. See how the "48 Hours" team combined creative camerawork, graphics and locations to turn tweets into compelling video you'll see in "Hannah Graham: Deadly Connections" airing Saturday June 11 at 9/8c on CBS.

Brief Summary

The episode covers the Hannah Graham story and social media's impact on journalism, featuring Neil Auggenston's reporting efforts.

Key points

The Role of Social Media. Social media gave a voice to students and residents during the Hannah Graham story.
Innovative Filming Techniques. The team plans to creatively incorporate Neil's tweets into their visual storytelling.

Episode highlights

Innovative Filming TechniquesThe team plans to creatively incorporate Neil's tweets into their visual storytelling.“The idea is to take Neil's tweets and put them on television in an interesting way.”0:33Sep 25, 2015

Episode quotes

We set out to do things a little differently.

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