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STUDIO TWO SHOT OF ANCHORS.
SUPER IN CG WITH ANCHOR NAMES |
ANCHOR OPENING - ANCHOR 1:
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Hello, and welcome to “Business
World News.”
If you happen to recall the two-way
videophones that George Jetson used at home and
work in the 1960s animated cartoon series “The
Jetsons,” you just might be interested in our
next story. |
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ANCHOR 2: |
Even if you don’t remember “The
Jetsons,” you have surely seen George Bush using
videoconferencing technology on TV and you’ll
want to learn more about how the next leap in
telephone technology is taking us into the future.
NAME SURNAME is in Dallas, Texas with a report
on a multi-patented videophone, called the VISIFONE,
that lets you make FREE long distance telephone
calls ANYWHERE in the world with TV-quality video. |
ESTABLISHING SHOT OF REPORTER WITH
VISEON CORPORATE LOGO SIGNAGE VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND
(or) ENLARGED POSTER-SIZED PHOTOS OF THE VISIFONE.
THE CORPORATE LOGO CAN BE ENLARGED ON A POSTER,
TOO. |
REPORTER STANDUP: |
For years, the phone and cable companies
have been investing Billions of dollars to bring
you the “information superhighway,” also known
as broadband, or the high-speed Internet. |
CLOSER ANGLE ON REPORTER. |
REPORTER STANDUP: |
Today, over twenty percent of American
households have a high-speed connection to the
Internet via DSL or cable modem, and that figure
is growing by one-hundred-and-twenty-five-thousand
new users EVERY WEEK. |
WOMAN USING VISIFONE TO COMMUNICATE
WITH A FRIEND. |
REPORTER VO: |
With this amazing growth of broadband
access, cable and DSL companies are anxious to
begin rolling out all the new services that high-speed
internet technology makes possible—-services like
videophone calling. |
REVERSE SHOT OF FRIEND SEEING AND
TALKING TO WOMAN ON HER VISIFONE. |
REPORTER VO: |
And that’s what makes the VISIFONE
the most significant personal communication tool
to come along in the modern age. All you need
is a high-speed internet connection in your home
or office, and you can make a FREE videocall with
TV-quality to anyone, anywhere in the world—-local
or long distance. NAME SURNAME of VISEON, the
maker of the VISIFONE, explains why. |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON IN FRONT OF
LARGE PROMO IMAGES OF THE VISIFONE.
FADE IN CG: “Name, Surname, Title,
Viseon” |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON: |
Explains:
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You’re
already paying on average about $40 per month
for broadband or high-speed Internet access.
If not, you’re seriously thinking about upgrading
from the painfully slow dial-up Internet to
a high-speed connection.
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PUSH INTO MED CLOSE UP OF VISEON
SPOKESPERSON AFTER CG FADES OUT. |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON: |
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The big
secret is that you can use your broadband
Internet access any way YOU choose. This means
that you can start making FREE TV-quality
videophone calls right now with the VISIFONE.
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A MALE TEEN AT HOME TOUCH-PADS (DIALS)
A NUMBER ON HIS VISIFONE. |
REPORTER VO: |
The VISIFONE is easy to use—-you
just plug it into any cable or DSL modem, or through
your home or office network, and dial your calls
just like on a regular telephone call. |
SAME SHOT, THE CONNECTION IS MADE
AND IMAGE OF FEMALE TEEN RECEIVING CALL APPEARS
ON HIS VISIFONE SCREEN. |
REPORTER VO: |
There are several other advantages
the VISIFONE provides that make this one of the
most exciting advancements in personal communications. |
MAINTAIN SAME SHOT FOR A BEAT, AS
WE TRANSITION TO MED SHOT OF VISIFONE SPOKESPERSON.
INSERT SHOT OF FAMILY CONVERSING
WITH GRANDMA, WITH HER IMAGE FULL-SCREEN ON LARGE
TV. |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON: |
Describes some of the unique features
the VISIFONE provides, besides the TV quality,
full motion video:
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Easily
plug into any TV for a life-size big-screen
image—-perfect for the whole family-style
or business conference calls.
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SHOW VISIFONE SCREEN TRANSITION
INTO “AUNT MARTHA” JOINING THE CALL WITH GRANDMA
ON-SCREEN. |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON: |
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You can
set up three-way calling and bring “Aunt Martha”
or your other business partner in on the call,
all from anywhere in the world.
