Research & Planning: Newsreader conventions

Here I have two videos from YouTube that simply show some of the key conventions of a news report, by researching this it will give me an outline of what structure my news report should follow in my own teaser trailer. These are the main conventions I have found

• It begins where the news reporter is sat at a desk in main focus, where no editing is taking place
• The news reporter is always center frame- main focus for the audience.
• Commonly Mid Close ups are used.
• A straight cut is often used to show the other reporter on the screen behind, when a follow up is used at that scene.
• The newsreader is commonly well spoken and clear.
• When they're reading the script they use breaks between lines to build suspense in the story.

When the report moves to the live scene:

• Sometimes begins with an establishing shot with a voice over.
• Filler shots are used whilst the reporter describes the news in much more detail sometimes with facts and figures.
• A static camera is used showing the reporter in a mid long shot, where she goes further into detail about the news topic.