It is essential that we are bang on time which Claudia was impressed with as we hit our deadline of three with everything coming together. It was an okay news week, with Claudia telling the team that the stories flowed better than last year and that we had included more varied content than some of the previous WINOL bulletins she had watched however it did not reflect high aspirations and that we needed to be more confident in our abilities. It is important that we took on board everything Claudia had to say as she reinforced how essential it is to make sure you have a plan before you go out to film, you need to think what will the viewers want to watch, what pictures will they want to see and what sounds they will want to hear.
The packages in themselves were good however there is always room for improvement, as journalists we need to think about who will be effected and how we can bring something new to the story, not just repeating it off other news channels.
Alex's story which covered the loss of jobs at Flybe in Southampton airport was good however it is so important to let the audience know that you tried to get an interview at the beginning of the story and that they refused to talk to you, giving you the credit for attempting to get a comment. The GVs were good however the story would have been much more effective if Alex had talked to some 'real' people to get their perspective and opinions on the job cuts.
Spence's PCC story was great with strong story access as he made the utmost effort to get the interview by travelling to Birmingham to finalise the package. Spence's demeanour was good, he was comfortable and confident in front of the camera and most importantly came across completely natural. The graphics used in the package were excellent as they were clear and easy to understand and did not mislead the viewers in any way. The only thing Claudia said Spence could improve upon would be to throw in his own questions when interviewing Simon Haye, is it key to challenge him and to not give him a platform to react too as the viewers will expect that.
Christina's police package did not turn out as well as she hoped it would but it counts that she has learnt from her mistakes, it is all about having control of the interview which her and Claudia have previously discussed. Again it is essential that as a journalist you challenge the interviewee, you need to think about the person you're interviewing and not bore them with questions they have been regularly asked before. They want the journalist to ask them something different, something interesting and you need to be that reporter who has the confidence to do so, to show them you know the facts of the story and that you are not wasting their time. With Christina it is important that she remembers to be herself, in her interview she has come across very formally which means she is over thinking the questions too much, you need to be natural and to remember to really listen to their answers.
Kate's crime story was good, she had good pace in her piece to camera and used the information she had effectively. One silly error that technically effected her camera work was that she forgot to wipe the camera lens meaning the picture came out a little smeared and blurry.
Ellen's new forest piece on the ponies was slightly confusing and needed more depth, without an interview the content was slightly lacking and would have looked more professional if she managed to get a quote or comment.
Sports was good this week, however Liam's interview was interesting as Claudia said she was 'mesmerised' as she couldn't stop looking at why he wasn't being interviewed on a football pitch. She said if she had missed the first part of the interview she wouldn't of known who he was. The piece needed more images however Liam was incredibly restricted on where he could film so just had to go with what he could get.
Claudia's visit was incredibly eye-opening and definitely inspired us all to try and achieve the best that we can, on a final note she left us with this statement;
'You are going into a world of competition, it is essential that you are creative'
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