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MAKING SPECIAL BULLETINS:Agriculture, Show biz, Fashion, Drama

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TV News Reporting and Production ­ MCM 516
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LESSON 21
MAKING SPECIAL BULLETINS
In today's scenario as the electronic media have grown up a lot and it cater for all types of audience.
Now a day we have news bulletins for almost all kinds of viewers. There are general news bulletins,
which include all kind of news items for wide-ranging public. Then we have special news bulletins on
specified news channels as well.
Trade/industry
Such kind of channels telecast news related to trade, business, buying and selling, stock exchange
matters, rise and fall of shares of different companies. The information is presented by scrolling on
screen all the time.
Commerce/business
These channels update the specified audiences having interest in commerce, import and export issues.
Agriculture
In our country that has a larger agricultural economy base, different channels prepare programmes and
news bulletins about farmers and peasants regarding seeds, fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, agro-
medicines and livestock.
Sports
Sports is a topic of interest of all age groups of viewers and to cater this need all the news channels
televise the special programmes, have special news bulletins, live transmissions about the different
tournaments and competitions being held nationally and internationally.
Show biz
The matters regarding the activities of film, radio, theatre and television artists, singers, actors,
performers, directors, is of prime interest to general public and they want to know about even their
personal profiles so the news channels also have portion for them in their news bulletins.
Fashion
Due to the advancement in media people are more aware of fashions in and out, life styles in vogue,
make up techniques and methods of make over, so the news channels also address this type of
community.
Music
We do have television channels locally and globally dedicated to music only and the whole daylong
transmissions on such channels have music charts, albums and numbers as well as gossips of singers.
Drama
There are channels specified only to drama, sit-com, tragedy, comedy, Series, serial, soaps and these air
the relevant information.
Weather
Weather is the topic of concern for every body to plan the day activities like traveling out station or
doing laundry at home so all the news channels have weather reports in their news bulletins but there is
no specified weather channel so far in our country.
Educational
These channels are education oriented and they aim at distant education for the people living in remote
areas or those not able to attend full-time courses. There are lectures on different subjects through
distance learning.
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Religious
We do have couple of channels which target only a specified audience interested to know the religious
matters, answers to their queries and for the clarification of their doubts.
Health
The programmes regarding health, personal hygiene, the diseases and the treatments of different
ailments are of great public concern and channels keep the audience enlightened about these issues.
Scientific
These news bulletins on news channels or even on entertainment channels are about latest discoveries,
inventions, scientific research and technological advancements.
Food
One can watch channels nationally and internationally also that air only the food programmes related to
preparation of different food items, recipes and ingredients, food travelogue and tastes of different areas.
Documentary/ Investigation
The documentary making is a difficult job that involves a lot of time and cost. We have few channels
specified for documentaries but all the channels do have documentaries in their transmissions. There are
also the programmes regarding the reasons of natural calamities and different accidents occurred.
Youth
Youth, although very important segment of the society is vital in national progress and prosperity but
there are only few programmes for their career counseling on channels.
Women
These programmes on channels focus home decoration, cooking, gardening guidelines, beauty tips and
kids upbringing.
Making your news more comprehensive
There are some instructions followed by the correspondents and reporters of news channels and these
are equally applicable to the writer of news copy as well.
Send some thing
don't always "transmit" or "dispatch"
Call a person
don't always "summon" them
Buy something
don't always "purchase" it
Leave some place
don't always "depart"
Act
don't always "take action"
Will
not always "is going to"
Arrest or seize
not always "take into custody"
Show
don't always "display" or "exhibit"
Get
don't always "obtain"
Need
don't always "require"
See
don't always "witness"
Can
not always "is able to"
Help
not always "aid" or "assist"
Hurt
not always "injured"
Break
not always "fracture"
Build
not always "construct"
Meet
Not always "convene"
Doctor
Not always "physician"
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Table of Contents:
  1. CREATIVITY AND IDEA GENERATION FOR TELEVISION:Video Procedures
  2. PRE-REQUISITES OF A CREATIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR:SET-UP RESPONSIBILITIES
  3. REFINING AN IDEA FOR PRODUCTION:Drama, Magazine Shows, Documentary
  4. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT:Variable. Pure and applied research
  5. RESEARCH AND REVIEWS:Research Procedure, Review of available literature
  6. SCRIPT WRITING:Elements of a successful story, Characters, Effects
  7. PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE:Indoor production, Outdoor production, Essentials of PBE
  8. SELECTION OF REQUIRED CONTENT AND TALENT:Camera rehearsal
  9. PROGRAMME PLANNING:Checklist, Electronic Field Production (EFP)
  10. PRODUCTION PHASE:Floor plan, Traditional set, Representational set, Design elements
  11. CAMERA WORK:Movement of lens of camera, Types of shots
  12. LIGHT AND AUDIO:Importance of sound in TV, Use of microphone, Loudness
  13. DAY OF RECORDING/PRODUCTION:Rehearsals,Point to ponder
  14. LINEAR EDITING AND NLE:Episode, Scene, Editing, Production Switcher
  15. MIXING AND USES OF EFFECTS:Live Sound Effects, ARROW STRIKING
  16. SELECTION OF THE NEWS:Elements of news, Timeliness, proximity
  17. WRITING OF THE NEWS:The inverted pyramid, Lead, Credit line
  18. EDITING OF THE NEWS:Characteristics of good news:Process of editing a news
  19. COMPILATION OF NEWS BULLETIN:Hard news, Soft news, Investigative report
  20. PRESENTATION OF NEWS BULLETIN
  21. MAKING SPECIAL BULLETINS:Agriculture, Show biz, Fashion, Drama
  22. TECHNICAL CODES, TERMINOLOGY, AND PRODUCTION GRAMMAR
  23. TYPES OF TV PRODUCTION:Magazine Shows, Specific audience programming
  24. DRAMA AND DOCUMENTARY:Documentary film, Defining documentary
  25. SOURCES OF TV NEWS:Reporters, Correspondents, Monitoring, News Agency
  26. FUNCTIONS OF A REPORTER
  27. BEATS OF REPORTING:City reporter, Social reporters, Show-biz reporter
  28. STRUCTURE OF NEWS DEPARTMENT:Beat Reporters, Online media
  29. ELECTRONIC FIELD PRODUCTION:Sports, Electronic news gathering
  30. LIVE TRANSMISSIONS:Studio floor, Switcher, Master control room, Camera control units
  31. QUALITIES OF A NEWS PRODUCER:Determination, Awareness, Sharp an active
  32. DUTIES OF A NEWS PRODUCER
  33. ASSIGNMENT/NEWS EDITOR:Accuracy, Fairness and Reliability, Conflict
  34. SHOOTING A NEWS FILM:The Influence of telecast News
  35. PREPARATION OF SPECIAL REPORTS:Uncovering Truth, Reportage
  36. INTERVIEWS, VOX POPS AND PUBLIC OPINIONS:INTERVIEW, Information
  37. BACK GROUND VOICE AND VOICE OVER:Natural or Raw Sound, Sound Effects
  38. SPOKEN WORDS AND RELEVANT VISUALS:Digital Audio, Quantizing Error
  39. TALK SHOWS, FORUMS AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMMES
  40. FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF A TV SET UP
  41. PROGRAMMES DEPARTMENT:Program content, Television series by genre
  42. NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS THE PROGRAMMING & SCHEDULING
  43. COORDINATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TELEVISION
  44. COORDINATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TELEVISION - 2 SUB-DEPARTMENTS AND SMALL SECTIONS
  45. COORDINATION AMONG DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TELEVISION 3