Sophie Emmerson TV Production Blog

During this analysis, I will look at the ITV's Good Morning Britain live news segment "Students Open Their A-Level Results Live on GMB." It was live at 8am on the 13th August 2020 and followed students looking at their A level results, after not being able to sit exams due to coronavirus. It uses multiple different platforms to show what is happening, there are presenters in the studio, and a correspondent on location with students. This jam-packed live news piece is presented in different ways and gave me a great opportunity to take influence from it as we are also shooting ours during  the pandemic. Our live news segment will interview University students in person, and cover online learning and how they feel about it. The ITV Broadcast is relevant to our Live News Broadcast as it is filmed socially distanced with students during a pandemic, just as we will. I looked at the first 4 minutes and 20 seconds of the broadcast as this was the section that was most relevant to...

I am going to analyse the "ITV News at Ten"  programme which was shown on 17th November 2020 at 10pm and was presented by Nina Hossain.  It is a formal News programme that contains live presenter led segments, pre recorded News packages and interview sections. We see a variety of contributors and locations. However I am going to be focussing on the structure, branding, graphics, and presentation methods of the programme and how they have affected our News item. This programme is relevant to my News channel is it has presenter segments that introduce News packages, just as we do. Furthermore it also contains lots of branding as we wish to also do as well as similar graphics to what I have planned as our graphic designer.  The Structure and Presentation methods:  The News programme begins with the headlines being read, which are accompanied by a fast-paced dramatic toned music with the chimes of Big Ben. It is common with News to have "music rumbling under the headline...

In this analysis, I will look at  the three minute long, BBC News Package "A Million People Download new NHS  contact-tracing app on day of launch."  This covers the NHS contact-tracing app and why people are being encouraged to use it. In terms of relevance, it fits well with our news piece as we also look at the NHS Test and Trace app, however from a perspective of the technology behind it and how it effects people. There are different cross overs between this News Package and what we have planned for ours, and watching this impacted my thoughts and ideas.  What did I enjoy? This self contained news package explores the app launch and how it will hopefully help the UK to have a decline in coronavirus cases. After watching the news package the first time, the main aspect that stood out to me was the use of track. The blend between the reporter appearing on camera as well as speaking the voice over really made me feel that as a viewer I was taken through all the diff...

The first workshop that we had was learning how to use the Panasonic AG DVX200. This is a 4K camera that has Pro Controls as well as full Hybrid Stabilisation. Using 4K means that the camera captures four times as many pixels as HD. Getting to use this camera was extremely exciting as it is the most advanced one that I have used, as well as there being  " so many advantages to filming in 4K to give a higher quality product to everyone"(Buchanan, 2017). This suggests that our News Production  will be filmed  in the highest quality possible to us and we will also have more options, for example instead of shooting a wide and a close up in an interview, we will be able to shoot a wide and then cut in to a close up from the 4K shot instead of having to film closer. This will save us some time which is important with having a tight deadline, especially with news.  Fig. 1  The Panasonic Camera (2020).  When first using the Panasonic  as a group, one of the i...

It was brilliant to be able to get test shoots in green screen and in person with Television News Production and was a great opportunity to make sure that we are fully confident with everything before shooting. I booked out the green screen room for a day for myself, George and Jacob and we experimented with lighting, sound and style of shots. We had many different styles of shots due to creating a News Package, Live News OB, as well as Teaser. These are all different ways to report television news therefore we needed to make sure that our shots reflected the typical conventions for each video.  The first thing that I wanted to consider as the Covid-19 Supervisor, before test shooting for anything, was keeping everyone coronavirus safe. To prepare for the test shoot I read through the Coronavirus safety document that I created and treated all test shoots as if they were the real thing. This meant that myself, George and Jacob all wore masks throughout, unless we were in front of th...

When reflecting on this project, it was definitely the most challenging, and rewarding unit. I have overcome obstacles that I did not think would be possible, such as being able to create a News channel and brand during a pandemic, or understanding how to use Adobe After Effects. Being able to work on this project as Producer, Reporter, Brand/ Graphic Designer, and Covid-19 Supervisor, but also working with George and Jacob was a privilege, and I will take what I have learnt with me throughout all of my future projects.  During this project, I have faced challenges in my own life, however this reinforced to me that life goes on and completing this project was difficult, yet I feel extremely proud of myself and my group that we have managed to overcome all of our challenges.  Pre production: Coming up with the idea The first stage of this unit consisted of coming up with our Television news idea. We knew that this was something that we had to do quickly as with television news ...