I used seperate blogs for both my preliminary task and main task to avoid cramming everything into this one blog.
To be able to access my blogs the links below are provided to help navigation.
Preliminary - http://butteesprelimtask.blogspot.com/
In this blog you will find my preliminary task aswell as my 3 script designs and my existing product disassembly.
Main - http://asmediamain.blogspot.com/
In this blog you will find my main task aswell as my evaluation and my script design.
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Saturday, 12 September 2009
My Task
My tasks were quite simple ones in all honesty, the Radio production choice of the task was more suited to my style of media i thought - that is why i chose it.
My tasks were:-
Preliminary Task: - To produce the introductory music/jingle for a show on the radio. With a presenter introducing and greeting a guest and playing a sound clip, whole total duration must be approximately 30-40 seconds.
This had to include many aspects to make it correct and good, not just average.
The following had to be a prime factor in the broadcast;
· Introductory music/jingle – introducing radio presenter and station
· Presenter explaining the radio programme for that day
· Introducing guest and giving a brief explanation why they are there {and response}
· Sound clip plays out the broadcast
Having completed the preliminary task, my attention turned to the Main task which enabled me to experiment with scripts and general content to an extent.
The brief for the Main Production Task was;
Main Task:- To produce a 5 minute news bulletin for local radio which includes; title music, presenter and specialist reporter(s), OB’s, a recorded interview, a vox pop and appropriate sound fx and structure.
For this task it required me to grind out a good script, good content to load the script with and to most importantly select the correct music to play and also the most appropriate people to speak on the broadcast as people's voices could give different impressions off and importantly i wanted people who you could tell they were interesting and had good topics to talk about.
Preliminary Task: - To produce the introductory music/jingle for a show on the radio. With a presenter introducing and greeting a guest and playing a sound clip, whole total duration must be approximately 30-40 seconds.
This had to include many aspects to make it correct and good, not just average.
The following had to be a prime factor in the broadcast;
· Introductory music/jingle – introducing radio presenter and station
· Presenter explaining the radio programme for that day
· Introducing guest and giving a brief explanation why they are there {and response}
· Sound clip plays out the broadcast
Having completed the preliminary task, my attention turned to the Main task which enabled me to experiment with scripts and general content to an extent.
The brief for the Main Production Task was;
Main Task:- To produce a 5 minute news bulletin for local radio which includes; title music, presenter and specialist reporter(s), OB’s, a recorded interview, a vox pop and appropriate sound fx and structure.
For this task it required me to grind out a good script, good content to load the script with and to most importantly select the correct music to play and also the most appropriate people to speak on the broadcast as people's voices could give different impressions off and importantly i wanted people who you could tell they were interesting and had good topics to talk about.
For this task i must include edited detailed pieces of audio but yet still allow the broadcast to remain simple.
Thursday, 10 September 2009
How to.....
I had never made a radio broadcast before! However i am fully trained to use the radio equipment at out school and even train other users.
But i looked on the Internet to find quick guides which would help me know what sort of aspects i need to cover when producing my preliminary task. The main programme to edit any recording let alone a radio piece is Audacity and more specifically Version 3 as it was the newly upgraded and most recent version.
But i looked on the Internet to find quick guides which would help me know what sort of aspects i need to cover when producing my preliminary task. The main programme to edit any recording let alone a radio piece is Audacity and more specifically Version 3 as it was the newly upgraded and most recent version.
However having previously produced a sub standard piece of media i was furious at myself and vowed that this broadcast will be better.
How to Use Audacity
Audacity is a simple sound editing program that can be downloaded for free of the Internet. While it is fairly easy to use some people may found it difficult to get started so here are some instructions on creating a simple project:
Steps
1. Plug in your microphone and headphones or ensure your speakers are turned up.
2. Make sure "microphone" is selected in the top right hand corner.
3. Click on the red circle which will start recording and speak into your microphone. If it doesn't look like anything is recording make sure that you increase the dial next to the microphone icon. Your voice will appear as a long jagged line but it may look more like a series of blue shapes.
4. Adjust this to make the microphone more or less sensitive to your voice
5. Place your cursor at the beginning of the audio, click and drag towards to right to select all of the sound.
6. Go to "Effect" then Amplify to adjust the amplitude of your sound (i.e. loudness). If you click OK without adjusting anything then it will automatically make your sound as loud as possible before clipping occurs (where some sound is cut off and it will lose quality). You may not want it this loud though so you can adjust it to any volume. Setting it to a negative number will make it quieter.
7. Import some background music by going to project then Import audio and double clicking on selected music.
8. Edit the background to desired amplitude (See step 5)
9. (Optional) Select the part of the background music you want to have under your voice as it will likely be too long. Leave some extra to fade in and out. Then click the button shown in the image that will trim the out side selection.
10. Select the icon for the 'time shift tool" (double headed arrow) which will allow you to move round your sound. Align your voice with the background music.
11. Click back on the 'Selection Tool' (looks like an I).
12. Select a small section at the beginning of your background music.
13. Select a small section at the end and then go to Effect then Fade out.
14. Experiment with other effects on the music and your voice. Continue with the steps when you are happy with what your have produced.
15. Go to file then save project as to save your work. Type in a file name and click save. This is the version you will open in order to edit your project if you wish.
16. Go to file then Export... or Export as Mp3 (Depending on the version of audacity) and save similarly to the previous step. This is a compressed version you can use on websites or other applications.
