Monday, 28 April 2014
INITIAL IDEAS AND FEEDBACK
At 0:00 to 4:29 is my first idea - Football
At 4:29 to 9:01 is my second idea - Mums
At 9:01 to 14:36 is my third idea - Alcohol
Friday, 25 April 2014
Monday, 21 April 2014
Documenting Documentaries (Modes)
Documenting documentaries (Modes)
There are 5 different modes that are used during all different types of documentaries. The 5 different modes that are used in documentaries and these are;
-The Expository mode
-The Observational mode
-The Participatory mode
-The Reflexive mode
-The Performative mode
There are also 3 types of conventions that a documentary will contain and these are;
Realism-
Realism is used in a documentary to keep the audience engaged at all times, realism documentaries contain lots of real things that have actually happened. Everything that you through out the documentary is actually real and you can have real footage shown, real witnesses to the incident. Nothing will ever be reconstructed when a documentary contains realism. To prove a documentary is real, it can be filmed with a hand free camera and the lighting and sound may be bad quality due to it being filmed when the incident happened.
A documentary would also use realism to keep the audience engaged at all times due to it being intense through the real footage being shown.
Dramatisation-
Dramatisation would be used in a documentary to make the documentary tense for the audience watching. Dramatisation documentaries contain lots of different types of music at certain times throughout the documentary and whether the music is used at the right time it can keep the audience engaged and glued into to watch because when music becomes tense it naturally keeps the audience watching because they don't know what is going to happen next or during the music bit. The only thing that dramatisation does that can alter the story is that they can add things which automatically makes them manipulate the real story and emphasise a lot of new points to make the story sound bigger than what it naturally was. But this doesn't stop the audience in any way from being distracted by the story line.
Narrativisation-
Narrativisation would be used in a documentary to make the audience watching follow a clear and understanding story line but sometimes the story isn't clear but still understood. When a story line is set, it sometimes become obvious for the audience and they can have an idea of where the story will end but even when they guess they still want to know so they will carry on watching. Narrativisation is also done by having someone do a voice over through the footage so it is exactly like a story is being told. They usually use well known voices as well for voice overs so it keeps the audience engaged at all times.
The Expository mode (Voice of God)
A documentary would use this type of mode to keep the audience engaged by having a well known voice and an authoritative voice as well. The person doing the voice over (verbal commentary) for the documentary will be the narrator as he will explain what is happening throughout the narrator may also be argumentative towards certain things in a logic way.
This example that i have chosen for the expository mode is a documentary about nature and these types of documentaries are known for being this type of mode. This documentary has David Attenborough as the voice over and this was the correct move to make because David Attenborough is known for doing nature documentaries and he has a voice which is informative and clear so everything he says actually teaches you something that you may not know.
The person who created this documentary Ian Gray used this type of mode because he knew it would more appealing to the audience, he also knew that having the presenter David Attenborough would be a pull over to many of the original and new audience. He was also able to capture many beautiful shots that you cannot see everyday.
The key conventions that are used in this type of documentary are realism and narrativisation.
This documentary contains Realism because everything that you see throughout the documentary is 100% real, the filming crew cant instruct animals to fight at certain points so the footage is genuinely authentic and this also helps make the whole documentary itself seem brilliant, plus the audience are always engaged to see things like that happen through quality and well timed footage.
The documentary also contained Narrativastion because it shows stories in ways about certain animals that are doing something which may have not been seen before. the stories also teach us things which we can use as general knowledge so the audience do gain good information from stories.
The Observational mode (window on the world)
A documentary would use this type of mode to help catch footage that is naturally happening rather than it being scripted. If this is used then the filmmaker should never enter the sight of the camera, he must remain behind the camera at all times and the people that are being filmed must act like the camera is not there at all.
The documentary maker used this mode so he could see what happens as time passes instead of stopping everything all the time and telling everyone what to do. Everything you see is done at the peoples own will, no one has told them to talk at certain times or even to act in a certain way. It works so well because it is fluent and it never looks like they've stopped then restarted.
What happens in this video is very tense because you see one of the fisherman jump straight into the sea to help grab the whale, in no way would a TV crew tell a young man to risk his life just for a TV programme. so this also aids that this was done at the guys own will.
The conventions used to help the documentary are realism and dramatisation.
The documentary uses Realism because everything you see in this clip is genuinely real, nothing has been asked to do so realism actually tells the truth with what is happening. footage seen can shock the audience as well because what actually happens like the man jumping into the water, this can shock the audience because it is real footage and that actually happened.
