With the Oscars run down finally complete I can safely say that the whole series was pretty successful. For an individual point of view I think I presented my section very well and managed to learn from the mistakes that I had made in the first episode to improve my second one.
Although my first shoot was not 100% perfect I believe that I still managed to present well. I felt as though my presenting was very natural and fluent and I quickly relaxed and got into the swing of things. Myself and Matty had great chemistry and it felt very easy to present alongside him as we both understood the topic very well and could comment on most subjects in a professional and informational manner. Due to the fact that none of our episode was scripted whilst watching the episode back it looked very professional had a natural flow to the conversation which is exactly what we wanted from our episode. The only disadvantage about not having a script is the fact that we recorded far too much footage and talked about each category for far too long. If we did have a script this would not have been an issue and we would have known exactly how long we were able to talk for in each category, this would have meant that during the editing process we would have faced a lot less problems than we did and would have most likely been able to get our episode edited and uploaded on time rather than a few hours after scheduled. I thought the set up that we used for our shows was very simple but worked well. We were only able to use 2 set lights due to the fact that the bulb from the other light went off just before we started filming our episode. Because we needed back lighting we instead used an over head room light which actually made the light look and feel more natural than it did with the 3 set lights. We used 3 cameras, a mater shot and a close up for both me and Matty and this allowed us to engage with the audience more and made it slightly easier for us in the editing process.
I thought that the set that we created looked quite professional and resembled a talk show set very well. I liked that we included the coffee table in our episode as it made the set look more homely and I especially liked the use of the TV so that we were able to make reference to images on screen whilst talking.
I think that both myself and Matty came very prepared for this shoot as we had both previously watched a number of Oscar nominated films and thought about each category and who we think should win even before the nominees were announced. The subject was something that me and Matty had good general knowledge on anyway and so we were perfectly suited in presenting the category.
During myself and Matty's second episode we took all of the mistakes that we had made during the first episode and improved upon them greatly. We decided that we needed to be more precise with our opinions and make all of our discussions much shorter so that we did not give ourselves an impossible and over ambitious task in the editing process like we did for our first episode, especially due to the fact that we had to film, edit and upload the episode all on the same day. I thought that our presenting styles stayed exactly the same as in the first episode as we did not have any problems with how the presenting went and wanted to continue with our natural chatty style and flow. Our set was slightly simpler due to the fact that we did not include the TV because it wasn't required and we didn't see the point in having it there for new reason. Equipment wise we sued exactly the same set up of lights and cameras as our presenting was incredibly similar. Due to the fact that we only had 4 hours to prepare between the end of the Oscars and the start of our filming we were only able to do a small amount of research for this episode, but because the episode was mostly our own opinions this did not effect us or the production. The episode wasn't very fact heavy and only had a simple information that needed to be conveyed that was present on the lists that I prepared. Once again Mattys presenting was very natural and it was easy to work with him. Matty also stayed up until the early hours of the morning to watch the Oscar coverage and be the authority on what happened during the ceremony. One issue that we did face in our second episode was once again in the editing process. We had tried to use some new equipment whilst recording audio in hopes of capturing a more clear and direct stream of audio. Unfortunately due to a fault with the equipment that was not picked up during recording, horrendous peaking could be heard on the track and so the audio was unusable, luckily we had backed ourselves up and also recorded ourselves using a boom mike as well and so we used the audio from that instead.
The Ufilms Crew were all fantastic during the production of the rundown with everyone chipping in and helping each other out whenever we needed it. Everybody took on a number of roles (including on screen performances) to ensure that what we did was of a professional standard. To many of the group the idea of presenting probably sounded like their worst nightmare but everyone honestly did a fantastic job no matter how much they were panicking or dreading it. I thought that our distribution over the 2 weeks could have been a little better but we were still active everyday uploading new things to all aspects of our social media even if it was just a post saying that more content is on the way. The only reason that we missed the times that we set was due to technical difficulties and over ambition.
