Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Case study 3: news stories covering start of General Election campaign 2015

Case study 3: news stories covering start of General Election campaign 2015

Testing what you've learned...

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.
A news angle is the perspective that the news provider takes on a certain event. For example with the Nepalese earthquakes British news programme have mainly reported on survivors or climbers that were British.
2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?
Tabloid is has less serious content,focusing instead on celebrities, sports and crime stories e.g The Sun. Broadsheet is serious news like politics, economics and international news.
3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?
Channel 5 news
4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?
Channel 4 news
5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?
International news is news that all countries would be interested or effected by, national news is news that only interests or effect that nation and regional news is around the county and local is in your local area all news that will interests the people in that region or local area
Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...

BBC News election story - via YouTube

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
We can see that this national news as the angle and the interviews only revolve around UK residents
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
The angle taken is very conservative making David Cameron look stronger
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
Very Broadsheet
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
Maybe middle class voters looking to see who is taking the lead in the election
Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
National
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
More conservative due to their private company.
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
Broadsheet
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
I would expect
STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
National
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
Making SNP look strong and labour look behind their Scottish opposition
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
Broadsheet
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
Definitely supporters of the SNP and Scottish citizens mainly so that they can find out who is leading and has a a larger chance of winning.
Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
National2) What angle does the report take on the story?
A Investigative angle but quite negative as well.3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
Tabloid4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
 18-45 year olds - as you can vote at that age 
UK citizens

 TV NEWS INDEX

3)Coverage of General Election (to do)
5)News Values (to do)
6)Creating a Running Order (to do)
7)Representation (to do)

Saturday, May 9, 2015

CASE STUDY 4: NEWSROUND AND BBC AFFILIATES



1) How does Newsround use the key conventions of TV news?
Newsround uses text-on-screen to give information to the viewers that is not shown in the report, as well as this they use piece-to-camera to give extra information and introduce a new segment of the report, video packages and graphics to keep their young audience engaged.
2) Who are the presenters for BBC Newsround? Why do Newsround have a variety of presenters?
The presenters of Newsround are Martin Dougan, Leah Bolleto, Jenny Lawrence, Ayshah Tull, Hayley Halsall, Ricky Boleto
3) Are any other presenters or reporters used?
Yes, but they do not mention them on the website and some are Citzen Journalist or One off4) What does the studio look like? How is technology used in programme?
Studio colour scheme is quite colourful, and the technology is quite advanced they use things like their website and USG.5) What is the opening sequence to Newsround? Does it fit the key conventions of TV news?
The opening sequence of Newsround includes their logo and other graphics to compliment it all in the same colour scheme. They use key conventions such as, Graphics, Music and their logo. It could have fitted the theme of Newsround even more if they added small sized video packages.6) How does Newsround typically present a news story? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
A typical Newsround story is  relevant, has a local angle and engaging. There is usually a short PTC as it may bore the audience, so reports mainly contain video packages with voiceovers and sometimes short interviews but it is quite untypical news thing that they do is they lay music in the back of their videos.  They also use a platform for them to interact and advertise it at the end of every report7) Who is the target audience for Newsround? You may want to research this online.
Newsround has a target audience of 6 to 12-year-olds and probably in ABC1 class students with a 2 working parents8) Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme? Do young people feature in the news programme at all?
Yes, there is in specialised reports or reports mainly focused or going to affect the audience, for example changes in school tution fees or general election. They also are used to better the bulletins and create stories 

