5 examples in which producers use codes and conventions and technical elements to produce a

news programme.

Count Down.

The BBC in particular uses a count down of different montage of reporters before they start their news broadcast. BBC producers use this technical element to create a sense of tension before the news headlines.

Mode of Address.

This code is used in a TV News Broadcast to direct the mass audience of breaking news and headlines. The news reader may use anchorage and voice over to explain actuality footage. Producers use a long shot to medium close up element during a mode of address to give the presenter authority.

Headline.

This technical element is used to give the audience a better understanding of the news headlines and current affairs. This example shows the debate of press regulations between the political parties.

Cut Away.

A cut away is the interruption of a continuously filmed action followed by inserting a view of something else. A cut away shot does not necessarily contribute to any dramatic content of its own. Editors use it to assemble a longer sequence. For this reason, editors choose cut away shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location. In this case the editors chose show a 3seconds cut away of Nick Clegg’s view on press regulation before quickly cutting away to a new headline.

Long shot to medium close up.

The long shot to medium close up technical elements give an all round view of the news studio before the news reader reports on the headlines.