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New Britain High School
Date Posted: April 25, 2005
School: New Britain High School
Slug: New Britain's Industrial Past
Status: Broadcast
Town: New Britain
Length: 49.22
DELIVERY: Pretty good, but reporter could have spoken a bit faster.
INTERVIEWS: Good choice. Next time try a tighter shot. He seemed so far away. It would have been great to hear from a visitor of the museum too.
ORIGINALITY: Interesting story.
WRITING: Well-written. Good job telling us what type of museum it is and how it ties in to New Britain's history. Is this a new museum, or has it been in New Britain for a long time? Have they recently added a new exhibit? You might want to reconsider your closing. It seemed to end a bit abruptly.
VIDEO: Good footage of different items. Lots of great shots.
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: Good job editing.
OVERALL: Nice work. Remember to add any important facts that would add to the news value of the story, such as if it is a new exhibit, new museum, ect.
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Date Posted: April 25, 2005
School: New Britain High School
Slug: New Britain High-Tech Security
Status: Broadcast
Town: New Britain
Length: 49.53
DELIVERY: Very good. Clever stand-up. It was great. It would have been great if you had not zoomed out.
INTERVIEWS: Great interview. Really added to the story. Good sound bite. We really would have like to hear from a student or parent with an opposing view. A story should have balance by ensuring that you have both sides of an issue. The other side of this issue would be those who feel this type of surveillance is an invasion of privacy.
ORIGINALITY: Timely and interesting.
WRITING: Good. You told us how the security system works and added some important facts with the interview. Remember to address why. Why does the school feel such tight security is necessary? Where there recent incidents that prompted this? Is this security system newly implemented?
VIDEO: Great shots! Lots of variety. Loved how you showed the monitors in action. Good job getting shots from inside the security room and directly in the halls.
AUDIO: Good levels throughout. The ambient sound at the beginning (people talking in the background) wasn't necessary.
EDITING: Good job. Your video and audio matched up great.
OVERALL: Good work, but remember that a news story needs to be balanced. This type of security is always controversial, so be sure to show both sides of the issue. A short sound bite from with an opposing opinion would really add to the story. Be sure to answer why the school implemented the system. Why is an essential part of any news story.
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Date Posted: April 25, 2005
School: New Britain High School
Slug: New Britain High-Tech Security
Status: Broadcast
Town: New Britain
Length: 49.53
DELIVERY: Very good. Clever stand-up. It was great. It would have been great if you had not zoomed out.
INTERVIEWS: Great interview. Really added to the story. Good sound bite. We really would have like to hear from a student or parent with an opposing view. A story should have balance by ensuring that you have both sides of an issue. The other side of this issue would be those who feel this type of surveillance is an invasion of privacy.
ORIGINALITY: Timely and interesting.
WRITING: Good. You told us how the security system works and added some important facts with the interview. Remember to address why. Why does the school feel such tight security is necessary? Where there recent incidents that prompted this? Is this security system newly implemented?
VIDEO: Great shots! Lots of variety. Loved how you showed the monitors in action. Good job getting shots from inside the security room and directly in the halls.
AUDIO: Good levels throughout. The ambient sound at the beginning (people talking in the background) wasn't necessary.
EDITING: Good job. Your video and audio matched up great.
OVERALL: Good work, but remember that a news story needs to be balanced. This type of security is always controversial, so be sure to show both sides of the issue. Be sure to answer why the school implement the system. It is an essential part of any news story.
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Date Posted: April 25, 2005
School: New Britain High School
Slug: Daily Grind
Status: Re-Submit
Town: New Britain
Length: 45.37
DELIVERY: A little slow at times. Nice job dressing up. Nice stand up.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview. He clearly explained the process.
ORIGINALITY:
WRITING: Good job talking about coffee and how it is made, but why is this news? Are they the largest producer of coffee in New England? Is it a new business that has brought a lot of new jobs the town? Why did you choose to report on this? Why report on this now? What makes it newsworthy? When considering a story idea, ask yourself why should someone be interested in the story. It's a question the newsroom asks themselves everyday when considering which stories to cover; "why should I care?" Harsh, but true. Try to find the focus of the story and write to it.
VIDEO: Great shots.
AUDIO: Good.
EDITING: Audio and video matched up very nicely.
