Eh, I regard Ten Eyewitness News as pretty dated, but 3D sorta works in the Australian setting.
We don't take cues from either Britain or the US imo, we have a distinctly different style. Taking a look at Nine News, I can't say it's really borrowed much from any overseas market, but it looks modern and pretty 'current' to me.
Looks a bit of a mish-mash to me. 3D bevelled metallic logos flying around screams US news from a while back, as does the portentious voice of god over the wide shot. That all feels a bit dated. Music also feels quite US, with the cliched repeated strings underscore. Whooshey 3D headline transitions also feel very US.
The lower thirds are flat and feel more contemporary, and the main presenter mid-shot+screen looks a bit like a lot of US bulletins.
Script style feels very US too.
Studio design feels less US-centric - and more European - though the desk is a bit cluttered in design terms.
Just because it isn't 'European', doesn't mean it's American.
The voice of God has been a thing in Australia going back decades. Hardly an Americanism. In fact lots of your observations are historically quite 'normal' for Australian TV; perhaps their origins are from American TV, but to me American TV takes these things to an extreme whilst Australian bulletins tend to remain dialled back a bit.
The only thing I can agree is the transition swooshes are quite American, although Sky News UK have also used them.
Just because it isn't 'European', doesn't mean it's American.
No - but the overblown nature and heavy use in the US does make them feel 'American'
Similarly Australia's historic use of 'Eyewitness' branding screams US-influenced.
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The voice of God has been a thing in Australia going back decades.
Yes - both the BBC and ITN have used it too - but in a lower key way - and I'd also suggest it was a US influence on UK news that we've ditched largely.
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Hardly an Americanism. In fact lots of your observations are historically quite 'normal' for Australian TV; perhaps their origins are from American TV, but to me American TV takes these things to an extreme whilst Australian bulletins tend to remain dialled back a bit.
Yep - because they've been used for a while doesn't mean they aren't still US-influenced I'd argue. The Aussie stuff I see feels very 'US commercial' in tone.
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The only thing I can agree is the transition swooshes are quite American, although Sky News UK have also used them.
Yep - and I'd argue Sky was influenced by the US in adopting them.