**To create an online original news channel and produce content for it. Find a brand that will fit an audience, niche rather then mixed. Design your own branded digital online news channel. Appropriate branding/banner at top.**
-Unit Briefing
-Intro to news-the newsroom: structures and mechanisms
Skills to take forward into the unit
-Sourcing stories and contributors
-Sourcing locations
-Scripting/writing to pictures/'Tie Writing'
-Interviewing skills
-Sequencing and Actuality filming
-S.W.E.E.F
-Coverage/Sound quality
-Factual Accuracy/Fair Dealing/Impartiality and Balance
-Team work/Communication/Time managment
-Interpret information and Finding News Angles
New skills to gain
-Reporting
-Fast reporting (getting stories and access quickly)
-Online platform development/branding and concept development
-Studio presentation/News anchor skills
-Souring talents and presenters outside of the course
Unit Aims
-Promote critical understanding of news and
current affairs output
-Facilitate the development of a creative
methodology for the production of news and
current affairs --Further develop technical and collaborative
skills for production and post-production of
news and current affairs content
-Develop group presentation and pitching
skills
Previous Work
Other example from the previous 2nd years work are:
From watching these videos we were given tips before we started such as;
- Try not to make our videos too clean cut
- Allow someone to leave the frame before you cut the scene
- If a person looks at something off screen cut to it so the audience can see it too
- Frame up a 'character' with the rule of thirds in consideration
- If something is a pre-shot package and not a live piece there is no need for a hand held mic
- MCU or closer for interviews
- blurred non-sync wide where presenter cannot clearly be seen talking whilst there is a voice over prevents it looking out of sync
- Make sure writing is legible
- Slow zoom for a live 2-shot
- Don't be afraid to move things to better light
- If you have move then one person on the same topic make sure they give different things to said topic
- Assume the audience knows nothing about the topic
- W.I.I.F.M=What's in it for me?
- Show don't tell
- Have the reporter taking part in an activity if relevant
TV NEWS
(Showing the evolution of TV News for the BBC, such as experimental colour shows.)
In 1946 after the 2nd world war TV resumed broadcasting from Ally Pally (Alexandra Palace "Globally known as the birth place of television"-AlexandraPalace.com) after a 7 year break from when it first began in 1936.
78% of adults surveyed in an Ofcom report in 2013 said they regarded television as the most important source for news, opposed to 40% who said it was newspapers. A further 52% used the BBC's website for their news compared to the 19% on Facebook and the 10% on twitter.
Outside Broadcast (OBs)
Outside broadcasts need a lot of setting up and organisation. There should always be a reason for being live in a location because it's allowing the audience to feeling closer to the events occurring, it shouldn't be done just for the sake of filling a slot.
Live TV allows views to feel involved and has an element of tension to it as to whether it will all go ok, you don't want to waste this opportunity for the audience to connect with the story on a small insignificant story that could be pre-recorded.
Two Ways (Q&A)
These take place between the news anchor and a reporter live in the field, usually they will discuss what they're going to talk about prior to filming. Because it needs to feel natural and like a real conversation it's very loosely scripted.Logistic and Technical challenges
As it isn't logistically possible for all stories to be covered live and some times it just isn't necessary, sat trucks (used to transmit video back to production company) go out with a reporter to get the stories the producer feels warrants the coverage.
Planning in advance allows the producer to plan where the it needs to go most, when a breaking story comes in though the plans need to change.
Technical challenges
Technical challenges can include things like; sound/picture-quality/lack of, links between the sat trucks and the studio can fail or be busy/weak (tech co-ordinators/live co-ordinators should be ensure that all possible problems are prevented as best as possible.
Live challeneges
Some problems with live TV come simply from being live on location rather then a controlled studio environment this can include; people walking through shots, noises and other interruptions.
Even though a studio is more controlled there are issues that can occur these include; autocue problems, packages can fail to play, noises and general interruptions.
The digital age
Within a younger demographic (16-24 years of age) 12% found their news compared to only 1% of over 55s. 16-24 year olds are more likely to access news online or via an app, 24% saying it was their first choice, this was 10% more then other age groups.
The TV newsroom hierarchy
Programme Editors- Intake/Input (News gathering)-Assignments Desk, Reporters/correspondents, Ops Organisers (Techs), Camera Crews, Facilities Engineers, Despatch Riders, Diary Planners
Output - (News processing) - Programme editors, Newsroom editorial, clerical staff, Programme presenters, Picture editors, Graphic designers, Video and skills archivists, Studio production/tech staff
News gathering
Assignments Desk- under the control of the news editor/organiser this department assigns journalists and crews to planned and emerging stories. Arranging material to be sent through (though now it's done digitally moved)from reporters and correspondents in the field or from other news sources.
Planners uncover upcoming stories and work out their treatment, arranging access to interviewees and setting up story elements (Upcoming events may have a separate team allocated to plan and prep).
Reporters and correspondents are usually assisted by a team of broadcast journalists who help to research the stories and set them up for the reporters
Video Journalists – it's becoming more common for reporters and
correspondents to shoot/edit their own
material
World news coverage
Global news coverage is something all national news
programmes have to consider. They're more often then not connected through other organisations to be able to exchange news material world wide. The Foreign News Editors organise and despatch their teams as required. However larger organisations (BBC) have special correspondents based in major locations worldwide.
The technical staff who support them ensure their
material is received and is available to transmit.
Editorial
News editors- decide which news stories get published
Producers
Reporters
Broadcast journalists- "research, investigate and present news and current affairs content for television, radio and the internet" (AGASeditors,2017)
Planners
VJs- video jockey- announcer
Presenters/anchors/newsreaders
Production
Camera
crews/studio
cameras & sound
Clerks, secretaries, assistants
Production Manager
Floor Manager
Graphics
P.A.s/Broadcast Assistants/Production
secretaries
Technical
Studio director
Engineering staff (transmission manager/
satellite
co-ords/production co-ords/tech coords)
Picture editors
Prompter operators
Vision mixer
Lighting engineers
Sound engineers
Technology
ENPS (Electronic News Production System) – A computerised system used in most modern
newsrooms, it allows staff to access newswires, write
scripts and running orders, check out the diaries
and planning options for the future.
**From this lecture I gained a general knowledge of roles in TV news and went further to find out what some roles were that I didn't already know, for example VJS=video jockey. It gave me a rough understanding of how the News industry works and the hierarchy of people who all come together to make the final product that the audience sees. This will help my group (myself, Zak and Danny) allocate roles to who best suits them as it would be in a professional environment.**
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