To conclude I thought that the Ufilms Oscars rundown was a huge success both from a production point of view and also an audience point of view. We learnt from our mistakes and we able to improve on them in the second week to create even better content.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
From Pathe News to Newsround
Pathe News
Presenting styles and news programing have changed drastically over the course of history. We start with Pathe News. Pathe News was "a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 until 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathe, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathe News archive is known today as British Pathe".
Pathe News started before the invention of television and was shown in cinemas on a biweekly basis by film reel so that the general public could get their news in a new way that had never been experienced before.
British Pathe reported on all aspects of the world including armed conflicts and political crisis. Originally Pathe did not include a presenter or voice over and instead used title cards to explain what was happening in each clip. This is very different to the news broadcast of today but it was due to the fact that audio was not able to used alongside film at this time. They often featured little plot but were still watched by many.
The first UK based Pathe newsreel was produced in February 1910.
The News reels were silent up until 1928 and usually ran for around 4 minutes. Usually all shots were taken by stationary cameras, sometimes including pans or different angles, but still managed to capture some interesting events such as suffragette Emily Davison's death after she was killed by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
The coverage by Pathe News provided competition for news papers for the first time.
In 1918 British Pathe started to create a series of cinemazines that were much longer and more detailed. By 1930, British Pathé was covering news, entertainment, sport, culture and women’s issues. They also aired a number of other none news related programs but due to the invention of television traveling to the cinema to catch up on weekly events became unpopular.
One thing that is very clear about Pathe news is the fact that there were very little limitations in what could be shown. It was not uncommon to see people die in these news reels which is quite a grim thought. If the same restrictions that are put in place today by bodies such as the BBFC were in place back then it would most definitely not be as graphic and as uncensored as it was. We must remember though that in these times public executions were seen as a form of entertainment and so this was not seen as anything out of the usual. Nowadays if you see anything on TV that offends or disturbs you, you can simply contact the BBFC and they will launch an investigation into your claim and decided if what you are saying is justified, but back in those days the news was unregulated and so anything was able to be aired.
In conclusion British Pathes style was very simple and informative. Its main aim was to provide its audience with useful and precise information due to the fact that the newsreel was only created to be shown on a biweekly basis. Until 1928 the reels contained no sound but once this had been implemented the tone remained serious and straight to the point.
Pathe News has clearly inspired the news broadcasts of today by being the first people to report on many different categories in a visual and entertaining manner that news papers and radio broadcast could not provide.
Newsround
Newsround that was created by the BBC is a news programme that focuses on children as its audience. The BBC started out as a radio broadcasting company in 1922, in 1934 the BBC created its own news operation but it wasn't until 1948 that it started to broadcast its news onto TV due to restrictions placed on it by the government.
Newsround was introduced in 1972 and was originally intended to be a 12 part miniseries hosted by John Craven. However Newsround is still around today so it was clearly a huge success with its audience. It now airs on CBBC which is a channel set up by the BBC in 2002 purely to air children's content.
As you can see from the clip above the programme is much more up beat compared to more traditional sources of news and contains a much larger variety of colour to keep children engaged. The show is still very informative but has a much lighter tone due to the fact that young children are the main target audience. It is very important that the content is understandable for people of such a young age but still provides them with information that they will find useful and interesting.
Newsround today has developed greatly in terms of style and content. It is now much more modern and covers a huge range of categories from serious issues to light hearted stories. It is hosted by a multitude of presenters that always come across as friendly and happy people which is important for the target audience to remain comfortable whilst watching. During more serious topics Newsround will often explain in greater detail what is happening to make sure that all of its viewers understand completely and are not confused by anything that they hear or see. They often feature a range of children giving there opinions and stories to find out what they think about each topic. Newsround offers a friendly environment for children to begin there exploration of the real world in a controlled and measured way without throwing them into the deep end.
In the original episodes of news round the presenter was much more serious and formal compared to the colloquial style that news round has today. This is the same with most news programmes now though, programmes such as this morning offer more entertainment whilst giving people information. This offers audiences a much more enjoyable experience whilst keeping up to date with current events.
