News Package Pre Production

For this task we were asked to produce a 3-4 minute news segment for a local audience. I chose to do mine about the current financial crisis, specifically it's effect on small businesses.

Upon reflection I am really quite happy with the pre-production work which I have done for this task. I have produced a treatment, interview call sheets, shooting schedule, interview site risk assessments, interview questions, and release forms for my interviewees. I have conducted multiple interview site visits to assess any potential hazards, as well as to discuss the questions with my interviewees. I have arranged the equipment I’ll need for conducting the interviews on 14/10/08. I have had an angle for this story since the task was set and have a clear idea for my news package.

Unfortunately, I saw a news segment on the 6 o’clock news which had the exact same angle on the financial crisis I was going for (even using some of the same money cut-aways I had planned….creepy). It was on BBC1 and consisted of a reporter, in a fish market.
He concluded that if a global recession is on the way then the cost of living may fall, but unemployment will rise.
I may be forced to change my angle to discussing how the recession is going to increase unemployment.