The documentary also uses Dramatisation to make it more engaging for the audience and they can do this through what we see. it also makes it tense when you hear certain things being said as well like 'he will die if he doesn't get out' when you hear things like that you can feel tense and not know what will happen.
The Participatory mode (also called interactive)
A documentary would use this type of mode to show the audience that the filmmaker is involved to help out but he has absolutely nothing to do with the actual story line. The filmmaker will not take the lime light from the story so whatever they do during the documentary, it must be a small role so they don't take the full attention. There views may be involved in the documentary so the the story has different views but they cant be fully involved in what is actually happening.
The documentary maker used this mode when he made this film to show that everything that initially happened in this story is very inspiring and that he helped out with what was going on was truly a lucky experience but also how deep the story actually going can be another reason why he uses this type of mode.
This film is very gripping because it talks about a certain man that cared about the dolphins and there were people that disagreed with what this man did and there was lots of trouble so you are able to see everything that actually goes on throughout the film.
The conventions used to help out this documentary is all 3, realism, dramatisation and narrativisation.
The documentary uses Realism to show that this actually happened, these historic events happened and it makes the whole film tense and engaging with the audience.
The documentary also uses Dramatisation to make it more engaging for the audience like showing clips of people with guns and also the man helping the dolphins as well.
The documentary also uses Narrativasation to make it have a clear and understanding story line, because the story line was so clear the audience that watched were engaged and wanted to know what actually is going to happen next.
The Reflexive mode (Awareness of the process)
This type of mode would be used in a documentary when they want to create something that is not based on truth but just wants to keep the audience engaged at all times. so the documentary basically has reconstructions that are made but these reconstructions can be played with just so the audience don't lose any interest ion what they are watching.
When 'Nick Broomfield' made this documentary he kept everyone up to date and made everyone aware that they were filming so nothing was exactly hidden when this documentary was made, the audience are told throughout what may have happened etc. you might even be told throughout where they got certain information from as well. during the actual full documentary you see nick walk into a persons apartment where he is going to receive hidden information which many people might not know.
When the documentary maker named 'Nick Broomfield' made this documentary he wanted to keep as many people as he could to stay engaged to what the actual documentary is about but to keep it entertaining for as long as possible so he added in bits which were probably not true or may have hints of truth but aided with fakery.
The conventions used to help this documentary are dramatisation and narritivisation.
The documentary uses Dramatisation to hide the real story, it does it very well because you see and hear things which have been tampered with and you will know that that is not true, loyal fans that watch this should be able to identify the lies but the documentary maker used this to his advantage to keep the audience engaged at all times.
The documentary also uses Narrativisation to show a clear story line of what actually happened and having a story line can make sure that the audience are watching most of the time just because they would like to hear what actually happens next.
The Performative mode (filmmaker as participant)
This type of mode would be used in a documentary to show how gripped and attached the actual filmmaker got. They would show footage of the filmmaker getting involved and helping out with certain things. So the whole documentary will have a main story but this time the filmmaker will be a big part of it, this mode is very similar to participatory but the filmmaker is fully involved.
When the documentary maker decided to make this documentary he had to make sure that it will always be entertaining for anyone that actually watched it so when they choose this man 'Kyle Pilkington' to be the one to get involved, that decision was the best because he is a funny guy and this can engage to a lot of the audience that constantly watch at all times.
The documentaries makers aim was to achieve that everyone gets a laugh out of this and also get to see an insight to how other countries do there own thing. so in ways this documentary was smartly made because you are learning as well as laughing at the main person doing all the walking around the countries.
The conventions used to help this documentary are realism and dramatisation.
The documentary uses Realism because they want to show the audience that everything happens is real and none of it is staged. He is put in places for a reason though but the rest is done naturally.
The documentary uses Dramatisation as well and that is to make it tense for the audience when he is asked to do something which he doesn't want to do and you get to see how he truly acts in his own colours. It also makes it entertaining for the audience as well because he sometimes over reacts at the smallest things.
There are 5 different modes that are used during all different types of documentaries. The 5 different modes that are used in documentaries and these are;
-The Expository mode
-The Observational mode
-The Participatory mode
-The Reflexive mode
-The Performative mode
There are also 3 types of conventions that a documentary will contain and these are;
Realism-
Realism is used in a documentary to keep the audience engaged at all times, realism documentaries contain lots of real things that have actually happened. Everything that you through out the documentary is actually real and you can have real footage shown, real witnesses to the incident. Nothing will ever be reconstructed when a documentary contains realism. To prove a documentary is real, it can be filmed with a hand free camera and the lighting and sound may be bad quality due to it being filmed when the incident happened.