Newsround now also has a large online presents, uploading videos to YouTube and other websites regularly offering its target audience another way to view the content.
In conclusion over the years news round has been able to modernise and keep its audiences engaged using its interesting colours and friendly presenters. It has allowed children to experience the unpleasant parts of life in a way that will not make them panic or worry about things too much. I think that Newsround acts as a stepping stone for children.
Presenting styles and news programing have changed drastically over the course of history. We start with Pathe News. Pathe News was "a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 until 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathe, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathe News archive is known today as British Pathe".
Pathe News started before the invention of television and was shown in cinemas on a biweekly basis by film reel so that the general public could get their news in a new way that had never been experienced before.
British Pathe reported on all aspects of the world including armed conflicts and political crisis. Originally Pathe did not include a presenter or voice over and instead used title cards to explain what was happening in each clip. This is very different to the news broadcast of today but it was due to the fact that audio was not able to used alongside film at this time. They often featured little plot but were still watched by many.
The first UK based Pathe newsreel was produced in February 1910.
The News reels were silent up until 1928 and usually ran for around 4 minutes. Usually all shots were taken by stationary cameras, sometimes including pans or different angles, but still managed to capture some interesting events such as suffragette Emily Davison's death after she was killed by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
The coverage by Pathe News provided competition for news papers for the first time.
In 1918 British Pathe started to create a series of cinemazines that were much longer and more detailed. By 1930, British Pathé was covering news, entertainment, sport, culture and women’s issues. They also aired a number of other none news related programs but due to the invention of television traveling to the cinema to catch up on weekly events became unpopular.
One thing that is very clear about Pathe news is the fact that there were very little limitations in what could be shown. It was not uncommon to see people die in these news reels which is quite a grim thought. If the same restrictions that are put in place today by bodies such as the BBFC were in place back then it would most definitely not be as graphic and as uncensored as it was. We must remember though that in these times public executions were seen as a form of entertainment and so this was not seen as anything out of the usual. Nowadays if you see anything on TV that offends or disturbs you, you can simply contact the BBFC and they will launch an investigation into your claim and decided if what you are saying is justified, but back in those days the news was unregulated and so anything was able to be aired.
In conclusion British Pathes style was very simple and informative. Its main aim was to provide its audience with useful and precise information due to the fact that the newsreel was only created to be shown on a biweekly basis. Until 1928 the reels contained no sound but once this had been implemented the tone remained serious and straight to the point.
Pathe News has clearly inspired the news broadcasts of today by being the first people to report on many different categories in a visual and entertaining manner that news papers and radio broadcast could not provide.
Newsround
Newsround that was created by the BBC is a news programme that focuses on children as its audience. The BBC started out as a radio broadcasting company in 1922, in 1934 the BBC created its own news operation but it wasn't until 1948 that it started to broadcast its news onto TV due to restrictions placed on it by the government.
Newsround was introduced in 1972 and was originally intended to be a 12 part miniseries hosted by John Craven. However Newsround is still around today so it was clearly a huge success with its audience. It now airs on CBBC which is a channel set up by the BBC in 2002 purely to air children's content.
As you can see from the clip above the programme is much more up beat compared to more traditional sources of news and contains a much larger variety of colour to keep children engaged. The show is still very informative but has a much lighter tone due to the fact that young children are the main target audience. It is very important that the content is understandable for people of such a young age but still provides them with information that they will find useful and interesting.
Newsround today has developed greatly in terms of style and content. It is now much more modern and covers a huge range of categories from serious issues to light hearted stories. It is hosted by a multitude of presenters that always come across as friendly and happy people which is important for the target audience to remain comfortable whilst watching. During more serious topics Newsround will often explain in greater detail what is happening to make sure that all of its viewers understand completely and are not confused by anything that they hear or see. They often feature a range of children giving there opinions and stories to find out what they think about each topic. Newsround offers a friendly environment for children to begin there exploration of the real world in a controlled and measured way without throwing them into the deep end.
