Winchester news online looks extremely professional and the main anchor does an extremely good job, as does the sports reader. Both have extremely good voices and sound as though they are well practiced and experienced in news reading. I feel as though to focus on only one of them with the camera when it becomes clear that they have both been sitting together for the entire broadcast seems a little strange, it may as well show both presenters throughout or just stick with one presenter. The stories seem relevant, particularly regarding student finance, and it is clear that these have been well thought out. It disappointed me slightly that the video of the Queen was a recording of a screen; however it is understandable that it may not have been possible to show the footage any other way. The sports highlights were particularly good, due to the good quality of the footage that had been recorded live, the commentary was clear but could have been more enthusiastic.
To improve the look of the programme as a whole, I think it would be a good idea to have a consistent background theme when showing text, for example statements from people and sports results. When names are displayed at the bottom of the screen when somebody is speaking, they should sometimes be displayed for slightly longer, as sometimes it is hard to read the name of the speaker, whilst staying concentrated on what they were saying.
Good to read your comments on Winol. As you point out, parts of the bulletin were very professional but more needs to be done to bring everything up to the same standard.
ReplyDeleteYou might find this link to the BBC College of Journalism useful - it provides a brief explanation of the terminology used in TV.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/journalism/skills/writing-styles/