Practical articles from our tutors on shooting in the field, working in front of the lens, going live and cutting packages to deadline, for people building a career in television news.
A new article appears about once a day. They cover field technique, on-camera delivery, live reporting and newsroom routine, written to be useful whether you are just starting out or already working.
On-Camera Reporting
A practical walkthrough of structuring a piece to camera, from the opening line to the sign-off, with exercises you can run in the field before you ever need to record one.
Read the articleLive coverage
Priya Nair sets out the questions worth asking about planning, ad-libbing, gallery work and breaking news before you choose live coverage training. Use it to compare courses honestly.
Read the articleField Camera
Priya Nair, who cut news packages for years, lists the field camera mistakes that cause the most trouble in the edit and the habits that stop them happening on location.
Read the articlePortfolio Coaching
A plain account of how one-to-one portfolio coaching is priced, which parts of a showreel or application push the cost up or down, and what to settle before you book.
Read the articleCustomer story
A short account of Daniel, a camera operator who came to us confident behind the lens and unsure at the edit desk, and what changed once he worked to a newsroom clock.
Read the articleOn-Camera Reporting
With shorter days and wetter locations ahead, I set out how to prepare your delivery, script-to-picture structure and presence on camera now, while the autumn light still gives you time to practise.
Read the articleLive Reporting
A plain-words guide to the countdown language between a reporter and the gallery, so that live phrases like stand by, cue and throw never leave you guessing on the day.
Read the articleField Technique
Helen Fairbrother weighs shooting handheld against working from a tripod on location, sets out what each gives a news shot, and says which one to learn first and why.
Read the articleBehind the scenes
A plain account of what happens in a one-to-one portfolio coaching session, from the first pile of footage to the cut that goes out with an application.
Read the articleEditing
The question trainees ask us most: how long should logging and cutting a news package take? Helen Fairbrother answers it from newsroom practice and the way our workflow sessions run.
Read the articleCourse news
Our on-camera reporting sessions now put scripting to picture and the piece-to-camera in one connected workflow, with more studio time and smaller groups. Here is what has changed.
Read the articleLive coverage
A look at the planning sheets, ear-piece routines and rehearsal habits we teach for live coverage, and why simple, repeatable tools matter more than clever ones once the red light is on.
Read the articleField Technique
Marcus Whitlock walks through a handheld doorstep interview from arrival to last cutaway: where to stand, how to set exposure and audio quickly, and what to grab before the subject leaves.
Read the articlePortfolio advice
Helen Fairbrother sets out the questions worth answering before you book one-to-one showreel and portfolio coaching, so you arrive with material, goals and expectations that make the sessions useful.
Read the articleEditing
Most late or weak news packages go wrong long before the final cut. Helen Fairbrother walks through the logging, cutting and delivery habits that trip up newcomers, and how to fix each one.
Read the articlePrices
A plain breakdown of how our on-camera reporting sessions are priced, what each fee covers, and which choices make a course cost more or less before you enquire.
Read the articleLive Coverage
Priya Nair follows one trainee, Dan, from a shaky rehearsal to a steady live report, and what the group learned about planning, ad-libbing and the gallery.
Read the articleField Camera
Shorter days, low sun and wet pavements change how a news camera behaves. Helen Fairbrother sets out what to adjust in framing, exposure and sound before the dark months arrive.
Read the articlePortfolio Terms
Showreel, stand-upper, PTC, cutaway: the words in a reporter's portfolio can confuse newcomers. Priya explains what each one means and what a broadcast editor expects to see.
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Television journalism training in Exeter for reporters and camera operators: field technique, on-camera work and live coverage, taught by former broadcast journalists.
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