A mock news bulletin and current affairs show, circa late 2013:
And these mock VHS caps:
why is the logo and NEWS in dark blue, when the background is dark blue? it’s hard to read
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Shall I pull out The Cycle of MediaSpy?
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Maybe fix the spelling
honestly tho, with a bit of spit and polish, this mock does have the potential to look good:
@Monsterbroe - i do highly suggest reading the Guide to Mocking - you do have potential to make good mocks, but you need to learn about quality over quantity. experiment with different software, even learn tutorials with your existing software. honestly, my first mocks were crap, but I learned and got better, and I reckon you can too.
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Rather than criticise you, I’d like to provide some tips and advice that would benefit future mocks:
A first point to mention is while widescreen graphics were well and truely common place in the early 2010s, the majority of Networks still accounted for 4:3 safe zones when creating graphics in terms of supers, OSTs, and watermarks to accommodate older television sets still in use, since analogue viewing was common, albeit not for much longer.
Advice can be found here in the Guide to Mocking thread.
The second point is the older NBN Television logo you have used for the watermark is too big. Another issue is the colour as it clashes with the background, same with the title-card:
However, the watermark clash can be remedied by adding either a very fine white or black outline behind it and is common practice with Sunrise for example. However, the logo could do better with a brighter colour, or have it encased within a box.
Correct spelling and grammar in a mock makes all the difference as well!
Third is the colour combo can work (take the older blue and yellow CBS O&O graphics for example) and minimalist graphics with little to no decorations can work at times as well like BBC News’ 2013-2019 graphics, though the font chosen is a little too plain.
Try experimenting with different font families either free or paid depending on your circumstances, though even some of the pre-set styles on your computer or device can work well too. The Useful stuff for mocks thread can also help with this as well.
I feel the name you have chosen for this Today Tonight-esque program can sound memorable, however the same colour clash with the background and font issues remain from above. Perhaps you could try adding a filter on the photo to help the logo stand out such as a subtle blur effect or colour tint.
And if you’re going to make VHS-esque caps, they should be both period and aspect ratio accurate. This graphics package was used in 1999 (with the split 7 circle) and 2000 to 2004 with the ribbon logo, and cropping the borders would’ve benefited as well.
A bonus tip for everyone here is when creating graphics is hooking up your device to a TV via HDMI. You can not only test to see if the graphics stay within the safe zones, but it also looks cool too! Here’s an old example I made in 2020 from a project that is currently in hiatus:
I know this was a lengthy response, but I hope that this advice will be beneficial for you @Monsterbroe and others!
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It’s awesome you took the time to do it.
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safe zones…?
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The fonts look like something from Microsoft Word which unfortunately cheapens the look.
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Including the above, here are some things you can do to improve this mock:
- Abide by TV safe zones
- Use a nicer font. fonts.google.com has a lot of really nice classy ones which might work
- For your watermark, make them transparent and in a whiter/grey tone
- For the titlecards, consider the background colours which the logos sit on - they can clash (especially the Here And Now one)
- The biggest piece of advice I can say is learn to use something other than MS PowerPoint - https://getpaint.net/ is free, Photoshop etc
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Hmm…
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What if Channel i didn’t cease broadcasting after SPH Mediaworks was sold, and adopted the new Mediacorp 2023 rebrand?
The new symbol. Like Channel U, I think the i would be taken out of the globe and flattened.
The channel ident.
Station bug. The film demonstrated is Notting Hill which, according to Wikipedia, was shown as part of their i Movies timeslot.
Promo open, utilizing the same design as Channel 5’s.
Promo endboard. The show here is an actual show on Channel i, and is probably the only Channel i show archived on Youtube (aside from the news).
Programme menu. Shows aside from News Tonight (which would be a Channel 5/i simulcast in this case) are taken from their penultimate broadcast.
The countdown clock to News Tonight.
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Hot off the press: Some breaking news graphics following recent mayhem at the BBC 
The supers. The red bug is inspired by the CBS News sizzle reel; they’d use the standard blue one for breaking news in real life, but I think this suits the nature of the news more.
Full-screen graphic for a quote. The layout is referenced from this CBSN Colorado graphic.
And a very long stretch (time wise) to the original US Mornings: Rebranding Jeremy Vine’s show as 5 News Mornings. As his show uses a flipper to reveal social links, I used the one in CBS News instead.
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Looks amazing.
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I agree although I would’ve lent more towards the CBS Evening News look rather than the CBS Local O&O look myself as it would align better IMO. Channel 5 doesn’t do local news broadcasts so aligning it with CBS Local doesn’t quite work. Maybe if Paramount bought a local-tv service like London Live or adopted an ITV-style approach to regional news on Channel 5 this look would suit.
Great work though!
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Some random Ch9 olympic concepts should they revert back to the older style logo seen on some print and social promos.
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The amount of polish and attention to detail in this mock is impressive, looks as if they were real caps! 
Despite the chunky Nine logo likely to suffer from loss of details at smaller sizes for digital uses, it’d be interesting to see it make a return, it’s certainly very dominant compared to the current iteration.
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