­­Research into a news report from the 1950’s and comparing it to one from the twenty-first centaury.

Research into a news report from the 1950’s and comparing it to one from the twenty-first centaury.

TV news reports have changed dramatically since the 1950’s. After studying a report from the BBC in February 1958. This report starts off will a short introduction. In this short introduction, it uses a very simple text animation and has music playing in the background. The animation has text in a circle, which moves around in a circle, and then text appears and fades in beneath the circle. The introduction also includes music. The music is very loud and consists of many different instruments. The music track only lasts for the duration of the introduction. In comparison to this, a BBC news at six report on the 23rd of February 2010 also has an introduction but it runs for a much longer duration. In this introduction it includes real life footage and special effects as well as a backing track. The live footage used within the introduction consists of video footage of news reporters going their job in many different locations as well as fast moving footage of vehicles. The introduction also uses animation in two different ways. The first being a light blast over the top of some live footage and other is a short animation of the BBC logo. The animation is very technical and colourful. The backing music used in the introduction is very long in duration and would have been made through technology (on a computer). Comparing these two reports together there is a huge difference. One main different is that the 1958 report is in black and white whereas the 2010 one it is colour. This is because technology has developed over time, allowing broadcasting to be in colour. Another main difference is the content of the introduction. In the 1958 report it only uses a very short text animation where as in the 2010 report is used both real life footage and special effects. This is mainly due to technology but may also be because people in the twenty-first century expect a lot more in a television broadcast. The final difference in the two introductions is the music used. In the 2010 is very techno based where as in the 1958 introduction is made up of real instruments. Another difference is the length of the tracks. In the 1958 report the music track is very short and only lasts for the duration of the introduction. However in the 2010 report the music track runs on into the introduction of the main headlines read by the news reporter.

In both of the reports, they both start with in introduction to the main headlines. However, in the 2010 report video clips of the particular headline are played, but in the 1958 report it is simply just the news reporter reading the headlines.
The set layouts in both reports are very different from each other. In the report from 1958 there is a simple and small layout with the newsreader at a desk and only an image of the county when talking about the weather. In contrast to this, the 2010 report has a large set with many TV screens. The reporter is also not at a desk and is standing up.

In both reports the newsreaders both have paper in their hand and are both dressed quite formally. However in the 1958 report the newsreader is a male who is fully dressed in a formal suite and looks very smart. In the 2010, the news reporter is a female and although is slightly less formally dressed as she is wearing a shirt and a skirt. Although her clothes are still formal, they give her a slightly casual feel.

Another major difference in the two news reports it the language and tone of voice used by the newsreaders. In the 1958 report the newsreader used very formal language. He also uses a high class and well-pronounced tone of voice, with no accent. In the 2010 news report the newsreader still uses formal language, however, her tone of voice has a slight accent and more relaxed tone of voice.

Another different between the two reports is the number of reporters. In the 1958 report there is only one reported in the studio. In the 2010 there is only one reporter in the studio however, there are additional reporter off site who cover more in-depth stories about particular subjects.

In the 2010 news report, the images and video clips are very clear and easy to see but the 1958 report the images and video clips are very un-tidy, unclear and are a bad quality image. The images and video clips show in the 2010 report are a more graphic and sensitive.