News usually contain around 6 main conventions which we look out for these being Field Reporters, Links to studio, Mode of Address to viewer, Interviewing Experts and Witnesses, Report Structure & Actuality Footage. These create the main structure of a news report. Without these main conventions they will not be able to persuade the viewers that the information they are giving is legitimate. For example a Field Reporter would be a vital aspect of a news report to gain evidence not just for the news but to show the audience that the news has actually happened and he is in the site of the incident or what ever has happened. This gives the audience more insight of the news that has happened.
ACTUALITY FOOTAGE:
At 0:00 we have a quick intro to the Air-plane crash of the Malaysian Airline which is used as an Establishing shot to the news report AlJazeera are providing. While the establishing shot then turns into a little montage we get a voice over covering the site of where the plane had crashed. At 0:06 we are told the location of the crash so the viewers know where the incident had happened. Straight after we see the headlines for the story we get an Actuality Footage of the plane crashing into the ground. The source was from a witness who was near the site of the crash. The reason this was used is that the reporters of the news were not in the country at the time and they did not expect the news to happen. By having actuality footage the viewers at home get a view that is more authentic. Also by having the footage provided the viewers get a clear insight of how the plane crashed and where the plane crashed. With the actuality footage within the report the voice over tells us in more details where exactly the plane crashed and theories on how the plane had crashed. The actuality footage is only used from 0.12 till 0.23. This shows the aftermath of the crash and how it looked like on site. Again relating back to the viewers of the news they get a better view of the shear impact the plane has had and how much of a serious crash it is. The actuality footage usually gives a contextualization. It helps the viewer understand the environment it has happened in whether it is a field or a built up area. It visually provides information as well as the audio tells them what it sounded like when the plane had impacted the floor. Also the visual element of the actuality footage shows the explosion after the impact of the pane into the floor. AlJazeera had used just a little element of actuality footage because they wanted the news report to be more professional and if too much actuality footage had been used it will show an aspect of un-professionalism.
REPORT STRUCTURE:
The report structure of the whole news report was laid out very well and was informative. Straight of at 0:00 The fact communication of the report structure was thrown at the viewer where he explains where and what fell out of the sky (crashed). This is done so that the viewer has the best information on where and when the plane had crashed. The communication is done via a voice over while in the back we have a transition of shots which show the deadly crash of the whole plane. At 1:30 we see some archive footage which was pre-recorded by another source and AlJazeera have used it to show the viewer what phone call had been traced in relation to the MH17 Plane crash. They also do this to provide evidence of what or who may have caused this horrific accident. Also by using archive footage it goes into more depth of the situation allowing the viewers to find more clues or theories of why the plane had crashed. We also see an element of Interviews within the news which is demonstrated at 0.56 where they interview Valdimir Hrabove. While the interview takes place we see a graphic overlay to show the person's name and who he is and in this case a resident of the area. The reason why the do an interview is to assure some information from an eye witness who has seen the crash himself. Also it gets a more in depth look at how it fell from the sky. Also we get opinions which can also benefit the viewer because they may agree with a statement he says or even a fact he says. The interview again was done on location which gives its a more authentic view of the location and the crash site. At 1:02 we can see the background has pieces of the plane around which shows the interview was done there and during the aftermath of the plane crash. The location is also done for aesthetic reasons because the viewer does not want an interview from a person from London for something that happened in Ukraine. At 2:15 the reporter signs off and leaves the story by telling the viewers that there will be investigations starting on the major international incident. They pose a statement of what will happen next for the incident and leaves the viewer waiting for more information on the crash.
INTERVIEWS:
Throughout the news report we tend to see Interviews which show the audience more points of viewers other than the news reporters themselves. At 0:55 we see an interview which is mentioned above. The interviewee gives his opinion on the crash and his experience of seeing a plane crash into the floor. As he was a local resident of the area the reporters have interviewed him because it is his area that has been affected. It helps the flow of the news report as well because without the interview the viewer will not be able to trust the news 100%. With the input of the public it will help the news receive more of that authentic look. We also get an graphics overlay which is shown at 0:56, which just shows the man's name and what relation he has to the plane crash, This is shown underneath his name where it says "resident". The graphics is mainly done for the audience because they need to know who this man is and why he is on the news. The camera technique used is a medium close up just above the man's chest. We are shown this camera angle because the viewers want to see the man's facial expressions of how devastated he is to see a plane crash into the floor.
The man interview was a witness of the crash as well as the resident of the location. He gives us a more in depth explanation of what he had seen so the viewers get a better understanding of the situation.
MODE OF ADDRESS:
The mode of address to the viewer plays a major part in news reports because they summarise the seriousness of the situation in a form. The voice over's tone of voice is quite dull but hear-able. The tone of voice suggests that it is not good news and with the clips with the voice over we can see that what he says correlates to the clips being shown. At 0:33 we see a segment of the reporter himself to see how he looks like. The accent sounds like a man who is well educated and is not from the UK and from a different country. The language complexity of the reporter is not all that complex. It allows the audience to understand properly of what the situation is like. He also uses quite basic terms just for the viewer's sake so everybody understands the news that has happened. The reporter is a fact provider for the news itself as he was just telling the viewer of what he sees and what has happened to a deep extent.
FIELD REPORTER:
While on the topic of mode of address to the viewer we come across the field reporter who is the man who has done all the voice overs and is currently at the scene of the crash. At 0:33 we can see that behind him in the darkness of the night he is there pointing at what he sees the authorities are doing. He also uses the term "Up the road" while pointing at it to show he is currently at the scene of the whole crash and just to illustrate that there is a segment to prove his point of the local authorities putting debris over the bodies that remained from the crash. The costume that is worn at 0:33 shows that he is dressed appropriately to go and see the plane debris that have fallen down and he is not in a suit. This is done to show that he is a field reporter and not just a regular reporter. The choice of reporter was a male who is white (has a tan?). This was done to show how well educated the man is for filed reporting and how he gets his facts across to the viewers. News tend to be a little bias and mainly chose males as field reporters but we do see the often female field reporter for the news. The level of involvement in the story is that he was not part of the story. The field reporter is just there to analyse the situation and get it globally to the viewers who are watching it. Finally the graphics that we see for the reporter again shows basic information such as the location he is in and what his name is and this is shown at 0:31.
LINKS TO STUDIO:
Often in news reports we see links to studio being embedded within the news itself. In this particular video about the major terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in the United Sates. At 0:29 we see a live report of the trade trade centre in smoke while the reporter from the US talks to the viewer an answers the questions which she is asked. At 0:38 we can see it is a live footage as first of all at the bottom of the screen where we see the graphics overlay we can see that it says live and also the background is a few blocks away from the World Trade Centre themselves. By having a live report we can first of all see how the reporters send information or give information back to the viewers and secondly we can see the incident while it is in progress which shows the audience the realism of the attack. The location as we can see on 0:38 is near the attack zone. Where the back drop is showing the thick cloud of smoke behind her head. Also the location plays a massive part in the report as the audience will know where its is happening. The camera language used in the report here is the reporter from the US is at a mid-shot but to one side of the screen and the rest is of the horrific view of the World Trade Centre to show the audience the extent of this attack.
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