The Moon landing, as breaking news
- Style
- Realistic
- Voice
- Onyx (man)
- Language
- English
- Length
- 37 s
- Format
- 9:16 vertical
The idea that was typed
Report the Apollo 11 Moon landing as breaking news, the way a TV newsroom would on 20 July 1969: the lunar module Eagle lands in the Sea of Tranquility at 20:17 UTC; about six and a half hours later Neil Armstrong steps onto the Moon and says "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"; Buzz Aldrin follows; an estimated 600 million people watch on television. Show the time and the numbers on screen. Clear, urgent news narration, with the most important fact first.Why it works: Reported as breaking news from a 1969 newsroom, with the facts on screen: the flag labelled as it is planted and a world map of the 600 million people watching.
