http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4
I thought this video was not only funny, but concidental since we were discussing the news last week.
The way Charlie Brooker is breaking down a normal news report is the way that most do the news. Watch any station, the reporter would most likely do this, maybe not word for word, but almost dead on.
It is funny the way he describes the things that go on during the news cast:
"It starts here with a lacklustering establishing shot of a significant location..."
"Next a walkey-talkey preamble from the auditor, pacing steadingly towards the lens..."
"A (inaudible) shot to give your eye something to look at while my voice babbles on about facts..."
"Sometimes those facts will appear one by one on the screen."
"And then the final summary, ending on a whimsical shot of something nearby..."
This five quotes that I pulled from this video stuck out the most to me. I have definitely seen these five things done before, especially the one about the reporter babbling on in the background while looking at something else and the facts showing on the screen one by one. This video, to me, represents all news station, definitely.
Also, I read a comment that someone left on the video that I thought was very interesting:
"It speaks quite a lot about how reporters make their package. Or more precisely, how U.S. reporters do news. Watch any news channel and they'll do what Mr. Brooker is saying in plain english.Oh, and by the way, the British has more integrity in the news, so they don't go specifically after politicians, like Fox "News" and the rest."
I don't know who the person is that made that claim, but I agree with the last line they said. I feel as though Americans put politicans up on pedestal. The only place for them to go is down, so when they do fall, we point fingers and blame them for everything wrong in our country. The news anchors rip them apart. They hardly ever give them a fighting chance.
It's like, once you get elected, you are doomed from having citizens ever liking you.
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Well, it is true though Jackay that not all people will ever like a political figure, everyone has their own opinion on matters. I guess that is how it is in the political world though. I really love crunching the numbers though! Basically seeing what the percentages are for approval ratings, and how they fluctuate over the years.
ReplyDeleteAs far as people being way on top and then falling, it happens more often than not, because it is very hard maintaining that high stature. We could say this about pretty much anything in life though. It is just the way it is i guess.