On this blog post i will be analysing the different codes and conventions within the news at 10. The reason i am doing this is to give myself a better understanding of what the News includes, and how the News makes the programme more watchable for different audiences.
One of the codes and conventions which is included in the News at 10 is a voice over, a voice over is a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker. The voice over is a very important code and convention of the News, mainly because it makes the News more interesting for the viewers, instead of just sitting their listening to a presenter. Voice over is also a good code and convention in the News because it allows the audience to get a deeper understanding by listening to the voice over whilst maybe watching something.
Another code and convention what is included in the News is a field reporter, A field reporter is somebody that gets sent to a location where something is taking place to present the story and show the surrounding location. This is good because it is directly aiming the story at the audience, and they will feel valued. A field reporter is also good because by having one of these because it shows the location of where the things that are being spoke about are taking place, which allows the audience to have a better understanding.
One other different type of codes and conventions which takes place in the News is different types of graphics. Funky graphics are normally taken place when the presenter is speaking about the facts and figures, they include funky graphics on the news to present it like a professional type of presentation. By using these different types of graphics it makes the audience more interested in what is going on and dosent loose their attention to the news.
Another code and convention within a documentary is hard news and soft news. Hard news is news which is more serious such as attacks in france, and soft news is news which is important to some people but not as serious for example football. This is a good combination to have in the News because it isn't all serious, and it has something for everybody to watch.
Another code and convention within the news is a presenter. In the news the presenter is normally sat at a desk with a big screen behind her, she normally introduces the story very briefly and then she goes over to the field reporter. A presenter is always good for the news because it is more or less the stability of the news, she also introduces the news aswell as closing out the news.
Interviews are also another code and convention of the News, interviews are very important within the news, there are many different types of interviews, the news includes them all, but for example the news will be telling a story and then conduct an expert interview, (interview with expert) they do this so the audience can trust what is being said, but before that they normally conduct human interest interviews of peoples thoughts and opinions, and they also do witness interviews, this is the interview for people who have been in the experience, they do this for the audiences entertainment.
The final code and convention i noticed in the news is observational footage, observational footage is brilliant to be included in the news because it entertains the viewers and it also allows the viewers to get a better understanding of what is going on and the story what is being told. Sometimes observational footage is also good for the audience feeling emotion, if the story is very distressing then the observational footage can move the audience and make them feel more emotion.
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