3. We analysed BBC Midlands Today and specifically looked at the mise-en-scene . In the
beginning of the video we saw Nick Owen the presenter wearing a suit, wearing suitable
formal attire. This makes the audience think he is professional, trustworthy and smart.
He is seen to be standing up on the left side of the screen as the rule of thirds has been
applied so that the audience can focus on him on the left side and a wide mid shot has been
used to show us the studio and they have given us a limited amount of how much we can see.
This is because a long shot would distract the audience as they may have more to try and pay
attention to and a close up wouldn’t be enough to show the studio and the anchor.
The reason the presenter is standing up is to show he is serious and to give us an impression
that the stories been said are a sense of urgency so they are important. Within the setting, we
can see the news room on the left and on the right side we can see a screen showing us
footage about the headlines to give us an insight.
An aston is used along the bottom to tell us the news anchors name and to reinforce the
brand by giving us the ident, this is seen on the bottom left and right which is also known as a
bug.
5. An outside broadcast is shown during the first news story about racing cars around
Birmingham. The news anchor hands over the story to Ben Godfrey and a convergent link is
shown for audiences to gain updates about the story and this can be seen on the bottom
where the aston is placed. Ben Godfrey is seen directly looking into the lens as he is direct and
used piece to camera as he is on location and talking to us about the current headline. The
clothing Ben is seen wearing is formal as he is wearing a suit underneath and a hivis jacket
over to stand out as he is reporting in the evening.
On the top left we can see where the bug is placed and the words “LIVE” to show the aduience
that the current headline is up to date and we can also see where Ben is speaking which is
Birmingham to get an idea where he is.
A general view of some historical footage and voiceover has been used such as footage of
several cars racing from past events while the reporter is letting us know the current issues of
car racing within the area. At the end of Bens report he is handed back to the studio and
instead of signing off, the news anchor thanks him and moves on to the next story.
9. When Ben is seen speaking about the issue of car racing, three interviews are done in the
space of around thirty seconds, ten seconds per person. They cover a range of people who are
different ages and ethnicities to show they are covering a variety of people within Midlands
and each interviewer is introduced through the aston. Ben, the interviewer is seen to be
present in two out of three of the interviews and again archived footage and voiceovers are
used to explain the current headline.
Mid shots are used and the rule of thirds are applied in each interview, one of the
interviewees can be seen on either the very left or right of the screen so that the audience
knows where to focus on.
Within the voiceover, the presenter gives us facts and statistics about car racing and the
statistics are said in the voiceover telling the audience the consequences and issues with car
racing. The archived footage is used to show evidence of car racing taking place around
Birmingham to inform the audience.