Sunday, April 26, 2015

BBC NEWS CASE STUDY 2

Basic detailsWhat do the letters BBC stand for?
British Broadcasting Cooperation
How is the BBC funded?
A conundrum in public service is how to ensure that a publically-funded broadcaster can remain independent from political control, 
What is the BBC's famous mission statement? (Clue: it's three words)
Inform, educate and entertain
What is BBC1's programme remit?
They have a remit to be the BBC's most popular channel and attract high viewing figures
How does the BBC News at Six fit into BBC1's remit?
Presenters
Who are the presenters of BBC News at Six?
Sophie Raworth and George Alagiah
What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience?
The presenters of BBC News at 6pm wear smart casual clothes as Sophie Raworth wears dresses to show that she is smart but also casual to be presenting the news. George Alagiah wears a suit with a tie which shows that he is smart and intellectual enough to present the news and to show to the audience that he means business and that he is mature to present such important information to the members of the public
Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters?
The TV News programme might use a variety of presenters to make sure the viewers do not listen to just one presenter throughout the whole of the 28 Minutes which is good otherwise the audience will get bored of just listening to one voice to receive their news from
How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV news programme?
Other reporters/ presenters are used in the TV News Programme to present other news such as sports and celebrity news, also when they are doing a wider insight on news that are elsewhere from the studio they would use a presenter to show the location or show a different scenery than what the viewers are used to seeing.
Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience?
There is a balance between male and female presenters in this News Programme as they have one female and one male presenter that is always seen on the show which makes it easy and shows to the audience that they are a diverse company and programme. They are also equal regarding race and ethnicity as BBC News hasa variety of race and ethnicity's.

Opening sequence: Analyse the opening 2 minutes of the programme.
What is the very first shot?
The first shot is of Sophie R. sitting at her desk talking about the top story (on the 22nd April 2015 - the top story was Tesco's 6 and a half billion pound loss)
How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience?
The opening sequence uses graphics and images to grab the attention as the animated screen is visible to the viewers which they can see the images and animated videos which gives more of an insight and a more entertaining aspect to what the presenter is talking about.How is music used in the opening sequence?
Music is used in the opening sequence, (tense music), to show when a news story is introduced which helps the audience know that it is a new topic. this happens throughout the whole of the programme which makes it more consistent
How are news stories introduced in the opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will be coming up later?
News stories are introduced in the opening two minutes to inform the audience what they will be talking about later on in the show which is convenient to the viewers so they stay watching until te story they are interested in comes on.


Studio mise-en-scene

What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience?
The audience can see:
     - The workers at their computers - presumed to be collecting the news 
     - The camera's filming the presenter 
     - The presenter at the desk
     - The workers behind the desk through the glass screen
Are the presenters standing or behind desks? Why do you think this is?
During the opening sequence the presenters are sitting behind the desk whereas after the animation and the date appears on the screen the presenters are standing close to the animated screen which is convenient which makes the viewers see and hear what the presenters are talking about and can also see more information (important information)
Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things suggest to the audience?
Journalist are visible during the TV News programme, before the actual news headlines are mentioned, the journalist are shown through a crane shot of the studio, at their desk, this shows what they are always finishing new news for the viewers and that it is new and updated.How does the studio use colour?
The studio uses he colours, red and black.

How news stories are presented

How does the news programme typically present a story?
The news programme typically presents a story by:

  1. The presenter talking to the camera about the news headline
  2. They have animations giving more information with the presenter talking over the animation
  3. Interviews with a significant person or members of the public
  4. Back to the studio with the presenter
What different techniques does the programme use to present the news? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
  1. Presenter talking to the camera
  2. Reporter at a different location
  3. Interviews with significant people or members of the public
  4. Animations on the animated screen 
What types of news does the TV News programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.)
Political
International
Local (UK)
Sport
Celebrity 
Give two real examples of how news stories are presented to keep the interest of the audience.
The election
The migrants 

Running orderWatch the first 15 minutes of the programme – as recent as you can find.
What is the top story?
Tesco's £6.4bn lossHow long does the top story last for?
3/4 minutesWhat are the other stories the programme does or will cover? List them in the order they are presented in (the ‘running order’).

  1. Tesco's loss
  2. Migrants
  3. On-line Paedophiles
  4. The Hacker in America
  5. Election 2015
How long is each story shown for?
2/3 minutes each Why do you think each story was shown for the time it was?
The less importance the story has to the UK the less time BBC tends to spend on it 

Audience

What is the target audience for this BBC News at Six? Research online – you should be able to find plenty of suggestions to the target audience if not the official target audience of the programme.

What are the viewing figures for BBC News at Six?


Why might someone choose to watch this TV news programme over others?
Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?
What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory – Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer?


