One of the first things Will commented on was the teamwork involved each week and how well we pulled together to produce a strong bulletin with well structured packages. It is important that everyone helps one another and works efficiently so there are no mistakes or errors made. One thing that Will did mention was that our rehearsal time was too late, we needed to try and get this done earlier so we were not rushing around at the last minute which is when mistakes are more likely to happen.
In terms of what packages people produced this week, we were rich in content with strong news stories that Will seemed impressed with. The variety of stories and how each individual reporter made their package interesting for our viewers was acknowledged and praised due to the effort people had put in to pull off such a good bulletin for this week. In editing terms, we were right to lead with the job cuts at Portsmouth ship yard as it was a breaking news story that we managed to cover, which in turn ended up leading the entire bulletin. The running order was accurate enough however Will suggested that packages such as Liam's scrap metal should have been higher up potentially swapping with Nadine's interview with Rowena Davis that was placed second in the order.
Angus was incredibly impressed with Liam's scrap metal package with Will echoing exactly what Angus was saying as it ticked all of the boxes of how a news package should be produced ready for broadcast. Will commented saying it was "fantastically constructed" and worked so effectively because he thought about his pictures and how to visually tell the story, for example doing his piece to camera in front of a crane crushing an old scrap car, visually brilliant with added effect of raw natural sound. To help build up the story he included a sequence of three different shots that showed the audience what was happening, Liam did not have to tell the story through his own words.
Ellen's updated story about the dogs being poisoned in the new forest was well explained with a good link back to the story she had previously covered with excellent reference to her archived footage she had already shot. Technically the package was very well thought out and Ellen's camera work is always exceptional however there was one edit where there was a jumpcut between two different dogs which was visually jarring as the transition needed to be smoother.
Ben's piece on the 20mph speed limit was well thought out with some brilliant shots taken on the go pro that was attached to the bottom of the car, a simple idea yet very effective that showed initiative when thinking about how to capture a range of different angles. Ben captured a lot of different shots and sequences which gave him room to play around when editing with a mix of different interviews that visually were very pleasing.
Sam's piece on the radar was good, although quite hard to explain which Will commented on saying we "cant assume too much for the audience, the viewers may not be aware of the story". He included some good shots although some were quite central, particularly the interview shots so it is important to remember the rule of thirds. Will also said it is important to "let the natural sound breathe and to allow the pictures to roll" making sure that you are not rushing through the story apart from that it was a good piece seeing as it was Sam's first news story.
Lucy's 'and finally' was good, with the first fifteen seconds explaining the story exceptionally well with great pictures of the hedgehogs that are guaranteed to capture the viewers attention. Her piece to camera was good however Lucy could be more involved with the hedgehog as it would have added a more personal touch to her story. One of the only improvements Will had to comment on was to be careful not to repeat or copy opening lines when writing the cues for her story.
Overall it was a successful week for WINOL with some impressive stories and many improvements on camera and audio work. Angus seemed happy with the efforts everyone had put in, praising most of the stories that were featured in the bulletin. It finally feels that the reporters are really starting to understand how to tell a story as they have thought about their pictures, their nat sot and their sequences.
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