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CCN News has Producers, Camera Operators, Anchors, Reporters, Sound & Lighting engineers and MimoLive operators. Our goal is to bring the latest relevant student news brought to you by the students.
CCN News has Producers, Camera Operators, Anchors, Reporters, Sound & Lighting engineers and MimoLive operators. Our goal is to bring the latest relevant student news brought to you by the students.
News Director and Reporter (2025 - Current) - Phoebe Rogers
Phoebe has been a member of CCN since 2023. Phoebe has been involved with most things behind the scenes and likes to know how and why things work. Phoebe has also been working in all roles in the News.
Quote: "Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye" - Dorothy Parker
Interests: Board games, Netball, Video games
News Director Assistant (2023-Current) - Audrey Lima
Audrey has been a member of CCN since 2022 and has worked on-screen and behind the scenes including controlling MimoLive. Audrey is a very capable reporter and will be a great leader with promotions.
Quote: "I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway"
Interests: Horse riding, singing and reading
Contact: ccn-news@dowstu.catholic.edu.au
Camera opertors
Camera opertors
Overview
Camera Operators in the News division need a very different skill set to Camera Operators for other productions. Our News division needs camera operators who can shoot vision to tell a story. When shooting a story you must keep in mind that your video will be voice-overed by the Reporter or Anchor. Capturing as many angles and shots possible will create good vision to use. In the News, one shot will be used for about 3 seconds before cutting to another shot. Close ups on people, wide shots, panning shots are all good practice.
Sound on Tape Interviews
Interviews are crucial to any news piece, from the TODAY Show or Nightly News every news broadcast will have soundbites. They are when talent or people are speaking about the story. You don't see the reporter, you don't hear the question you only hear the person talking. At CCN News we use soundbites almost every package. To record a sound bites, remember the following;
- shoot shoulder up
- the subject does not look into the camera, they look at the side of the frame.
- if the subject is looking left keep them in the right frame of the shot or vise versa if they a looking into to the right, frame them in the left of the shot.
-Always ask them to say, AND SPELL. Their first and last names so editors can easily name them for their titles.
Studio
When operating in a studio environment, Camera typically don't move around. Usually the only movement will be in the establishing shot and the welcoming shots. However these shots are very simple and require minimal movement to the Camera, usually only just zooming in or panning. Keep the talent framed in the middle from the waist up and framed in the center of the shot. Sometimes talent will move around, ensure you keep them in the center mark - typically you will need to move the camera slightly to keep up with talent.
RePORTING
RePORTING
When reporting for CCN we like to operate professionally, when being a reporter you will be involved in the process of filming the segment, editing it and working very closely with the News Directors. If you have a story idea, email ccn-news@dowstu.catholic.edu.au. News Directors will give you an outline of what needs to be covered, a time frame and a time limit. Reporting for Good Morning Corpus can be either in two forms.
'Live' Cross, First Story (30 Seconds)
Story Package (55 Seconds)
'Live Crosses' to CCN News
At CCN News, everything is pre-recorded, however the top story of CCN News is a live cross to the reporter covering it. On the show it will appear to be live, in reality it will be pre-recorded.
When crossing 'live' to CCN News you should remember;
Begin with saying 'Good Morning Guys' or 'Hey Guys'
You need to be able to articulate the story in around 25seconds. It will only be you on the air. No soundbites or b-roll.
At the end of the cross, throw back to Jack, say "Back to you in the Studio", "Back to guys".
Story Packages
During most editions of CCN News, their is around 50-55seconds to have a story package. These are reports with the reporter in the field, these packages include soundbites, voiceovers and piece to cameras. To make a story package you need to layout the package like this;
Voice Over, Introduce the story with something catchy and interesting to grab the audiences attention. During the Voice Over B-Roll will be playing over
Soundbites, have people talking about the story
Piece To Camera, This is where you will appear on the camera for around 10 seconds explaining the event or story you are covering.
Soundbites, have people talking about what they are enjoying, or why they are doing it
Voice Over, conclude the story and sign off. To sign off say, "For CCN News, Jack Hahn CCN". Insert your own first and last name where Jack's is.
CCN News PAST contributors
CCN News PAST contributors
The Pre-2020 News website can be found here
News Director and Reporter (2023 - 2025) - Isabella De Santis
Isabella has been a member of CCN since 2023 and hit the ground running with her reporting skills and a keen interest in reporting the news.
Quote: " If you try to do your best, there is no failure"
Interests: Dance, Speech and Drama, and Music
Temp News Director and Reporter (2023) - Addisyn McCrudden
Addisyn has been a member of CCN since 2023 and likes to make sure everything is done.
Quote: "In CCN you get Industry Experience at a High School Level - Jack Hahn"
Interests: Photography, Competitive swimming, Surfing & Music
Temp News Director and Reporter (2023) - Isabelle De Santis
Isabelle has been a member of CCN since 2023 and hit the ground running with her reporting skills and keen interest in reporting the news.
Quote: "***"
Interests: ***
News Director and Reporter (2021-2022) - Ben Whisson
Ben has been a member of CCN since 2021 and is happy to do anything for CCN if it means getting the news to the school.
Quote: "Safety always comes first."
Interests: Gaming, Watching Anime, Singing, Cooking and Tennis
News Assistant Director and Reporter (2021-2022) - Indiana Whitley
Indiana has been a member of CCN since 2021 and works hard to try and improve her work constantly. She tries her best to participate in as much as she can for the news and CCN in general.
Quote: "You'll never see it my way because you're not me. - Britney Spears"
Interests: Music, Drama, Sleeping In, McDonald's
Reporter (2020-2022) - Carissa Petrou
Carissa joined CCN in mid 2020 and has already made her mark reporting for CCN News report and co-hosting the News. Carissa is very keen on reporting and making a difference.
Quote: "CCN has opened up a new interest for me and given me an experience that I enjoy and would love to study further as a career into the future."
Interests: Mathematics, English, dance, art, piano, public speaking and debating
Mentor & Senior Reporter (2014 - 2020) - Jack Hahn
Founding member of CCN News, Jack has a lot of experience from behind the scenes to on-screen interviewing and reporting. Jack has had work experience with Channel 9 and has been in the field doing reports and in the studio doing behind the camera work in the control room and more. Jacks work with Channel 9 has given him knowledge that he has brought back to CCN. Jack is a senior and 2020 is his last year at Corpus, to allow him to concentrate on the HSC he has taken a mentor role allowing him more time to concentrate on his studies.
Quote: "CCN gave me Industry Experience at a High School Level"
News Director (2019-2020) - Ashlyn Edye
Ashlyn has been a member of CCN since 2019 and is the current CCN News Director. Ashlyn has been very keen to get the News program up and running again after the program was put on hold to review improvements that can be made. Ashlyn is a news anchor who is training to advance/broaden her skill set.
Quote: "CCN is a safe and inclusive environment where you can learn at your pace"
Interests: Science, Art, Acting, Animals
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