- Focus pull shots- mainly towards the anchor
- Mid-shot to the anchor whilst presenting the news
- Dolly crane
- Long shot
The use of shot types and framing in the Channel 4 news is conventional as the anchor is seen as the focus point, through out the news programme. However there is a major difference between Channel 4 news and the BBC news, because in the BBC news both of the anchors are sitting down, where as in the Channel 4 news there is one anchor and the anchor is standing up, which gives a better view, because this in turn shows a more formal way of presenting as if the anchor is talking or giving a lecture to a small group. Compared to the BBC the anchor's whom are both seated. As the focus pulls towards both of the anchor are slow. This gives the anchor time to present the main headlines straight to the audience. Overall this shows that presenting the main headlines whilst standing is more formal and gets the story's importance across to the audience.
Channel 4 News uses interactive images, to show to the audiences of what the up coming news is and what is coming up in the program. It uses small clips of what is going to be shown in the news. It also uses interactive board/television behind the anchor with figures/results shown, whilst the anchor is presenting the news. Channel 4 news uses many different special effects, but are done simple- Not over the top.
As above, the descriptions suggests that Channel 4 news uses common conventional requirements in news programs, but is known for being more professional, along with being formal, due to it being targeted/aimed to a mature audience. When I compare Channel 4 News to the BBC News, which is less formal, there are differences that are easily spotted between both news programmes, such as the choice of music to accompany the opening sequences are significantly different. The kind of music Channel 4 has to accompany the opening title sequence is trumpet which sounds a bit like an evening call announcement, brass- sounds of electronic- which feels less serious.
The Channel 4 News programme is a programme, shot in the evening. The colours used are used to represent the time at which the programme is on. The colours used is pretty dull, because it uses colours like blue, purple and green in the opening title sequence. The opening sequence gives the audience the idea that the news programme , is on at a later time than the BBC news programme, because the BBC news programme uses much brighter colours than Channel 4. This convention of using darker toned colours has been in many other news programmes. However in my opinion the colours of the Channel 4 news, seems to meet the target audience.
The lighting used in this news programme is mostly non natural lighting as it seems, as it seems to look much darker than the BBC's studio. As in all news programmes the anchor is always the main target, as he/she is the one that is presenting the news to the audiences, the technique used in the Channel 4 news, is focusing most of the unnatural light towards the anchor, which is used throughout the headline stories. Where as the lighting used for the BBC is bright, it is well lit.
The use of editing in Channel 4 news program, the opening sequence seems to look well presented as it contrasts with how formal the programme is trying to be. The use of cutting from one story to another story in the opening sequence shows many special effects, that this programme uses. The images shown on the screen, behind the anchor seem to look cutting edge. The use of cuts throughout the programme, such as the use of cuts between the news reporters and videos of the news story are conventional when you compare to the BBC news programmes cuts.
Through the use of special effects in this news programme, compared to the other news programs it uses much more effects than other news programs, the effects used are mostly in the opening title sequence of the news programme.
The use of titles is very formal, rather than BBC. The titles tries to get across to the audiences the main headlines and the main news programmes up coming news. The opening title sequence is accompanied by a voice-over from the news anchor- whom will be presenting the news. Personally in my opinion the music does not go along with the images presented on the screen. However this music is probably used as it has been used for many years since the Channel 4 news has been discovered and first began in 1982. The title sequence is roughly 15 seconds long. Once the 15 seconds is over, it slowly cuts to a slow camera focus pull focusing on to the anchor.
Reference of the image > http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2009/03/10/JonSnow460.jpg
Reference of the Channel 4 background information > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4
Excellent analysis where you recognise the covnentions and begin to discuss the reasons for these. Now I want to know how you are going to apply these in your own work.
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