The Axle
People advocated for changes to the state’s hate-crimes law in the Philadelphia’s LOVE Park.
The Riders
People who were in the advocating crowd with different sexual orientation, the organizer state Rep. Brian Sims, people from LGBTA, reporters or scholars who focus on LGBT issues and hate-crimes law.
The Spokes
- Interview with the participants (SOT) – ask about if there are any personal stories made them make the decision to stand out. These interviewees could be reached from social medias.
- Pictures or footage of the crowds in the LOVE Park
- Interview with people from LGBTA (SOT) – ask about their opinions towards the gay couple beaten incident, which is the trigger of the LOVE Park rally.
- Interview with Brian Sims (SOT) – why and how he organized the event, is there any happened during the advocating that made him feel emotional?
The Rim
Beginning: Lead in with a brief review of the gay couple beaten incident on 9/11 and the new updates. Cut in the footage or photos of the rally scene in the LOVE Park, use voice over to explain what they were advocating for and give the audience some basic information about the rally, such us there were more than 200 people in the crowd, and the state Rep. Brian Sims. is the organizer.
Middle: Follow the beginning, use the SOT of Sims or SOTs of the participants. Use footage of the rally as cutaways between the sound bites. Add more relevant resources to the video track while the interviewees are referring to other rallies or other similar incidents.
Ending: Use footage of the LOVE Park when there’s no rally taking place, such as tourists are taking pictures, people are walking by, to contrast the scene of the crowd in it. Wrap up with some powerful sound bites. A repetition of people advocating for the same cause could be very powerful.
AP Exchange: https://www.dropbox.com/s/19bjcshg817pf8t/AP-PA–Gay%20Couple-Beating.pdf?dl=0