During this section of my blog, I am going to be comparing Breakfast news to Evening news. I will be using ITV news as my channel, which means the shows I will be looking at are Good Morning Britain as the Breakfast news and then ITV News at 6/News at 10 for Evening news.
The elements of these different news types that I am aiming to blog about are things such as
The elements of these different news types that I am aiming to blog about are things such as
- The opening scenes
- Dress code and appearance
- Presenters
- What type of footage they use
- Voiceovers & cutaways
The first thing I notice about the opening of Good Morning Britain which starts at 6am each weekday morning is that the introduction is long and there is a narrator, which essentially is the the very first voiceover of the show. It is telling you the programme title, where they are and what the time is. They also have the background of the text of London at sunrise, which is suppose to bring a sense of reality to the show, as it is live.
However, I have noticed that since the New Year the voice of this introduction used to be a male speaker and now it has changed to a female. Even though, this may be something the producers have done to ensure it is fair, and may alternate each half/each year round. However it could also potentially be due to their research and recent statistics and outcomes, and may show that their audience is more female-based. Nevertheless, in my opinion I would say that this is unlikely to have been the reason as some viewers could see the change as biased to females.
However, I have noticed that since the New Year the voice of this introduction used to be a male speaker and now it has changed to a female. Even though, this may be something the producers have done to ensure it is fair, and may alternate each half/each year round. However it could also potentially be due to their research and recent statistics and outcomes, and may show that their audience is more female-based. Nevertheless, in my opinion I would say that this is unlikely to have been the reason as some viewers could see the change as biased to females.
In comparison to Good Morning Britain, the ITV evening news looks completely different from the onset. This screenshot is the first shot of the evening news show, which tells us that this style show has got much more of a 'serious' theme to it. Whereas Good Morning Britain has a long introduction with the date, and then a panning shot of all 4 presenters who welcome the viewers into the show. Unlike the evening news where there is simply a 'chime' sound in the background and then the presenters cut straight into the first headline story. This late news shows us a smaller studio, and the shots are mostly medium shot-types like this one, close ups, and the occasional long shot. Whereas on GMB it there are panning, shots, high and low, showing the whole studio which suggests that Breakfast TV is much more ‘casual’ and laid back, compared to the evening o’clock news which, simply going by appearance within this screenshot tells us that alone.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnHJ4cbmj4 ) 19-12-14- The link above is a youtube video that I am referring to, as it shows how much there is of voiceovers. For example, all most straight away, the cut into a story at 01:16, the male presenter says his introducing line of the story and within a couple of seconds it goes to the video footage on the story.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUnHJ4cbmj4 ) 19-12-14- The link above is a youtube video that I am referring to, as it shows how much there is of voiceovers. For example, all most straight away, the cut into a story at 01:16, the male presenter says his introducing line of the story and within a couple of seconds it goes to the video footage on the story.
As there are 3-4 presenters to this breakfast show, the layout of the studio has been set up so they’re all along one panel or desk alongside each other. Already this is different to the evening news, and really any other Breakfast news show such as BBC1's Breakfast News where the presenters are sat on a sofa with a coffee table in front of them, oppose to sitting behind a desk like Good Morning Britain are.
This screenshot is a higher up medium shot as they’re showing the conversation among each other. Because of there being 3-4 of them, they are not able to keep the wide angle shots all the time, as this would get visually boring. This partly because all 4 presenters are not going to be talking at the same time, so each presenter has their set script time, where they have so many minutes to read out and discuss a story. When this happens the shots become more narrow such as this one (below). This is the correct style of shot, and I know this because the two presenters fit within the frame, with minimal outer frame space but not looking squashed together either.
This screenshot is a higher up medium shot as they’re showing the conversation among each other. Because of there being 3-4 of them, they are not able to keep the wide angle shots all the time, as this would get visually boring. This partly because all 4 presenters are not going to be talking at the same time, so each presenter has their set script time, where they have so many minutes to read out and discuss a story. When this happens the shots become more narrow such as this one (below). This is the correct style of shot, and I know this because the two presenters fit within the frame, with minimal outer frame space but not looking squashed together either.