In the original episodes of news round the presenter was much more serious and formal compared to the colloquial style that news round has today. This is the same with most news programmes now though, programmes such as this morning offer more entertainment whilst giving people information. This offers audiences a much more enjoyable experience whilst keeping up to date with current events.
Newsround now also has a large online presents, uploading videos to YouTube and other websites regularly offering its target audience another way to view the content.
In conclusion over the years news round has been able to modernise and keep its audiences engaged using its interesting colours and friendly presenters. It has allowed children to experience the unpleasant parts of life in a way that will not make them panic or worry about things too much. I think that Newsround acts as a stepping stone for children.
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Research and preparation
As a team we discussed which topics we thought would be suitable to cover over the course of the series. We discussed in detail what kind of things would need to be discussed and which people would be best suited to talk about each segment. We decided that during the first week we would cover; the history of the Oscars, Iconic Oscar moments, politics, fashion, music and our Oscar predictions. I was given the category of Oscar predictions to host alongside Matty as the group thought that as a pair we would have a more natural feel presenting wise and would be able to talk about each category in more detail than other people might be able to.
For the second week we decided that as a group we would cover; The Oscar winners, Trump and speeches, Fashion from the night, Musical performances, The after party and Oscar Highlights. Me and Matty decided that it would be best to cover who won as we were the ones who gave our predictions on who we thought would take each award. This way we could see if our predictions were correct.
Once we had decided which topics each of us would cover we started to conduct research. For my research I watched as many Oscar nominated films as I could and thought about which films I would vote for in each category and any specific points that impressed me. I also found a list of all the Nominees and looked at which films had won awards at other ceremonies including the Baftas and Golden Globes. I labelled the list that I had printed off so that we could reference the fact that they had won the other awards as well during our presenting.
For the Second episode I created a list of all the winners and what they won for so that we had a list to remind ourselves. Due to the fact that we only had 4 hours to prepare between the end of the Oscars and the start of our filming we were only able to do a small amount of research for this episode, but because the episode was mostly our own opinions this did not effect us or the production.
I also prepared a floor plan for our second shoot that highlighted exactly how I wanted our set to be and where I wanted each of our 3 cameras and lights to be placed. This made it much easier for us to organise our set on the day as we already had an idea of how we wanted it meaning we would not have to mess on as much to make the set look good and professional.
For the second week we decided that as a group we would cover; The Oscar winners, Trump and speeches, Fashion from the night, Musical performances, The after party and Oscar Highlights. Me and Matty decided that it would be best to cover who won as we were the ones who gave our predictions on who we thought would take each award. This way we could see if our predictions were correct.
I also prepared a floor plan for our second shoot that highlighted exactly how I wanted our set to be and where I wanted each of our 3 cameras and lights to be placed. This made it much easier for us to organise our set on the day as we already had an idea of how we wanted it meaning we would not have to mess on as much to make the set look good and professional.
Ufilms Oscars rundown production diary
Wednesday the 22nd of February.
Today was my first day of filming and I assisted my friend Jess by being on camera while she presented her segment of the Ufilms Oscars rundown. I had to learn lines and act on camera for the segment and I think I did a good job.
I also prepared for my own episode of the rundown by printing off a list of all the Oscar nominees and looking at who had won awards at the Baftas and Golden Globes previously for there nominated roles. I also created a camera plan for the shoot during this time as well
I also took part in the shooting of Danniella and Matthews episode about Oscars fashion. During the production I acted as the director of this piece and was responsible for ensuring that all cameras were recording at the same time and cueing the presenters in to speak. I also gave feedback on the presenters performances and whether that I thought they were natural enough to be included in the final piece as well as giving basic instructions to the camera operators.
Thursday the 23rd of February.
