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Tuesday 12 May 2015

News running order

BBC news at six

Top story: 

  • Israel has shelled a residential area of Gaza killing around 25 civilians.
Second story:
  • A woman has been convicted of murdering her husband. He was a wealthy banker and she a stay-at-home mum.
Third story:
  • Two prisoners convicted of armed robbery have escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in West London.
Fourth story:
  • An anti-austerity march against government cuts has been held in London today and was attended by 50,000 people. The protest was calm.
Fifth story:
  • A well-known politician has been named on Twitter as being investigated by police for fraud.

BBC 3 60 second news

Top story:
  • Israel has shelled a residential area of Gaza killing around 25 civilians.
Second story:
  • David Cameron’s office has announced he will be visiting Washington next week to meet President Obama.
Third story:
  • A tweet by Miley Cyrus telling a fan to ‘get a life’ has started a ‘Twitter storm’.
Fourth story:
  • Lady Gaga is in London and has been spotted jogging in Hyde Park.
Fifth story:
  • Cheryl Cole has announced she is pregnant.

Tuesday 5 May 2015

News angles

Case Study: News Angles

1.      The angle of a news story is their views that they have; for example, most newspapers will focus on the British side of things as it is aimed at British people.
2.       Tabloids usually have less serious stories compared to broadsheets which have more sophisticated stories. Broadsheets also feature a much more extensive use of vocabulary.
3.      BBC Three’s news bulletin “60 Seconds”.
4.      BBC News at 6.
5.      International is around the world, national news is news around the UK, regional is around London, Scotland etc.

Sky news Election story

1.      This news is regional because it is mainly about London
2.      This takes a British angle on the news as the news clip is only about British people.
3.      Broadsheet
4.      18-80 Year olds

STV Coverage on the Election

1.      This is regional because it’s about London
2.      The angle which is taken is British
3.      This is more broadsheets
4.      I think people aged 30 and up would watch this report

Channel 4 Coverage

1.      National
2.      A British angle
3.      Broadsheet


4.      18-80 year olds that are Scottish citizens

Thursday 30 April 2015

     Basic details
     1.      BBC stands for British Broadcasting  Corparation.
     2.      The BBC is funded by the tax payers.
     3.      The BBC’s famous missions statement is to inform, educate and entertain.
     4.      BBC1’s programme remit is to be the BBC's most popular mixed-genre television service   across  the UK
     5.      BBC news at 6 fits into the BBC1’S remit by having varieties of news stories.

Presenters
     1.      The presenters of BBC News at 6 are George Alagiah, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth.
     2.      The presenters are wearing formal clothing.
     3.      A TV news programme might use a variety of news presenters because all the presenters might want to fit in with the audience so they can share each other’s ethnicities so they can relate to each other.
     4.      Other presenters are used for interviewers and off studio presenters.
     5.      There is a fair amount of males and females in BBC news, they do this for sexism and ethnicities


      Opening Sequence  
    1.      The first shot of the news programme is the presenter introducing the show.
    2.      They grab the audience’s attention by using the world with cities etc.
    3.      The music is lively and dramatic which connotes that the programme is very serious of what’s happening.
    4.      The news stories are briefly read at the start and then it goes to the main opening sequence.


      Studio Mise-En-Scene
    1.      You can see the computers as the camera pans down towards the studio.
    2.      At times they stand and they sit but when they stand, they look informal which can ruin the seriousness.
    3.      You can see the cameras around the whole studio which connotes that they don’t use a green screen.
    4.      They use red and white mainly which symbolizes politics and the England flag.


   How news stories are presented
  1. with images - then a short interview - outside the studio refrences
  2. Presenter to the camera, interviews, reporters on location, graphics, images, videos etc.
  3. Politics, international news, local news, weather, sport 
  4. It starts off with Tesco which is quite boring but then moves onto serious news like rape.


Running order
  1. The top story is about Tescos losses
  2. For 10-15 minutes
  3.  Top story then it is the less important but still relevent stories and then sport
  4.  About 5 min
  5. because some are more important then others.


Audience
  1. 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.It is for those who stay at home or come from work - a typical British family and schedule
  2. What are the viewing figures for BBC News at Six? Around 4m 
  3. Why might someone choose to watch this TV news programme over others?It is at a very convenient time fort hose who work and it only lasts 28 min
  4. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?    
  5. What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory – Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer?


