Studio News Presenters are the main reporters/presenters that appear in broadcast TV news. They conduct, identify, and develop news stories of interest. Not only do they write news bulletins, links and assist in the production of scripts, but they also research and conduct interviews, whether they're in the studio or on location.
The presenter must have the visual codes. These are to with the appearance and location to make us trust them. Here is an example:
He has a neat haircut, clean shaven, and looks very professional in his suit, which makes him look smart. This will help the audience to trust and respect the news presenter when telling us factual news. The presenter must also be in the same studio so that it becomes familiar to the viewers. For example, if the present was reading the news from his home, the audience wouldn't take him seriously.
Field Reporters
Field reporters do the same things a studio news reporter does, except they report news from outside of the studio. You'll often find that they present live from 'the scene', although they can pre-record broadcasts to be shown as part of a news show. There are many popular locations that are always used to field reporters, such as war zones, live events, and sporting matches.
Mode of Address
Mode of address is the style of delivery of presenters and reporters. It is usually authoritative and sets the mood and tone. This is a list of all the rules of mode of address:
- direct address straight at viewers down the camera
- use personal pronouns, e.g. thank you for watching
- very clear smooth, fluent and articulate diction
- any accents on national news small, e.g. Huw Edwards
- straight oni MCU for news presenters
- title sequences capture fast moving pace of news and national/international (music adds importance)
- news presenters announce top stories at the start
- high angle LS of studio at start to emphasise size
- interviewees generally look off camera to reporters
News packages include interviews with experts because they would give more information (factual) and the audience will have more reason to trust them. e.g.
Someone who was at the scene of the event would be classed as a witness. Witnesses have a huge impact on the audience because they create the emotional impact and the reality of the story.
Including a Vox Pop in a news story helps to illustrate what people think about a particular issue (e.g. the government) or event (e.g. the latest film release). Vox Pops often involve stopping and asking a selection of people in one place. In Latin it stands for "voice of the people", which is important to include in a news story because the audience wants to hear the publics views as well as the factual information informed by the news presenter.
Actuality Footage
Actuality footage is footage with relevance to the story being reported. For example....
News bulletins include actual footage because it makes the story more real to the audience. Being told a story is easy, but creating the emotional response and importance of the story is done through actuality footage.
Report Structure
News broadcasters have to try and keep their viewers' attention for as long as possible. To do this, they follow the report structure and also report on the most important news first to catch our attention as quick as they can. This is similar to the 'Pyramid Structure'.
(example)
Here is an example of a report structure, which includes the usual combination of conventions:
- PTC - Piece To Camera
- C/A - Cut Away's
- V/O - Voice Over
- I/V - Interview
- Vox Pops - Voice of the People
- Graphics
Links to Studio
This is when one live studio cuts to another live studio, which could possibly be across the world.
(example - link on moodle powerpoint)
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