Overall I think that the bulletin this week was the best so far in terms of quality and professionalism. Here are my thoughts about it in detail...
Headlines: I thought that the headlines this week were excellent. There were good soundbites, and interesting, top quality video clips. The only criticism would be that it might be better if the strap lines were a bit bigger to make them clearer and easier for the viewer to read, although this is not a major problem because it is possible to read them at the the size they were.
Brine interview: I thought the interview with Steve Brine was excellent. It was really well framed, you could hear him clearly, and the background was relevant but did not take any attention away from Brine. In addition to this, he gave some good sound bites, and the whole interview stuck to the rule that comment should be in the interviewee's voice and facts should be in the interviewers voice. I don't have anything to criticise about it at all.
Farage interview: I thought that the interview with Farage was not as good as the Brine interview. Although you could hear what he was saying, the sound was not top quality, it was a bit fuzzy.He seemed to be in quite a dark area, although I understand that this was possibly unavoidable. I think it would have looked better if Farage had been decentred in the shot, and if it was just a bit tighter so we could see more of his face.
Occupy Bournemouth: This piece was good because Ali made sure that the facts were in his voice, and all the comment was given by the people he was interviewing. Initially the shots in the piece were good and relevant, such as the tents, and people painting signs, although the 99% sign was quite confusing. However there were quite a few shots of a sign with very small writing, which was impossible for the viewer to read. I might have been better if Ali had found a clearer sign to film. The interview in the tent was well framed, and it was good that the two people Ali interviewed were facing different ways. Overall I thought he got some good sound bites and relevant interviews. I also thought it was good that WINOL went back to Ali for an update, so that the viewer knew that they had the most up to date information on the situation.
Bin Collection: I thought that the shots at the start of this piece were really good, they were clear and completely relevant. Like Ali, Lee also made sure that the facts were in his voice, and the comments came from people he was interviewing. I thought it was an improvement on Lee's last piece because he took on board the comments and using complicated figures, and this time the figures he gave were simplified. He made sure that the piece was balanced, which was professional. I thought his sign off was, again, professional, but could have been better if the shot was a bit tighter because the background was distracting.
Sport: I thought the sport handover was good again this week. However, David said that Dael 'had the pleasure of being at the game.' This was purely comment and so was unnecessary. The sport, as usual, was of a very high standard and the commentary was professional. As Brian stated in the debrief 'less is more', and I would agree that the football piece in particular was much too long. I also agree with the comments from the first years, that there needs to be some mention of what story is coming up after the sport so that viewers who are not interested in sport do not lose interest. Perhaps there could be a "coming up next" rolling along the bottom of the screen while the sport is on.
Lasers: I really liked the start of Tom's piece about laser technology, the close up of the 'danger' sign then the zoom out to reveal the lab. I thought this was good because the danger sign would grab the attention of the viewer who would want to find out what the dangerous thing is. Tom did well to keep the facts in voice throughout the piece without adding comment. I think that Tom took on board comments about his pieces to camera needing to be shorter, which he did successfully this week. The interview with Rob Eason was relevant and you could hear him clearly, but I felt that he needed to be looking more face on at the camera.
WINOL Life: I like the addition of the clips from WINOL Life as the 'and finally' piece this week.
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