1. Evaluation 2
I used the BBC South Today
ident as our news station is
called Hampshire News which is
in the south. It is also a key
feature of a news report so the
audience will immediately
recognise that they are watching
a news report.
I used a ticker along the
bottom of the screen telling
the viewer the time, the name
of the news station and the
main news stories. The ticker
gives the audience something
to look at whilst I am talking
which makes the shot a lot
more interesting. Tickers are a
very common technique in
news reports so by using one
means that the audience will
clearly recognise it is a news
report. My ticker is very similar
to the BBC news one as we
include similar information and
use the colour scheme of our
news station.

2. We projected the pictures of
the victims behind the news
anchor so the audience knows
who we are talking about. It
also makes the shot look like a
real news studio as this feature
is regularly used in news
reports.
When doing the interview with
Gretel we used a silhouette with a
voiceover as this is a technique
often used when a trial is ongoing
and the victim does not want their
identity to be shown as it may be
dangerous or affect their trial.
Similarly, the BBC used this
technique to protect someone’s
identity when they were revealing
information about a secret and
illegal group.
When doing the public’s opinions we
used a rule of 3rds, where the action
happens in only one third of the
shot. This makes the shot more
interesting and dynamic and is
commonly used in interviews so will
help the audience recognise it is a
news report.