A documentary would also use realism to keep the audience engaged at all times due to it being intense through the real footage being shown.
Dramatisation-
Dramatisation would be used in a documentary to make the documentary tense for the audience watching. Dramatisation documentaries contain lots of different types of music at certain times throughout the documentary and whether the music is used at the right time it can keep the audience engaged and glued into to watch because when music becomes tense it naturally keeps the audience watching because they don't know what is going to happen next or during the music bit. The only thing that dramatisation does that can alter the story is that they can add things which automatically makes them manipulate the real story and emphasise a lot of new points to make the story sound bigger than what it naturally was. But this doesn't stop the audience in any way from being distracted by the story line.
Narrativisation-
Narrativisation would be used in a documentary to make the audience watching follow a clear and understanding story line but sometimes the story isn't clear but still understood. When a story line is set, it sometimes become obvious for the audience and they can have an idea of where the story will end but even when they guess they still want to know so they will carry on watching. Narrativisation is also done by having someone do a voice over through the footage so it is exactly like a story is being told. They usually use well known voices as well for voice overs so it keeps the audience engaged at all times.
The Expository mode (Voice of God)
A documentary would use this type of mode to keep the audience engaged by having a well known voice and an authoritative voice as well. The person doing the voice over (verbal commentary) for the documentary will be the narrator as he will explain what is happening throughout the narrator may also be argumentative towards certain things in a logic way.
This example that i have chosen for the expository mode is a documentary about nature and these types of documentaries are known for being this type of mode. This documentary has David Attenborough as the voice over and this was the correct move to make because David Attenborough is known for doing nature documentaries and he has a voice which is informative and clear so everything he says actually teaches you something that you may not know.The person who created this documentary Ian Gray used this type of mode because he knew it would more appealing to the audience, he also knew that having the presenter David Attenborough would be a pull over to many of the original and new audience. He was also able to capture many beautiful shots that you cannot see everyday.
The key conventions that are used in this type of documentary are realism and narrativisation.
This documentary contains Realism because everything that you see throughout the documentary is 100% real, the filming crew cant instruct animals to fight at certain points so the footage is genuinely authentic and this also helps make the whole documentary itself seem brilliant, plus the audience are always engaged to see things like that happen through quality and well timed footage.
The documentary also contained Narrativastion because it shows stories in ways about certain animals that are doing something which may have not been seen before. the stories also teach us things which we can use as general knowledge so the audience do gain good information from stories.
The Observational mode (window on the world)
A documentary would use this type of mode to help catch footage that is naturally happening rather than it being scripted. If this is used then the filmmaker should never enter the sight of the camera, he must remain behind the camera at all times and the people that are being filmed must act like the camera is not there at all.
The documentary maker used this mode so he could see what happens as time passes instead of stopping everything all the time and telling everyone what to do. Everything you see is done at the peoples own will, no one has told them to talk at certain times or even to act in a certain way. It works so well because it is fluent and it never looks like they've stopped then restarted.
What happens in this video is very tense because you see one of the fisherman jump straight into the sea to help grab the whale, in no way would a TV crew tell a young man to risk his life just for a TV programme. so this also aids that this was done at the guys own will.
The conventions used to help the documentary are realism and dramatisation.
The documentary uses Realism because everything you see in this clip is genuinely real, nothing has been asked to do so realism actually tells the truth with what is happening. footage seen can shock the audience as well because what actually happens like the man jumping into the water, this can shock the audience because it is real footage and that actually happened.
The documentary also uses Dramatisation to make it more engaging for the audience and they can do this through what we see. it also makes it tense when you hear certain things being said as well like 'he will die if he doesn't get out' when you hear things like that you can feel tense and not know what will happen.
The Participatory mode (also called interactive)
A documentary would use this type of mode to show the audience that the filmmaker is involved to help out but he has absolutely nothing to do with the actual story line. The filmmaker will not take the lime light from the story so whatever they do during the documentary, it must be a small role so they don't take the full attention. There views may be involved in the documentary so the the story has different views but they cant be fully involved in what is actually happening.
The documentary maker used this mode when he made this film to show that everything that initially happened in this story is very inspiring and that he helped out with what was going on was truly a lucky experience but also how deep the story actually going can be another reason why he uses this type of mode.
