I was not involved in the production of WINOL this week so will once again be critiquing it purely as a viewer.
Headlines: I thought that it was really good that even though the picture of the man in handcuffs was a still image, because there was a zoom in it seemed to be more interesting, as though it was footage. I thought the zoom out on Princess Anne unveiling the plaque looked very professional and allowed you to see her clearly as well as then being able to see the main event of the unveiling. I also thought it was good that you could then hear the natural sound of applause and flashing cameras.
Police Exclusive: I thought it was brilliant that WINOL had an exclusive story, especially one which would be of great interest to Hampshire residents, not only students at the university. The graphics used while Julie was giving the story looked extremely professional, and were easy for the viewer to read. I really like the way that the offences stayed listed on the screen because it allowed the viewer to see the whole picture by the end of the story, when otherwise they may have forgotten some of the information. I also thought it was good that Julie very clearly presented the response of the Hampshire Police Force, because it meant that the story was balanced.
Energy Bills: I thought that the start of this package looked really professional in the way that it was unclear what we are looking at until the camera zooms out to reveal a gas hob. This was also good because it gets the viewers attention as they want to know what they are actually looking at. The interview with Jenny Meadows was completely relevant and was well framed. All the cut aways were also completely relevant to the story. Throughout the package Tom's voice over was extremely clear and well scripted. I thought this was a really professional piece.
Princess Anne: This package was quite good, although the quality of sound throughout could have been improved. Ali got some very good shots of Princess Anne which looked professional. In his voice over, Ali mentions Councillor Raymond, although there are no strap lines in this piece so it is not clear to the viewer as to whether the woman giving the speech before the unveiling is Councillor Raymond or not. Also, it could have been more of a close up of the woman to look more professional.
Strikes: I thought it was good that the story about the strikes in Southampton from last week were followed up this week. Although the same footage was used, this acted as more of a reminder of last week's story instead of a repetition.
Housing: Most of the shots about the piece on housing were relevant to the story, however the image of people's feet as they crossed the road were clearly those of school children. This was a bit confusing because the story was not directly involving school children other than the fact that they presumably live in houses. The interview with Cllr Ian Tait was relevant and well framed.
Speed Limit: The shots about the speed limit story were all well framed, in focus and relevant to the story. The only problem was that there was a jump in the footage from those shots to Amy in the studio.
Sport: I thought that Dale's commentary of the football was really good and sounded professional. I also thought it was good that there were shots from behind the goal as well as of the whole pitch because it added variation to the package. The interview with Sam Wilson was good but needed to be de-centered.
I thought the interview with Henry Olonga was good however the problems with the audio meant that you could not really hear what he was saying or why he was being interviewed.
The footage of the ice hockey was good again this week, especially because with such a fast moving game it would have been easy to miss the shots of the goals. I also thought that the footage of the two fights between the players was good because it added variation to watching goal after goal. However, similarly to last week I felt that this piece went on too long and became confusing to follow.
Rhinos: I thought that Flick's piece about the Rhinos was really good, especially the fact that she was actually able to film them rather than just using still images or not showing them at all. When she was stroking the Rhino she did look slightly terrified, although I would not say this was a criticism because I would not have wanted to do it!
Presenting: I thought that Amy did a really good job of presenting this week, and also noticed that her hair was off her face throughout the bulliten which looked professional.
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