Friday, 20 March 2015

Friday, 13 March 2015

LO1 Task 2 -Analysing a talk and music radio show

The Local talent show



Running Order: The running order of the local talent show is that they have a 5+ minute advertisement section followed by a short talking section at the beginning of the show. The talking section will be followed by a song, in between each song there may be either a short talking section or an advertisement break.There will also be a short interviewing section where they talk to a local band who's songs they are playing on the show on that particular day.


DJ/Presenters: The presenters of the local talent show speak in an informal manner, because it fits the mood and style of the show whether they are speaking to the audience or to the local bands they have in as guests their style and mode of address stays consistent. They help the bands that they have on as guests by talking about that bands new album or single on the show. One or two of the presenters speak colloquially during the show.  


Content: The local talent show mostly showcases local bands by having them gust on the show and by playing their songs on the show to help advertise the band. They also interview the bands that they have on the show and ask them questions about gigs and new albums and singles etc. From the part of the show I have listened to I can see that The Local Talent Show includes a wide variety of content and music genres on their show since indie music does not have a defined style or genre.


Target Audience:The target audience of The Local Talent Show is from teenagers aged 16 to 25 years old because they are the people that are more likely to want to listen to indie music which is the kind of bands that are featured on The Local Talent Show.

Friday, 6 March 2015

Production Process Notes

Pre production
  • Planning
  • Production meeting
  • Producers
  • Script - written
  • Budget
  • Equipment
  • Running order
  • Music - Permission  (PRS License)
Get their consent if it’s not through a PRS License
Interviews -Questions (Schedule)
Ofcom rules and regulations - harm and offensive - Content is appropriate for people under 18 years - Don’t misrepresent people - Legal and Ethical 
Production 
  • Broadcasted - Cubase - Adobe Audition
  • Making content - Interviews
  • Sound effects - Jingles
Adverts - cue up jingles on cartwall
Music -Playserver - CD’s - MP3

Monday, 2 March 2015

LO1 Task 1: Investigating a radio staiton

A.) Programme Types - Sheffield Live is a community radio station that caters to an underserved audience. They are owned by Commedia Sheff ltd, who supports community radio and TV stations. One of the programmes Sheffield live produce is 'Communities Live' which is described as 'Different groups of volunteers produce and present the show each day, providing a wide mix of styles and subjects for discussion: local and national politics; music and art from Sheffield; community events, and much more.' They do this in order to make a By the people, for the people kind of how since it is produced and presented by volunteers from the community. Different shows on the station are Sheffield Live: Jukebox, Sheffield Meltdown, Deep Groove, Africabeat and the 'Local Talent Show'.    

B.) Genres - Sheffield Live broadcasts many different genres of radio shows for example talk shows such as Communities Live where they talk about a variety of topics ranging from local issues to politics. Another genre is indie music shows such as The Local Talent Show where local bands and artists are showcased. There is also just a music show like Sheffield Live which plays music from the 1950's to the 2000's and takes requests.They also have chat shows such as Sheffield Uprising which includes a variety of genres including music, news coverage and talk show.  

C.) Audience profile -Sheffield Live radio particularly aim their station at people from areas of Sheffield like: City centre, Nether Edge, Broomhill, Crookes, Walkley, Burngreave, Manor, Arbourthorne, Gleadless and Darnell. The shows that Sheffield Live broadcast cater to a wide range of ages from teenagers to elderly people. They also cater to a variety of ethnicity's with shows like 'Africabeat' and 'Latino times' . Altogether Sheffield Live cater to underserved audiences with their shows. I have created an audience profile for 'Local Talent Show'.   

D.) Production process - In terms of production, each show broadcast by Sheffield Live is produced by the presenters and a production team which have to work together effectively in order to produce their show, different shows may promote or advertise each other if they share a common topic or presenter etc.

E.) Market share - The main competitors to Sheffield Live are stations like Hallam FM and BBC Radio Sheffield who cater to a more general, mainstream audience and, as such will draw in more listeners and be more well heard of than Sheffield Live. However they will stand out form their competitors because they cater to an underserved audience who are not served by the other stations like Hallam FM or Radio Sheffield so anyone that is not interested by what Hallam or Radio Sheffield have to offer will probably be interested in Sheffield Live. Survey results say that Sheffield Live has a weekly audience reach of 11% which means that every week about 32,000 listen to Sheffield Live every week.    


Unit 55 - Talk and Radio

Assignment - Production of five minute segment of the talk and music radio show to be broadcast on Sheffield live.

You are to use your unit 19 work to finalise ideas for your talk and music radio show pitched to Sheffield live, and produce five minutes of the show.

Learning Outcomes -

LO1: Understand existing talk and radio music programmes.
LO2: Be able to plan a new talk and music radio programme.
LO3: Be able to produce a new talk and music radio programme.