MCM516 Official Handouts

TV News, reporting and Production · MCM 516 · Table of Contents

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Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Refining an idea for Production Lesson 4 Concept Development Lesson 5 Research and reviews Lesson 6 Script Writing Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Selection of required Content and talent Lesson 9 Programme planning Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Camera Work Lesson 12 Light and Audio Lesson 13 Day of Recording/Production Lesson 14 Linear editing and NLE Lesson 15 Mixing and Uses of effects Lesson 16 Selection of the News Lesson 17 Writing of the News Lesson 18 Editing of the News Lesson 19 Compilation of News Bulletin Lesson 20 Presentation of News Bulletin Lesson 21 Making Special Bulletins Lesson 22 Technical Codes, Terminology, and Production Grammar Lesson 23 Types of TV Production Lesson 24 Drama and Documentary Lesson 25 Sources of TV News Lesson 26 Functions of a Reporter Lesson 27 Beats of Reporting Lesson 28 Structure of News Department Lesson 29 Electronic Field Production Lesson 30 Live Transmissions Lesson 31 Qualities of a news producer Lesson 32 Duties of a news producer Lesson 33 Assignment/News Editor Lesson 34 Shooting a News film Lesson 35 Preparation of special reports Lesson 36 Interviews, vox pops and public opinions Lesson 37 Back Ground voice and voice over Lesson 38 Spoken words and relevant visuals Lesson 39 Talk shows, forums and Discussion Programmes Lesson 40 Functions of various departments of a TV set up Lesson 41 Programmes department

LESSON 01

Importance of Television among other media

In this age of Globalization and information mass media are indispensable tools of communication and in this era of science and technology the space and time have been squeezed.

History witnessed the traditional warfare, followed by Cold warfare, Psychological warfare and then the modern warfare but in today’s media warfare the words are weapons and the satellites are the artillery and due to information imperialism it’s the matter of information haves and information have-nots.

Other tools of Communication

Leaflets, pamphlets, flyers, brochures, booklets, books, magazines, digests, posters, mountings, buntings, flags, banners, billboards, hoardings, radio, film, theatre.

Purposes of television

Information Education Edification Acculturation Persuasion Propaganda Entertainment Amusement Info-tainment

Picture is the base of Television Production

Earlier the term of “Motion picture” came based on the same fact that on the screen there were “pictures in motion”. Later the term was replaced by the “Film” and “Movie”.

Phases in preparation of a TV programme

Post-production phase

The first stage involves the “library work” i.e. research and script writing. The second stage involves the “leg work” i.e. field and studio work. The third stage involves the “laboratory work” i.e. editing and mixing.

The prime job of a Producer is to:

Generate an idea of a programme Presentation of the idea Refine that idea for production Develop a concept Decide the contents Engaging a researcher Getting the script written Hunting the talent i.e. actors, anchors, newscasters Preparing the Programme Budget Estimate Making the arrangements Coordinating with different sections Discussion with the set designer for indoor programmes Reconnaissance or survey of location for outdoor programmes Discussion with the cameraman Casting of artists and performer Scheduling the recording Rehearsals of the participants Recording the programme with production crew Editing the programme with Editor Audio mixing Adding graphics Making title and promos

A good director and producer need to carry on all these steps to the best of his capabilities and to the optimum level of his efficiency. Better the programme planning and the time management, greater the quality and value of the production. The creativity will not be well on screen if the whole process is not executed properly and timely.

Video Procedures

TV Production Crew Positions

Following is a list of crew positions you could encounter in a multi-camera television production. Not all positions will be filled all of the time--smaller productions will not have some of the more specialized job duties or one person will fill several positions. Larger productions will have more specialized positions and assistants or associates to provide, well, assistance. For a detailed description of the job performed by each, see your text.

Producer: Executive, Associate, Line, etc. Director: Associate, Assistant, Floor, Technical Writer Set Designer Makeup/Wardrobe Talent Audio Engineer Video Engineer Videotape Engineer/Operator Camera Operator Production Assistant

It is important that each person understand and perform his/her job responsibilities with maximum efficiency. Multi-camera television production is team-work, and for the team to operate effectively, it must coordinate and communicate. While the television production process may at times appear to be a confusing ballet (lyrics in Italian), there is a method to the madness. Please read and put into practice the following procedures for studio set-up and strike.

Future Trends

High Definition Television

Production and transmission need not share the same technical system. In fact, as long as a production standard is readily convertible to the transmission standard, it makes a great deal of sense to use two different systems, according to many HDTV experts. For years, broadcast television has used 35mm film as its acquisition format and as a source for transfer to NTSC video for post-production and distribution. Despite the availability of HDTV production technology since the mid 1980s, 35mm film remains the premier worldwide acquisition standard for high-quality television. In fact, all the talk of HDTV may have resulted in the promotion of film as a production format. Due to all the uncertainty as to which HDTV transmission system will finally prevail, many producers feel that the safest route is