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The show had a number of title sequences - the first depicted a crew on location filming an item, before returning to the control room and putting the tape in a UMatic machine. The next, introduced in 1999, featured flying "Bulletin" lettering over shots of campus and the control room whilst the programme was going out. This was followed in 2002 by another title sequence, this time entirely graphical, using the same piece of music. This title sequence was re-vamped in October 2002 to include shots around the university in the background | The show had a number of title sequences - the first depicted a crew on location filming an item, before returning to the control room and putting the tape in a UMatic machine. The next, introduced in 1999, featured flying "Bulletin" lettering over shots of campus and the control room whilst the programme was going out. This was followed in 2002 by another title sequence, this time entirely graphical, using the same piece of music. This title sequence was re-vamped in October 2002 to include shots around the university in the background | ||
By 2001 the show was three times a week again, and in 2002 this was reduced to twice a week - Monday and Thursday - after the Friday edtion was | By 2001 the show was three times a week again, and in 2002 this was reduced to twice a week - Monday and Thursday - after the Friday edtion was poorly crewed. | ||
In May 2003 the decision was taken to end the show and replaced it with the longer and more local [[YSTV Week]]. This earned [[Production Director]] [[Jonathan Bufton]] the nickname "Buffy the Bulletin Slayer". | In May 2003 the decision was taken to end the show and replaced it with the longer and more local [[YSTV Week]]. This earned [[Production Director]] [[Jonathan Bufton]] the nickname "Buffy the Bulletin Slayer". | ||
Bulletin was featured twice on proper telly - a documentary about the making of the show was shown on BBC Choice Scotland's student TV night in January 2000, and an early edition of the show featured on Tyne Tees TV's North East Tonight to mark YSTV's 30th anniversary in November 1997. | Bulletin was featured twice on proper telly - a documentary about the making of the show was shown on BBC Choice Scotland's student TV night in January 2000, and an early edition of the show featured on Tyne Tees TV's North East Tonight to mark YSTV's 30th anniversary in November 1997. | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 24 February 2007
Bulletin first ran on YSTV around the turn of the 1990s, and won an award at NaSTA.
The name was revived in 1997 when YSTV's News and Current Affairs output was revamped. Bulletin would run three times a week on YSTV, and live up to its name - a quick roundup of the news, with short VTs and snappy round ups of the news. However by the year after the programme was running every night of the week, with even a lunchtime "update" attempted at one point. It's fair to say the quality of the show suffered due to this, with most editions around that time being a single presenter on a locked-off camera shot with a straight read-through of the script and no VTs.
The show had a number of title sequences - the first depicted a crew on location filming an item, before returning to the control room and putting the tape in a UMatic machine. The next, introduced in 1999, featured flying "Bulletin" lettering over shots of campus and the control room whilst the programme was going out. This was followed in 2002 by another title sequence, this time entirely graphical, using the same piece of music. This title sequence was re-vamped in October 2002 to include shots around the university in the background
By 2001 the show was three times a week again, and in 2002 this was reduced to twice a week - Monday and Thursday - after the Friday edtion was poorly crewed.
In May 2003 the decision was taken to end the show and replaced it with the longer and more local YSTV Week. This earned Production Director Jonathan Bufton the nickname "Buffy the Bulletin Slayer".
Bulletin was featured twice on proper telly - a documentary about the making of the show was shown on BBC Choice Scotland's student TV night in January 2000, and an early edition of the show featured on Tyne Tees TV's North East Tonight to mark YSTV's 30th anniversary in November 1997.