Notes from our crews and edit suite on filming breaking stories, working quickly and keeping newsroom workflows sound, published about once a day.
Here you will find short pieces on camera technique, editing under deadline, studio sound and the habits that keep a fast newsroom accurate. They are written by the people who do the work.
Editing
A step-by-step method for turning raw footage, voice-over and graphics into a finished package that lands on its running time, written from the shooter's side of the edit.
Read the articleLive Link-Ups
A practical checklist for news producers weighing up a live link-up from location: what to settle on the ground, on the signal and in the gallery before you commit a crew.
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Most problems in a studio interview are set up before the guest sits down. Here are the common slips with lighting, sound, seating and briefing, and the habits that prevent them.
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A plain account of how training and advice for in-house news teams is priced: what the fee covers, what changes it, and what to prepare before asking for a quotation.
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A regional programme editor called us after a river burst its banks near a main road. Rhian Davies tells how a crew reached the scene and filed usable footage in time for the evening slot.
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As the evenings draw in and storms, clock changes and early darkness shape the stories, here is how we adjust package editing so footage still fits broadcast running times.
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A plain-words guide to the phrases a reporter and a gallery use during a live link-up, from the countdown to the cue, and why each one matters on location.
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Two ways to record an expert for television, in a sound-controlled studio or at the guest's own workplace. We compare them and say which we advise for most news commissions.
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A look at how we help in-house news teams log shots and handle files, so that footage shot in the morning can be cut and aired by the evening bulletin.
Read the articleBreaking News
The question producers ask us most: how quickly can a camera crew get to a developing story, and what do you get back? A plain answer from the managing producer.
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A look at how raw footage, voice-over and graphics become a finished package that fits its slot, and what our edit suite does between the first clip and the final export.
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A look at the portable camera, transmission and communication tools our crews rely on when a reporter goes live from location, and why each item earns its place in the bag.
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A step-by-step guide to getting a guest, a set and a sound check ready so a recorded television interview runs smoothly and the footage is usable the first time.
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Before an in-house news team brings in outside help with shot logging, file handling and quick-turn production, these are the questions worth settling first, written from the field.
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Most lost shots on a developing story come down to a handful of avoidable habits. Here are the mistakes we see in the edit suite, and the simple routines that prevent them.
Read the articleEditing costs
An honest look at how we price the editing of raw footage, voice-over and graphics into broadcast packages, and which choices on your side make a package cost more or less.
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Gareth, a reporter for a regional broadcaster, needed a live position on a windy quayside at short notice. This is how the portable link-up was planned, set up and run.
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Swansea news video production: breaking-news filming, studio interviews, package editing and live link-ups for television broadcasters since 2012.
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