News package script research

I thought it was only right to look at different ways of writing a news package script according to this website http://guidetopublicwriting.weebly.com/news-package-scripts.html this is one way in which you produce a news package script

The website says writing a script should be the final step in creating an entire news package. News packages need to have a beginning, middle, and an end, as well as characters. 

Here are the steps in creating a script:

1. Separate the script into two columns. On the left side, write video. On the right side, audio. Because you are writing for a visual medium, it is vital to separate out what the audience will see and what they will hear.
2. Choose sound bytes that are emotional, provide an interesting opinion, or help your story along. As you choose these sound bytes, mark the time on the tape next to the sound byte you write out so the editor can find it easily.
3. Write voice-overs that you, the reporter, will say to push the story along. The voice-overs should not stick out, but rather sound natural with the story.  
4. Weave sound bytes and voice-overs together to create a cohesive audio section to your story.
5. Find places to put natural sound, which is strongly connected with video.
6. Write down video you have that complement the audio. You will have a large selection from shooting B-Roll in the field. Mark times next to the video so the editor can find it easily.
7. Read over your script and make sure it sounds natural, follows the guidelines of a story, and is easy to read so the editor will have an easier time editing it later.
8. Once the script is completed you are ready to go into the sound booth and record your voice-overs.

I think this website is useful because it gives you specific detailed steps to creating a news package script.

One this website (PDF document) i found an example of a news package script

http://teachers.sduhsd.net/mraines/documents/CCAPKGSCRIPTSAMPLE.pdf 

This example seems to follow the steps in the guide as it is written in two columns where the left side has the editing, transitions, times, dates sounds etc and the right side has the monologue and stage directions. 

sayonara

Joycelyn

Market Research

Since our News package focuses on 'The adaptation between multiplex screenings to theatre productions' I decided to research the costs of theatre productions as it will link in with the idea of our news package because we'll be able to compare the price of the production when it was in cinema to the price of the production when it was in theatre. 

The Stage:

The article on the stage talks about the average west end ticket prices and how it has gone down since 2010 but somehow seems to be increasing gradually.

•  The report details a strong year for London theatre, with already announced record box office of more than £528 million and the third highest attendances since records began of 13.9

•  Accoring to the article west End theatre tickets are now priced at an average of £46.40, a face value increase of 2.8% on the previous year, according to the Society of London Theatre’s Box Office Data Report for 2011.

http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2012/07/average-west-end-ticket-price-nears-47-report/million, down 1.7% from 2010.

According to The Stage:

http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2011/05/rsc-pioneers-unique-producing-model-on-matilda/

This particular article discusses how Matilda the Musical’s forthcoming London transfer will employ a ‘unique’ producing model, marking the first time the Royal Shakespeare Company has produced commercially in the West End without a business partner.

Questions and Answers on: http://thelondontheatre.com/6.html

discuss what costing when it comes to theatre hire and ticket sales and well as productions cost and how this can be a tricky it can be for them in such an economy.

Sayonara

Joycelyn

Inside the studio

James here,

Having contacts with the media world, visiting St Joseph's College in Mill Hill, where the successful BBC series Call the Midwife was being filmed. Having a personal tour around the abby, meeting the director, seeing actors such as Miranda Hart, and seeing the 40's style room from which they built from scratch.

Taking a tour with the locations advisor, she mentions how: 'The media industry is vast but yet risky, we have no fixed contacts with anyone in particular and have very little time to produce our work, one minute we could be here, the next, at the other side of the country."

Some of the artists within the company have had experience in the theatre field but we yet to ask questions with their opinion between multiplex screenings being adapted to theatre productions and vice versa.

This Wednesday we have an opportunity to witness a location being shot with the crew and are looking forward to it so.

James out.

Back to work

Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th

A news package is a self-contained taped news report. Usually, the news anchor will read an introduction live, then the pre-recorded story will be shown.

A common part of a news package is the appearance of a reporter talking into the camera. This is called a "standup" because the reporter is often seen standing in front of the camera on the scene of the story.

