S8 E5 The Mane - ID# 244

Metea Valley
News Program
Entry Description

In this episode of the Mane learn about AI, Mustang Mantras, the Mane Ingredient, and more!

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Recent Teacher Comments

  • 4/24 6:08 am - Audio is nice a clear with good levels. Anchors speak nicely, but watch the non-verbal communication and too much headroom. Crossing your arms is not a good thing for anchors and reporters to do. I do like their personality and how they interact with each other. English Department Chair: you identified him in the lower third, so it is redundant for him to also state it. Also, you want the people you are interviewing to be looking off camera in the direction where there is more noseroom. In the Spice Girls segment, some of the shots are out of focus. There are no attributions on the photos and videos in the music segment.
  • 3/4 2:59 pm - This is always a quality opening. The lead into the first story didn't really engage the viewer. It also goes straight to a SOT which is a little jarring. The broll was shaky on this story. Some of the video didn't match the content of what the english dept chair was saying. The cooking segment while fun, not really that newsworthy. Feels more like a talk show segment. Again, a trailer thrown in here seems strange, the trailer was just a bunch of hilights. I would have liked to see the anchors be more involved in story telling or at least transitioning with a purpose.
  • 3/1 4:47 pm - Video quality is good- it looks very professional. For as cool as your opening was, the closing credits were left behind and very basic. Anchors did a decent job- a little stiff and unconversational at times, as if you were "reading" and not talking. Segments were produced well, but were not very newsworthy, seemed more like entertainment. Which is fine, but a good mix of news should be included in a news program. Is there news that the anchors can read too? A solid program that Im sure will keep the interest of your audience!
Judge 1

Positives: Great open...well shot, wonderful editing good use of music. The segment on AI was very strong, the teacher made his points very concisely. It was a good example of a segment where you didnt need a reporter's voice.

Improvements: Let your anchors anchor. They weren't given enough to do. there should have been a longer anchor setup to AI. And they should have had a tag coming off the segment too.

Judge 2

Positives: Fun intro to your newscast. Anchors flexing personality! Love to see it. I know there's more in there...don't be afraid to have more fun. If the story is exciting, be excited. The viewer fuels off of you. First package, screen recordings helped with visualization to your story. Second package...cooking one...the talent involved was humorous. Great creativity when it comes to the music industry package. Addition of sounds to enhance story telling was a nice touch. I'd encourage you to work on your actual tracking voice. Slow down your pace and lower the background track...hard to hear you at some points but overall a nice touch.

Improvements: First package...broll needs to be stabilized. Use a tripod. Second package...cooking package...white balance! Camera focus too especially on the guy group. Challenge yourself to set up a camera on each group and grab another to get tight shots. This story lacked visual changes. Documentary trailer seemed out of place for an overall newscast. If you're doing a tease to something, a storyline would help the viewer. To someone on the outside, it was a video montage with music under it and text at the end. Asking people Thanksgiving habits...interviews are backlit in the hallway. For music industry piece, make sure you're crediting your sources for those images. If you don't own them, add subtle text in an upper-level or righthand corner.

Judge 3

Positives: The opening sequence was impressive in its production value. The dynamic shots using creative angles were very engaging and the music fit well. The cooking and Thanksgiving memories segments were creative. I liked the competition between the cooking teams was a good storytelling vehicle for a funny segment, and the thoughts on Thanksgiving were insightful.

Improvements: The AI story was missing objectivity. It was introduced as “an update on AI from our English Department.” This sounds as if the story is being produced by the English Department. And there’s no reporter. The information should be delivered through the critical lens of an objective reporter. Another viewpoint was needed. What do students think about the claim of the Department Head that students are turning in work created by AI? The music news segment was very credible. It told stories by a reporter who obviously did his research. Some of your segments were lacking storytelling and informative content. The cooking segment was funny but it would have been valuable to have some information on how to make the cookies correctly or avoid the mistakes the students are making. The anchor said the volleyball segment was supposed to be about the end of the team’s season but it didn’t tell any story about their season. Even a movie/documentary trailer should tell a story.

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