Residents hit by the winter floods last year have been awarded a total of £98,000 in a new government grant scheme managed by Winchester City Council.
Around 26 properties in the village of Hambledon were damaged in the bad weather and could apply for a maximum of £5000 to repair their properties.
Hampshire County Council estimate £63 million to repair damage cause by the winter flooding in the county.
Hambledon Councillor Caroline Dibden said:”The Repair and Renewal Grant that was run by Winchester City Council on behalf of the government was really helpful for the people of Hambledon,” adding: “getting the grant was a really helpful step up in trying to protect their houses should it happen again.”
Chairman of The Hambledon Flood Action Group, Tony Higham said:”If your house got within a quarter inch of flooding then you don’t get a grant, if your house got water in it because it went a quarter inch over the floorboards then you do. We think thats rather stupid and very short-sighted.”
Further work begins in January in Hambledon due to secured funding from the Environment Agency.
good sting before anything comes into vision – sound mix here is good
the sound on the links in the theatre is distorted – perhaps peaking? But there is good, clear presentation. Lucy varies her voice – sport take note!
1st link is cut too soon – cannot hear the full link
TATE: good script and decent all round package. The sound mix is wrong with the music bed being slightly too high? Interviews were very good – sound and framing were pretty much perfect. Good to go gonzo on this. Good range of shots, angles and interviews. Good sign off ‘ping pong pensioners’.
good to change position on presenting of the links
LUCY: interview is far too long, framing is wrong, sound sync with the DSLR isn’t quite right, sound quality is slightly distorted – not sure if this is due to the edit or capture?
ZEENA: came in too early – don’t be the actuality, music bed is too high at the beginning, great punch in the script delivery, PTCs are fantastic, good vox pops, interviews could have been better shot and content wise
SARAH: PTC well framed and shot on the DSLRs, mic is in shot in the first link, good content, music bed could have been used in the links perhaps, decent first attempt
For the pilot show, WinchXtra has a lot of potential and can only improve with more episodes.
I feel particularly pleased with my choice of running order this week. Unfortunately at news conference I felt that some ideas were lacking but I got the stories in that I wanted to be in the bulletin. Six out of eight stories produced this week were carried through from the news conference stage – which I think is fantastic. Graphics were extremely strong this week – a few style points but it’s very promising for the future.
HOMEBASE: good on the day news story thrown into action, edited quickly, could have changed position of Tate but we have not done this type of as live before, PTC was confident but could have slowed down presentation slightly.
STANMORE STUDENTS: good opening shot, good use of summarising a statement in PTC, confident presentation of script, needed more students in the piece, good quotes from councillor and petition leader, good use of nod to cover edit, lighting on petition leader not right, SEQUENCES, try and record the whole voiceover as one because you can hear the difference
DANGEROUS DOGS: good use of NATSOT and opening shot – Brooke delivered what I asked for. Strong PTC and presentation, good graphics, good case study with good quotes, lighting needs work on case study, kitchen interview is questionable in terms of sound, good phone interview
TECH HUB: great opening shot exactly what was needed, made a dull story interesting, good camera work but maybe shoot a bit tighter on the second interview, slight lack of pictures when editing, good scripting, captions on their footage potentially distracting?
STORM: PTC would have been nice in this but still works, good shots, some more variety ie close ups perhaps, always try and use a tripod if possible, use of met office graphic was good and well explained, presentation and script was well done. Well done on trying to get the Skype OB from Southampton Airport even if it failed
DRUGS: good use of drop intro and us of archive footage, camera work in play could have been better but the context made it okay, good interviews, good scripting, edit was slick
OOV BELT: good content and great camera work but were cut too short, needed more room to digest
SPORT: sport was a great improvement it did not feel as if it was over five mins, it was edited well and snappy, voices have improved still work to be done but getting there, camera work was good, not bad presentation of Sportsweek for the first go, Ross’ PTC was confident and well presented but was a shame about the lighting, good quotes from the interviews though
WINCHESTER MODEL: good work from HATTIE off of beat, voice is too fast but script isn’t bad, lovely DSLR filming but needs to be on a tripod for this story, good quotes from interviewee and shot well, I extended a deadline to re-film some shots of the model
FEATURES BACKANO: pretty much perfect, short snappy edit, good sound mix, good to self- promote especially when it’s this good
TEXT STORIES trickled through continuously throughout Wednesday and all were completed and subbed before the bulletin went out
The key theme this week was communication between news, production and Tate. It was a success and a necessary combination.