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CLOSE-UP PLUGGING IN CAMCORDER TO
VISIFONE
CUT TO SHOT OF PARENT WITH CAMCORDER
FOCUSED ON KIDS IN SWIMMING POOL-- |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON VO: |
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Plug
in your hand-held camcorder and take your
camera outside or anywhere in the home--as
far as your connecting cable allows.
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SCREEN SHOT OF VISIFONE WITH SAME
POOL SCENES ON THE TELEPHONE SCREEN.
CUT BACK TO VISIFONE SPOKESPERSON |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON VO: |
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You can
even attach your VCR or DVD to share video
with Grandpa and Grandma, or you can use this
feature for highlighting business conversations.
In fact, the VISIFONE is the perfect tool
for America’s thirty-three MILLION telecommuters
to get “face time” with their offices.
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WOMAN ON VISIFONE AT HER WORK OFFICE.
VISIFONE SCREEN SHOT OF BABYSITTER
WITH CHILD AT HOME. |
REPORTER VO: |
Thanks to the plug-in features that
allow you to utilize other video sources, the
VISIFONE can also be set up with a remote camera
so you can call in and check on your home or office. |
WOMAN ADJUSTS HER VISIFONE (TO ILLUSTRATE
THIS POINT). HER IMAGE APPEARS IN THE SCREENSHOT
AND SHE POSITIONS IT IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER
OF THE FRAME. |
REPORTER VO: |
You can also adjust a “picture in
picture” setting so you can see what the image
you are sending looks like to the other party
during your phone connection. |
SAME WOMAN, HELPING ILLUSTRATE THIS
FEATURE, HITS “VIDEO MUTE” AND THE SCREEN SHOT
GOES BLACK, WHILE STILL TALKING TO HER FRIEND. |
REPORTER VO: |
And, what if you just jumped out
of the shower and you’re not ready to be seen
on the videophone? It’s simple. Just hit the “video
mute” button and you can continue talking, although
your image will not be transported to the other
party, just your voice, like a regular telephone. |
CONFERENCE ROOM SETTING. TECH PERSON
SETS UP VISIFONE FOR MEETING IN BACKGROUND... |
REPORTER STANDUP: |
The applications of the VISIFONE
in the business world are equally impressive.
The VISIFONE can talk to any corporate video conferencing
system in use today—-and it will deliver the same
quality as the corporate systems that cost ten
or twenty thousand dollars. |
HOOKS UP LARGE SCREEN TV TO VISIFONE
AND-- |
REPORTER VO: |
You can plug in wide angle cameras
to put several individuals on a video conference
call-- |
SHOW PROJECTION ON TV SCREEN AS
ZOOM IN FEATURE BRINGS THE CATALOG PAGE CLOSER
AND CLOSER, UP TO THE 20X MAGNIFICATION LEVEL. |
REPORTER VO: |
Or, you can add a peripheral camera
and zoom in up to twenty times magnification on
documents, proofs of marketing artwork or catalogs-—you
name it--to share with another office, or even
to make slide presentations to a prospective client. |
FULL SHOT OF VISIFONE FAVORING SCREENSHOT
WITH IDENTICAL MAGNIFIED IMAGE OF CATALOG PAGE. |
REPORTER VO: |
Businesses of any size can save
considerable amounts of travel time and costs
by linking each of their locations through VISIFONE
installations.
The great thing about the VISIFONE
is that it can plug right into your existing network
to connect all your offices, EVEN on a global
basis. |
ESTABLISH INDUSTRY ANALYST AT WORK
IN THEIR OFFICE
CUT TO ANALYST- |
REPORTER VO: |
ELLIOT GOLD is a respected teleconferencing
industry analyst for his own company, Telespan.
Mr. Gold has been covering the industry for more
than twenty years, and his analyses have been
published in more than half a dozen languages. |
MAINTAIN SHOT ON INDUSTRY ANALYST.
SUPERIMPOSE CG, READING:
“Analyst Name, Firm” |
INDUSTRY ANALYST:
PROMPT QUESTIONS:
What type of impact do you believe
the VisiFone will have being the first to the
consumer with a TV quality videophone?
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Briefly explains:
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His perception
of VisiFone’s impact by being first to market
in the consumer sector.
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ANOTHER ANGLE.
