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Audience –
How is it being made clear who the audience is? And how they are trying to appeal to an audience and get them involved?
Representation, Stereotypes, LanguageSocial media/E-Media
Codes and Conventions
What is the format of the show? What are we seeing?
intro, camera work, sounds, types of stories, story order.
Mise en scene
What choices have been made to make the show visually appealing?
Set, Presenter, Graphics, locations, Camera angles, editing.
News story case studies – For your exam you need to be able to recite a news story, details of story, what channel it was on, date.
Objective: begin building case studies
Piece to camera (eye contact) Cutaways Voice overs Interviews Voice of the public/street canvasing Expert witness (usually on location Graphics (graphs, reconstructions)
Filming format
Piece to camera (eye contact) Cutaways Voice overs Interviews Voice of the public/street canvasing Expert witness (usually on location Graphics (graphs, reconstructions)
Visual Language/Codes & Conventions
Tasks
1) Watch 1st news clip – 10 minutes 2) Complete form – this will involve
researching the chosen programmes website and schedule
3) Watch 2nd clip clip – 5 minutes 4) Complete form – 5) Begin to plan answer for question
Todays Lesson
Entertaining as well
as informativ
e
Use new and e-
media to help
engage audience
Highly visual
Professional studio Backdrop shows the main news building (modern
set up) Screen behind presenter “Celebrity” Presenter – face of ch4 news since
1989 Has own blog on official site and “snowmail” Segments where presenters interviews guest in
studio Represents the voice of the audience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqnCNKkKWjs
Channel 4 Case study
Talk show format
News specifically for kids Kid friendly language Youthful presenters, not dressed in a conventional
way Light entertaining news bites, see more on the
website Constant referral to website to “see more” or to see
entertaining news videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3pn-15M3aQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupcDHmtm-U&feature=youtu.be
Newsround- CBBC
News as event Starts different to conventional show Large focus (13 minutes) entirely on one
story, with multiple sources 5 different reporters, multiple locations In depth look at different sides/angles
approaches to the story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFHa7xF9dPo
BBC news – Paris attack
Regional accents on presenters (in some cases) Presenter a regional “celeb” that isn’t always
just in the studio, face of the community (events, openings etc)
Stories focus on local issues Use of famous landmarks/places of the area Voice of the people (street interviews with Joe
Public) In depth local weather and sport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjk8W74GnWQ
Look North
Studio has much less technology on show than competitors
Focus on personalities and celebs more than other channels
More of a “tabloid” feel to some of the stories
In Studio panel/interviews for part of feature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQOtY0EVUpw
Channel 5
Leading stories all Britishbased
What is on the website (describe the layout and features)
How can you get involved as an audience member?
Links to e-media/social media involvement?
Do the types of stories link with what you would expect to see in the television broadcast?
Website research
What do you think the demographic is for the television channel of your news program
A) In general B) During and around the time slot of the
news broadcast
Channel research
Entertaining as well
as informativ
e
Use new and e-
media to help
engage
Highly visual