These two presenters are discussing an issue between themselves, so it is unnecessary that the shot is any further away than this. So the shot types
have changed from a higher view long-medium shot to a medium-close up shot of only two presenters. The variety of shots work in sync with each other, as this is more visually interesting, and it isn’t a requirement to see the other presenters when listening to one story being told by the one presenter. So this works well together for the pleasure of the viewers at home.
have changed from a higher view long-medium shot to a medium-close up shot of only two presenters. The variety of shots work in sync with each other, as this is more visually interesting, and it isn’t a requirement to see the other presenters when listening to one story being told by the one presenter. So this works well together for the pleasure of the viewers at home.
This shot shows the comparison between Good Morning Britain and the evening news of how they portray their presenters in terms of shots. Due to their being half the amount of presenters on the evening news, the shot types may be similar but it looks a lot more zoomed in, as on the evening news - as shown above, it is a medium close up of just the one presenter, so thats all you're looking at.
Whereas relating back to the picture above of Good Morning Britain the two presenters are tightly in the shot, as it is near enough the same shot type as this evening news one - medium close up. This shot type is definitely the most appropriate for either two or just the one presenter when they're telling news stories, or talking about a topic between the two of them.
Whereas relating back to the picture above of Good Morning Britain the two presenters are tightly in the shot, as it is near enough the same shot type as this evening news one - medium close up. This shot type is definitely the most appropriate for either two or just the one presenter when they're telling news stories, or talking about a topic between the two of them.
This shot is a medium shot, they’re zoomed out because now 3 of the presenters are in a conversation together discussing the daily newspaper stories and headlines. As you can see the shot is slightly to [our] right and so the presenter on the [our] far right is the one your eyes naturally look at. However, the higher angle shot allows you to see it from higher up, as they pan around the front panel desk. This is definitely an element of Good Morning Britain that I have noticed use, a lot more frequently than the evening news. This element being the more variety of shot types. Having watched both breakfast and evening news, it is almost like there is not a set list of shot types the camera man/team have to follow during Good Morning Britain's time on air. I think this because the camera has SUCH a wide variety of shots, that quite often you can see some members of the presenters team looking at which camera they're suppose to be broadcasting into/where that camera is. So it is almost like a lot of the shots are done using the crane shot type camera, very different to the evening news when the presenter(s) are in a one shot frame looking straight down the same camera all of the time, almost robotic compared to Good Morning Britain, where it is extremely casual.
Due to the lesser amount of time that the evening news have, it means they have to get through all the latest stories and headlines their in half an hour slot. Including interviews and the weather. In comparison to Good Morning Britain, on breakfast TV it seems to be a lot more serious. Good Morning Britain have a 2 and a half hour show, unlike evening news. This could be why during Good Morning Britain are able to have each presenter have a section where they present alone in a close up shot individually telling the latest stories, and then go to the video, or interview once they’ve finished. Whereas during the evening news, because they are time limited, they have to do a voiceover of the clip to let us as viewers see, while they’re listening. This makes evening news seem a lot of more serious than breakfast news.
Once the presenter(s) begin to talk about the current newspapers they have this come up on the screen. These screen shots are what you see on your TV screen while the stories and headlines are being discussed.
This is quite a modern aspect to the news. It is a good element and it is different as not only is it something for us to look at while they presenter is the voiceover of the stories, explaining it to us as the viewers, but it means that we can actually see what they’re talking about rather than them holding up the newspapers themselves, and the camera man trying to get a decent shot and in terms of type and focus, enabling us to read it. Each newspaper that the presenter(s) talk about is then put on the TV in a ‘swiping’ motion which creates a modern appearance for the us as viewers, and aspects of the show like this, that we can notice, we can genuinely appreciate it.
This is quite a modern aspect to the news. It is a good element and it is different as not only is it something for us to look at while they presenter is the voiceover of the stories, explaining it to us as the viewers, but it means that we can actually see what they’re talking about rather than them holding up the newspapers themselves, and the camera man trying to get a decent shot and in terms of type and focus, enabling us to read it. Each newspaper that the presenter(s) talk about is then put on the TV in a ‘swiping’ motion which creates a modern appearance for the us as viewers, and aspects of the show like this, that we can notice, we can genuinely appreciate it.
Another element of the show Good Morning Britain that is modern and inventive is the constant band of text that is displayed on the bottom of the screen. It is showing the breaking news and all the latest stories in a short one line sentence explaining. They also have a little section of the weather temperature and symbol in the bottom right corner, above the band of text for each city/county. The idea of this is similar to how sky news do their show, on their actual news channel, that is only 24 hours. This is very different to evening news, as evening news is almost old fashioned in comparison to Good Morning Britain, as the evening news are very straight forward with the way they portray the stories and the whole show in general. The presenters tell the stories, and then a clip is either shown if they have a correspondent doing a voiceover, or they do the voiceover themselves. It then goes back from the clips to the studio, where the presenter is likely to switch to the one who has been scripted to broadcast next.