OVERALL: You could have a good story here. You have a lot of good footage and no problems with your audio or video. You have a lot of good footage and no problems with your audio or video. Dig deeper and find the hook. What makes this company so unique? You have some good elements but no real focus. The timing needs to be :50 seconds from the beginning of the voice-over to the end of the voice-over. When you add more information you should get closer to :50 seconds.
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Date Posted: April 25, 2005
School: New Britain High School
Slug: Healthy Smiles at New Britain High
Status: Broadcast
Town: New Britain
Length: 49.91
DELIVERY: Good pace. Clear delivery.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices for people to interview. It also would have been good to hear from a student benefiting from the program. They did run a little long. You could have taken some of the information they gave you and wrote it into the voiceover, and then selected shorter sound bites. You don't want the interviews to tell the whole story.
ORIGINALITY: Great story idea. Newsworthy topic.
WRITING: Nice job covering most of the questions, but remember you have to answer why. Why did New Britain High decide to implement this program? Do a large percentage of students not receive regular dental care? Is this the only way some will get dental care?
VIDEO: Good footage of the school and dentist office. We would have liked to see more shots during the second interview. On the second interview, you could use some B-roll after the person being interviewed is established. That way we aren't looking at the same shot for so long. Also, you might want to use a light inside. The second interview was dark.
AUDIO: Good levels.
EDITING: Good.
OVERALL: Newsworthy story. Good work, but remember to select short meaningful sound bites. Other information that you get from the interviews can be written into the voiceover. Also, remember to always cover who, what, where, when, why and how. You did a great job covering most of the questions, but you didn't cover why.
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Date posted: April 26, 2004
School: New Britain High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Life Star"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY (How is the voice used to tell the story [pitch, tone, diction]): Good delivery on your voice over. Nice job doing your stand-up on location.
INTERVIEWS (Sound bites interesting and did they enhance the story?): Good choices for your interviews and sound bites used.
ORIGINALITY (Story creative, unique, statewide appeal?): Interesting story idea.
WRITING (Report written clearly, creatively, & grammatically correct?): Good job getting your facts in regarding Life Star. Suggestion: when writing into your sound bites you will want to give information as well as the interviews name. Question: on average how many runs per year does Life Star make?
VIDEO (Pix illustrated the story? Tri-pod used, lighting, composition?): Great b-roll obtained on life star. Nice job getting plenty of images to support your script.
AUDIO (Clarity, natural sound, enhance the story?): Nice job using nat sound throughout your story. Good consistent levels.
EDITING(Pictures and sound used in the proper sequence to tell a story? Pictures match the script?): Good job matching your images to your script and laying down nat sound throughout. Suggestion: tightening up the story at the end right before you wrap up the story you have several frames with nat sound only, no voiceover. Your story is running a few frames over the required :50 seconds and could have been tightened at this point.
OVERALL(All the elements used to tell an interesting story for the viewer?): Nice job putting your elements together.
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Date posted: April 26, 2004
School: New Britain High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Heightened Security"
Status: Re-submit
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good voice-over and stand-up.
INTERVIEWS: interesting information is added through your sound bite – nice job.
ORIGINALITY: Good
WRITING: The focus of the story should be on the product "Rapid Access Portal System" and not on the company. Your script needs to be revised one more time to answer the 5 W's and H on the product that is unique. What exactly is the Rapid Access Portal System and how does it work?
VIDEO: Nice job getting b-roll to support your story. Suggestion: the reporter is not the story and therefore you could replace the image of the reporting listening to the CEO and replace with close-up images of the "Rapid Access Portal System".
AUDIO: Good consistent levels.
EDITING: Please see video note. Otherwise, nice job editing your elements together.
OVERALL This is very interesting technology and we would love to hear more about it. Currently, the story reads a little like an infomercial for the company. Please re-due your voice over script to focus on the product (ie: technology) now available. Your re-submitted story will be eligible for the 2005 Award Ceremony. Thank you.
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Date posted: April 26, 2004
School: New Britain High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Dental Treatment for Students"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good voice-over and ending stand-up.
INTERVIEWS: Good interview choices and sound bites used to add information.
ORIGINALITY: Very interesting story idea. Please keep us informed if/when the program goes into existence.
WRITING: Good job getting the facts in. Suggestion: review the "How To" manual for suggestions on how to write into your sound bites (page 12).