With the BJTC and Chris Coneybeer as guests in this week I wanted the bulletin to run smoothly and to to show off what we do here at WINOL because after all we are a course to be proud of.
News Conference
Be aware of the news always, by the time I had got to the newsroom I had already watched BBC Breakfast and the local news, listened to the Today programme and read several papers.
Must come with 2/3 story ideas – need back up plans. Journalism is about finding solutions to problems so don’t give up re route. The conference should be disciplined – editors should ask for your top line, your interviewee’s and your shots. Remember we are producing for TV – pictures are incredibly important. For dull stories, case studies are particularly important they will provide your pictures. All reporters should be fighting for a headline spot, this is your goal and should be specifically focussed on every week from now on. Think about these shots on location, just take some time. A good reporter should know exactly what they aim to achieve/ what the end package will look like – it is not a guessing game. Know what you want on your timeline and go get it *opening shot* The shots I said reporters must have they achieved, it just takes some thought. Take pride in your work, it’s your responsibility right through to it’s output in the gallery. You own it.
Gather a production team on Monday – be prepared. I arranged a practice session on the Tuesday with last week’s script and packages on the archive. Suggest this as possible rehearsal every week. We must go out on time, every time. Industry has technical problems but they push on through. Key to this is pushing for early deads and putting the pressure on reporters. Production was incredibly smooth this week – a triumph as first week out on time. Mimi as director was strong; she had confident communication and total control in the gallery despite the numbers observing. We did not re-record any links and there was one minor black hole issue but there was no rush to edit it all together to put onto the site.
When you have a story, brainstorm either mentally or jot down all possible angles for the story and all possible interviewee’s. Constantly bash the phone; emails don’t work. If a story falls through – this is common and can’t be helped – don’t leave pursue something else. You are a reporter. The news editor is there to help you but don’t rely on them to chase stories for you that is not their job – you bash the phones. Editors tell you what they want in their bulletin and may draw your attention to certain stories but you need to produce them and chase them. Scripting of PTCs and packages is for you to do – editors can guide you but remember it is your work.
Ask the questions while you can – be clear of what you’re doing. It’s much better to ask than to go out and do it wrong.
Make sure you stick to the deadlines – they are there for a reason and you will be spiked if not met. Everything needs to go through the News Editor. Don’t sit there, use your initiative if it needs checking and its finished let the editor know.
Links were all in on the Tuesday evening – which was a precedent set by me – so that Tate had plenty of time to work on the script and had rehearsal time too. We should try and do this every week. They take two minutes to write as you should know your story inside out.
We discussed potential legal problems and scripting issues to produce a very credible bulletin this week. I was very pleased overall.
Really excellent, enjoyed it. Interesting kept attention all the way through
Impressed with the new studio and titles very nice
Confident presentation from Tate
Out on air, time is important
Tech hub headline needs more expo to make it slightly more attractive. Football expression is this right? UPSOT is good. The Homebase story was handled well as top story – sound could have trailed better at the beginning. Get rid of but in link, doesn’t quite make sense
Potentially should have changed the framing on as live presenter – a point to make clear to distinguish
Dogs – good actuality, great ptc, case study strong interview, echo sound on interviewee. Nice shots, extremely good graphics, good piece, balanced
Students – reconstruction tag perhaps, alliteration of ‘clumsy clubbers’ good, estate GVs could have added something, see the students hear their view. Reframing in cut of petition lady worked well, interior light issue here – table lamp to bring in?