Institution

What other news programmes and services does the BBC offer in addition to the BBC News at Six?
What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate?
The BBC has been accused of 'dumbing down' the News at Six. What does this mean? Do you agree with the accusation that the news is 'dumbed down'?


TV News and New/Digital Media
Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website?
What does the website offer viewers?
Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed?
How does the Twitter feed promote the programme?
Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news st
ories?

CHANNEL 4 NEWS CASE STUDY


CHANNEL 4 NEWS CASE STUDY

 

 

Basic details



1.             When is Channel 4 News on?

Channel 4 news is aired at 7:00pm. Running time is 55 minutes

2.             When was the programme first broadcast?

First broadcast in 1982.

3.             What awards has the programme won?

International Emmy Award for News 2004, 2013, 2014. BATA Award for best news and current affairs journalism 2012. British Academy Television Award for Best News and Current Affairs Journalism 1994, 1993

4.             What is the media institution that produces Channel 4 News?

The institution that produces is ITN

 

Presenters

1. Who are the presenters?

News


NewsPresenter

 

 

 

 

 


NewsPresenter

 

 

 

 


Presenter

 


2.    What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience?

The male presenters all wear formal suits and sensible ties, with the exception of their main presenter Jon Snow who is renowned for wearing creative and colourful ties this communicates to the audience that Channel 4 news is not like the traditional news channels but is more innovative and different which relays their remit. The female presenters wear smart dresses of different colours, this would portray to the audience that all members of the news team were of a professional background and were ready to report things in a different perspective.

 

3.    Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters?

To show that they appeal to all of their audiences and all members of their demographic,

4.    How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV News programme?

They are used to report certain stories or to interview different people.

5.    Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience?

In Channel 4 news there is not a balance of male and female presenters of race and ethnicity. These aspects may communicate to the audience that Channel 4 news feel as if males can do a better job presenting and giving an introduction to certain stories than other gender or ethnicity.



Opening sequence

       Analyse the opening 2 minutes of the programme.




1.             What is the very first shot?

Amateur footage medium shot of drowning migrants in the Mediterranean sea and a voiceover of presenters introducing the story.

2.             How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience?

In the opening sequence the use of small video tabs which contains user generated content is able to suggest to the audience that the stories that will be reported in the news programme will have an investigative style and they will present it in; a raw authentic style as they use original and genuine footage.

3.             How is music used in the opening sequence?

Music is used in the opening sequence to create a certain tone after the story and to show the News programmes brand and style. For instance, in channel 4news there is a serious yet lighter sort of fanfare for their opening sequence which enable not only the news show but the audience to find out what kind of show it is and the sort of tone it has.

4.             How are news stories introduced in the opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will be coming up later?

News stories are introduced by using the presenter talking to the camera and a video footage with voice-over to explain: local, international and borough news. They introduce the stories that are coming up later on the show by having the time with the event next to it to tell the audience how long they want you to watch the news for, they introduce many news stories that will appear to keep the audience entertained. 


Studio mise-en-scene



What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience? (Desk, cameras etc.)


The camera's as they show the studio,

The desk and the animated screen also different parts of the studio such as the interview location can also been seen when watching the news.Are the presenters standing or behind desks? Why do you think this is?

The Presenters are standing, i think this because it is almost like they are communicating WITH the audience and inform them about the news stories instead of telling the information TO the audience which makes the aduience want to know more as it ais almost like a conversation. Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things suggest to the audience?


How does the studio use colour?

The studio uses colour to present to the audience that they are futuristic and that they are modern to appeal to a wide range of audiences (mainly teenagers) the colours represent vibrant and bright days which appeals to young people also. 









How news stories are presented



How does the news programme typically present a story?

Animation on screen with text with audio

Presenter talking to camera

Interviews or live footage

Back to presenter talking to camera
 
What difference techniques does the programme use to present the news? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
Channel 4 news tends to go into more detail with the news stories as they have a live footage with text on screen which reads the important facts and figures which other news programmes such as Sky and BBC present their news. Also, the presenters are standing up most of the time which s different to other news programmes as they tend to sit behind the desk.

What types of news does the TV News programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.)

Give two real examples of how news stories presented to keep the interest of the audience.