Today we looked at the common features in a new package, the structure of a news package and frame of shots:

• Background information of the story with a voice over
• Emphasis on particular points (through the reporters voice)
• Clear concise words
• Zooms into story focus (e.g. persons face)
• Interview with family member= (if necessary) to bring the audience in and get a better understanding of what sort of person is (the victim usually)
• Subtitle strip to introduce who he/she are
• Closer framing 
• Branding on screen (logo)
• Facts and statistics= to back up your story, evidence
• Maps of where it happens= evidence to backup you're story
• Noddy= this is when the camera switches back and forth between the interviewer and the interviewee
• Standing in a related location (e.g. new scotland yard)
• Selecting the appropriate mise-en-scene to fit in with your story

The order of the News package: 

• Intro
• First interview= the first person gives opinion and how it affects them 
• Extra shots/illustrative footage
• fact and statistics
• Vox pop
• Up-sum (conclusion)

Advance Production Portfolio: Television News Package Proposal

We as a group have been developing our ideas for our news package, we decided to focus on the theatre for our new package as its different and hasn't ben done yet. We wanted to focus mainly on the increase in theatre production cost and in that talk about the increase in theatre tickets as well as the adaptation from multiplex cinema screenings to broadway production and the cost of these productions in comparison to the more traditional productions.

We decided that we'd have two interviews one with a theatre expert that would know about the production side, as well as an interview with an up and coming actor actress that would knows about how its like to be an up and coming actor in the theatre industry now.

Suggested locations:

Big Ben
St Pauls
Tower Bridge
Soho
London Bridge
Piccadilly

Sayonara 
Joycelyn

Scripting and Planning

James here,

Getting feedback on our title sequence, some additions will have to be made (i. e. speed up visuals), meanwhile, starting to film our news package. Exterior shots of London city (Marble Arch, Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road) for our introduction.

Researching existing news packages and listing the shots gave us an idea of what to storyboard, with this planning locations and script will follow. To pace the filming and script in a continuos flow is essential to address the information to the audience clearly with visuals both from recording and graphics.

Researching facts related to our topic (The incline of theatre production; from the silver screens to the stage) why the multiplex cinema now converting to theatre productions and vice versa. For this we will need:

Examples of adaptations
Interviews (noddies) with the general public with their views
Any connections with theatres
Ratings and reviews


The group feels our chosen topic for our news package is appropriate due to variety of opinions from different generations, facts and figures and the many branches that can link with one another.

James out  

Genre Research

In the process of creating our news package we ad to create a complete image which we wanted to show. We could choose the modern and youthful approach or a more traditional format with a formal view. So extensive research went into this as we knew this would be a very important angle which we had to cover as essentially this is what our whole package is going to really be like. So we thought about all different possibilities, its regional point (whether it would be local, regional or national news), the register (formal or informal), audience (class, background, age etc.) and if it is going to be topic specific (whether it would focus on a certain theme like sports or economy). As a group we discussed this thoroughly, exploring different alternatives and possible branches we could lead to. In the end we landed on a package which was aimed at the youth audience but which also appeal to older audiences, which was based on news from the region of London, we also wanted a formal look but not following a traditional format, we wanted a more upbeat type of news package. Finally we, as a group, decided that we should base our news broadcast on arts and theatre within London, as the recent rise of theatre ticket sales in London.

Oliver

Audience Research

Since from the beginning of my A2 Media Studies Course until now I have been conducting a large, and thorough amount of research. This research consists of looking at existing examples of news packages which are within a similar field of the genre of our news idea of an creative arts/theatre topic. Throughout my research I noticed that these several news packages could be categorized in its own way, whether it would be by genre, audience, register, formality etc. So I conducted even further and more detailed research on how each channel was created and developed to mould into each of these categories. So I created a chart to show this:

Looking at this I saw that even though all of these stations were fairly successful, because of the way they pitch the product to their target audience, there were some similarities. Stations which appeal to both audiences seemed to be most favourable between both the older and younger audiences, such as ITV. Programmes such as the X Factor appeal to both audiences. This mean that there be a higher probability of a collective audience. But then again programmes just for younger audiences are also highly successful. From this I realized that our news package in order to be a successful and high quality package it must be we fitted to its audience.

Oliver