Synopsis Of Your Complete Programme

"SNS Live" is a news program that will be based around issues that is affecting Stoke Newington Media Arts & Science College and its Students, due to the recent buliding works that link with BSF (Building Schools For The Future). This will be done in a "News Round" sytle news bulletin because it will enable me to make the representation of groups in society, which will be teenagers from the age of 11-18.

In addition to this, I will be covering headlines that deal with issues that effect the teenagers of today. Issues such as fitness, obesity, school enviroment and having too many supply teachers. This will also be supported the time that it is being aired, which is going to be about 4:30pm. This will help to rienforce which groups in society is being addressed, because of the way in which teenagers are linked with these type of stories.

Some of the stories that will be covered is as follows:

• Building schools for the future- development so far, disruptions caused to teachers, students learning. General school movement.
• Opening of Clissold Leisure Centre, advantages to children in the area and being so close to a school.
• Record high for stoke Newington school maternity leave, students grades have fallen drastically.
• Health and safety inspector visit and making suggestions about the school gates being a hazard.

Analysis of BBC & Channel 4 News Programmes

BBC News/Channel 4 News

5.1.1. Deconstruction Of Video Content:

The shot types of the news program will depend on what section is being presented to the audience. There are less conventional shot types and framing for the main parts of the weekend program. These are shots types such as a Dolly Cran shot, which is used at the start of the program when then the main headline is being read. However this is a comparision to the way in which the weekday news program will have the news presenter already zoomed into at the start of the program.

In terms of the mis en scene, the news programes of today have become modernised compared to how it was presented to the audience before. This is because the BBC and most of the other channels that broadcast the news have a flat screen behind them with an image on it. However compared to the way it was being presented in the 90's, where there was only a sqaure with an image on the top right of the screen, technology has helped to give it a modern look.
In addition to this the news presenters will also have either a laptop or just a keyboard and mouse infront of them. This again is another difference between the news of today.

The lighting that is used in the studio is more artificial compared to the lighting used outside by the reporter. Inside the studio ligthing is used to make the news presenter stand out from the background, which is usual a blured view of all the people working behind the scenes.

The transition of the story is usaully has the same structured style to it. For example the main headline is always the one that will be read out first and will be the story that is covered in most detail. It will also cut back to the news presenter so that they can ask a question which will give the audience even more detail on the topic. This is then followed by news stories, however they are not covered in the same amount of detail, which is the follwed by the sports and weather.

Special effects are not used so much in news programs apart from the animation that is at the start of the the program, before the presenter is seen.

Titles are used in the BBC News to help the audience identify what is on screen. This is done through the title at the bottom of the screen, where there will be the name of the reporter and the BBC Logo. In addition to this, in the lower third of the screen there is a 'Breaking News" scrolling title, this tells the audience that something has happened which is important and that will most probably be covered by the presenter next, as he or she can not suddnely interupt what they are saying. However this does sometimes happen.


5.1.2. Deconstruction Of The Audio Content:

Voice overs are mostly used ontop of a piece of footage, summarising what is being said, or adding to what has been said with facts and figures. However this varies when it comes to different topics.For topics to do with sport, there is usually a clip of the team or person being spoken about, then a voice over reporting on the topic without the need of a reporter on location.

The theme music that is used at the start of the program,when the animation is on screen, is also the theme music used when the news presenters are introducing all the news stories that is going to be covered. In addition to this, when each new news story is being summarised at the begining of the program will have a sound motif inbetween each one. This is usually a type of gong sound.

5.1.3. Institution:

BBC:



The BBC is the biggest broadcasting cooperation worldwide, the they aim of enriching people lifes with different types of media with that inform, educate and entertain. This is done through media such as Radio, TV and Web based programmes, which are avalible in 32 different langagues.

The BBC's commercial arm "BBC Worldwide" also runs businesses that sells programs worldwide, book, dvds and merchandise. This also helps to raise their brand identity.


Time of news- 6:00pm
Channel- 1

5.1.4. Audience:

The audience for the 6'oclock BBC News program varies from different age groups because of the way in which the stories are not heavily based around politics. It ranges from different stories that will make people from different age groups interested about what is being spoken about.

However there are ways that BBC News attract their target audience apart from the time of day that it being aired. This is done through the BBC's commercial arm, "BBC Worldwide", where people around the world can get access to DVDs, Books and Merchandise.


(Source of information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/purpose/what.shtml
Found on: 25/09/2009)

Ancillary Texts

At the end of the AS Media course I started working on the ancillary texts which will accompany the final coursework piece. These two texts consist of a Opening Sequence for the news program which will be created. This was done using Adobe CS3 Flash, however there a few stages before the final piece was complete.

Story boarding:

This is the process where I sketched my initial ideas for what I wanted the final piece to look like. Using an A3 sheet of paper which was divided into different sections in order to keep my ideas for each frame organised. This was then followed by it being created on Flash.

Adobe CS3 Flash:

Using CS3 Flash I was able to design the opening sequence using a professional standard. To do this I took photographs of the street I wanted to use, because it would help me to draw the street in a way which would look realistic. This was then followed by it being drawn on top of to avoid a problems with copy right.