VIDEO: Good job getting a variation of images to support your script.
AUDIO: Good consistent levels.
EDITING: Nice job putting all your elements together.
OVERALL: Well done putting all the elements together for a cohesive story.
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Date posted: April 8, 2004
School: New Britain High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Diabetes"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good delivery. Good job doing your stand-up on location. Suggestion; when signing off you only needed to mention the clinic name and town, not the hospital.
INTERVIEWS: Good choices for knowledgeable professionals to add vital information to your story.
ORIGINALITY: Good
WRITING: Good job getting the facts in and introducing your sound bites.
VIDEO: Good job getting supporting images for your script.
AUDIO: Good consistent levels.
EDITING: Nice job matching your images to your script.
OVERALL:
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Date posted: April 8, 2004
School: New Britain High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "A Taste of Mexico"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good voice-over. Nice job doing your wrap-up on location.
INTERVIEWS: Good choice for an interview subject. Although the sound bite was a little long, it added useful information on the subject and therefore was well worth the length.
ORIGINALITY: Good subject with statewide appeal.
WRITING: Nice job writing into your sound bite and covering the facts.
VIDEO: Nice variation of footage and framing used to support your script and sound bite.
AUDIO: Great job of getting nat sound from the factory. Be careful that the nat sound levels won't over power the voice over.
EDITING: Good job matching images to the script and sound bite.
OVERALL: Overall this was a well done story – good job!
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Evaluations for 2002-2003
Date:7/3/03
School: New Britain H.S.
Town: New Britain
Slug: "It's Lunch Time"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY (How is the voice used to tell the story [pitch, tone, diction]): Good voice over. Nice job placing your voice-over in the story location.
INTERVIEWS (Sound bites interesting and did they enhance the story?): Good choice on interview and sound bite.
ORIGINALITY (Story creative, unique, statewide appeal?): Good
WRITING (Report written clearly, creatively, & grammatically correct?): Good job covering the facts and writing into your sound bite. Note: please don't use cliches like " in just a few moments…" this is not live and therefore not happening in just a few moments from air time!
VIDEO (Pix illustrated the story? Tri-pod used, lighting, composition?): Good variation in your b-roll.
AUDIO (Clarity, natural sound, enhance the story?): Good
EDITING(Pictures and sound used in the proper sequence to tell a story? Pictures match the script?): Good job putting all your elements together.
OVERALL(All the elements used to tell an interesting story for the viewer?): Well done.
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Date:7/3/03
School: New Britain H.S.
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Brickyard Monster"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good voice over and stand-up.
INTERVIEWS: Suggestions: local historian?
ORIGINALITY: Good, interesting story.
WRITING: Good job covering the facts. Be careful with reiterating what is already covered in the script. Don't underestimate your audience.
VIDEO: Good b-roll. Note: be careful not to let a static image stay for longer then a couple of seconds. (ie. The brick!)
AUDIO: Good
EDITING: Overall well done putting your elements together.
OVERALL:
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Date:7/3/03
School: New Britain High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Secret Sauce"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: The voice-over and stand-up should be done in as natural voice as possible. In a 50 second story, only one stand-up is really necessary. The wrap-up and SIG-out would be sufficient.
INTERVIEWS: Please introduce your sound bites – especially if it's more then a word or two.
ORIGINALITY: This was a fun/quirky story – good job.
WRITING:
VIDEO: Please use your tri-pod at all times. The footage of the reporter asking the cook for the recipe comes off as contrived. Remember you are producing for network news and not the food channel, no footage can appear staged.
AUDIO: good
EDITING:
OVERALL
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Date:7/2/03
School: New Britainn High School
Town: New Britain
Slug: "Tower of Safety"
Status: Broadcast
Length: :50
DELIVERY: Good job. Nice pace in your delivery. Clever SIG-Out used. Good job setting your stand-up (SIG-out) in the action of the story.
INTERVIEWS: Good choice.
ORIGINALITY: Good, interesting story.
WRITING: Nice job writing into and out of your sound bites. Good job covering the facts in :50 seconds.
VIDEO: Nice b-roll. A suggestion: many of your images are establishing shots and medium shots – how about some close-ups?
AUDIO: Good consistent levels.
EDITING: Good job.
OVERALL Nice job putting all your elements together.
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