This film is very gripping because it talks about a certain man that cared about the dolphins and there were people that disagreed with what this man did and there was lots of trouble so you are able to see everything that actually goes on throughout the film.
The conventions used to help out this documentary is all 3, realism, dramatisation and narrativisation.
The documentary uses Realism to show that this actually happened, these historic events happened and it makes the whole film tense and engaging with the audience.
The documentary also uses Dramatisation to make it more engaging for the audience like showing clips of people with guns and also the man helping the dolphins as well.
The documentary also uses Narrativasation to make it have a clear and understanding story line, because the story line was so clear the audience that watched were engaged and wanted to know what actually is going to happen next.
The Reflexive mode (Awareness of the process)
This type of mode would be used in a documentary when they want to create something that is not based on truth but just wants to keep the audience engaged at all times. so the documentary basically has reconstructions that are made but these reconstructions can be played with just so the audience don't lose any interest ion what they are watching.
When 'Nick Broomfield' made this documentary he kept everyone up to date and made everyone aware that they were filming so nothing was exactly hidden when this documentary was made, the audience are told throughout what may have happened etc. you might even be told throughout where they got certain information from as well. during the actual full documentary you see nick walk into a persons apartment where he is going to receive hidden information which many people might not know.
When the documentary maker named 'Nick Broomfield' made this documentary he wanted to keep as many people as he could to stay engaged to what the actual documentary is about but to keep it entertaining for as long as possible so he added in bits which were probably not true or may have hints of truth but aided with fakery.
The conventions used to help this documentary are dramatisation and narritivisation.
The documentary uses Dramatisation to hide the real story, it does it very well because you see and hear things which have been tampered with and you will know that that is not true, loyal fans that watch this should be able to identify the lies but the documentary maker used this to his advantage to keep the audience engaged at all times.
The documentary also uses Narrativisation to show a clear story line of what actually happened and having a story line can make sure that the audience are watching most of the time just because they would like to hear what actually happens next.
The Performative mode (filmmaker as participant)
This type of mode would be used in a documentary to show how gripped and attached the actual filmmaker got. They would show footage of the filmmaker getting involved and helping out with certain things. So the whole documentary will have a main story but this time the filmmaker will be a big part of it, this mode is very similar to participatory but the filmmaker is fully involved.
When the documentary maker decided to make this documentary he had to make sure that it will always be entertaining for anyone that actually watched it so when they choose this man 'Kyle Pilkington' to be the one to get involved, that decision was the best because he is a funny guy and this can engage to a lot of the audience that constantly watch at all times.
The documentaries makers aim was to achieve that everyone gets a laugh out of this and also get to see an insight to how other countries do there own thing. so in ways this documentary was smartly made because you are learning as well as laughing at the main person doing all the walking around the countries.
The conventions used to help this documentary are realism and dramatisation.
The documentary uses Realism because they want to show the audience that everything happens is real and none of it is staged. He is put in places for a reason though but the rest is done naturally.
The documentary uses Dramatisation as well and that is to make it tense for the audience when he is asked to do something which he doesn't want to do and you get to see how he truly acts in his own colours. It also makes it entertaining for the audience as well because he sometimes over reacts at the smallest things.
Monday, 31 March 2014
The examples for factual TV definitions
Examples
Accuracy-
http://youtu.be/COJDmUgeG48 (Peter and Dan Snow 20th Century Battlefields: 1973 Middle East 6/8)
Balance-
http://youtu.be/oZWalxgOc_0 (Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald_20130117_2101)
Impartiality-
http://youtu.be/JknOan-HoSA (Reggie Yates's Extreme South Africa The white slums BBC)
Objectivity-
http://youtu.be/4o7UXMbUAWs (Serial Killer - Edmund Kemper Serial Killer Documentary)
Subjectivity-
http://youtu.be/6zxGQCF5_BA (20 Football Transfers That Shocked the World)
Opinion-
http://youtu.be/hoda-sLt6fY (Anna McLuckie performs 'Get Lucky' by Daft Punk - The Voice UK)
Bias-
http://youtu.be/VwRIZHOHBLE (Kings of Cannabis (Full Length Documentary))
Representation-
http://youtu.be/MVh9WgGxuIY (The Secret History of 9/11 - Full Documentary)
Access-
http://youtu.be/ircJqZkmWqQ (Mourinho one of the best Managers - ITV Documentary)
Privacy-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBKlEWgdqFU (Secret footage North Korea - This is the DPRK)
Contract with viewer-
http://youtu.be/tf_Zfx1iv-Q (Sleeping in Space | Astronauts: Living in Space - Space Week Live | Channel 4)
Factual Tv Rules for beginners
This is a video that is going to teach you about all the rules to a factual TV and how to make a documentary really good.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Conventions of a news package
News package
A news package is something which has a massive story and it can last for a short period of time and it also based around that one story throughout. The story that you will see will be pre-recorded and the bit in the studio where the news anchor is will be live, he will introduce the story and then it will go straight to the pre-recorded section. The exact time that this will run for will on be 1 to 2 minutes, so it isn't that long but it is long enough to get all of the main information in.
