EmailToday's video of the day is from Great Big Story and is the stroy of an 84 year old woman in India who has one of the best shots in the world with a gun. She only started shooting a gun when she was in her 60s too!
This is a story where the character acts as the narrator. This is much harder because it requires a lot of clever editing and depends on eliciting the correct soundbites during shooting. This is a good example of how it is done, though. She has a story to tell, and she is just let loose to tell it, all while beautiful shots carry your attention throughout.
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