Wednesday, 20 September 2017

News Project - 19/09/17

Introduction to TV News

Key Skills to be learned in this unit


  • Sourcing stories
  • Story Telling
  • Sourcing Contributors
  • Sourcing Locations
  • Writing To Pictures
  • Interviewing
  • Sequencing and Actuality
  • Sweff (Sound, White Balance, Exposure, Framing, Focus)
  • Getting good coverage and GV's
  • Factual Accuracy
  • Team work and communication
  • Good sound
  • Time Managment
  • Organisation
  • Interpreting Information
  • Finding News Angles
  • Reporting
  • Fast Turn Arounds
  • Online Platform Development
  • Branding/Concepts
  • Studio Presentation/News Anchoring
  • Sourcing Talent
  • Sustaining 2 minutes
  • Good Writing
  • Sequencing


Aims

A1 - Promote critical understanding of news and current affairs output.
A2 - Facilitate the development of a creative methodology for the production of news and current affairs.
A3 - Further develop techinical and collaborative skills for production and post-production of news and current affairs content.
A4 - Develop group presentation and pitching skills.

Learning Outcomes


  • LO1 - Demostrate a critical understanding of news and current affairs.
  • LO2 - Employ creative methodolgies for the production of news and current affairs.
  • LO3 - Demonstarate the ability to work within a team, assuming individual roles and responsibilities in relation to the production of news and current affiars.
  • Prepare and Deliver an innovative pitch as part of a team.




  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Project Supervision
  • 90 Hrs of Scheduled Work
  • 110 Hrs of Indepenent Work
  • Portfolio is 100% of Unit
  • Video Project
  • Maintain Journal
  • Provide Evidence of R&D 
Project is to create an Original Online News Channel which has a Content suiting target audience


  • Original Title Sequence
  • Stings
  • Branded Strapline
  • Promotion Package - Advert for our channel
  • 1x News package 2:00-2:30 Minutes
  • 1x "Live" OB report with a reporter on location (Preferablly an event to give a reason for being live)
  • Written material on the web page to further support your channel and explain its remit and purpose.
All Video material from Workshops and Tv Play content should be placed on Journal.

Films should be accompanied by supporting written materials about your News Stories and publised on Website.

Scripted in form of AV Script

SUBMISSION DATE - 26TH OCTOBER 1000 - 1100 (HIGHEST QUALITY VIDEO)

Notes

  • Action and Reaction - if the look at something show it on screen
  • Show what they are talking about eg. Talking about garden show the garden
  • No Goldfishing - dont have people talking on camera with no audio 
  • Leave frame to change location effectively
  • Headroom - Dont have too much or too little
  • 2S - 2 Shot - two people in frame
  • Keep pace dont let there be dead spots
  • give context and background information
  • Dont rush
  • Sign posting - make points clear and concise
  • Manage whats important
  • Dont assume Knowledge
  • Show dont tell
  • Keep telling people what it is that you (The Channel) does.


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