The Glenbrook South Report - ID# 504

Glenbrook South

News Program

Entry Description

This is an episode of Glenbrook South's bimonthly news program that premiered in February. This specific episode is to promote our school's Variety Show. It features two student-produced packages about Misericordia Sweet Shoppe in Glenview and GBS runner Kate Jortberg. All music is from DeWolfe.

Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/25 9:25 pm - Nice opening. Anchors...relax your bodies a bit. Many high school anchors go to the tight hand clasp. Explore different ways to change up your look at the anchor desk. Cut to art segment lead-in was choppy. Emily has nice energy and a pleasant look on her face. Hold the mic with one hand. Again, try a number of different ways to stand with a mic and then find one that you are comfortable with YET looks good on air. B-roll footage is clean.
• 4/25 2:21 pm - Good use of graphics to show web addresses. Adam- I can see the logo on your t-shirt through your button down shirt. Misericordia segment - Don’t hold the mic with both hands. Lower thirds are missing from some interviewees. Jump cut in Nina’s part. No noseroom on gentleman. Kate segment - good way to tell her story.
• 4/4 1:33 pm - Lighting at the start was tough. I think that some of the lights create shadows on the anchors, and that becomes distracting. I like the open and the anchors. They do a very good job of moving the show along. I wish that the bake shop story would be have been a package instead of a vo-sot. The diversity of stories helps keep the viewers interest. During some of the stories the framing was off on the subject. The lower thirds graphics are easy to read, and come up for the right length of time.

Judge 1

Positives: Nice use of graphics. Video packages are well done with good use of b roll and nat sound.

Improvements: I do not like sliding peoples faces as an effect. For this type of story, a simple dissolve would have been fine.

Judge 2

Positives: - One of the best story techniques you can get in the habit of using is on display in the cross country story. Anytime you profile someone, you will always get better sound & stories from the people that know your subject best. I really liked how you weaved in soundbites from her coach & teammates. - The open is so well done. I could definitely see how that would capture your audience's attention. Bravo!

Improvements: - The newscast needs more video. It helps spice up your end product but also serves as a transition. It's a bit awkward to cut the way you did from a 2-shot to a 1-shot after the introduction. - Your packages tell the story, but there's room for improvement on the writing. Try to tighten your reporter track as much as you can to let the natural sound and soundbites come through. You'l notice it flows much better.

Judge 3

Positives: Slick looking open, nice editing. Good variety of morning announcement-type info and features.

Improvements: A little more video or full-screen graphic would have been nice to be paired with the different announcements. The newscast was lacking in any kind of hard news elements affecting the school or community.

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