How to quote a primary document word for word in a video
Ask Vizard Agent to work from the original document rather than from reporting about it. It finds the filing, downloads it, takes the exact wording out of it for the lines you want to quote, cross-checks every figure against that same document, and writes the narration from what it actually says instead of from somebody else's summary.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Say "the original" to Vizard Agent explicitly. Left unsaid, the research step will happily return perfectly good secondary sources, and a script written from those is already a paraphrase of a paraphrase before anybody has done anything wrong. Then ask for the quoted wording verbatim and every figure cross-checked.
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What does Vizard Agent actually do?
The research happens before a single word of narration is written, which stops the script from quietly shaping which evidence gets used. Figures drift most in retelling, rounded here and converted there, so Vizard Agent checks them against the document rather than against another article. In the session behind this article it:
- Researched a regulatory action to identify the right document, then read the original for the lines worth quoting.
- Downloaded the document rather than working from a web page, so the wording can still be checked weeks later.
- Cross-checked the figures and the wording against that document before writing the narration from what it says.
- Got word-level timings for every narration line and checked the pronunciation of the names and terms.
- Built graphics that carry the quoted text on screen, so viewers can read it for themselves.
- Rendered and reviewed the frames carrying quotes, and kept the downloaded document alongside the script.
When does this not work well?
Not every story has a public primary document. Ongoing matters, sealed filings and internal reports are not available to check against, so coverage is all there is. A document in another language adds a translation step with its own risk of drift, amended filings supersede the version you quoted, and quoting a legal document is not the same as interpreting it.
Common questions
What if coverage and the document disagree? Vizard Agent follows the document and tells you about the difference.
Can it show the document on screen? Yes. Ask Vizard Agent to put the cited passage in the graphics.
What if there is no document? Vizard Agent will say so rather than implying there was one.