Somers High School

April 27, 2006

Date Posted: June 27, 2006
School: Somers High School
Town: Somers
Slug: Paul Bowers Tournament
Status: Broadcast
Length: 50

Evaluations: 2005/2006

DELIVERY: Good. Nice pace and flow.

INTERVIEWS: Good interview explaining the purpose of the tournament. It would have been great to hear from another player or family member of Paul Bowers.

ORIGINALITY: Good

WRITING: Nice job writing into your interview. Good use of facts. Be careful not to be too repetitive. The word sportsmanship was used a bit too much.

VIDEO: Good shots. Some close ups of the sideline, parents, or crowd shots would have been great. It would have been great to see a photo of Paul Bowers. You mention the trophy. It would have been nice to show it while you mention it. The framing of the interview was off. The talk space should be in front of the speaker.

AUDIO: Good levels. Nice use of natural sound.

EDITING: No major problems.

OVERALL: Be sure to add 5 seconds of video pad at the beginning and end of the story. After summarizing the story in the stand up, the reporter should simply say, "From (location), I'm (name) reporting". You do not want to say Fox 61 because the stories air on WB 20 as well.