Field reporters-
Field reporters are used in news packages so they can get news from down on the street and this gives the whole news a realistic feeling and it can also help with keeping the audience engaged through out the whole news report.
-costumes- what are they wearing when they are on location?
-level of involvement in story- how much is the person involved in the actual story.
-choice of presenter (gender, ethnicity, background)?- whether the presenter suits that role.
-graphics- were there any graphics involved?
Links to studio-
Links to studio is used in a news package when a presenter who is out on location has to send it straight back to the studio, the presenter out on location will send it back and then the report will go straight back to the studio.
-live or pre-recorded- was the footage seen from the on location presenter already been recorded or was it filmed live?
-location- does the background image match what the story is about?
-camera language- how was it filmed, and did it match the story line?
-no package?- were they filming other stuff?
Mode of address to viewer-
Mode of adress to viewer is always used in a news package but depending on the story it can sound completely different. If the story is sad then the presenter will sound sad so he is representing the story nicely but if the story is about something good then the presenter will give positive vibes and the audience will feel the positive vibes.
-tone of voice?- how does the presenter sound when he is talking about a story?
-accent- does the presenter have a strong or weak accent?
-language complexiality?- does the presenter use big words or hard words that some people may not know.
-fact provider vs. analysing expert?- does the presenter provide facts or have they analysied and giving there point of view on the story?
Interviewing experts and witnesses-
Interviewing experts and witnesses are always in news packages and they are all about getting as many people as you can to be interviewed so the report looks more interesting and engaging to all of the audience.
-Camera techniques- The camera techniques will be mid shot or close ups and this is to keep the audience engaged.
-location- has to be specific to the report you are talking about.
-status of interviewee- what status do they have? (stand by, relation to family)
-questions included?- what questions were asked?
-expert or witness to the whole situation. were they a vox pop or are they part of the story?
Report structure-
Report structure can be in a news package and this is where news has been laid out in a certain way where it starts off with and opening and it includes the middle which is; interviews, vox pops and pieces to camera and then it ends with a signing out. This is how a report structure is done.
-sign in and context- do they introduce themselves and talk about whats going to be involved in the news report.
-archive footage- is the footage from the past?
-interviews and vox pops- are there any interviews with anyone?
-fact communication?- how are the facts portrayed.
-on location and where?- where are they filming from and whether they are in the studio or not.
-pieces to camera- does the presenter look at the camera at any point?
-sign out and framing story- who they are and where they were reporting from and also a summarise of the story.
-outside broadcast- whether they are filming outside?
-cutaways and noddies- if there are any cutaways during filming or if you can see the presenter nodding as a cutaway.
Actuality footage-
Actuality footage is in a news package and you are able to see real life footage that is either filmed from a professional camera or a hand held camera and everything you see is being filmed live on location so what you see is what likely is happening there and now.
-source- where the footage has actually come from?
-reason for using?- why have they used the footage?
-amount used?- whether they have used a lot of someone else's footage or not.
-contextualisation?- whether someone is talking while something is happening.
First example-
This clip is of 9/11 and the attack that shook new york as a country, this whole clip has a live interview at one point with someone who was standing directly below the tower as it was hit and she tells her experience and how she had to escape from what was happening. You hear many eye witnesses that have called in to explain what they have seen happen themselves, and you also get to see live footage for when it happened when the 2nd plane crashed into the other tower.
Interviewing experts and witnesses-
This was definitely needed in this whole report because getting interviews from people that were part of 9/11 made it very realistic and also you get to hear from what the person says and how terrifying it really is. At 6:28 you see a woman that was there when the first plane flew into the building and she talks about how she was directly at the bottom of the tower when the plane hit and all the debris started falling she spoke about everyone running away to stop themselves from getting hurt. The camera techniques that you see for this bit inperticular would have been hand held with a professional camera and they may have done this so it gives that effect that if they have to run they can run! this will have great effect on the audience.