We started today by reshooting Jess's episode of the Ufilms Oscars rundown. Unfortunately there had been an issue whilst retrieving the footage from the SD card and some footage had not been removed properly. With no way of getting this footage back we decided that it was safest to reshoot the entire episode again so that we definitely had everything that we need and to make the editing process as easy as possible.
After we had finished the reshoot myself and Matty began to film our first episode, that is about our Oscars predictions, the last one of the week. I set up the set and equipment whilst waiting for our crew to arrive with the help of Ben who was responsible for operating the boom pole. The shoot went very well and we collected all the footage that we needed (perhaps a little too much). We talked in detail about each subject area and ensured that we used all of our camera angles in order to make the piece multi camera. During the shoot myself and Matty relied heavily on the rest of the crew to much sure that things went smoothly. The camera operators were responsible for making sure that everything was framed correctly and that the sound was of a good, useable quality, the director was responsible for ensuring that myself and Mattys presenting was good enough and the boom operator was required to make sure that the boom was as close as possible without being in shot.
Overall the shoot went very well although we did send a little bit too long talking about each category and nomination. We thought that our presenting was extremely professional and natural meaning that our conversation followed smoothly. Next time we will definitely make sure that we are more precise with what we were talking about and get to the point of our discussion faster as I believe that we will have an issue when it comes to editing due to the amount of footage we had.
We began to edit our piece together spending a few hours retrieving, labeling and beginning to edit our footage together. We knew that we would not be able to finish our piece on that day and so we decided to come back on Friday to finish our edit.
Friday the 24th of February
We continued to edit our piece together but it became apparent very quickly that we had recorded too much footage and would not be able to edit everything together in time so we decided to cut certain categories out in order to create a piece on time. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties our piece was not uploaded on Saturday night as originally intended but instead on Sunday morning which was luckily not too much of a delay. Next time we will not give ourselves such an ambitious task and instead create something more realistic.
Monday the 27th of February
With the Oscars finally over me and Matty had to quickly prepare ourselves so that we could film and edit something that would be uploaded on the same day at 8pm. We started by collecting a list of all of the category winners, this acted as our script as we went through each category in reverse order of how they appeared on the list we prepared leaving the best film category until last. Learning from our previous mistakes we kept our chit chat brief and get through each category as quickly as possible. We managed to get through every topic in one take which is brilliant and get quickly into the editing process.
In the editing process we found some issues with our audio that had not been noticed by our film crew during filming. This created a few issues for us but we managed to fix them and fully edit and upload our video on time and scheduled for its 8pm slot.
Tuesday the 28th of February
Today we filmed Adam and Rhys episode of the rundown, I once again directed this episode completing all of the roles that I have previously described. The filming went very well and went smoothly and quickly without any issues.
I also assisted Taylor in the production of his video by acting as boom operator and providing moral support.
Wednesday the 1st of March
Today I helped film Jess' second video. I operated the right hand camera that was used to provide a close up for Jess. I was responsible for ensuring that the shot was properly framed and in focus whilst working with the other camera operator to make sure that things such as the eye line and head space are similar in both shots. The shoot went very well and what got everything that we needed in about an our using both cameras a good amount each.
Thursday the 2nd of March
Today we created our last video for the Ufilms Oscars rundown, the outro. This involved everyone being on camera except for Rhys and Adam who had to hold up a white sheet so that we could fit everyone in. The shoot went well and was over in just a couple of takes. It will be uploaded on Saturday to mark the end of our 2 week series.
Today was my first day of filming and I assisted my friend Jess by being on camera while she presented her segment of the Ufilms Oscars rundown. I had to learn lines and act on camera for the segment and I think I did a good job.
I also prepared for my own episode of the rundown by printing off a list of all the Oscar nominees and looking at who had won awards at the Baftas and Golden Globes previously for there nominated roles. I also created a camera plan for the shoot during this time as well
I also took part in the shooting of Danniella and Matthews episode about Oscars fashion. During the production I acted as the director of this piece and was responsible for ensuring that all cameras were recording at the same time and cueing the presenters in to speak. I also gave feedback on the presenters performances and whether that I thought they were natural enough to be included in the final piece as well as giving basic instructions to the camera operators.
