5. Confirmatory Videos
- Definition: Videos which purport to verify or corroborate claims, facts or events.
- Purpose: Your aim is to add credibility, trust and transparency to reporting.
Techniques:
- Use reliable sources and cite them on-screen.
- Incorporate visuals like documents, graphs, or location footage to support claims.
- Avoid speculative language or hearsay, stick to verified information.
Workflow:
- Gather evidence or testimonials to verify the claim you are making
- Cross-reference information with multiple sources.
- Present findings in a clear, logical sequence, and standard methods.
- Include disclaimers if certain aspects remain inconclusive or inadvertently erroneous.
Tools to Use:
- Fact-Checking: PolitiFact – Validate claims with robust evidence.
- Infographics: Datawrapper – Create charts and visuals to support claims.
- Scriptwriting: Notion – Organise and write confirmatory scripts.
- Editing: Camtasia – Combine visual elements with a clear timeline editor.
Process:
- Research facts using PolitiFact to confirm or debunk specific claims.
- Create data visualisations in Datawrapper for a factual, professional look.
- Write a structured script in Notion for logical progression.
- Edit the video in Camtasia, integrating visual confirmations with smooth transitions.
Use Case: Verifying the authenticity of a viral video using reverse image search and metadata analysis.