VT Work + Producers

VT Work and Communicating with Producers.

When It came to choosing which shows to present for I thought about what I had learnt about from the practices, such as knowing enough information about the subjects being covered. I chose which shows I thought were good for me to take part in. I chose Liam Conde's show which was about Age Cymru, and as this was a running feature around Exposure TV I thought it would be good to take part in, it was also about a newly opened hostel and the music scene in Cardiff, I thought that I would enjoy these topics. I also chose a show that Tom was producing as it was based around disability, similarly so was Sams. 

After choosing which shows I was doing I spoke to some of my producers to get more of an overview of their shows, I wish I could've have done this with all my producers as I feel as if I do not know enough about some shows. I would have liked to know all the VT's they were doing so I could take part in them too, as I only took part in some of their VT's. 

Studio Time

Practising in the studio

Before the weeks of exposure I have been practising in the studio for exposure. I have done some presenting before it was slightly familiar to me, however there were some added distractions this time. We were given ear pieces so we could hear the production team in the gallery. This was a distraction as so much was going on and people were communicating with each other, so therefore it was important that I channelled the relevant information. It was off putting and when people were talking to me I wanted to stop to listen so it was difficult to carry on and listen at the same time. 
I realised that it is important to talk at your own speed and not rush as this causes you to confuse words and stumble, it is important to be clear and understandable. I saw that it is important to consider what clothes you are wearing as colours such as white glare and wash out on the screen, and close stripes look slightly animated on camera. 

Some things I found difficult when I was presenting were:
1. The cameras numbering is backwards to me, camera one is on the right and three is on the left, so this confuses me as it is not the normal way you read numbers, so therefore I had to really think about which camera I was looking at. 
2. It was difficult not to talk over people when doing the interview, more preparation and synchronization with the guest and co-presenter needed to be found. I think I could have done this by speaking with the co-presenter and guest beforehand and having a 'mock' interview, this would have probably made the interviewee more comfortable as well. 
3. Making sure I know enough information about topics before going on air. Some of the practises were subjected about things that I did not know about - therefore I was unable to have the correct responces to the discussions. 

London

   London 

During my time in London I learnt a lot about the journalism industry, the types of people who will achieve the jobs that are available, the hard work and determination that goes into being successful and working as a team, the safety and the consideration for other people that you need to think about. Seeing the ITN Studios and finding out about how they run and manage themselves is interesting, the comparisons that each news channel/company has for each other is even more interesting to me. I learnt that sky are the quickest to get headlines out there but they do not necessarily have depth, that ITV are quicker than BBC and have slight more depth than Sky, and BBC are the slowest  but have to most informational depth than the other two. This proved to me that in a way even though they are competitors they still have their strengths and weaknesses that are all different.