Artefact: One - Evaluation

This artefact was filmed using a S-VHS editor, and edited using a ‘crash editing’ technique, which involved using two VHS players and recording onto one VHS tape from the other.

This artefact does show how much difference there is from an early 1980’s news broadcast article. The technology used in the early 1980’s (as reported within my online journal) was limiting in the amount of content that could be recorded, and the way in which the content could be recorded.

Despite using different technology for producing the artefact (which ultimately made the artefact even more limiting than the original technology that would of been used), the artefact does show the simplicity of a news article from that period. The audio for the artefact was recorded on the same tape as the video for this artefact, which meant voiceovers were not permitted, (the audio would have been recorded separately).

The camera shots from a news article of that period would generally be quite short, and basic. The editing process involves editing the footage manually by physical splicing the audio would be added in sync to the video. Any name graphics used, would be very basic and used using a text character generator in post production. This technique makes the finished work lack continuity and as a narrative can look unbalanced.

The production of an early 1980’s news article would be a manual one. The news reporter would be expected to be very hands on in all aspects of the article, and the job would be considered a very skilled task. After producing the work, the news reporter would have to return the work to the news room manually.
The content of a news article from the period would be very factual; the news reported would be of the facts of the story, reported in a non bias and neutral manor.