Story-telling Unit: Research 2

I thought that i should start researching how a professional news broadcast is delivered so that when i write this part in my script is does not seem unrealistic.
I began by searching for a script from the film Independence Day as i knew it had a few scenes that features the News.

ANGLE T.V. - ROOFTOP - LOS ANGELES

 Helicopter footage of people gathered on the rooftops of
 downtown Los Angeles holding up drawings of space aliens.

    NEWSCASTERS
   (filtered)
  ...from the "it could only happen
  in California" file, hundreds of
  UFO fanatics have gathered on the
  rooftops of downtown Los Angeles,
  welcoming the new arrivals...

 INT. DRESSING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

 Jasmine storms into the dressing room. Wiping off her 

 makeup, she sits down next to TIFFANY who watches the 

 same report on a small b&w.

    JASMINE
  I can't believe I even came in
  tonight.  What was I thinking?

    TIFFANY
   (re: T.V.)
  Isn't this cool?  And you thought
  I was nuts.  Oh, look, I brought
  mine with me.

It gave me an idea of how to write the news report into the script and how to have the characters talk about it. I'm not sure at the moment if i will have them say anything about it as i may just have silence and their body language say all they need to. 

Another film with TV programs in is Shaun of the Dead. Here is a sample of the script:

As this has the character flicking through the channels it is cleverly put together so that the actual news story is provided by all the different channels but not purposefully. I like this idea and although i wont use this in my script it has given me ideas on how to write my news story.

I also searched for videos of news reports on the London riots by BBC news and Sky news. The reason for this is because i want the last big push for Leah's character to change is seeing the riots that have stemmed from a peaceful 'straight rights march'. I want her to be able to see the riots through different eyes now as it could be her friend getting beaten up for just being herself - something she cannot change. As much as she might not be able to fully accept what her friend has told her, she would never be able to stand back and let someone say things or do things like this to her friend. 

I then searched for videos about Gay pride marchs in news reports and also riots at gay pride events. I found the following:

Overall this research has been extremely useful and when i get to this scene in my script, i will re-watch these videos and read through the notes i have made. 

Back to a bit more prewriting i think now.

Stay Safe,

Helen