Thursday the 23rd of February.
We started today by reshooting Jess's episode of the Ufilms Oscars rundown. Unfortunately there had been an issue whilst retrieving the footage from the SD card and some footage had not been removed properly. With no way of getting this footage back we decided that it was safest to reshoot the entire episode again so that we definitely had everything that we need and to make the editing process as easy as possible.
After we had finished the reshoot myself and Matty began to film our first episode, that is about our Oscars predictions, the last one of the week. I set up the set and equipment whilst waiting for our crew to arrive with the help of Ben who was responsible for operating the boom pole. The shoot went very well and we collected all the footage that we needed (perhaps a little too much). We talked in detail about each subject area and ensured that we used all of our camera angles in order to make the piece multi camera. During the shoot myself and Matty relied heavily on the rest of the crew to much sure that things went smoothly. The camera operators were responsible for making sure that everything was framed correctly and that the sound was of a good, useable quality, the director was responsible for ensuring that myself and Mattys presenting was good enough and the boom operator was required to make sure that the boom was as close as possible without being in shot.
Overall the shoot went very well although we did send a little bit too long talking about each category and nomination. We thought that our presenting was extremely professional and natural meaning that our conversation followed smoothly. Next time we will definitely make sure that we are more precise with what we were talking about and get to the point of our discussion faster as I believe that we will have an issue when it comes to editing due to the amount of footage we had.
We began to edit our piece together spending a few hours retrieving, labeling and beginning to edit our footage together. We knew that we would not be able to finish our piece on that day and so we decided to come back on Friday to finish our edit.
Friday the 24th of February
We continued to edit our piece together but it became apparent very quickly that we had recorded too much footage and would not be able to edit everything together in time so we decided to cut certain categories out in order to create a piece on time. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties our piece was not uploaded on Saturday night as originally intended but instead on Sunday morning which was luckily not too much of a delay. Next time we will not give ourselves such an ambitious task and instead create something more realistic.
Monday the 27th of February
With the Oscars finally over me and Matty had to quickly prepare ourselves so that we could film and edit something that would be uploaded on the same day at 8pm. We started by collecting a list of all of the category winners, this acted as our script as we went through each category in reverse order of how they appeared on the list we prepared leaving the best film category until last. Learning from our previous mistakes we kept our chit chat brief and get through each category as quickly as possible. We managed to get through every topic in one take which is brilliant and get quickly into the editing process.
In the editing process we found some issues with our audio that had not been noticed by our film crew during filming. This created a few issues for us but we managed to fix them and fully edit and upload our video on time and scheduled for its 8pm slot.
Tuesday the 28th of February
Today we filmed Adam and Rhys episode of the rundown, I once again directed this episode completing all of the roles that I have previously described. The filming went very well and went smoothly and quickly without any issues.
I also assisted Taylor in the production of his video by acting as boom operator and providing moral support.
Wednesday the 1st of March
Today I helped film Jess' second video. I operated the right hand camera that was used to provide a close up for Jess. I was responsible for ensuring that the shot was properly framed and in focus whilst working with the other camera operator to make sure that things such as the eye line and head space are similar in both shots. The shoot went very well and what got everything that we needed in about an our using both cameras a good amount each.
Thursday the 2nd of March
Today we created our last video for the Ufilms Oscars rundown, the outro. This involved everyone being on camera except for Rhys and Adam who had to hold up a white sheet so that we could fit everyone in. The shoot went well and was over in just a couple of takes. It will be uploaded on Saturday to mark the end of our 2 week series.
Presenter Inspirations
Whilst preparing to present my segment of the Ufilms Oscars rundown I looked at a number of different presenters and styles. I thought about everything from how they speak to how they dress and asked myself if this is how I wanted my acting style to be.
