Queensland Montage from 14/2/2019:
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Is this Sunday bulletin going out to Melbourne and Brisbane? Itâs leading with NSW politics in a really localized story. Weird.
Not sure who is doing the Qld updates, as they arenât appearing on screen, but it isnât Chris Bath. So perhaps Qld is getting a local bulletin tonight.
Update: nope. Chris is presenting. NSW election first up.
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Yeah, I get that the NSW Election is a pretty big deal here but surely it shouldnât be the #1 story on a national bulletin? Because you can bet that any other stateâs election news would be considerably further down the rundown.
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Not sure if thereâs a better way to shoot it, but the shot of Sandra sitting down after the opening headlines comes off as âwhoops, she was too slow walking, sheâs already meant to be seatedâ.
Itâs a nice idea, but there must be a way to pull it off that doesnât look disjointed.
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Pre-rec the headlines?
They need to keep Bailey away from the desk during the close, also. He always ends up doing something goofy and inappropriate as theyâre played off such as tripping over the set and high-fiving Sully.
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Why donât they let him back on location? Mike Larkan only ever spent a couple of weeks inside before they basically just had him follow the live eye during the dark days so he wouldnât have to stay inside.
Surely they can let Bailey outdoors again now? Even sent him to the roof and lock the door.
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He wonât be going on location for a long time.
Gotta show off that fancy set while itâs still fresh.
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Remember how Tim Bailey made a fool of himself on the roof while covering a major storm event (unfortunately, not for the first time either) that someone died in a few months back?
Yeah, itâs occasions like that which make me thankful that Ten usually keep him in the studio these days.
Agree. This week, I canât recall Sandra being shown walking to the desk. Sheâs done live crosses each night right after the headlines and been seated by the time the the report has finished. Chris Bath on the weekend read the headlines and introduced the first story while standing. She was seated when next on camera. Perhaps theyâve abandoned the walk. Itâs an accident waiting to happen.
Maybe they should rethink the headlines. Maybe have her stand at the far left and a circle pops up with a headline. She then takes 2 steps to the next circle that pops up, then walks further right to the 3rd circle, etc. could be a cool reverse of what they are trying to do. When she gets to the end they go to the title card and then itâs the usual standing presentation?
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âExtendedâ bulletin tonight.
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I shall wait and see what âextendedâ means. A 90 minute edition or just the normal 60 minute bulletin.
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90 minute bulletin
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A missed opportunity to start live coverage before 5pm, which can then lead into the 5pm bulletin.
Donât really think they need to. Nine and 7 have been running their afternoon news post their rolling coverage.
Ten will have all of the facts and updates including the press conference at 5pm. Seven and Nine have been in repeat mode for the last hour if not longer.
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Will rate more than pointless so it doesnât matter. They are crewed up to extend 90mins so it wonât hurt them.
If they get 1 more viewer than pointless it was worth it.
It also goes a way to re-establishing their news commitment.
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60 minute bulletin extended to 60 minutes. Hmm.