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 Television News Operations
Assignment Input Output
Preparation of Bulletin Producer
Procurement of
Final Script on
News
basis of the Online Panel Production (Live)
Stories/Coverag
Reporters’ On Screen Look, Live Graphics,
es
Inputs / Stories Scroll, Upper Third, Lower
Coordination &
Assignment of Arranging Third
Reporters Library
Camera Crew, Pictures,
Bulletin Editor / Copy Editor
Stringers, Graphics, etc.
Agencies Arranging Run Order, Anchor Lead
Live Inputs from Spot – Voice Over
News Breaking News / On Screen
Deployment of DSNG –
OB/ Backpack Capsule /
Packaging OB Coordination
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Planned Coverages Unplanned Coverages

• Find out Probable Newsworthy Events / Advance • Sending Teams
Planning • Arrange Phone-in
• Assign Reporter & Camera Teams / Stringers • Arrange Coverage, including Live Hot
• Assign DSNG / Back Pack Live OB Switching
• Keeping Track of Agency Feed
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• Single Camera

• Double Camera
– Separately
 Live from the Spot
DSNG (Through Satellite)
Transmitter
Dish Antenna

DSNG Van
Live from the Spot
Backpack (Through Internet)
MOJO – Mobile Journalism
TV Coverage through Mobile Phone
 Live from the Spot
Phone -In (Through Mobile Ph)
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Final Script
• (With Input from Reporter )
• Voice Recording
Packaging / Voiced Over News Capsule
• Editing with Fresh Footage, File Shots, Graphics, Sound
Bite, Piece to Camera, Music, if reqd., Dubbing.
 Output:
Bulletin Producer:
Anchor Intro
Run Order
Upper/Lower Third/ Ashton
Band, Scroll, Below Super
Bulletin Editor / Copy Editor:
Breaking News
Live On Line Production
Live OB / Ph-in Coordination
Assignment
Anchor Coordination
 • Multiple Camera

TV S t u d i o – Teleprompter
– Monitor
• Audio
– Microphones
– Fold Back
– Talk Back
• Light
– Three Point Lighting
• Key Light
• Fill Light
• Back Light
• Set
– Cyclorama
– Physical Set – Backing
• Front Lit & Back Lit
– Chroma Key
– Virtual Set
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 Live (Online) (Panel) Production of TV News (Bulletin)
Production Control Room (PCR)
• Monitors for each Video and Audio Source:
• Video:
• Studio Camera Outputs
• VCRs / Servers for Play Back
• Graphics & CG for Upper & Lower Third / BS Cap / L
Band, etc.
• OB Outputs
• Preview / PGM / X’mission
• Vision Mixer (VM)
• Camera Control Unit (CCU)
• Audio:
• Audio Console & Monitor for Studio Microphones &
Other Sources
• Fold Back / Pre Listen / Talk Back
• Manpower: Producer / PA / VM / CCU / Audio / GA
• Technical Director to supervise all Technical facilities
 m • Monitors of all the sources
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Co
ction
Produ – VCR / Server
– Graphics / Caption / Scroll
– Live OB (Reporter at the Spot)
– Preview / Programme / Transmission
• Vision Mixer (On Line Editing)
• Audio Console
– Microphones
– Fold Back / Talk Back
– Phone –in Console / Mix Minus Audio
– Pre Listening
• CCU (Camera Control Unit)
TV News Live Production
Process
Offline Online
Visual Multiple Sources in
Stories are Prodn. Panel
edited Studio Camera
offline and Outputs
dumped in
Edited Visual
the Server Stories

Anchor Live Inputs from

Lead in & OB / Ph-in
AVO if any
are written Audio/ VM/CCU/
Graphics
Essence of Good TV News
Production:
News Production should be Sleek, i.e, there should not be any Faux Paus
and the screen should not have black even for a bleak of a second during the News
Show
Perfect Coordination between what Anchor leads in and what comes on screen

Mind that you are handling Multiple Sources and you are doing it in Live

So, Rigorous Planning and Meticulous Cross Checking are the two tips of Success

It is a team Work, So Everybody should know what is going to happen

You must be Alert with Presence of Mind to take instant and Immediate Decision

Guide and Instruct the Anchor as and when required

Always think of a Plan B, especially for Last moment Uncertainties

Thank You