Tech hub – made a potentially dull story really interesting, excellent, subtitles distracting on their footage maybe a re crop, cost would have been nice to mention ie attract graduates and things
Storm – wind noise good to hear normally an issue to fight but it was useful here, nice pictures
Drugs – library footage good, strong interviews and play actuality
OOVs – tight clips, bit too short, let it breathe a couple seconds more
Sport – touch overexposed in studio. Football good got the action and tackles, second camera behind goal. Woman ref good lighting, man badly lit. Graphics in sport loved it – cheeky chip nice scripting
Winch model – good story, use of dissolves and moving camera normally a no but good purpose here, need to use a tripod here
Features – very enjoyable, time and effort gone into it has done well, GoT frame out
Good mix of stories liked the menu, reacted to breaking news – do more of that. Sequences, help to tell the story
WINOL’s Twitter gained two new followers this week – we need to establish a strategy for social media. Forums, mentions. If things aren’t getting viewed what’s the point?
Website: 510 unique IPs, predicting that there are 90 more than that on campus alone, 194 Facebook shares, gone up in Alexa 3 million but nowhere near there, bulletin got the most views. Very useful graph this week on last week. River cottage canteen 232 hits on our site – Sophie’s review
SEO: a bible will be circulated concerning social media
FEATURES: really good last week, improvement on everything, spreads and pictures, sound on coffee house. Good pegs, links to news and current events
Features need to go through Laura before the subs. Everything must contain a featured image, particularly important in features. Tweet through the week and not just on the day, give viewers a preview
Need part of the website to look like a magazine spread, turn the pages etc. Fashion is particularly strong.
Make up video very good, framing and eyeline is good, presentation and sound mix is smooth, sound needs to be swelled up and down, don’t just leave the music bed as it is do more with the soundtrack, gone gonzo on this, good peg
Reader involvement and how to
WinchXtra production good – content not so much. Brilliant sting to head, sound before vision, Zeena’s PTCs have come on a lot very relaxed committed very natural, tate’s package good, Lucy crosses the line. Review it see what we can use for sport and news, analyse
Review: what it is? Facts. Comment part
2 types: take part gonzo or standard review
News pictures. Guilty buildings, roads etc banned. Work hard to get the pictures, think about it
NEWS:
Not just VTs, OOVs, in studio chat. Give the bulletin texture. Actuality is not you. In and out words for floats. Rant = live Skype talk. A news belt changes the pace of a bulletin, nib, visuals. OOV 2/3 sentences, 15 seconds long, footage 20 seconds. First sentence in, two sentences out of vision
Screwed up heads – act must follow oov. Impossible to understand. Oov bit is to explain what you’re gonna see next. Sting in between heads. Should have had swell and actuality. Team not known well enough in heads – explain the game as if nobody knows football. Underselling sport need to realise not everybody likes football
Isaac: picture and sound. Struggling with video. Get around, a lot of interviews. Get in more. ‘What do we want?’ Persons face.
Bracken: Go tight if background isn’t great, classic walking intro, interview whilst doing job, obvious stuff makes good pictures, go pro always for sport, leave frame
Brooke: came in too early, delivery is good and well paced, but believe in the story, go tight mic closer, no white walls, came alive with case study
Josh: no actuality, starts with figures, out of focus gate, PTC must be perfect just your time do it again, no window, eyeline wrong, needs sequence
Stephen: nice piece, high danger but dealt well, closer to actors would be nice, anonymity
Alex: too long voxes, hit hit hit, out of focus, only opinion never explanation, sound is wrong on Jackie – content fantastic though
Sport: 7 WINCHESTER same as Southampton 8 goals, if it was a record should have screamed it. GOAL!!! Lighting on interviews isn’t broadcastable. Work the manager’s for decent heads
We were late coming on air no start time – 22 and a half minutes late what is industry going to do? Cannot give free commercials or just wait, master control will take over and the week’s work is redundant. Never do this.