Similar to most news programmes, Good Morning Britain display the screen of a correspondent whom of which is in another part of the country/world, essentially having a video call with. Having these two images on the screen allows us as the viewer to listen to the conversation as though we’re watching them together. It gives the illusion they can really see each other while talking to each other because we can see both faces on the screen. Evening news isn't really able to do this, or not very often and I would imagine when they do it would depend on the amount of stories and time they have left over. Due to Good Morning Britain being over 2 hours long, they have plenty of time to play with, whereas evening news is typically only half an hour or a little over, so they can't really go live to a story, as the matter of communication naturally, takes longer, and could easily take up valuable time.
Similar to most news programmes, Good Morning Britain display the screen of a correspondent whom of which is in another part of the country/world, essentially having a video call with. Having these two images on the screen allows us as the viewer to listen to the conversation as though we’re watching them together. It gives the illusion they can really see each other while talking to each other because we can see both faces on the screen. Evening news isn't really able to do this, or not very often and I would imagine when they do it would depend on the amount of stories and time they have left over. Due to Good Morning Britain being over 2 hours long, they have plenty of time to play with, whereas evening news is typically only half an hour or a little over, so they can't really go live to a story, as the matter of communication naturally, takes longer, and could easily take up valuable time.
The overall colours of the studio is much more plain than it is on breakfast news, during Good Morning Britain. This including both the backgrounds of both shows and the use of colour of their individual appearance of dress code. Here you can see that the colour of the studio is quite muted, which firstly goes with the fact that it is evening news, so a darker tone has been used. Differently to Good Morning Britain breakfast news, as their studio is very bright with a lot of colour, seeing as it is in the morning this difference of the two makes sense. A recent example that proves this point is the fact that on Good Morning Britain they had a large Christmas tree in display of most shots in the background during the Christmas period, whereas the evening news have not. There is something going on in the background of the evening news here, as you can see it looks like the different shots and footage they have on the screen, often changing, this isn't distracting but it is something for us to be visually stimulated by so our eyes don’t get bored just looking at the two presenters. It is similar to how the BBC evening news have people behind them working within the offices, however I actually find that too distracting as they're actual people wondering, sometimes aimlessly, I don't think it is very professional, or 'news-like'.
However, on Good Morning Britain they have a sunrise backdrop of London, which addresses the fact that they are breakfast news, which just gives it a nice touch. Whereas on the evening news so it’s very crisp with no surrounding distractions. The type of dress code that the two presenters are wearing on Good Morning Britain and the 10 o’clock news definitely show us as the audience that they are very different. Here for the itv 10 o’clock evening news they have very muted colours, plain blues and creams which puts across a more serious feeling towards the show.
Whereas with breakfast news on Good Morning Britain, they are dressed in a similar attire, but the colours are very different. The male presenters all have to wear a suit and tie as this is really the only option male presenters have. On the other hand, the female presenters have a little more lenience with what they can wear in order for them to be able to get away with it still looking appropriate for the style of show that it is [news]. By this I mean the female presenter on the evening news has a similar attiree to the male presenter, a top and a blazer with pale, muted colours - suited to the style of show and theme that this seems to be perceived to be. Oppose to the female presenters of the breakfast news, Good Morning Britain have smart dresses, and blouses that are always patterned or of a bright colour. This is more visually exciting to look at, but it does make the show look more ‘casual’ than the ten o’clock news. This would make sense because Good Morning Britain are not really the stereotypical breakfast news show, as they include celebrity gossip as well as factual news and current affairs.
