Wednesday 13th November de-brief
- Bulletin was very competent. Ready to roll at 3 o’clock production wise, which isn’t an easy thing and it’s very crucial.
- It wasn’t a bad news week, it was ok. We are looking for light and shade in a bulletin, needing hard and strong stories at the top, light weight things including animals at the bottom then some sport.
- Heads were really good this week, good visuals. Pony headline was nice - Ellen.
- Tires package, it’s never going to be a visual feast unless you can get into the factory. Yet gave a good sense of what’s going on, had a beginning middle and end. GMV interview - still not getting eye-lines right in interview. We don’t want to see the sides of peoples faces so we need to see their faces properly.
- Flybe story - Ben. Good breaking story, it’s new, current and local. Editorially, could of done with some context of jobs in the south etc. A bit of context like that can be useful, e.g. unemployment rate, is it at national average or less than national average?
- PPC - Spence - very well balances, nice sequence and very well thought out visually.
- Christina - great enterprise to go out and get the interview, however it would of been good to do the interview in the prison maybe
- Ellen - started visually on pigs rather than ponies when the story is about ponies? Apart from that it’s a great story. COuld of done with an interview around that.
- Sport - good interview with Armstrong, eye-line wasn’t ideal so they need to look more professional.
- Eastleigh match report - Laura. At the beginning of the package there was music, but wasn’t sure whether it was part of the stadium etc.
- Lucy - Dogs story.
Claudia Murg - Thought it was much better than last year. It looks professional.
- Our stories this week did not reflect high aspirations. If you aim high you have a chance to get something good.
- When you make the plan before you go to film. Do a circle on who would be effected by the story, then you can empathize with this. You need to know what you are aiming for, or you are aiming for nothing.
- Look at the story, how do you justify it, what do you bring that is new and unique.
- Harry: good attitude. In tune with the emotion of story etc.
- If someone won’t do an interview with you, put it in your package otherwise people will think you haven’t even tried.
- Flybe: Ben. Southampton airport is nearby, talk to some real people. These stories are for real people so interview them. How it affects them. The cuts were necessary, WHY? Address who, what, when, where, why.
- Rubber factory story: Alex. Find out what other sources have said.
- PCC: Spence. Matt’s demeanor was excellent, confident, good effort going to Birmingham, good graphics. SImon the police commissioner here, talks briefly about hsi year in office, why not ask what his main achievements were.
- You are the eyes and ears of the public. We should challenge stuff.
- Prison Governor: Christina. What counts is what you are learning from the experience, self reflecting. Control of the interview, are they going to be bored out of the heads with another person asking the same questions. They want something new. How can we establish that repour with people - using the period before the interview, to show them the depth of knowledge you have on the story. Don’t ask them things you can easily find. At the beginning of the interview you are quite formal, be yourself. Bring the human side out. He said at the end that prisoners are still unhappy, would be interesting to know why. Seems that we focus so much on the next question rather than going with it and really listening. Try to listen in an active way.
- Court: Kate. Needed to be more visual.
- Driving offenses: Tom. If you struggle with people to interview, there are people who you could talk to who have got an offense and have to do the course. They could tell you how hard it is to change how you drive etc.
- Ponies: Ellen. List of people you could interview. What happens to the meat of these dead ponies? Would be interesting to know. Need some humans there, who do the pigs belong to?
- Sport Southampton: Liam. Mesmerized, why is this not by a football pitch, or with a football shirt etc. If you missed the first bit you wouldn’t know who the man was. Could of done with pictures of the players who will be playing in England.
- Take every opportunity to practice your skills and do your best. You are going to be in competition with so many people so you need to be persuasive.
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