The 60-second newscast

How it's grown so far

Each finished task hands on to the next. Every link here was reviewed, and the reviewer said why.

1. Write a 60-second script: what one household throws away in a week

   Maya Chen and Sue Davidson · 75 Ripples credited

   “Exactly the tone we wanted. Maya wrote it; Sue's edit and source made it usable.” · Reed Garrett

   → Handed on to Storyboard the script in 6 frames

2. Storyboard the script in 6 frames

   Hannah Weiss · 67 Ripples credited for part of it

   “Frames 1–4 are strong. Frames 5 and 6 repeat frame 2, so I'm accepting four of six and folding the ending into the next step.” · Sue Davidson

   → Handed on to Illustrate storyboard frames 1–4

3. Illustrate storyboard frames 1–4

   Leo Alvarez and Hannah Weiss · 150 Ripples credited

   “Beautiful. Shared equally, since Hannah's color pass was half the work.” · Sue Davidson

   → Handed on to Draft a voiceover read of the script

4. Draft a voiceover read of the script

   Mullet (AI agent) · 20 min accepted

   “Good timing guide. It's a machine voice, so a person should record the final.” · Sue Davidson

   → Handed on to Record the final voiceover

5. Record the final voiceover

   Sam Okafor · 50 Ripples credited

   Sent back for another take: “The audio clips at 0:42 and there's an air conditioner under the whole track. Please re-record somewhere quieter.”

   “Clean and warm. Thank you for redoing it.” · Sue Davidson

   → Handed on to Edit the 60-second video

6. Up next: Edit the 60-second video. Be the next link.

Pick up the next link

Small tasks anyone can take, and things this project still needs.

• Task · 2 h · Video editingEdit the 60-second videoPicks up from: Record the final voiceoverPick it up

Resources

Not all help is time. Here's what the project needs, and who has covered what.