Actuality footage-
In this news report you are able to see all footage of the twin towers and all this footage that you can see is 100% real, none of the footage has been pre-recorded. From 1:33 to 41:41 is when you see footage from a helicopter and also other cameras which have been set up on top of roofs etc. All these cameras have been set up so they can keep up to date throughout what is happening. This also proves that this is real footage because at 15:00 you see a plane fly into the other world trade building and you can hear how shocked and discomforting it is because the man that is in the studio has to report what had just happened quickly and the man that is an eyewitness who is on the phone starts saying that 'people are running' this shows that he is scared of what is happening. The source of the footage is coming from helicopters and also CNN cameras which have been able to get to the top of buildings to record the coverage. The reason they used this footage was to show the audience what has happened and to keep the audience engaged in there news report, the news thought if they show more footage they would keep everyone engaged and hooked onto the edge of there chairs and this probably did help because they were able to semi cover the 2nd plane going into the building. The amount of this real footage they used was the whole report and they did this to keep the audience engaged and interested all the time.
Links to studio.
The footage that we see throughout this whole clip is footage that is very serious and it is also LIVE. this word tells me straight away that everything we see is real and none of it is pre recorded or fake.
Anything can happen when something is live and that just added to how tense watching it really was, it wasn't nice watching as you sat there at home watching one country have its monuements destroyed! The camera was placed a really long distance away and that is to add to the realism and also to capture everything but stay at a safe distance so nothing bad can happen to the footage. when i watched the footage over again the most horrible part happened at 15:00 minuites exact and this shows that when you are filming live anything can seriously happen, and the thing that happened was having a 2nd plane crash straight into the 2nd building and it was horrible because you knew that loads of people lost there lives as soon as that plane hit the building. Because all of this footage was filmed the news were able to keep the audience griped at all times and were able to keep them fully updated with what was exactly happening throughout the report.
second example-
This is a news report which looks at the buisness side of life and also falling outs between certain people.
Field reports-
The field reporter that is on location isn't wearing a suit but she is still appropriate because she is wearing a shirt which is presentable, you see this at 4:10. The effect of actually seeing the presenter during the report gives it that effect that it is a serious situation because if they didnt go to the location then we would assume that it isn't such a big deal. The involvemnet i would say that this reporter has is not much, i would say that she has been giving this report to do and she has grabbed the facts and done the report, but she doesnt do the report at a rubbish condition she does it so it is acceptable for many viewers to watch. The choice of presenter is wise because they had an English indian women be the presenter for that report and they have done this because the report was near the indian capital so the news company gave the report to an indian women and the report wasnt bad at all and i think it worked well. The graphics they had throughout the report were the graphics that told us the witnesses name and also the union guys name, these graphics help us know who they are and it also tells us if they were involved or whether they were picked out just to feel gaps.
Mode of address to viewer-
From the reporters side of view i think she had quite a serious tone throughout her report, she didnt sound excited or sad, she stayed neutral throughout and i think this gave the news report is tense but not so tense vibe. The effect that this tone would have on the audience is to keep them engaged and to also listen very carefully and create the story in your mind. The accent that the news reporter had was strong because she comes from an indian background but throughout i could understand every word she said and the news used her to keep the story appealing to the indian ethnicity and it did keep me engaged aswell because the clips you saw were very serious. The language that the news reporter used was formal because she has to be serious and also the words she used throughout were understandable, there were no words which i couldnt understand. I think the reporter her self is just an analysing expert and i say this because she is hearing what happened and she is just giving us bits of the story and turning it into her point of view, she didnt provide many facts, she only analysed the story and told us what happened through people.
Report structure-
At 2:28 you hear the news anchor introduce the reporter and also what the story is going to be about, after she has done this it goes straight into the report. They do this so it keeps the audience up to date and to also tell them who is doing the report. When we are looking at the report you are able to see many things that help us gather what has happened in the story like the violence, the people that have injuries and also what has happened now everything has calmed down. In this report you are able to see interviews, pieces to camera and also the news reporter is on location where the problem actually happened. You see an overall of 2 interviews in that report and you are able to see that one was part of the story and one had nothing really to do with it but he is giving his point of views on the situation, the effect that these interviews have is that with the injured man it can make you fell sorry for him and support him and the other interview is done so you can either agreee with what he is saying or you can disagree with what he is saying. In the report at 4:07 you see the reporter on location and at the scene where all these incidents happen you also see her staring directly into the camera to keep the audience engaged and it also looks like she is telling you rather than informing you about the incident. You also hear the reporter at 4:51 sign out of the report and tell them where they are. This just tells us that they went to the location to give it that real effect and also seriousness.
