The BBC News at 10 broadcast follows a consistent format and uses various production techniques to engage viewers. It begins with still images and montages to set the mood, followed by the logo video. The main news presenter then introduces the top stories - comments from David Cameron and falling sales at Tesco - through a mix of video clips and interviews. Additional stories are covered on cricket match fixing, stem cell research, and a celebrity friend going to prison. Video, photographs, and sound effects bring each story to life. The sports segment uses old footage to remember a player who recently passed away. Synergy is created through the consistent use of the BBC News theme throughout.
2. Still Intro
ď‚š The News broadcast starts with a still image of the BBC
weather site, this is because of it being their weather
station and because it is a very large reason to why the
audience watch the news so they can go straight to the
weather if they so wish.
3. Intro Montage
ď‚š Cutting into a montage of footage of the BBC around the
world recording and presenting the news and scenery is
used to show the audience how vast the BBC is and to
put them in the news receiving mood. This montage is
accompanied by the BBC News theme music, increasing
the pace and the synergy of the news broadcast.
4. Logo video
ď‚š The BBC News logo is cut into after the montage and
before the actual presenting broadcast. This is used to
continue the synergy and as a title of the show.
5. News Presenter Intro
ď‚š The News main presenter of the broadcast is cut to next to
introduce the broadcast and the main story of the show. This
is also done so the audience can see who is presenting
during the broadcast. This scene is a medium close up of the
presenter, situated in the studio. Enclosing the
professionalism. The basic BBC News theme beat is played in
the background to add to the synergy.
6. Main story
ď‚š Cut to a couple of clips of the main story of David
Cameron speaking about his “Can do spirit”. These clips
are wide shots and medium close ups, showing the
scene but also for easy to concentrate listening to his
speech. The basic BBC News theme beat is played in the
background to add to the synergy.
7. Second main story
ď‚š A collection of wide shot scenes of Tesco is cut to next to
the voice over about its drop in sales and also an
medium close up interview afterwards explaining the
reason. The basic BBC News theme beat is played in the
background to add to the synergy.
8. Cut back to presenter
ď‚š Cut to news presenter explaining that the two stories
will be concluded later on in the show. The presenter
then introduces what's next as it cuts to the next few
stories. The basic BBC News theme beat is played in the
background to add to the synergy.
9. Third story
ď‚š Cutting mid talk from presenter to an created slide show
of two players in front of a black sky edited background
(To symbolize their bad nature) about their trial for
conspiring to cheat during a cricket test match against
England. The basic BBC News theme beat is played in
the background to add to the synergy after this clip was
initially introduced with two deep sound effect noises to
show the change of the news story.
10. Fourth story
ď‚š Cutting to the next story of a Stem Cell breakthrough,
being shown by a montage of zooming in pictures of
cells as the presenter explains the story and the basic
BBC News theme beat is played in the background to
add to the synergy after this clip was initially introduced
with two deep sound effect noises to show the change of
the news story.
11. Fifth story
 Cutting to the next story of the “Self styled lord and
friend of celebrities’ is going to prison. This story is
shown by a collection of photographs of the main with
many well known people. The basic BBC News theme
beat is played in the background to add to the synergy
after this clip was initially introduced with two deep
sound effect noises to show the change of the news
story.
12. Introduction of Sports Presenter
ď‚š Cutting to afterwards the sports presenter introducing
himself in the studio with a medium close up and with
the basic BBC News theme beat is played in the
background to add to the synergy.
13. Sports news main story
ď‚š Cuts to old footage of a cricket match of a player who
recently died. This video being cut to mid introduction by
the presenter and the basic BBC News theme beat is
played in the background to add to the synergy. This old
footage is used to show how old the player is and what
he used to look like and how good he was.
14. Logo video again
ď‚š Logo video is cut to again to start the actual start of the
news broadcast.