Andrew

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Graphics: This news broadcast opens with a graphic representing the news station. I think that this is an effective method of representing the news station, along with the small graphic shown in the bottom right corner of the screen. Shortly after the anchors introduce the subject, a new graphic appears that displays the area where the cruise ship went aground. I don't exactly like this graphic and I think that they left it on the screen for too long, plus it zoomed in too far. The only other graphics after this is an introductory one to the reporter who is speaking, and a closing graphic that was the same as the intro. Overall, the graphics in this newscast fit well with the topic as they did not distract the viewer or leave out information.

Shot Selection: I like the opening selected shot for this video. While it was simple, it reminded me of one of our morning clips of where we talked about how zooming in on a reporter can create somewhat of a connection to the audience. From here until the end of this broadcast, the shots consist of what apperas to be filmings from helecopters and pictures from water vessels. While these are not the greatest shots, it is understandable because the station would be crossing boundaries to get up close to the wreckage. Most of the shots pan the area and zoom in on points of interest. For the most part every shot makes sense and adds to the story telling.

Editing: From what I can see, there really wasn't much editing that was visible or distracting during this clip.

Sound: During the introduction, music is playing. As the camera zooms in on the anchors, the music fades dramatically. When the anchors introduce the reporter, there was a longer pause then there should have been. It is understandable because the reporter is in a completely different location.

Color: The video has nothing interesting about color. The intro has contrasting colors which brings out the words. Other than that, the colors were picked in a good way because every graphic that is shown is easily visible.

Style: This video is a package if you don't consider the reporter as an anchor, otherwise it would be a voice over. Since the reporter is live, just in a separate location, I would consider this a voice over. I think that this works well with this video because it makes it more believable and gives the station credibility.

Overall: This video is decent for the news station's availability for shots. I think that it would be cool if we could get an animated graphic for our intro, along with a good way to zoom in on the anchors steadily at the beginning. Just adding this to our production would make our news cast appear more professional. The only thing that I really didn't like about this is the google maps zoom in on the location, just for the fact that the shot lasted too long, and I don't like how when they switched to the reporter there was a pause between talking and the weird static.