DRONE FOR LIVE REPORT IN THE PRODUCTION OF NEWS TELEVISION (QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF LIPUTAN ARUS MUDIK LEBARAN 2017 IN SCTV)

Abstract

The purpose of using drone for television news coverage is to reduce the risk of accidents for journalists during disaster coverage. It also reducing cost since it can replace the function of helicopter, has wide range power to build media information, and speed up the coverage for it can penetrate the territory that is couldn‟t be achieved by humans. Coverage for homecoming flow during Eid Al-Fitr holiday, is an annual program conducted almost in all television stations in Indonesia. News about traffic congestion, was being awaited for public road users and their family. Ordinary television stations did live broadcast (live report) so that the information carried was a condition that was real-time. There must be some obstacles for live report news production for its real-time characteristic. Concerning about that, using drone for this news production needs deep knowledge related to visual broadcast material based on drone, how to operate, required technology, and also  technical and non technical constraints that may occur during the production process. This study is intended to find a description of the use of drones in the production of live news reports on television. The research method used is descriptive qualitative, with the procedure of completion of in-depth interview data from key informants of outer broadcast producers, reporters, drones cameraman and correspondence with professional pilot drones. The theory used is based on television news production stages theory. Data from informants was analyzed with this theory and other literature study. The results of this study represents live reports production process, capabilities that should be owned by drone cameraman, also advantages and disadvantages of drones in a live report.
 
Keywords: News Production, Live Report, Drone