Due to the fact that I was going to present my section in a pair I first looked at the very famous presenting duo Ant and Dec. I looked at there presenting on a number of different TV shows including I'm a Celebrity, Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent. Over All of these programmes there presenting remained very similar and I noticed that they often used a mixture of formal and informal presenting styles which I thought kept things interesting and most importantly entertaining. There colloquial language kept everything very up beat and provided a great comedy aspect. This was something that I definitely wanted to include in my own presenting.
There choice of clothing differed on each show. On Saturday Night Takeaway they were more formal wearing suits, however with BGT and I'm a Celebrity they appeared in much more casual clothing often just wearing a shirt and Jeans. I thought that this would be more suitable for our presenting as we wanted the rundown to be a very casual and natural series so a full suit would not have really made much sense.
Body language and facial expression is another thing that Ant and Dec use particularly well, especially during I'm a celebrity. When they find something funny they are not afraid to laugh and make jokes about situations. This again provides a natural feel to the presenting and means that there style never gets boring as it always differs in each situation.
Another presenter that I looked at for inspiration was Philip Schofield on the morning TV show This Morning. Compared to Ant and Dec he is a much more formal presenter that uses a lot of facts, statistics and quotes whilst conducting his interviews. He is very well spoken but also is very natural and fluent in his presenting which is something that I definitely wish to harness. As well as using facts and statistics he also voices his own opinions during interviews and topics of conversation, which is something that I wanted to do during my own presenting as I think that it provides the audience with a bit personality and shows that the presenters do have their own point of view. the pace of his sentences are quite slow but not unnaturally slow so that he is clear with his delivery.
His clothing is usually smart casual often wearing a nice shirt with jeans/trousers. This is perfect for the target audience of the show and the time that it is broadcast. I think his style of clothing would also work very well with the format of our show.
Philip often uses a lot of facial expression during interviews to expression his emotions, during topics that he finds bizarre he often looks very confused and baffled by the whole situation and during topics of emotion he looks much more sad sometimes even tearing up. During these situations the way he speaks also changes quite a lot if he is confused he will often change the pitch of his voice to be higher and slightly louder, whereas in more sensitive situations he will become very softly spoken and slightly quieter to convey an understanding of the situation. Although these techniques are not possible to use during our segments they are most definitely very professional and useful techniques to keep in mind for the future.
Due to the fact that I was going to present my section in a pair I first looked at the very famous presenting duo Ant and Dec. I looked at there presenting on a number of different TV shows including I'm a Celebrity, Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent. Over All of these programmes there presenting remained very similar and I noticed that they often used a mixture of formal and informal presenting styles which I thought kept things interesting and most importantly entertaining. There colloquial language kept everything very up beat and provided a great comedy aspect. This was something that I definitely wanted to include in my own presenting.
There choice of clothing differed on each show. On Saturday Night Takeaway they were more formal wearing suits, however with BGT and I'm a Celebrity they appeared in much more casual clothing often just wearing a shirt and Jeans. I thought that this would be more suitable for our presenting as we wanted the rundown to be a very casual and natural series so a full suit would not have really made much sense.
Body language and facial expression is another thing that Ant and Dec use particularly well, especially during I'm a celebrity. When they find something funny they are not afraid to laugh and make jokes about situations. This again provides a natural feel to the presenting and means that there style never gets boring as it always differs in each situation.
His clothing is usually smart casual often wearing a nice shirt with jeans/trousers. This is perfect for the target audience of the show and the time that it is broadcast. I think his style of clothing would also work very well with the format of our show.
Philip often uses a lot of facial expression during interviews to expression his emotions, during topics that he finds bizarre he often looks very confused and baffled by the whole situation and during topics of emotion he looks much more sad sometimes even tearing up. During these situations the way he speaks also changes quite a lot if he is confused he will often change the pitch of his voice to be higher and slightly louder, whereas in more sensitive situations he will become very softly spoken and slightly quieter to convey an understanding of the situation. Although these techniques are not possible to use during our segments they are most definitely very professional and useful techniques to keep in mind for the future.
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