The Glenbrook South Report 10/31/25 - ID# 115
Glenbrook South
News Program
Entry Description
The October episode of Glenbrook South's news report highlights Filipino American History Month, Red Cross Club's Blood Drive, and the Hellenic Club's participation in the World Cultures Celebration.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/30 10:16 pm - Creative standup with Ellery. Lets get her slated. Cool cultural package, shows a side of your student body that may not get as much recognition. It would be great to break up the jump cuts between interviews with the b roll. The interview outside on the bench is great, lots of depth in that shot, it works much better than the one against the brick wall.
- 4/29 8:12 am - The anchor does a nice job reading, but is very rigid. Put in some hand gestures that go with what you are saying and you won’t be stiff. This is more of a news magazine where an anchor just introduces stories. Have your anchor read a few stories. These can have b-roll to go over the anchor. Audio is good and quality of b-roll is also good.
- 4/27 1:46 pm - Cool cube opening. Awkward transition from the witch to the same shot of the witch. Try to at least change camera angles if you do that. Filipino story has good audio on the interviews- nice use of pictures. Blood drive- b-roll is a bit underwhelming, but the interviews are good. Try to get more people involved in the b-roll- the audience would like to see faces, not empty boxes. Vampire interview is fun- but get that camera close to your guests so we can see their faces. Really good audio throughout the show. Well done. A good quick show that gets the job done. Look for more ways to incorporate other news shorts and announcements, but looks and sounds good!
Judge 1
Positives: 1. Your newscast was clear, and didn't present any massive technical missteps or errors that might confuse a viewer or zap their interest while watching. 2. I appreciate your inclusion of the calendar events of things happening around campus toward the newscast's end. That's some good "news you can use" for students who are watching.
Improvements: 1. I would have ordered your stories a little bit different in the newscast. Since both the Greek and Filipino stories were about cultural diversity, it would have made a little more sense in my opinion to have them right next to one another than bookending your newscast with two stories that were kind of similar in theory. 2. I think the only other thing I would say is to try and take more risks, like shoot unique camera shots or some story topics that are more niche in focus. There were times where some of the decisions you made in the production of the newscast felt a little too safe.
Judge 2
Positives: The Halloween theme worked well! Nice use of the costumes and graphics to set the tone and great idea to have the "Titan Ten" tie into Halloween. The newscast featured lots of student voices.. terrific job showcasing those voices!
Improvements: Think about ways to add some production value to the tease at the top of the newscast. Video and graphics would help reinforce what topics are coming up. The "Titan Ten" is a good idea to bring more student voices into the newscast. There may be opportunities to increase the production of that segment to make it even more special. Maybe graphics with numbers counting up to 10? But overall a good segment that captures the spirit of the school.
Judge 3
Positives: Really good choices of topics for everyone to learn about what's available at the school. Good clean edits throughout the entire show. The Halloween theme was great - nice touches. Really appreciate the custom virtual set experience.
Improvements: Focus on the storytelling and the photography. If a good story has a beginning, middle and end - focus on building the beginning of a story and find an effective end to the story. You've got the middle pieces really nailed. The photography was either a locked down camera for an interview or a handheld over the shoulder with a lot of wide shots. We missed the variety of angles and close-ups that could also help with the visual storytelling.
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