A news package is something which has a massive story and it can last for a short period of time and it also based around that one story throughout. The story that you will see will be pre-recorded and the bit in the studio where the news anchor is will be live, he will introduce the story and then it will go straight to the pre-recorded section. The exact time that this will run for will on be 1 to 2 minutes, so it isn't that long but it is long enough to get all of the main information in.
Field reporters-
Field reporters are used in news packages so they can get news from down on the street and this gives the whole news a realistic feeling and it can also help with keeping the audience engaged through out the whole news report.
-costumes- what are they wearing when they are on location?
-level of involvement in story- how much is the person involved in the actual story.
-choice of presenter (gender, ethnicity, background)?- whether the presenter suits that role.
-graphics- were there any graphics involved?
Links to studio-
Links to studio is used in a news package when a presenter who is out on location has to send it straight back to the studio, the presenter out on location will send it back and then the report will go straight back to the studio.
-live or pre-recorded- was the footage seen from the on location presenter already been recorded or was it filmed live?
-location- does the background image match what the story is about?
-camera language- how was it filmed, and did it match the story line?
-no package?- were they filming other stuff?
Mode of address to viewer-
Mode of adress to viewer is always used in a news package but depending on the story it can sound completely different. If the story is sad then the presenter will sound sad so he is representing the story nicely but if the story is about something good then the presenter will give positive vibes and the audience will feel the positive vibes.
-tone of voice?- how does the presenter sound when he is talking about a story?
-accent- does the presenter have a strong or weak accent?
-language complexiality?- does the presenter use big words or hard words that some people may not know.
-fact provider vs. analysing expert?- does the presenter provide facts or have they analysied and giving there point of view on the story?
Interviewing experts and witnesses-
Interviewing experts and witnesses are always in news packages and they are all about getting as many people as you can to be interviewed so the report looks more interesting and engaging to all of the audience.
-Camera techniques- The camera techniques will be mid shot or close ups and this is to keep the audience engaged.
-location- has to be specific to the report you are talking about.
-status of interviewee- what status do they have? (stand by, relation to family)
-questions included?- what questions were asked?
-expert or witness to the whole situation. were they a vox pop or are they part of the story?
Report structure-
Report structure can be in a news package and this is where news has been laid out in a certain way where it starts off with and opening and it includes the middle which is; interviews, vox pops and pieces to camera and then it ends with a signing out. This is how a report structure is done.
-sign in and context- do they introduce themselves and talk about whats going to be involved in the news report.
-archive footage- is the footage from the past?
-interviews and vox pops- are there any interviews with anyone?
-fact communication?- how are the facts portrayed.
-on location and where?- where are they filming from and whether they are in the studio or not.
-pieces to camera- does the presenter look at the camera at any point?
-sign out and framing story- who they are and where they were reporting from and also a summarise of the story.
-outside broadcast- whether they are filming outside?
-cutaways and noddies- if there are any cutaways during filming or if you can see the presenter nodding as a cutaway.
Actuality footage-
Actuality footage is in a news package and you are able to see real life footage that is either filmed from a professional camera or a hand held camera and everything you see is being filmed live on location so what you see is what likely is happening there and now.
-source- where the footage has actually come from?
-reason for using?- why have they used the footage?
-amount used?- whether they have used a lot of someone else's footage or not.
-contextualisation?- whether someone is talking while something is happening.
First example-
This clip is of 9/11 and the attack that shook new york as a country, this whole clip has a live interview at one point with someone who was standing directly below the tower as it was hit and she tells her experience and how she had to escape from what was happening. You hear many eye witnesses that have called in to explain what they have seen happen themselves, and you also get to see live footage for when it happened when the 2nd plane crashed into the other tower.
Interviewing experts and witnesses-
This was definitely needed in this whole report because getting interviews from people that were part of 9/11 made it very realistic and also you get to hear from what the person says and how terrifying it really is. At 6:28 you see a woman that was there when the first plane flew into the building and she talks about how she was directly at the bottom of the tower when the plane hit and all the debris started falling she spoke about everyone running away to stop themselves from getting hurt. The camera techniques that you see for this bit inperticular would have been hand held with a professional camera and they may have done this so it gives that effect that if they have to run they can run! this will have great effect on the audience.
