The opening titles are played with the BBC News theme music playing to show that it's part of the BBC company. The opening uses images and clips from local areas, such as the Eden Project, while local place names are imposed upon the images. The red and white colour scheme link Spotlight to the BBC News empire which gives it credence.
The opening titles finish with the name of the programme, Spotlight, and the BBC News stamp which again provides the local news with credence, while the red and white colour scheme is continued. The BBC News stamp appears in the top corner of every clip to remind the viewer that it is a BBC News broadcast.
The studio presenters then provide a brief summary of the main headline while a clip from the news story is shown.
A snippet from an interview, regarding the top headline, is then shown to entice the viewer to continue watching.
The studio presenters then list the other headlines through direct address. A mid shot is used to create a formal, serious atmosphere. In terms of mise-en-scene, the presenters are always dressed smartly and formally in a suit and tie and a smart dress, respectively.
A clip from the other headlines are then shown while the presenters briefly describe the story - that a local pasty company is asking its staff to accept a pay cut.
A simple wipe is used as the transition between headline clips to neatly link the two segments.
There is a clip for each headline, for example, a dispute over Brittany Ferries.
A slow zoom is used, with a different angle, to add interest for the viewer. The closing part of the soundtrack is then repeated to show that is the end of the headline reel. They then go into more detail regarding the first story while an appropriate graphic appears behind the presenters to illustrate what they're talking about.
An outside reporter then provides full details of the main story while an image of the affected person is shown. Here, it's discovered that this boy was wrongly accused of rape.
Often, there is an interview with someone who is related to the story and/or is affected by the event. For example, here, the boy's grandmother expresses her relief.
A freeze frame is then used while bullet points appear to summarise the key details. The freeze frame is related to the story while sometimes a film clip is paused and then turns monochrome, which the bullet points then appear over.
Finally, the reporter summarises the key details of the story and then signs out with his name, location and 'BBC News'.
An outside reporter then provides full details of the main story while an image of the affected person is shown. Here, it's discovered that this boy was wrongly accused of rape.
Often, there is an interview with someone who is related to the story and/or is affected by the event. For example, here, the boy's grandmother expresses her relief.
A freeze frame is then used while bullet points appear to summarise the key details. The freeze frame is related to the story while sometimes a film clip is paused and then turns monochrome, which the bullet points then appear over.
Finally, the reporter summarises the key details of the story and then signs out with his name, location and 'BBC News'.
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