Wednesday, 11 November 2009

TV - News magazine show

The news magazine show was probably the simplest one to put together. As we all already had created our news packages, it was basically a case of writing the intro for our package and then cueing them up and deciding on the order. We also included images and clips for all our stories to make the show more interesting and in-depth. To spice it up a little bit, we took the imaginative decision to have the presenter throw a football across the studio to the sports presenter, myself. However, I resented this idea as the show was supposed to be aimed at adults and was a serious production, and I learnt that next time, to get my opinions across will have to be more assertive in what I say.

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Tv - Package

I decided to make my package on the cancelling of the A bus route in Bournemouth, as it has potentially left many people in town stranded with no way to places such as Boscombe or university without getting a different/more expensive. I was also aware of a campaign ran by students to get this route back, so there are a number of options for interviews etc in relation to my story. On completion of my package, I realised that I had not gained enough footage to fill the required amount of time. It is now clear to me how much raw footage it takes to be able to fill just a small amount of time, and next time I will be sure to gain more interesting and varied Gvs in order to make my production more successful. Also, when I interviewed someone from the Student Union, the framing could have been done better as there was way too much headroom making the shot look unprofessional. The sound quality on this clip could also have been improved if I had held the mic closer to the subject. I think my package could have benefited if I had got some vox pops, gaining a more general opinion on the story and adding more variety to the production as a whole.