CODES AND CONVENTIONS

NEWSStudio newsreaders report the news from the studio. These are the many news reporters and will inform you with most of the news. News reporters don’t have a big impact on the audience.

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NEWSField Reporters, report the news on location and then report straight back to the studio. This helps the audience believe what there being told is the truth and that because they are on scene they have first hand reports on what's going on.

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Links to the studio are when an on location reporter reports back to the studio or to a different location which can give another view to the story and it also adds effect and captures the audience's attention.

NEWSMode of address to viewer is how formal and informal they are shown to the audience. BBC are formal and Channel 5 are informal.

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NEWSInterviewing is when an on location reporter gives a live interview. This also helps the viewer understand what's going on and believe and trust the news.

NEWSExperts and witnesses are interviewees who give a different opinion on the story and this gives the audience a different point of opinion. This is also makes it more believable.

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NEWSReport Structure is the structure and layout of how they present the news. Channel 5 are informal and relaxed which and makes the news not quite as exciting as BBC who are formal and the music used adds a lot of tension and excitement. This also causes the audience to pay more attention.

NEWSActuality footage is achieve footage and this gives the viewer proof and an idea of what it’s like in the location they are reporting on. This has a massive impact on the audience as it helps put the news across to them and involves them more.

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DOCUMENTARY MODES

Expository - emphasizes verbal commentary and argumentative logic often using a narrator. Any nature Documentaries are an example of Expository Documentaries. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSHviGWxg-YObservational - The filmmaker remains hidden behind the camera and ignored by the surrounding environment. Since nothing is staged for the camera, the camera rushes about to keep up with the action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kckoh4VGc9wInteractive – This is when either the producer, audience or public are used during the documentary. This can be a Documentary to open the public’s eyes on a specific topic or the viewers a closer look at a certain story in the headlines for example the War in Afghanistan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFxPA0Zznp0Reflexive – The producer aims to contradict the audiences opinion on a story by being mainly one sided on a story. What they say is not necessarily the truth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sviHM5rNZ5APer formative - emphasizes the subjective nature of the documentarian as well asacknowledging the subjective reading of the audience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj9okSC04ccRealism – This is when they make it as real as possible by giving them all the information they have on make the story as balanced as possible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqGAvPkbt8