OPRF NEWSCENE EPISODE - ID# 489
Oak Park River Forest
News Program
Entry Description
2017 Oak Park and River Forest High School Newscene Show
Recent Teacher Comments
- 3/6 7:54 pm - Music in intro would be nice. Don't dissolve away from your host before he's done talking. Audio levels are very inconsistent, especially within the concert segment. Shots within the concert segment are dark, and the audio in the interviews does not use a mic- which is a must. Anchors do a nice job of reading. Audio in metal shaping is poor also- and seems to cut off abruptly. Should try to tie in the last story when it returns to the anchor- the anchor should say SOMETHING about the last segment before moving on to the next one. Jump cuts in the interview with Jeffrey Lee- one camera angle for that long loses your audience attention. Make sure you have some news graphics next to your anchors at all times- otherwise the rule of thirds looks awkward. Student who died segment is very timely- but add some music and more camera variety to add interest. The show is informational, but needs to be more visually pleasing. Music can do that a lot- it can help pick up the pace and add some emotion. Show should probably have credits roll at the end. A decent show- keep it up!!
- 3/3 12:40 pm - I like the anchors...they look and work well together. Whenever possible, consider wearing professional dress on-air. At times, make sure you keep your energy up. Don't overuse dissolves. The trend in most broadcast journalism settings is cuts. What are you using to capture audio from reports and subjects. Audio levels were up and down throughout. I enjoyed this concert segment. Lots of good broll. I would prefer you using more of the natural audio from those shots rather than recorded music underscoring the segment. REALLY like the ending! The segments with the three directors...it may have been easiest or most convenient to get this interview (I get that) but it doesn't look as good on camera. The blacksmith piece was a little harder to follow. Some really nice shots and an interesting story line. But the story ended leaving me feeling like a I wanted/needed more. Student death story had a good message from mother. Some graphics come on then off quickly. Piece has an emotional ending. Make sure your anchors carry that tone a bit when they return on screen.
- 2/25 6:41 pm - If this were my news program, I would avoid saying statements such as "Let's see what (reporter name) has to say." We know you're going to toss to a reporter - no need to state that in the intro. Something such as "(Reporter name) has the highlights from the concert" would be a better introduction and doesn't state the obvious. Christmas Concert: Interview each person separately. The 3-shot at the beginning looks awkward with the 2 other people just sitting there. The reporter track in this story was very, very low. Be sure you are balancing all of your audio levels within each story. Good b-roll in the story and good use of natural audio. Did this concert already happen this year? What could the reporter have said at the end to provide a better conclusion to the story? Blacksmith: Good introduction to this story. Could not hear Tommy at all in this story. Again, you need to balance your audio levels. If your interview is recorded in one channel, I would suggest when you edit, to make sure you have it in 2 channels. The story abruptly ended (at least I think it did - very hard to hear what he was saying). Elections: Drop the "let's see what he had to say" in the introduction. We know you're going to tell us what he had to say. Interview shot - zoom in. There's a lot of "empty space" around him. What b-roll could you have used for this story to avoid the multiple jump cuts? Very long interview - how can you use a reporter track to tell the story, but shorten up this interview. Student Death: Flash frame after the intro to this story. Picture of Elijah with the text was very short - couldn't read the text. Any other pictures of this student you can put into this story? Emotional ending to the newscast, but an important message from this student's mother.
Judge 1
Positives: The pkg with Elijah's mom was nice
Improvements: The audio on several packages didn't sound like it was mixed correctly The order of the stories needed to be switched around. I would never put a story about a blacksmith before a story about a student who was killed.
Judge 2
Positives: Anchors have pep and a good start.
Improvements: on 3 shot, hold font longer, I can't read that fast to identify who's in the shot. No attention to lighting, ruins entire video. Disappointing entry.
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