It was a shambles, anything but a professional news station today. Wouldn’t win a thing. Never had got to air, never started a debrief at this time before. No excuses. Snag all difficulties in the new studio. 2 o clock deadlines unrealistic – between 12 and 1 – 1 latest.
No rehearsals, slugging, no timings on script, links in too late. Timing of packages and out words. Timing on heads too. Run everything to the second.
If you don’t have discipline you are not a journalist.
Script
Midwife package – midwives need mentioning, key fact is that they have never done this before
Horses package fine
Sexed up Julian fellows story
No need for introduction after voice of God saying with Tate Slyfield
Heads two of one image – that needs sorting, looks like we’re lacking in images
Black holes in production, check packages properly
Whole bulletin lacks people – human interest stories. This is what we specialise in, why was it not here this week?
MIDWIFE: no voice track, grab with midwife – stick to one idea per sentence, don’t confuse the viewer, examples of midwives doing their jobs, pregnant women. HUMAN INTEREST
HORSES: problems with sound in production, more explanation needed?
SPEED LIMITS: White balancing outside shots are blue be careful with this, telling the story right
EMPTY HOMES: talk slower, movement in ptc, make sure cutaway you use says something and means something. Light on interview needs sorting – rule of thirds. Don’t end on a sign off
STEPHEN: bit dry story but very newsworthy, shot well voiced well components
GRAD: could’ve made more of it, moved it up huge story that we did not get, easy get
ALEX: sell story all over again, would’ve liked own fresh pictures, today’s story, work in research a little bit lazy, make graphics clear
SPORT: relax in the studio it’s only sport. Terminology got to be careful of being a bit pompous and formulaic, don’t say what you see, don’t jump cut, change size of shot or cutaway for penalties
Nice pics in space story but sound problems
Work as a team and professionally, tell the story, think visually, blend of stories is there but pictures and people need to be improved
Practice with the new studio – technical support can’t afford the times
Take the time on packages – agonise over words, frames and sound mix. This is how you’ll improve
Hambledon residents are still at risk of flooding despite funding of £1.4 million from the Environment Agency announced this week.
The Hampshire village was severely affected by flooding last winter and the extra money is being put towards flood protection measures, with developments starting at the end of this month.
Hampshire County Councillor Seán Woodward, Chief for Economy, Transport and Environment, said: “This funding towards the flood alleviation scheme in Hambledon is very much welcomed.”
The bulk of the funding is provided by Hampshire County Council with Winchester City Council putting £100,000 towards the cause.
Residents await for the next decision on extra funding for 2015 work.
WEBSITE: 206 new users – most of our searches were from Google. As a team we need to share links for WINOL as a whole not just our individual packages (primarily on Wednesdays ie #WINOLLiveat5). Reporters please put where the picture is from/caption on the bottom of the post, whether it’s Creative Commons or your own picture both needs to be done. Everything needs to go through the editors, if it has not been checked do not put it up. *Big push in social media.* Ballet days got 131 views this week did very well, we need more of this. The site is well subbed and the majority of text stories are well written and do not need major structural work. There have been a few legal problems – a couple on comment but not much else. We produce twenty stories on average but this needs to build up and up and up. It will be higher when we come to the General Election. The site has a robust template but is rather slow when lots of people are logged in. There will be a focus on SEO next time when second year reporters are more confident in writing text stories. The structure of the promo stuff on mobile site – shall we rearrange?
Fashion pictures are very good: rule of thirds, masking, montages, typography should be slightly tighter. Hard to criticise. FIREWORKS. There are ways of improving distortion – bare this in mind for resizing images in Fireworks.
Action pictures are best even in features (fashion shows), or graphics, no illustration
FEATURES: Sophie’s river cottage and ballet day – best views
Need more videos on all accounts really – across the board, reviews
Pictures for Autumn accessories are not as good as Elly
Trench coat article was well done – looks good for realistically a bit of a boring story
We’re focussing too much on localised things, broaden out a bit more just remember the news peg
Coffee House sessions need to work on sound but we’re doing well and it’s free content on campus. Take advantage.