In terms of topics and reoccurrence, I have noticed that due to Good Morning Britain have a lot more time than ITV evening news, they go over the same news stories every so often. This is very similar to how the News Channels that are the 24 hour ones, and they also have the strip of information of text being fed through of the latest headlines and updates. It would make sense that Good Morning Britain definitely wanted to include these elements to ensure that the show is definitely recognised as a news show, not a chat show for example. The positive thing about this is, that each time they may have been given a little more information [especially if the news was breaking news that morning/the previous evening before]. Therefore, each time you listen, you're keeping up to date with latest. The other positive aspect to this, is that because the show is so long, it allows the viewers to view in [for example] an hour into the show, and they'd be sharing the latest headlines for perhaps the second or third time, so it meant that the later viewers don't miss out on any headlines. Obviously the downside to this is that it could get quite annoying for some members of the audience if they've watched it from start to finish, however the plus side of this is, most people are getting ready for work/school in the mornings and they are getting ready while watching/listening to the show so it is likely they're not too bothered about the fact they've heard the same story twice, maybe three times already that morning.
The evening news is different to this because first of all, the time slot is narrower and has only a half hour slot - this could be because of a couple of reasons. Firstly, people may have heard the majority of the days news throughout their day, especially with the wide use of technology and smart phones we have of today, we're constantly able to access world news and events at the click of a button. The other reason could be, that if people are too busy with work, and family lifestyle they may not get the time to get to watch the news and be updated with current affairs until later on in the evening, of which we want to relax and go to sleep, so a 30 minute update is more than enough time to get up to date with the days current affairs before heading off to bed for example, or relaxing watching other TV programmes with their family.
The evening news is different to this because first of all, the time slot is narrower and has only a half hour slot - this could be because of a couple of reasons. Firstly, people may have heard the majority of the days news throughout their day, especially with the wide use of technology and smart phones we have of today, we're constantly able to access world news and events at the click of a button. The other reason could be, that if people are too busy with work, and family lifestyle they may not get the time to get to watch the news and be updated with current affairs until later on in the evening, of which we want to relax and go to sleep, so a 30 minute update is more than enough time to get up to date with the days current affairs before heading off to bed for example, or relaxing watching other TV programmes with their family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xOPArlM3Vw 20-12-14
Looking at another clip from ITV's evening news, I noticed that the use of the correspondant interview has been done and shown by the use of a camera. The shot is a wide angle long-medium shot, side on to the presenter and therefore straight onto the television screen that the correspondent is on. This is almost a shot of a shot, whereas on Good Morning Britain's breakfast news, they have the screen shown to viewers split in half, so we're able to see it at the same time with no further distractions around. This again, supports my thoughts on the fact that ITV news seems a lot more old fashioned in the way that they do things, and it is a lot more basic and straight forward. Unlike Good Morning Britain, where the use of modern technology and ideas in this modern world have definitely been used to their full potential. I do believe that Good Morning Britain have made their show very unique, and definitely updated the way that Breakfast news is. However, to some people it may seem unprofessional that a small portion of the TV show, known as 'the news' - a factual theme, has got elements of celebrity publicity featured in it.
Looking at another clip from ITV's evening news, I noticed that the use of the correspondant interview has been done and shown by the use of a camera. The shot is a wide angle long-medium shot, side on to the presenter and therefore straight onto the television screen that the correspondent is on. This is almost a shot of a shot, whereas on Good Morning Britain's breakfast news, they have the screen shown to viewers split in half, so we're able to see it at the same time with no further distractions around. This again, supports my thoughts on the fact that ITV news seems a lot more old fashioned in the way that they do things, and it is a lot more basic and straight forward. Unlike Good Morning Britain, where the use of modern technology and ideas in this modern world have definitely been used to their full potential. I do believe that Good Morning Britain have made their show very unique, and definitely updated the way that Breakfast news is. However, to some people it may seem unprofessional that a small portion of the TV show, known as 'the news' - a factual theme, has got elements of celebrity publicity featured in it.
The types of stories that are put forward on Good Morning Britain and the ITV Evening news are actually noticeably different when I looked to analyse the two. I noticed that during breakfast news, they talk more mildly about topics. The slight exception is when they have breaking news featured on the show from the previous evening/early hours of that morning where there is a lot of information being fed into the researchers which is needed to be broadcasted on air, to us, the viewers. I am comparing this breaking news being fairly detailed into comparison with the more 'casual' news (news that is not breaking news) about, for example, the latest poll statistics that Good Morning Britain or other valued groups such as the NHS, and companies may have sent out to get results. So for NHS might send out a survey to see if the public believe that we have enough Doctors available of any hour. The results will then go back to the breakfast show and we will hear about it, so its just as important as any other news, only unlike breaking news it's not quite as recent and sudden when they share it with us.
