NE
newsman1
I think he is just plain awful, good reporter in the field but not for studio based news reading
Surely, reading the news is easier than reporting from a war zone.
CI
Surely, reading the news is easier than reporting from a war zone.
If Television newsreading was as simple as radio news reading is, then yeah, the point would be valid.
Sadly, even the simplest of TV news reading operations requires a very different skill set to just reporting on one story, even one as dangerous as a war zone.
Just the "simple" act of reading off a teleprompter requires a lot of concentration, and most people when they do it the first few times, look incredibly unnatural whilst doing that. So, you have to then put back in some normal human movement and tone variance, just to make it look natural.
Add to that you've got a director and maybe a few others talking in one of your ears constantly, counting you down to bulletin end, or the next piece of video or a live report by satellite or telling you something else that you need to know, and you have to be able to concentrate on that as well, and the whole thing becomes more complex than patting your head and rubbing your belly simultaneously.
I have nothing but complete respect for the people who make it look so easy, as I'm pretty sure I would struggle with all that.
I think he is just plain awful, good reporter in the field but not for studio based news reading
Surely, reading the news is easier than reporting from a war zone.
If Television newsreading was as simple as radio news reading is, then yeah, the point would be valid.
Sadly, even the simplest of TV news reading operations requires a very different skill set to just reporting on one story, even one as dangerous as a war zone.
Just the "simple" act of reading off a teleprompter requires a lot of concentration, and most people when they do it the first few times, look incredibly unnatural whilst doing that. So, you have to then put back in some normal human movement and tone variance, just to make it look natural.
Add to that you've got a director and maybe a few others talking in one of your ears constantly, counting you down to bulletin end, or the next piece of video or a live report by satellite or telling you something else that you need to know, and you have to be able to concentrate on that as well, and the whole thing becomes more complex than patting your head and rubbing your belly simultaneously.
I have nothing but complete respect for the people who make it look so easy, as I'm pretty sure I would struggle with all that.
AA
Surely, reading the news is easier than reporting from a war zone.
If Television newsreading was as simple as radio news reading is, then yeah, the point would be valid.
Sadly, even the simplest of TV news reading operations requires a very different skill set to just reporting on one story, even one as dangerous as a war zone.
Just the "simple" act of reading off a teleprompter requires a lot of concentration, and most people when they do it the first few times, look incredibly unnatural whilst doing that. So, you have to then put back in some normal human movement and tone variance, just to make it look natural.
Add to that you've got a director and maybe a few others talking in one of your ears constantly, counting you down to bulletin end, or the next piece of video or a live report by satellite or telling you something else that you need to know, and you have to be able to concentrate on that as well, and the whole thing becomes more complex than patting your head and rubbing your belly simultaneously.
I have nothing but complete respect for the people who make it look so easy, as I'm pretty sure I would struggle with all that.
I agree with all of this.
I think the most difficult bit must be people talking in your ear whilst you yourself have keep talking. Not only do you have to actually listen to what's being said, you also have to keep reading the autocue.
I think he is just plain awful, good reporter in the field but not for studio based news reading
Surely, reading the news is easier than reporting from a war zone.
If Television newsreading was as simple as radio news reading is, then yeah, the point would be valid.
Sadly, even the simplest of TV news reading operations requires a very different skill set to just reporting on one story, even one as dangerous as a war zone.
Just the "simple" act of reading off a teleprompter requires a lot of concentration, and most people when they do it the first few times, look incredibly unnatural whilst doing that. So, you have to then put back in some normal human movement and tone variance, just to make it look natural.
Add to that you've got a director and maybe a few others talking in one of your ears constantly, counting you down to bulletin end, or the next piece of video or a live report by satellite or telling you something else that you need to know, and you have to be able to concentrate on that as well, and the whole thing becomes more complex than patting your head and rubbing your belly simultaneously.
I have nothing but complete respect for the people who make it look so easy, as I'm pretty sure I would struggle with all that.
I agree with all of this.
I think the most difficult bit must be people talking in your ear whilst you yourself have keep talking. Not only do you have to actually listen to what's being said, you also have to keep reading the autocue.
BA
No music during the headline sequence at 6:30, no voiceover, and the titles played right from the start, meaning a couple of seconds of white before they started.
SC
scottishtv
Founding member
I see ITV's News at Ten has been moved twice this week, once for football and tonight for I'm a Celebrity. Moves to 22:30 twice again next week due to I'm a Celebrity too.
Oh well.
Oh well.
SC
Haha. It's just tradition now, is it?
scottishtv
Founding member
Same as what happens at this time of year every year, it helps to pay the bills.
Haha. It's just tradition now, is it?