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‘Why the silence’: Disturbing footage of IS-inspired attack on gay men

Sky News AustraliaGrade C· Gay news

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Title

Accusatory Question + Specific Incident

76 chars · no number · trigger: outrage

Title verbatim

"'Why the silence': Disturbing footage of IS-inspired attack on gay men"

Thumbnail

subject center · emotion: none · face none · red_accent · palette: Warm reds/pinks (skin, lighting) contrasted against cool blues (clothing) and dark greens/blacks (background). High saturation, documentary-style color grading. Red accent strategy creates visceral tension.

On-thumbnail text

"U wanna be gay? You wanna be g" (7 words)

Hook

Pattern interrupt

device: stakes

First 30 seconds

Now to a disturbing story, Douglas, and a warning for viewers. Some of you may find the following footage distressing. It is graphic footage. This is a story out of Sydney of men being brutally bashed by groups of young Islamist men. In one case captured on video, but much of it too disturbing to put to air, even with pixelation. In this attack, you see this young university student being left for dead after the assailant repeatedly stomps on his head while yelling, "You

Short script

Story arc

Hook

Now to a disturbing story, Douglas, and a warning for viewers. Some of you may find the following footage distressing.

Long script

Documentary

6 retention devices · 2 chapters

Cold open, first 30s

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