From 04:22 - 05:46 shows a good example of an element of the news that I found evening news broadcast and do a lot more than evening news. The short clip above shows the correspondent from Cairo during a large protest within the city, that had took place. By the correspondent actually being there it means that the footage we see is a lot more realistic and detailed and, I'd imagine would be for the reason why interviews with a correspondent like this is only on evening news, because it is unlikely that younger viewers are watching, especially if it is the 10 o'clock news. So the breakfast news shows definitely have to be more careful broadcasted stories, and mostly the interviews live at the scene like these as it could be distressing to younger children, which are usually up and awake getting ready for school while the breakfast news is being broadcasted.
From 04:22 - 05:46 shows a good example of an element of the news that I found evening news broadcast and do a lot more than evening news. The short clip above shows the correspondent from Cairo during a large protest within the city, that had took place. By the correspondent actually being there it means that the footage we see is a lot more realistic and detailed and, I'd imagine would be for the reason why interviews with a correspondent like this is only on evening news, because it is unlikely that younger viewers are watching, especially if it is the 10 o'clock news. So the breakfast news shows definitely have to be more careful broadcasted stories, and mostly the interviews live at the scene like these as it could be distressing to younger children, which are usually up and awake getting ready for school while the breakfast news is being broadcasted.
Here is a screenshot of a breaking news story about the Ebola Virus entered by a woman to the soils of the UK, for the first time, officially.
As you can see, this is live correspondent in Greater Manchester and the scenery and background is very calm and nothing is happening, so even though as the story goes, in this case, he wouldn't be able to get in the hospital where the person with the disease was being taken anyway, but the fact they haven't even gone to the hospital where potentially a lot of media could have been, they've done it in a quite and clear environment which allows the correspondent to talk with ease. This, I believe, is so it does not distress any potential younger viewers that could catch this on the TV even if they're not concentrating on it fully, they're likely to be watching the television where the footage would be.
As you can see, this is live correspondent in Greater Manchester and the scenery and background is very calm and nothing is happening, so even though as the story goes, in this case, he wouldn't be able to get in the hospital where the person with the disease was being taken anyway, but the fact they haven't even gone to the hospital where potentially a lot of media could have been, they've done it in a quite and clear environment which allows the correspondent to talk with ease. This, I believe, is so it does not distress any potential younger viewers that could catch this on the TV even if they're not concentrating on it fully, they're likely to be watching the television where the footage would be.
The 3 screen shots above are from ITV's evening news, in terms of the way that the programme is presented in terms of the actual presenter broadcasting a story, to going to a story with a correspondent such as the sports editor for example, there is a noticeable difference between evening news and breakfast news.
For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xOPArlM3Vw 02-01-15 from 08:38 - 09:00 the 22 seconds here is the only time that the presenter seems to present any part of her news stories. She gives out the interview and then passes over to the editor/correspondent. This is when it goes to a cutaway clip of the footage from the story in subject, and their is a voiceover speaking over the top (the correspondent/editor). By the evening news doing it this way, it allows there to be footage for us to look at, and understand it more while there is information being fed to us to allow us to have the knowledge of what we're looking at. This also means that by them doing two things at once, it saves a lot of time which is important as they want to fit as much visually interesting but informative footage in within the small time frame that they have.
For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xOPArlM3Vw 02-01-15 from 08:38 - 09:00 the 22 seconds here is the only time that the presenter seems to present any part of her news stories. She gives out the interview and then passes over to the editor/correspondent. This is when it goes to a cutaway clip of the footage from the story in subject, and their is a voiceover speaking over the top (the correspondent/editor). By the evening news doing it this way, it allows there to be footage for us to look at, and understand it more while there is information being fed to us to allow us to have the knowledge of what we're looking at. This also means that by them doing two things at once, it saves a lot of time which is important as they want to fit as much visually interesting but informative footage in within the small time frame that they have.
Even though Good Morning Britain also uses cutaways alongside voiceovers, they are more based on the more sort of interaction style of presenting. By this I mean if they're sharing a story, occasionally they will do what the evening news do predominantly, by cutaways with a voiceover, however, they usually do an interview with someone who is in the correct area of their subject, for example if the news was about Ebola they may have someone feeding them information from a hospital location who is their health correspondent. When they're not doing an interview this way via video calling (or as often, prerecorded), then it will be an interview with the people in topic face to face. This is when it really shows the clear differences between Good Morning Britain's breakfast news, to the evening news. When Good Morning Britain have people in to interview, it ranges from MP's, to celebrities, to members of the public sharing a poignant story, wanting it to be broadcasted in order to get some media attention.