Actuality footage-
In this news report you are able to see all footage of the twin towers and all this footage that you can see is 100% real, none of the footage has been pre-recorded. From 1:33 to 41:41 is when you see footage from a helicopter and also other cameras which have been set up on top of roofs etc. All these cameras have been set up so they can keep up to date throughout what is happening. This also proves that this is real footage because at 15:00 you see a plane fly into the other world trade building and you can hear how shocked and discomforting it is because the man that is in the studio has to report what had just happened quickly and the man that is an eyewitness who is on the phone starts saying that 'people are running' this shows that he is scared of what is happening. The source of the footage is coming from helicopters and also CNN cameras which have been able to get to the top of buildings to record the coverage. The reason they used this footage was to show the audience what has happened and to keep the audience engaged in there news report, the news thought if they show more footage they would keep everyone engaged and hooked onto the edge of there chairs and this probably did help because they were able to semi cover the 2nd plane going into the building. The amount of this real footage they used was the whole report and they did this to keep the audience engaged and interested all the time.
Links to studio.
The footage that we see throughout this whole clip is footage that is very serious and it is also LIVE. this word tells me straight away that everything we see is real and none of it is pre recorded or fake.
Anything can happen when something is live and that just added to how tense watching it really was, it wasn't nice watching as you sat there at home watching one country have its monuements destroyed! The camera was placed a really long distance away and that is to add to the realism and also to capture everything but stay at a safe distance so nothing bad can happen to the footage. when i watched the footage over again the most horrible part happened at 15:00 minuites exact and this shows that when you are filming live anything can seriously happen, and the thing that happened was having a 2nd plane crash straight into the 2nd building and it was horrible because you knew that loads of people lost there lives as soon as that plane hit the building. Because all of this footage was filmed the news were able to keep the audience griped at all times and were able to keep them fully updated with what was exactly happening throughout the report.
second example-
Field reports-
The field reporter that is on location isn't wearing a suit but she is still appropriate because she is wearing a shirt which is presentable, you see this at 4:10. The effect of actually seeing the presenter during the report gives it that effect that it is a serious situation because if they didnt go to the location then we would assume that it isn't such a big deal. The involvemnet i would say that this reporter has is not much, i would say that she has been giving this report to do and she has grabbed the facts and done the report, but she doesnt do the report at a rubbish condition she does it so it is acceptable for many viewers to watch. The choice of presenter is wise because they had an English indian women be the presenter for that report and they have done this because the report was near the indian capital so the news company gave the report to an indian women and the report wasnt bad at all and i think it worked well. The graphics they had throughout the report were the graphics that told us the witnesses name and also the union guys name, these graphics help us know who they are and it also tells us if they were involved or whether they were picked out just to feel gaps.
Mode of address to viewer-
From the reporters side of view i think she had quite a serious tone throughout her report, she didnt sound excited or sad, she stayed neutral throughout and i think this gave the news report is tense but not so tense vibe. The effect that this tone would have on the audience is to keep them engaged and to also listen very carefully and create the story in your mind. The accent that the news reporter had was strong because she comes from an indian background but throughout i could understand every word she said and the news used her to keep the story appealing to the indian ethnicity and it did keep me engaged aswell because the clips you saw were very serious. The language that the news reporter used was formal because she has to be serious and also the words she used throughout were understandable, there were no words which i couldnt understand. I think the reporter her self is just an analysing expert and i say this because she is hearing what happened and she is just giving us bits of the story and turning it into her point of view, she didnt provide many facts, she only analysed the story and told us what happened through people.
Report structure-
At 2:28 you hear the news anchor introduce the reporter and also what the story is going to be about, after she has done this it goes straight into the report. They do this so it keeps the audience up to date and to also tell them who is doing the report. When we are looking at the report you are able to see many things that help us gather what has happened in the story like the violence, the people that have injuries and also what has happened now everything has calmed down. In this report you are able to see interviews, pieces to camera and also the news reporter is on location where the problem actually happened. You see an overall of 2 interviews in that report and you are able to see that one was part of the story and one had nothing really to do with it but he is giving his point of views on the situation, the effect that these interviews have is that with the injured man it can make you fell sorry for him and support him and the other interview is done so you can either agreee with what he is saying or you can disagree with what he is saying. In the report at 4:07 you see the reporter on location and at the scene where all these incidents happen you also see her staring directly into the camera to keep the audience engaged and it also looks like she is telling you rather than informing you about the incident. You also hear the reporter at 4:51 sign out of the report and tell them where they are. This just tells us that they went to the location to give it that real effect and also seriousness.
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