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Today will be talking about underdogs and specifically independent cinemas in the area of Kent.
Package: Can independent film theatres survive amid the modern reign of cineplexes?
For our package we will look at the ABC cinema in Maidstone as an example of a cinema that lost out to the big multiplexes and ended up derelict, before becoming a Bingo hall which it is now.
For our package we will look at the ABC cinema in Maidstone as an example of a cinema that lost out to the big multiplexes and ended up derelict, before becoming a Bingo hall which it is now.
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| Formerly ABC cinema now a Gala Bingo |
We will contrast this in our package with a success story like New Century Cinema in Sittingbourne that reopened in December last year unlike ABC which could't hold up against the likes of Odeon and Cineworld.
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| Recently reopened New Century cinema |
OB Live: How did the Maidstone Film Society and the Hazlitt Theatre manage to keep themselves in the game for more than 65 years?
Maidstone Film Society screens films here at the Hazlitt theatre from September through to April annually. Our plan is still to do an OB live for the society getting our presenter to go in buy tickets and then interview one of the societies representatives in the theatre.
Maidstone Film Society screens films here at the Hazlitt theatre from September through to April annually. Our plan is still to do an OB live for the society getting our presenter to go in buy tickets and then interview one of the societies representatives in the theatre.
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| 382 seater Hazlitt theatre interior |
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| Hazlitt exterior |
Much clearer angle to both stories and your brand should reflect this too - ensure it is clear what your channel is (USP). Use your journal to evidence the research you find for your stories and news genre in general - critically analyse the content you find and demonstrate reasoning for your decision making.
ReplyDeleteRemember to produce a full script - in two column table format (as per the doc unit) for the package. For the live you can also script a plan and produce prompt cards for the reporter to use. Carefully plot and pre-plan so that you can virtually guarantee what will happen during the live. For the package think about relevant sequences and GVs which will allow you to illustrate your story (the process of scripting will prompt you to do this)
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