As shown from the screenshots above, the presenters of Good Morning Britain move from the main panel that they present the main news and top stories on, to the sofa that they have within the studio. This gives the show a much more relaxed feeling towards it, and it is likely to put the guests at ease, especially those who are just members of the general public, and are not used to the cameras and pressure of being on live TV. Comparing this with the evening news, it is very different.
As shown from the screenshots above, the presenters of Good Morning Britain move from the main panel that they present the main news and top stories on, to the sofa that they have within the studio. This gives the show a much more relaxed feeling towards it, and it is likely to put the guests at ease, especially those who are just members of the general public, and are not used to the cameras and pressure of being on live TV. Comparing this with the evening news, it is very different.
As you can see from this live interview, the way that is being done is very different to breakfast news. This interview is the complete opposite of sitting down in an enclosed environment, talking. Here, they are in the location of the subject topic, and are out in the open, having their interview. Things brings a sense of realism towards the interview, which I have found seems to be the main difference between breakfast and evening news. Evening news is a lot more 'standard news' and how you'd expect it to be, very politically correct. Whereas breakfast TV is almost half a casual chat show, but still addressing the main news stories. I do believe the main cause of this is because time is on their side, and they have it to play with, so they're able to expand on the types of subject matters that they discuss, and the people they have on the show.
These 3 shots are the shot types used for the introduction of the show (after the main titles have been shown) of the presenters. On Good Morning Britain they do use a wide range of shot types, keeping it visually interesting. These screenshots show the wide higher up panning shot of the studio and then to the main two presenters of the show on this current day. The camera is in the top left (or right) of the studio and as it begins to come lower, more of the presenters level, the camera also zooms in. So the camera, in a couple of seconds, has gone from a birds eye view shot, to a long shot, becoming lower, and finally ending up on a medium/medium-close up shot of two presenters. The final shot is just about the closest it can get without the presenters either being one slightly out of frame, or too much outer space outside of the frame. Nevertheless, when there is only one presenter within the frame, the shot type remains the same, this is because this way, the presenter will be centre of the shot, where as on the one shown above of the two presenters, its one each side. This use of a birds eye panning shot is used every morning on the show, I think this is a good interesting shot type as it lets us see the wide range of the studio, and makes us concentrate while the camera moves into the presenters, before they begin to introduce us to the latest headlines and stories.
When interviews take place on Good Morning Britain, they use the shots appropriate; medium shot, long shot (from each side) and close ups (mainly of the guest). This screenshot above is a medium shot of the two presenters, as this is the correct one to use to fit them both in easily, without too much outer space. It also allows them both to introduce the story and guest they're about to interview, even if only one presenter is speaking, the fact that they're both in the shot addresses the fact that they'll both be participating in the interview.
These two shot types show the general close up of the guest. By Good Morning Britain doing this it allows us to feel like we are involved in the conversation, and as though it is us, as viewers talking to him which automatically makes us more involved and likely to have fuller conversation of watching. The same shot type has been done on the presenter, Ben. The reason as to why the other presenter does not need to be in the shot is because we know that she is there, and it is Ben who is speaking, or asking the question, so it makes sense that all we have to look at is him, in the frame which instantly means the type of shot must be a close up.
Unfortunately, due to their being two presenters on the sofa, it is difficult for them to be involved within the conversation of the interview, as well as a decent view of them on the camera. Here you can see Ben is fully in conversation with the guest on the other end of the sofa, but this means that we as viewers don't have the best view of his face. At this point, it is like that the camera man would switch the shot to the left side, so we're then able to see Ben more clearly. As shown in the screenshots below.
Even though it isn't really important we didn't see a very full shot of Ben's face, and as viewers, it is unlikely we'd even recognise this. However, the camera man soon goes to a lower right angle shot, so we can see both presenters clearly. The cameraman then continues to stay towards the right side of the shot, so we can see all 3 members sitting on the sofa, no matter who is talking, and on the second shot he has zoomed in from the long shot, to a medium shot.
Unlike Good Morning Britain, the the 'introduction' of the evening news comes after the headline stories are addressed by the presenter. This means we do not yet know who our presenter is as of yet. This happens for the first minute of the show, until it goes into the introduction, which is a set of images of the world, with chiming music. We finally get introduced by a voiceover of the presenters name and what we are actually watching.
