Pre-Production Planning Sheet

PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNING WORKSHEET

Name: Ben Linton

Production: My Student Radio Show & My Staff Radio Show

Task 2: Creation of Music Sequence
Task 4: Making your student News Feature
Task 5: Putting together your Student Show
Task 6: Making your adult orientated Brighton Feature
Task 7: Putting together your Staff Radio Show

Overview of the Projects (explain the project and what you have been asked to do): I have been asked to create two samper 'demo' tapes for brand new radio shows that will be aired on the CSC radio station. The demos need to be approximately 30 minutes long and need to have content of 70% music and 30% talking.

Skills, knowledge and experience required to complete the project: I will need to know: how to use the recording equipment, how to edit what I have recorded, the rules and regulations pertaining to making a radio show, the legal and ethical connotations of making a radio show etc.

Facilities (what production equipment / facilities will you need?): I will need: Recording equipment, computers, editing software etc.

Additional Materials Required: Task 2: Music Downloads, Jingles, Computer, Audition Task 4: Voice Recorder, Computer, Internet, Audition, Student News (from internet), Soundbites, Interviews, Local Newspapers, Music, Scripts

Contributors (who do you need to contribute to the project? eg. specialists, experts, talent , public etc): The public will need to contribute for the 'news section' of the radio show

Locations: Crawley town, Central Sussex College

Codes of Practice / Regulation (Discuss here the implications of the MCPS-PRS, Copyright, Ethics, OFCOM, Legal Considerations. I will need to adhere to the legal requirments and the ethical statures that are described by the OFCOM Regulators, Phonographic Performace Limited  and The Performing Rights Society.

Student Sequence Evaluation

I think my student music sequence went well because each of the tracks flowed easily and there were no large spaces of nothing happening. Also, none of the volume levels were too loud or to quiet, with no peaking throughout the sequence and it sounded professional in my opinion.

Adult Sequence Evaluation

I think my adult music sequence went well because each of the tracks flowed easily and there were no large spaces of nothing happening. Also, none of the volume levels were too loud or to quiet, with no peaking throughout the sequence and it sounded professional in my opinion.

Styles of Programming 2: Electric Boogaloo

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1n5K2pTM5A3RExvRjREeHl4M28

Styles of Programming

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1n5K2pTM5A3Q1RTaDk0MmZGa1k

Radio Station Analysis Homework

1. Name of Station - XFM
2. Station's General Format - Music
3. Target Audience of Station - 15-34 years old

       4. They mainly play alternative rock, indie pop. (e.g. Muse, The Killers, Coldplay, Bloc Party, Mumford & Sons etc.)
       5. Breakfast show, Drivetime, Smart on Sunday
  6. Regular news and traffic reports

10 Minute Questions

1 - What is 'Music Programming' ?
   - Music programming is the planning of music to be played on the radio
2 - What is a station 'Format' ?
   - The station 'Format' is the type of radio that the station plays
3 - Give an example of 2 radio stations, the format and 2 tracks.
   - Gold - Music, Classic Hits - Under Pressure by Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You by ABBA
   - Absolute Classic Rock - Music, Classic Rock - All Right Now by Free, Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen
4 - What is an 'A,B,C Playlist' ?
   - An 'A,B,C Playlist' is 3 separate playlists deemed either an 'A Playlist', a 'B Playlist' or a 'C Playlist' depending on the popularity of the tracks within the playlist. So the 'A Playlist' would feature the most popular tracks and would be played the most, the 'B Playlist' would feature tracks that are less popular and the 'C Playlist' would feature the least popular tracks and would be played the least
5 - Explain how the choice of music would affect profits of a commercial radio station.
   - The choice of music could affect the profits of a commercial radio station because if the station isn't choosing the right music, the listeners would not be interested and would stop listening
6 - Explain some techniques in music
   -  One technique in music that is used frequently in radio is when two popular songs are pt either side of a new song that hasn't been heard as much. This makes sure that people hear the new song and that they keep listening throughout, this is called 'hammocking'. Another technique is when two songs are played back to back with no interuption, this is called a 'segue'. 

Radio Job Profile Poster - Radio Presenter

The Radio Job Profile Poster - Presenter

Previous Experience Required Tab

Knowledge and Technical Skills Tab

                                                           Qualifications Tab

                                                Starting Salary and Interpersonal Skills Tab

Hours Tab

Music Radio Formats Poster

This is a poster of various radio stations, their formats and some of the artists and tracks that they play. From this poster, I learned the names of some of the radio formats and the radio stations wherein they are played.

Music Radio Formats Poster