Main idea - bank heist
Opening sequence - the getaway, whilst viewing live news on bank robbery
Researching - live news broadcasts, how to write and present a news story
I have decided to research filming and editing news broadcasts because in our opening sequence idea, it is crucial that the news story looks realistic in order for our opening titles sequence to be effective.
I first started to research how people present news reports and how to script them to make them seem real and came across this video-
The man speaks about making your news report conversational to seem more natural as well as including photos/videos of the news that is being reported (this will make the footage seem more realistic in our opening sequence)
The speaker says to 'ask yourself what is the main point of your story' - this is useful because when filming our opening sequence, it is essential that the audience are able to connect the news story with the bank heist playing out on screen.
He talks about the three C's of news writing
-to be clear
-to be concise
-and to be correct
Using simple language is more effective as more people will be able to understand, keeping things as brief as possible will also keep audiences more interested. It will be crucial that the news report we write is correct on describing the bank heist members so that the audience can connect both the heist on the news broadcast and the heist playing out around the tv.
After researching how to write and present a news report on screen, I then made the decision to research into how news reports were filmed in studios and came across this report on YouTube-
I chose to analyse this report because it is shot in a studio which is more accessible and achievable when filming at school.
When watching the report, I looked at different camera angles and techniques that were used. Often, wide shots are used to show the news reader as well as videos and photos of the news playing out in the background:
In between shots of the reporter, shots of the news is overlapped with voice overs which is effective; in our opening sequence, we could film the heist members in their overalls carrying out a part of a robbery and have a news reporter doing a voice over on the tv screen which would help link the action that happens outside the news feed on the tv in our opening sequence.
At the bottom of the news broadcast, there are subheadings and short summaries of the news stories- in our opening sequence, when showing the news report on the tv, we could write about the bank heist taking place and we also had the idea to display the opening credits through this as well so that the credits are embedded and a part of the opening.
Overall, by analysing this news report and watching a video tutorial on writing a report, it has helped me to understand the elements in which you need to film one in a studio. By doing this research task, it will allow us as a group to make a news report that is hopefully realistic and we will also be able to approach filming it with more ease and knowledge because of the techniques I have discovered.
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