How to Use Audacity
Audacity is a simple sound editing program that can be downloaded for free of the Internet. While it is fairly easy to use some people may found it difficult to get started so here are some instructions on creating a simple project:
Steps
1. Plug in your microphone and headphones or ensure your speakers are turned up.
2. Make sure "microphone" is selected in the top right hand corner.
3. Click on the red circle which will start recording and speak into your microphone. If it doesn't look like anything is recording make sure that you increase the dial next to the microphone icon. Your voice will appear as a long jagged line but it may look more like a series of blue shapes.
4. Adjust this to make the microphone more or less sensitive to your voice
5. Place your cursor at the beginning of the audio, click and drag towards to right to select all of the sound.
6. Go to "Effect" then Amplify to adjust the amplitude of your sound (i.e. loudness). If you click OK without adjusting anything then it will automatically make your sound as loud as possible before clipping occurs (where some sound is cut off and it will lose quality). You may not want it this loud though so you can adjust it to any volume. Setting it to a negative number will make it quieter.
7. Import some background music by going to project then Import audio and double clicking on selected music.
8. Edit the background to desired amplitude (See step 5)
9. (Optional) Select the part of the background music you want to have under your voice as it will likely be too long. Leave some extra to fade in and out. Then click the button shown in the image that will trim the out side selection.
10. Select the icon for the 'time shift tool" (double headed arrow) which will allow you to move round your sound. Align your voice with the background music.
11. Click back on the 'Selection Tool' (looks like an I).
12. Select a small section at the beginning of your background music.
13. Select a small section at the end and then go to Effect then Fade out.
14. Experiment with other effects on the music and your voice. Continue with the steps when you are happy with what your have produced.
15. Go to file then save project as to save your work. Type in a file name and click save. This is the version you will open in order to edit your project if you wish.
16. Go to file then Export... or Export as Mp3 (Depending on the version of audacity) and save similarly to the previous step. This is a compressed version you can use on websites or other applications.
I used Audacity to edit and export all my audio pieces for the broadcast and learned new and different skills in order to give a professional and neat edited piece of media.
For example i had to amplify pieces of audio up and down to make sure they were at similar levels and also wouldn't be too loud.
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Focus Group and Radio Deconstruction
Focus group and deconstruction as a part of my planning and research
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Questionnaire
We were asked to produce questionnaires which needed to be filled out. This would have effected what content we put into our media product. Here is a copy of mine:
1. Do you listen to the Radio?.
Yes
No
2. Do you prefer local or national radio?
Local
National
3. At what time of the day do you listen to the radio?
Before 6.59 am
Between 7-9.59am
Between 10-12.59pm
Between 1-3.59pm
Between 4-5.59pm
Between 6-8.59pm
9pm and later
4. What do you listen out for on the radio?
News
Sport
Music
Gossip
Competitions
Upcoming Events
All of the above
5. Have you ever downloaded a podcast or listened online?
Yes
No
6. If yes, how convenient was the streaming/downloading process?
Very Convenient
Convenient
Quite Convenient
Inconvenient
7. Do you listen to FM, AM or Digital Radio?
FM
AM
Digital
8. Do you prefer…
Having songs for most of the show
Having news bulletins at brief intervals in the show
Chat show
Listening to live sport broadcasts
All of the above
9. How long do you think a radio broadcast should last?
Between 30 mins – 1 hr 15 mins
Between 1 hr 16 mins – 2 hrs
Over 2 hrs
Having had all the questionnaires back and filled in i found out that the majority of people listen to local radio at times between 7am and 10am or after 6pm.
The reason people listen to the radio is for the music.
More people have downloaded via Podcast or have listened online and listen to FM radio.
This means that when scripting my news radio broadcast I need to think about local news that is suitable to be played between 7am -10am or after 6pm.
I will have to include a bit of music as this is what people listen out for.
1. Do you listen to the Radio?.
Yes
No
2. Do you prefer local or national radio?
Local
National
3. At what time of the day do you listen to the radio?
Before 6.59 am
Between 7-9.59am
Between 10-12.59pm
Between 1-3.59pm
Between 4-5.59pm
Between 6-8.59pm
9pm and later
4. What do you listen out for on the radio?
News
Sport
Music
Gossip
Competitions
Upcoming Events
All of the above
5. Have you ever downloaded a podcast or listened online?
Yes
No
6. If yes, how convenient was the streaming/downloading process?
Very Convenient
Convenient
Quite Convenient
Inconvenient
7. Do you listen to FM, AM or Digital Radio?
FM
AM
Digital
8. Do you prefer…
Having songs for most of the show
Having news bulletins at brief intervals in the show
Chat show
Listening to live sport broadcasts
All of the above
9. How long do you think a radio broadcast should last?
Between 30 mins – 1 hr 15 mins
Between 1 hr 16 mins – 2 hrs
Over 2 hrs
Having had all the questionnaires back and filled in i found out that the majority of people listen to local radio at times between 7am and 10am or after 6pm.The reason people listen to the radio is for the music.
More people have downloaded via Podcast or have listened online and listen to FM radio.
This means that when scripting my news radio broadcast I need to think about local news that is suitable to be played between 7am -10am or after 6pm.
I will have to include a bit of music as this is what people listen out for.
The reason for producing a questionnaire like this is to help understand what my audience wants and prefer in a radio broadcast. It gives me an idea of the codes and conventions i need to take into consideration before i produce any practical production.
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