Factual programming notes

What factual programming consists of

• Bias
• Balance
• Objective
• Subjective
• Fiction
• Factual programme production - news documentary 
• Fact
• Truth
• Opinion
• Interpretation
• Sometimes Conservative views - George Bush
• Ideology - set of ideas or belief

TV News Conventions

• Video inserts
• Desk/studio
• Newsreader
• Correspondents
• Reports
• Screens
• Visual audios
• Debates
• Graphics/graphs
• Cutaways
• Laptops/paper

Plan a five minute news presentation in a group no more than four. All planning should be evidenced in  a sketchbook.   

Plan - script

REPORTER IN  STUDIO: 

Hello and welcome to the BBC news, A helicopter has crashed off the coast of Norfolk. 4 American soldiers have died in the crash, which has been suspected to be caused by a bird. 

Jim is at the scene of the crash,  so Jim whats the damage like now?

CUT TO VT OF JIM BY THE HELICOPTER  (We cut to Jim at the start of the bulletin, to allow the audience the see the extent of the scene, and to see how close to the see and houses the crash is. I t also makes the audience feel like there, there by seeing the helicopter)

Reporter at the scene (Jim): 

JIM: Do you thin the poor weather conditions have helped to cause this crash?

EXPERT: I think that the weather has certainly not helped for this helicopter journey however I do not believe that this is the sole cause of the crash. Other factors worth considering would be an animal getting caught in the front. Possibly a bird? I have heard from some eyewitnesses that a bird was seen flying into the front and that its remains have been found. However this to me is just speculation. 

JIM: So are you aware of the type of species of the bird that caused the crash of the plane? 

EXPERT: We are still not 100% sure as to what caused the crash however we think it might be a bird, but we are uncertain SO THEREFORE WE CANT TELL YOU WHAT TYPE OF BIRD CAUSED THE CRASH, BECAUSE A BIRD MAY HAVE NOT CAUSED IT! 

JIM: Well as you can see its getting a little heated here, so ill pass you back to Sue. 

Talking the the expert at the scene of the crash will allow the audience to think that he has studied what has happen, and compared it with other crashes. This should also give more faith in the audience as he should know why has talking about so therefore they trust him. 

SUE: Well thank you for that Jim, the helicopter was seen to be flying out of control by an eye whiteness, so here's a amateur video that was sent in by an eyewitness.

VIDEO

Showing the video of the helicop crash half way through the video will keep the audience interested but also will make them want to watch the bulletin to the end. It also breaks up the talking by having a video in the middle of the bulletin 

SUE: Well we are back with Jim who is at Norfolk with an eye whiteness, and who also phoned the crash in, so Jim, w[hat was the whiteness doing at the time?

JIM: Well I've been told that the whiteness was walking there hamster along the beach where they thought it was a shooting star coming straight for them.