While we are being introduced, similarly to Good Morning Britain, the type of shot that is shown, is a panning shot from one side of the studio, towards the central, where the type of shot changes by, what seems to be a different camera, oppose to Good Morning Britain where it just zooms in.
Here you can see how the transition between the cameras and shot types change. It is different to Good Morning Britain, as you can see the presenters follow the camera down towards, them whereas on here, this presenter does not look up into the shot type has change from the long shot, to her medium closeup. The fact that we can see the transition of the cameras, as shown in my screenshots above makes it just as visually interesting as the wide sweeping shot that Good Morning Britain use.
As I have previously mentioned already, one of the main differences between breakfast news and evening news is appearance of the presenters and how different the two shows are from each other. For example, Good Morning Britain have guests in to interview, the majority of the time, whereas ITV evening news tend to have a correspondent live somewhere else in the world, on the scene of the subject in talk. Or it is simply cutaways and a voiceover. However the shot types when the correspondent is having a conversation with the presenter from the studio, as a type of video call, they are always a medium shot. This allows us as viewers, to see what is going on in the background of the location they're at. If we weren't able to see this [if there is something worth seeing] then it would be pointless for the correspondent to actually even be out there.
Because there are so many different stories, with the footage being displayed on the show with the voiceovers, it means that there is the biggest variation of shot types. From standard medium shots, to panning shots, to higher angle shots and lower angle shots. In order to make the footage as visually interesting as well as informative alongside the voiceover information, then a variety of shot types for each clip of footage is necessary.
Similar to Good Morning Britain, even though it isn't as 'high-tech' as the way that Good Morning Britain display the daily papers and their headlines, the evening news still display the newspapers on the main screen, oppose to how they used to have to do it by the presenters physically holding the paper up themselves so the camera man could get a decent shot of it, which was always hard to see, as the paper would flip over, making us as viewers unable to read the headlines. By both news shows doing this it enables us as viewers to have a much clearer view of the papers, and it actually saves a lot of time, trying to get a decent shot in the frame for the presenters to continue expanding upon the story.
Overall, having compared the breakfast news (Good Morning Britain) to evening news (ITV News at 6/10) I have definitely noticed that there is a huge difference between the two.
Good Morning Britain is a fairly recent and modern approach to breakfast TV as it has never been done before. The way there are 3-4 presenters oppose to just 2 like evening news, and other breakfast shows such as BBC1's Breakfast News, is already something new and different. The show then lasts for over 2 hours so they have plenty of time to fill. From this they have chosen to fill it with other subjects other than the latest news and headlines. These subjects are celebrities, and members of the public who wish to get a certain, personal story out to us, the viewers as it is a good way to be heard and make us all aware of what may not be publicised [to them] enough. These subjects are then with portrayed to us via the presenters of the show doing an interview on the sofa, where we can see them discussing all matters.
So because of this and Good Morning Britain being a new invented style of breakfast news, this almost made the evening news look really old fashioned and very politically correct - even though, in my opinion the news should be like this, and not like a casual chat show which is very nearly what Good Morning Britain seems to be like.
I also noticed Good Morning Britain have more information given by someone standing on location having a video call with them and feeding them information about the subject in topic, whereas the evening news have cutaways of footage and a voiceover giving us the information at the same time.
Good Morning Britain is a fairly recent and modern approach to breakfast TV as it has never been done before. The way there are 3-4 presenters oppose to just 2 like evening news, and other breakfast shows such as BBC1's Breakfast News, is already something new and different. The show then lasts for over 2 hours so they have plenty of time to fill. From this they have chosen to fill it with other subjects other than the latest news and headlines. These subjects are celebrities, and members of the public who wish to get a certain, personal story out to us, the viewers as it is a good way to be heard and make us all aware of what may not be publicised [to them] enough. These subjects are then with portrayed to us via the presenters of the show doing an interview on the sofa, where we can see them discussing all matters.
So because of this and Good Morning Britain being a new invented style of breakfast news, this almost made the evening news look really old fashioned and very politically correct - even though, in my opinion the news should be like this, and not like a casual chat show which is very nearly what Good Morning Britain seems to be like.
I also noticed Good Morning Britain have more information given by someone standing on location having a video call with them and feeding them information about the subject in topic, whereas the evening news have cutaways of footage and a voiceover giving us the information at the same time.