Elly is consistently good
We need to up our Twitter involvement and competitions
Remember to put packages on YouTube winchesterjournalism and personal accounts link these to social media and SPAM
Magazine spreads are flying, we’re looking to Look magazine for style purposes
Fashion are focussing on more videos and events
Don’t need to be original. Clichès and formula. Don’t overestimate it.
We want provocative, comment evoking articles for features.
Production: sound is very difficult, impossible to replace more difficult than pictures perhaps. BJTC courses always start with sound. Equipment often doesn’t work, check check check. If it can go wrong it will go wrong. Vision mixing wasn’t quick enough – lack of practice and leave plenty at beginning and end of package. Reporters need to leave a clean out point.
Make sure you capture just sound, different sounds on location, layer up the sound. Tweak it and layer it as long as you do not alter the meaning it is fine.
NEWS
Sound mix, was wrong; presenter too far down and we need a little suggestion of music not that to be the overriding sound.
Viewer decides after the heads if they tune in – heads are important, gather material for heads when on location. Ingredients for HEADS: quote, facts, NATSOT
Facts in your voice, comment in interviewee’s voice.
HEADS: cows had good NATSOT quote was okay, court needs quotes, football zoom in on actual action no quote but comment. Close to really good. Pictures were very good in this.
Ellen’s PTC with acorns one of the best PTCs – look this up.
News editing, not quite right, assembled from available packages. It’s still the beginning so stories are struggling but we had quite a full bulletin.
COW: good NATSOT in opening shot, good pictures, sequences, wide shot into detail, graphics possible move, good linking sequence to quote from farmer, cut down dairy crest statement (for full statement go to website). Good solid piece, good for patch
HATTIE: good work, good quote, jump cut in PTC
BROOKE: lengthy to cut into, good natural sound, presentation very good, decent quote from police, initial copyright images good, swell on sound could have been better, graphic was good but too static, PTC? Second interview, uncomfortable in camera not great quotes
ALEX: find the real story in this?
LAUREN: good underlay interview, very good sound bytes, decent quotes. Maybe make Mike Thornton the story?
LAURA: be sure to talk over the graphics, don’t fill a gap, explain them
SPORT: guilty building banned, both possible types of quotes in Basingstoke interview
Bit more texture, better quote not fact in the second, Rachel PTC very good presentation
BACKANO: UPSOT
DONKEY: not quote really, but quite good, no panning
I feel that this week’s package is the best that I have produced over my time on WINOL. I wanted to use this final semester to predominantly make up my showreel to be the best possible piece of work to show off.
My opening shot works really well in my news package, the angle is interesting and zoomed in – very involved and a great hook. I boosted the sound up to have the richest NATSOT possible and it attracts the viewer.
I thought my voice and presentation was one of my strongest this week; there was attack and I thought about every word and where to put emphasis. I put a firm focus on writing to pictures like I had seen on my experience at BBC and ITN and so the story was told fluently.
Perhaps it would have been better to have the cows being milked and not just the equipment but this was not possible so I created the milk sequences. I think that this solution worked well and reverted the package back to the bigger picture and not just a farm. Were these sequences too different? Too much of a jump from farm to shop to house?
My PTC was involved – I was further in with the cows originally surrounded in their barn but they kept knocking the equipment and myself so I made the decision to move.
I would have liked to put a move on the graphic so I shall aim to work on how to do that over the week. However, the expo was clear and not too long.
My set up shots for the farmer worked really well, I made sure in the edit to let him leave the shot before he started talking. My interviewee’s grab was good; there was emotion in his voice and the cutaways were good. I used the newest go pros this week and the quality was amazing. These need more experimenting by our reporters.
I would have liked to highlight the key words and phrases on my statement potentially also with a zoom but I need to look further into how to do this on final cut.
I had a strong sign off with a good ending shot. Overall, I was very pleased with my package.
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