Winol - 9th March

Well Done guys, this week we again got the bulletin on to WINOL at 4. The beginning recording on the Tricaster ran a little long but thankfully we go the edited bulletin on to youtube quite quickly and by 5.30pm it was on WINOL.

Only a few problems this week. Katie was a little too quiet during the headlines. There were a few black holes, as well as the background appearing before Katie, this was down to the vision mixer, Drew but as it was his first time with barely a rehearsal he did very well. These little problems were edited out in the second version so it was not too bad. Drew also went to camera three instead of the VT for the OOV but it looks OK. A minor problem. Drew, I think you also need more confidence in Justina as your director as she will cue you in when needed. I thought you were panicking a little and maybe you were letting your nerves take over a little.

I love the new strap lines but as we are changing the background at some point I think we should have waited and made a big change overall instead of little bits at a time. We also should not really introduce an interview in a link. Especially when we do not go straight in to an interview but GV's. This makes a package and not an interview.

For next week the reporters would like their own strap lines, as Sportsweek does but I think it may look a little weird that they have a strap line and then say Domonique Jenkins, Winchester news etc. Does the viewer really care, and do they want to see and hear the reporters name multiple times?

Paul Carter made a great point that there are two televisions on the wall that are not used. We should have the news on them all day on a Wednesday. There may be breaking news one day and we will miss it. This would be a huge mistake, especially if the breaking news is about Winchester.

We had a small rehearsal this week due to the script being late again. This is the second week in a row this has happened and it is meaning that the bulletin is suffering as no one on production and the presenters get a chance to rehearse. The script can be started Monday afternoon and should be finished Wednesday morning. Even if there are last minute story changes, the script should still be ready early on a Wednesday and not the one thing running late.

Katie I think you did really well this week. It was your first time presenting and you did not have much of a rehearsal due to the late arrival of the script. You held it together, even when you tripped over your words and remained professional the whole time, I would say maybe smile more though; as a viewer it feels more comfortable when the presenter is comfortable.

Natasha you were amazing on the sound board as you, again had not had much training. You are new to production and you have fit in really well and work hard. Justina, as always is an awesome director, as well as helping with the vision mixing. Sam, you did really well on VT's again, I think you have definitely mastered this. Let me know when you would like to try something a little more challenging. Claire, you did really well on the autocue. I think you were particularly nervous as it was your best friend reading the script and I think this added to your nerves as you wanted it to be perfect for Katie. You did really well and I think you're covering everything in the Gallery really well.

No more subbing. This means we can completely focus on the entertainment program and getting the bulletin out every week. No more going home from a stressful Wednesday to subbing but a chance to relax. You all did really well on subbing and I am proud of you all. You were new to it, it has problems and people are not always reliable but you did your best, congrats.

Goals for next week is to again get the bulletin on WINOL for 4pm and to try and be a little more adventurous with filming and sports. Also lets try and get the Entertainment program up this week.