TV News Research Part 2- Good Morning Britain

For my second piece of research I decided to analyse a different news programme, it is still on the same channel though but it is from a different time of day. Below is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWpoS83xdkA

 

 

These 3 screen shots are taken from the very start of the news program, the shots were shown before we see the presenters. The whole time these are being shown the non-diegetic sound of the shows theme tune is playing along with a voice over from one of the presenters giving the audience an introduction to the news stories. As these shots are in order of when they appear we can see a set of conventions starting to develop. The serious news about the storms is at the start and the more trivial news about celebrity relationships is at the end, this is most likely because they know not everyone is interested in these stories.

Along the bottom there is a breaking news bar and a bar that tells the viewers the news that will feature within the duration of the broadcast. This makes sure all of the main stories from that day are represented and it makes sure that the audience who may not have time to watch the whole bulletin. The weather icon adds an extra level of visualization to attract the audience and again caters for the viewer who may not have much time to watch the TV.

From this mid shot we can see that the weather is presented from within the studio, we can see they have strayed from the old traditional standing in front of a green screen and pointing at a map. The mise en scene of the screen is giving the impression that the show is modern and up to date.

This shows us how understandably the largest amount of screen time is being given to the marked top story, we can see it is the main focus from this two shot. It shows that a reporter has been sent to where all of the action is/has taken place.This is to get the reaction of the general public as they know the story will be an issue of debate for many people at home. Also in this case it makes the story seem more real and makes it hit home more, by hearing these accounts an emotional connection is built up between the audience and the story. 

TV News Research 1- ITV News Anglia

As we have decided to produce a clip from regional TV News I will be analysing clips from existing TV news the first is ITV News Anglia. Below is the link to the video.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQrGtsGjEfQ

This is one of the opening sequences of the clip, as we can see the clip sets the scene of the whole studio by using an establishing shot. This also gives us a look at the mise-en-scene that is used, the presenters set a very formal dress code especially the male presenter who is wearing a suit and tie. This is even matched by the guest being interviewed, this shows that the broadcast will be very formal. They are sitting behind a desk which gives the impression of organisation and formality. Also in the background we can see the ITV logo on a TV screen behind the main presenters. this makes it clear that the news is created by ITV.

On the news there are guests that have been invited into the studio to give an interview relating to news stories featured in the broadcast. This gives viewers the chance to hear more about a story and it allows the viewers to gain a different perspective/viewpoints on the stories.

The hosts are sitting in front of a background featuring a famous landmark presumably in the Anglia region. This allows the broadcast to identify itself with the east and gives the audience something to look at, at the same time. If they were just sitting in front of a blank wall the audience wouldn't be enthused and most likely watch the news on another channel. 

Their are a lot of reporters that are out on location reporting back to the studio, almost every story has a reporter on the road. This reflects well on the news itself as it shows they are active and are on top of all of the news stories as and when they develop. When her name tag appears we can see a clear house style of blue occurring, this is replicated in the studio and all of the graphics for the duration of the broadcast.                                    

All of the print screens above are from the weather broadcast, as we can see they have strayed from the usual of having a weather broadcast from the other side of the studio. Also there is a short preview of the weather before the full length version, this allows people who may not have much time to view the forecast. Another convention that I have noticed is the fact that the weather map isn't the only weather graphic that is present. There are graphics telling the audience about the amount of rainfall or temperatures with the voice of the presenter becoming non-diegetic sound.  

ITV chooses to separate the main news and the sport report, the sport report is situated at the end of the bulletin after the main news. The format is pictures being talked over by the sports presenter. The sport bulletin is much shorter than the main news and their isn't a lot of elaboration on the stories or reactions shown.

Although the sports report isn't the very last item in the bulletin, at the end is a feature where the viewers had the chance to send in their pictures of the snow in their area. This allows the bulletin to end on a happy uplifting note and attract the audience as they have actually inputted so will be inclined to watch it.

Candidate Information

Name: Benjamin Jones

Candidate Number: 2163

Centre Name: Thomas Deacon Academy

Centre Number: 22321

Advanced Portfolio Brief: An extract from a local TV news programme, lasting approximately five minutes together with a generic radio trailer for the programme and a short title sequence.

For this project I will be working with Ashley Thorpe and Robert Bellamy, together we will be creating the TV News and completing the research. For this reason you will see their names appear either mentioned in posts or next to research that they themselves have produced.