Running order

Watch the first 15 minutes of the programme – as recent as you can find.



What is the top story?


Tesco loses 6 and a half billion pounds
 
How long does the top story last for?


What are the other stories the programme does or will cover? List them in the order they are presented in (the ‘running order’).

Tesco's economic loss

Election

Refugees found How long is each story shown for?

Why do you think each story was shown for the time it was?

depending on the importance and significance it was showed for depended on the time it was shown for, for example, the election went into more detail than Tesco's economic loss rather than the refugees being found.





Audience



What is the target audience for this TV News programme? Research online – you should be able to find plenty of suggestions to the target audience if not the official target audience of the programme.


16-34 year Old
Living in the UK
Educated
Adults of the class of ABC1
Independent companies
Who want to know what is happening in the world - news wise

Why might someone choose to watch this TV News programme over others?

Unlike most news programmes, Channel 4 is fairly modern and has an enjoyable, happy atmosphere which many members of the audience (target audience) warm to. Also, the amount of depth channel 4 go into is also, more interesting as they have more live interviews and facts and figures as well as the main facts that the news almost has to give.Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?

There aren't many opportunities for the audience to get involved at it doesn't to be as modern as it seems to be however, there are opportunities online for example, they have a YouTube website which has a more relaxed feel as it goes into more detail in topics which the viewers are possibly more interested in.What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory – Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer?





Institution



Who owns, runs or produces this TV News programme?

OFCOM own this TV Programme which is in agreement with the secretary of State for Culture, media and sport.

Which is shown on Channel 4

Does the institution own, run or produce any other TV News programmes, channels or newspapers?

OFCOM also, regulate other companies such as TV and Radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services and the airwaves over the country which is what wireless devices connect to.

Channel 4 also present well known shows such as Hollyoaks, Big Brother and come dine with me.How does the programme fit the TV channel it is on?

Channel 4 is known for the bold approach on learning that they present through their programmes, which demonstrates that the programme fits the channel it is on as the news demonstrates a factor of learning as it presents the news of the day.What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate?

OfCOM play a huge role in making sure TV News is fair and accurate as it makes sure explicit content is only shown after 9pm which is fair as every programme under the regulation of OFCOM has to follow these rules, also, they have to sow the right amount of accuracy (Right facts and figures), they have to be true facts, they cannot be biased.





TV News and New/Digital Media



Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website?

Channel 4 News does have its own website which gives links to the YouTube channel which shows exclusive detail about a couple of news headlines which were on the live show.What does the website offer viewers?

The website offers access to more detail and more headlines of the show.Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed?

YesHow does the Twitter feed promote the programme?

It gives links and more interesting news headlines which the younger generation would be more interested in which allows more citizen journalism and more people talking about facts and headlines Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news stories?






 

Thursday, February 12, 2015

FOCUS GROUP

FOCUS GROUP FEEDBACK AND CHANGES

ARTIST/SONG

Bashy- These are the songs

MUSIC VIDEO CONCEPT

Several locations for this, fast upbeat song. The main ones will be around Northolt and Central London mainly the Thames. Simply a day out with friends

COMMENTS I RECEIVED ABOUT CONCEPT

1)      The concept is terrific but you have to make sure that you get the gritty feel of the song and the locations.

2)      This definitely would appeal to teenagers but you have to make sure that there are fast cuts and not too long shots.

3)      Need to make sure point of view shots do not look like a handheld shot likewise for handheld.

4)      Time lapses should be used for scenes in London for example a time lapse of the Thames.

5)      Have a split screen for the text message shots to show there is a conversation maybe

 

WHAT I AM GOING TO CHANGE:

Ø To portray the raw urban atmosphere I will add a warm darkish effect in post-production

Ø I was planning to have fast cuts for few situations to show different aspects for example, an over the shoulder, long shot and a close up of feet for a scene of friends walking down the street is simple but will be effective

Ø Point of view shots will be very solid and still but handhelds will be more shaky and authentic to point out the differences

Ø The time lapse idea is a very good one I will make sure that the timing and framing of the camera is right.

Ø I might use a split screen for a phone call instead because a text might look unprofessional as they might not work at the same time