News reporters normally sit at a desk facing the camera, shuffling papers. When broadcasts start, dramatic music plays to introduce the biggest story. Reporters research in a newsroom with other staff contacting sources. Anchors and reporters may be aggressive when questioning sources to get the best responses. Interviews with experts in or out of the studio provide more information. Voiceovers explain visuals for viewers. Big screens display images, facts, and figures to give viewers visual context. The Newsroom episode depicted many conventions like experts discussing an oil spill and staffers seeking accurate information in the newsroom.
2. News reporters- would normally be sat
behind a desk or maybe on a sofa. They
would most likely be facing head on to the
camera.
While sat at the desk you would see them
possibly shuffling paper on the table.
Normally when the broadcast starts, they will
play dramatic music to build up the biggest
story of the day.
3. They would have a newsroom where you will
see other people on computers, possibly
researching and trying to get hold of contacts
they want for the news broadcast.
The anchor and the reporters may use
aggression when trying to get answers from
someone to make sure we are getting the
best response to the story.
4. They will normally have interviews or talking
to expert guests in the studio or offset to
give more information on the story they are
telling.
They have cuts to other reports who are in a
different location to the studio.
5. They may use voice overs, also known as ‘The
voice of God’ to explain while also showing a
visual for the viewers
They would normally have big screens in the
studio ( maybe green screens) which will
display images or writing, possibly facts and
figures to give a visual aspect for the viewers.
6. From The Newsroom episode, you could see
many of the codes and conventions from the
previous slides. The had the specialist talking
and giving information about the oil spill.
They had a newsroom where people were
trying to get hold of the people they wanted
and also get the correct information and not
fiction.
7. The Newsroom episode contained some voice
overs through-out which is more and more
common during broadcasts now. The
character, Will McAvoy also used aggression
in his role as anchor when trying to get
information and facts.
8. Investigative- Will introduce a problem or a
question which is then solved later on during
the documentaries.
Interactive- Where the filmmaker will interact
with the documentary whether that be talking
to the public or trying out a product the
documentary is showing.
9. Expository- Uses voice of God narration,
which speaks directly to the audience. They
are designed to be controversial and make us
believe what they are saying to be true.
Observational- document something which is
happening, catching the moment as it
happens. They use mainly raw footage with
as little editing as possible. Also known as
‘Fly On The Wall’.
10. Docudrama- They will have the use of actors
to recreate reality and tell a story of
something with happened.
Mockumentary- A Fiction Film that uses the
‘Documentary Format’ to make what is
happening on screen to be real life situations.
They like to add tension and give it a horror
type narrative.