Institution
  1. What other news programmes and services does the BBC offer in addition to the BBC News at Six? BBC Breakfast, News at 10 etc
  2. What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate? OFCOM regulates and gives and emit which must be followed to have a license - it must be impartial
  3. 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'? They use excessive graphics - they defended themselves by saying that it helped the audience understand - it does dumb down the news but i think it was done correctly


TV News and New/Digital Media
  1. Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website? Yes
  2. What does the website offer viewers? It has highlights etc and recaps with extra website links 
  3. Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed? Yes
  4. How does the Twitter feed promote the programme? Displaying the hashtags
  5. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news stories? No

Thursday 23 April 2015

Channel 4 case study

Channel 4 case study
·         Channel 4 news is on Monday to Friday and is shown at 7pm and lasts for 55 minutes.
·         The first broadcast of channel 4 news was in 1982.
·         The institution that produces Channel 4 news is Channel 4.
·         Channel 4 news is presented by Jon Snow, Matt Frei, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Cathy Newman.
·         The presenters are dressed in smart, formal clothing (for example Jon Snow usually wears a full suit).
·         Channel 4 uses a wider range of presenters to try and create a balance between male and female presenters. Channel 4 news has tried to create a balance in the sense of what presenters are used by including a female presenter and a British Asian in their news team. However, I think that there isn’t a balance because there are three male presenters and only one female presenter. Two of the three male presenters are white British presenters, only one presenter is British Asian for the female presenter she is white British and middle aged.
·         A TV news channel will use different presenters to accommodate for their audience and to avoid criticism for gender bias.
·         Other reporters are used by telling the news story from different locations to present the news
·         No there isn’t a balance between the presenters because there is 3 male presenters and only on female presenter
·         The very first shot is a text shot of the four logo for the channel
·         Simple graphics are used to give smooth transitions between shots.
·         Dramatic music is being played from the very start of the programme to grab the audience’s attention very quickly.
·         The stories are introduced in order because Jon Snow tells us what they will cover and in what order.
·         The audience can see a small table in the back and two huge screens with the channel 4 logo on them. The studio is designed according to their colour scheme.
·         In the beginning of the programme both presenters are standing up rather than sitting down behind the desk which is what traditional news tends to do.
·         The only technology that can be seen by the audience is the two big tv screens on either side of the studio.
·         The studio is designed to channel 4’s main colour: purple.
·         Jon Snow will begin to give information whilst holding a stack of paper in his hands. The story will develop from here.
·         Images are placed on the two big screens to give hints to the audience what this report is about.
·         Channel 4 news will cover national, international, political, sport and London stories. To accommodate for their target audience.
·         One technique to keep the news interesting is the use of short bursts of information to avoid a cognitive overload on the audience. Another is the use of other reporters at different locations reporting on the story.
·         The top story was the fact that too many immigrants have been coming into Britain and how the home secutary had no idea
·         The top sotry report lasts for about 6 minutes.
·         There is also a report on an M5 disaster that happened in the UK, followed by a family that thought one member was dead.
·         These other stories are shown for about 4 minutes
·         They end on a slightly happier tone than what they began with.
·         The primary target audience for Channel 4 currently is young adults aged between 18-30 year olds which can be identified through the programs and characters which are shown on the channel.
·         Channel four has been described as being more controversial than the other news programmes.
·         The uses and gratifications, theorised by Blumler and Katz, for the institution are escapism and surveillance. Their channels can be used as escapism as it allows people to take a break from everyday life and enjoy a transparent or social realist representation of reality in a fantasy world.  Surveillance is also significant as on many of their channels, such as Channel 4 and Channel 4 News, audiences are able to access news coverage on current events and, in terms of Channel 4, view documentaries surrounding real life.
·         The audience can get involved on twitter via hashtags.
·         Channel 4 is a publicly owned corporation
·         Ofcom has produced a broadcasting code to show what is acceptable for TV news
·         Yes its called ww.channel4/news.co.uk
·         It offers previous episodes and updated breaking stories.

·         Yes it does have a twitter feed #c4

Thursday 13 November 2014

Log line for film

The name for my film is: Double Crossed.

Trust. Its an easily tossed around word used by people far too often and two friends will learn from the mistake of 'trusting' each other. Two sixteen year old's think they know what trust is one person will prove them both wrong.

A modern age yet, we share some of the oldest relationships. Two friends, been best friends for six years but when someone new comes in between them will their friendship mean anything? This tale will truly test the limits of any friendship. Will this tale show us that friendship means nothing? This is set in a modern high school and takes place between two guys and an additional third character. Can one person ruin six years of friendship? These friends not only do they risk their friendship but also they risk their lives.