POSSIBLE INSERT SHOTS OF VISIFONE
IN USE IN OFFICE SETTING. |
INDUSTRY ANALYST CONT:
When you consider the cost advantage
and quality the VisiFone provides over existing
videoconferencing systems, can you describe examples
of companies with multiple location offices will
benefit from this technology?
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In his own words, describes:
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How with
VISIFONE connecting offices, companies will
be able to communicate visually across
multiple offices and solve client, customer,
or internal problems in minutes, rather than
hours.
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CUT BACK TO INDUSTRY ANALYST |
INDUSTRY ANALYST CONT:
PROMPT QUESTION:
How does VISIFONE help businesses
save on costs and improve their productivity? |
In his own words, explains that:
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Use of
VISIFONE can provide huge annual cost savings
to any company’s operation. More and more
companies are cutting back costs on travel
and communications between remote global offices
because of this technology. Employees have
less down time on the job when you eliminate
travel considerations.
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SHOT OF WOMAN ANSWERING VISIFONE
FROM HER HOME. |
REPORTER VO: |
There are several reasons for consumers
to have confidence in the quality of the VISIFONE,
and the technical innovation backing it up. |
REVERSE SHOT OF MAN SHE IS TALKING
TO AT HIS OFFICE. |
REPORTER VO: |
VISEON, the ten-year-old makers
of the VISIFONE, have several patents that protect
the VISIFONE technology as the first and only
broadband videophone in the world. |
CONTINUE SHOT. THE MAN ENDS CALL
WITH WOMAN.
HE DIALS ANOTHER NUMBER AND VIDEO
IMAGE OF ANOTHER MAN APPEARS ON THE VISIFONE. |
REPORTER VO: |
Since 1994, VISEON has been developing
and manufacturing video communications systems
with installations in over thirty countries. Viseon’s
client list includes Marriott Corporation, Boeing,
the U.S. Army, and Hartford Insurance, to name
a few. |
MED SHOT TELECOM INDUSTRY ANALYST
IN OFFICE SETTING.
FADE IN CG, READING:
“Analyst Name, Firm” |
TELECOM INDUSTRY ANALYST:
What do you think were the main
factors that convinced Viseon to expand their
patented technologies into the consumer sector? |
Explains:
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VISEON’s
expertise and success in the corporate and
government sectors—-AND, the fact that
the average consumer now has easy access to
high-speed Internet connections-- convinced
them to expand the reach of their patented
technology to the consumer and small business
owner as well.
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MAINTAIN SHOT, THEN PUSH IN TO CLOSE-UP
SHOT TO PUNCTUATE FINAL STATEMENT ABOUT “BEST
TECHNOLOGY...” |
VISEON SPOKESPERSON: |
Explains that:
We think it’s just another great
example of how the consumer often benefits from
technology that is first developed for government
or business programs. Once successful there, the
best technology always finds a way of trickling
down to the consumer. |
ESTABLISH REPORTER OUTSIDE VISEON
HEADQUARTERS IN FULL SHOT. |
REPORTER STANDUP: |
Thirty years ago, rotary dial telephones
were replaced by the touch-tone telephone. Today,
those rotary dial phones seem like they came from
another century. One can only imagine how phones
without the VISIFONE’s video capabilities might
seem to us in just a few years from now… |
SLOWLY PUSH IN TO MED SHOT ON REPORTER. |
REPORTER STANDUP: |
The information superhighway is
going to alter the way we communicate with each
other from now on, and the VISIFONE is poised
to become a permanent fixture in our future of
telecommunications. From Dallas, Texas, I’m NAME
SURNAME reporting for Business World News. |
TWO SHOT OF ANCHORS. |
ANCHOR 1: |
Thanks, REPORTER NAME. So, I guess
“The Jetsons” had it right after all. Before you
know it, we’ll all be using the VISIFONE. |
FAVOR ANCHOR 2. |
ANCHOR 2: |
Yes, I think so. This is going to
be one hot item for anyone who likes to talk on
the phone. I hope my teenager’s not watching our
program right now! |
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FADE IN CG:
"www.Viseon.com" |
ANCHOR 1: |
If you would like more information
about the VISIFONE personal videophone, you can
visit the VISEON website at W-W-W-dot-V-I-S-E-O-N-dot-com. |
TWO SHOT OF ANCHORS. |
ANCHOR 2: |
For all of us here at Business World
News, thanks for watching. |
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