March 26, 2012
We continued to push the bar and try new things, feeding off positive energy from last week's newscast. There was an abundance of important news happening both locally and nationally that we needed to cover.
Reporters covered the following stories:
- Mandatory healthcare - pkg; Chelsi M.
- Students travel to Sanford for Trayvon Martin Rally - pkg (live in studio) Christian A.
- Mother's response (Trayvon Martin) - VO; Alexandria H.
- NOAA Press Conference - VO/SOT/VO (live from multimedia newsroom) Alexandria H.
- Shooting near FAMU campus - VO/SOT/VO; Alexandria H.
I began the A-block with a very informative sequence of segments pertaining to the healthcare bill that was discussed in Washington on Monday. A1 - A3 was a blocked segment including the the average cost of health insurance, the amount of citizens uninsured (nationwide & state of Florida) and a package which localized the issue and allowed a few residents to voice their opinion on the matter. With help from my news director, I now fully understand how to completely break an important news story down for the average viewer.
The timing of this newscast was close to perfect, and I was happy to not drop any stories due to lack of time. Unfortunately a SOT was dropped from B-block because the file was missing the server. No biggie. I simply made the original VO/SOT/VO a VO, which still provided the viewer with the same amount of information.
The cold open included two VO teases, a weather tease from the chroma wall and a look-live, which teased Christian's package.
After the show, we had a news meeting where we watched the newscast and received feedback from our News Director. This was very helpful because we were able to discuss any problems while it was fresh on our minds.
Next week's goal: Master a look live tease, have reporters submit ALL hit times and CG's before 4:30 and watch reporter video/audio submissions before being sent to server.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
WEEK EIGHT: News 20 at 5 MONDAY NEWSCAST
March 19, 2012
This evening's show was a milestone for our news crew. We started the day with good energy, and it carried on throughout the course of our day. I came into the newsroom today looking to challenge my team as well as myself.
Reporters covered the following stories:
- Florida Graduation Rates - pkg (LIVE in the studio); Alexandria H.
- FAMU Student Rally - pkg; Chelsi
- Black Student Summit - VO/SOT/SOT/VO (LIVE in multimedia newsroom); Shanica J.
- FSU Robbery - VO/SOT/VO ; Christian A.
- FSU Crime Spike - VO/SOT/VO ; Christian A.
We found ourselves working very close to deadline, but all of the work payed off in the end. The show was slightly heavy, so we all were aware of the possibility of dropping a story or two while on air. This evening we incorporated two live shots; one from the chroma wall in the studio, with the other in the multimedia newsroom. I was very excited accomplish this. We also included a live weather shot during the cold open, as well as B-block and Weather teases.
Overall, this show gives us a large amount of confidence. We really worked together as a team and produced a great show. My challenge for next week is to use teases during liveshots instead of behind the anchor desk. This will require me to use just as many, if not more liveshots during the entire newscast. Today, we felt like our skills were on a different level from weeks past, and we can really see our improvements from previous weeks.
Next week's goal: continue to build on the momentum from this week's newscast!
This evening's show was a milestone for our news crew. We started the day with good energy, and it carried on throughout the course of our day. I came into the newsroom today looking to challenge my team as well as myself.
Reporters covered the following stories:
- Florida Graduation Rates - pkg (LIVE in the studio); Alexandria H.
- FAMU Student Rally - pkg; Chelsi
- Black Student Summit - VO/SOT/SOT/VO (LIVE in multimedia newsroom); Shanica J.
- FSU Robbery - VO/SOT/VO ; Christian A.
- FSU Crime Spike - VO/SOT/VO ; Christian A.
We found ourselves working very close to deadline, but all of the work payed off in the end. The show was slightly heavy, so we all were aware of the possibility of dropping a story or two while on air. This evening we incorporated two live shots; one from the chroma wall in the studio, with the other in the multimedia newsroom. I was very excited accomplish this. We also included a live weather shot during the cold open, as well as B-block and Weather teases.
Overall, this show gives us a large amount of confidence. We really worked together as a team and produced a great show. My challenge for next week is to use teases during liveshots instead of behind the anchor desk. This will require me to use just as many, if not more liveshots during the entire newscast. Today, we felt like our skills were on a different level from weeks past, and we can really see our improvements from previous weeks.
Next week's goal: continue to build on the momentum from this week's newscast!
Monday, March 12, 2012
WEEK SEVEN: News 20 at 5 MONDAY NEWSCAST
March 12, 2012
News 20 at Five took a week off due to students journalist being absent for Spring Break. However the news team worked very well during the morning, and throughout the afternoon hours. Having come from a break from school, I was very suprised by the energy of our reporters and associate producers. Our sports anchor served as the main anchor this evening because of the absence of our normal news anchor.
The reporters covered the following stories
1. FAMU Budget cuts of 20million - pkg (Chelsi M.)
2. FSU Budget cut petition - VO/SOT/VO (Alexandria H.)
3. New Red Light Cameras - VO/SOT/VO (Alexandria H.)
4. FAMU Way Extenstion Project - pkg (Christian A.)
5. BREAKING NEWS -- Monroe street car accident - VO (Alexandria H.)
We're moving towards the final portion of the semester, and I can really see how everyone has blossomed since week one. By mid-afternoon, we were smooth rolling, and the reporters were busy inputing their scripts into ENPS. The rundown looked very good.
The A-block went well, with a significant decrease in errors. During the B-block I made the decision to drop three sports segments for the upcoming C-block. This issue came about when our time began to run extemely heavy after a CNN package ran longer than expected. After dropping the stories, we were right back on-time.
The show ended around5:29:45, with just enough time for the anchors to chat until we went off air.
Next week's goal: include a live shot from a different location, other than the studio.
News 20 at Five took a week off due to students journalist being absent for Spring Break. However the news team worked very well during the morning, and throughout the afternoon hours. Having come from a break from school, I was very suprised by the energy of our reporters and associate producers. Our sports anchor served as the main anchor this evening because of the absence of our normal news anchor.
The reporters covered the following stories
1. FAMU Budget cuts of 20million - pkg (Chelsi M.)
2. FSU Budget cut petition - VO/SOT/VO (Alexandria H.)
3. New Red Light Cameras - VO/SOT/VO (Alexandria H.)
4. FAMU Way Extenstion Project - pkg (Christian A.)
5. BREAKING NEWS -- Monroe street car accident - VO (Alexandria H.)
We're moving towards the final portion of the semester, and I can really see how everyone has blossomed since week one. By mid-afternoon, we were smooth rolling, and the reporters were busy inputing their scripts into ENPS. The rundown looked very good.
The A-block went well, with a significant decrease in errors. During the B-block I made the decision to drop three sports segments for the upcoming C-block. This issue came about when our time began to run extemely heavy after a CNN package ran longer than expected. After dropping the stories, we were right back on-time.
The show ended around5:29:45, with just enough time for the anchors to chat until we went off air.
Next week's goal: include a live shot from a different location, other than the studio.
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