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In what ways
does your
media product
use, develop or
challenge
forms and
Radio
Drama
We used ‘Clare in the Community’ as our
main example of a radio drama based
around a woman, trying to work in
social care. This was a much more
middle class drama than what we
were aiming for, so just used some of
the traits and common characteristics
that we found when listening to this.
Clare in the Community however, was
performed in front of a large
audience, so they were able to use the
laughter of the audience as a way of
using a transition between the scenes.
We however, had to use a fade to show
the transitions.
Delilah Does Dating was a quite similar format, however centred around the idea that this
was a woman, unlucky in love, who each week, found herself in a different, comedic scenario
as a way to try and find a man.
We chose to do a series, as thereare mainly series dramas on BBC Radio 4, which is where
our Radio drama would be played. A series also enables the audience to establish a
relationship with the character, and listening to the show becomes a form of ritual and
part of an everyday routine for listeners.
It challenges the conventions, in the way that it is a lot younger, in the idea as a whole, to
what is normally played on BBC Radio 4. However, many of the males that we included in
the speed dating, and Delilah herself conform to many of society’s stereotypes – a lonely
woman, a nerd obsessed with Star Wars, a ‚camp‛ male who loves shopping etc.
Double
Page
Spread
The only real example of Double Page Spreads are
those on BBC Radio Times Magazine.
Although lots of the examples that we looked at
were for tv shows, it is the magazine that our
article would most likely be in so we took many of
the characteristics of these magazines.
The whole layout of the
double page spread is
based upon the ideas that
we saw in the examples.
The main characteristic
that we have used is the
use of a picture as the main
focus of the double page
spread,
Many of the
articles used a
header on the main
photograph of the
article, we also
mimicked this style
in our own work.
Newspaper
Article
How effective is
the combination
of your main
product and
ancillary
texts?
What have you
learned from
your audience
feedback?
Feedback
We uploaded the original versions of both of the ancillary pieces to Facebook. This is
because the majority of each of our Facebook friends are members of our target
audience, therefore the advice they provided would be highly valued. We changed some
things following the criticisms we received.
Teacher
FeedbackWe asked our teacher for feedback following our first draft.
Following his criticisms we made a lot of changes accordingly.
First Draft Finished copy
‚It looks messy and unorganised,
although the pictures used are
effective and I like the timer idea,
maybe one picture would be more
useful? Or look at more recent
TV listings and see how these
look, I think it looks
unprofessional.‛
‚This is a real improvement on the
previous one. It is eye – catching
and all fits around your theme.
The picture has provided an
effective foreground and allowed
the text to come second, which is
the same in Radio Times. The fonts
you have used are effective and I
love the tick box idea! Well Done!‛
How did you use
media
technologies in
the
construction
and research,
During the construction stage of the process, we spent a lot of
time in the recording studio. We re-recorded several scenes
following feedback and what we thought sounded better after
re-listening to pieces of dialogue that we had recorded. We
believe it was enjoyable although very time consuming. The
construction process was longer than the editing process which
was something we were unaware of before we began.
New Media
Technologies:
Equipment
The microphone was
used in the
construction stage
and allowed us to
record the
relevant dialogue
for our radio
drama. The
‘popper’/ cover for
the microphone
made our voices
sound clearer and
removed slight
noises that may
have been made
during general
speech.
The sound deck was
also used in the
construction stage
and allowed us to
control the power
an volume of the
speech. For
example, we could
control when
certain characters
should sound
louder, or when
people needed to
seem closer or
further away than
others.
The handheld
recorder allowed
us to record small
pieces of dialogue
that we wished to
edit into our show
at a later stage. It
was convenient and
let us easily edit
our work without
having to book
studio time just to
record a small
piece of dialogue.
New Media
Technologies:
Software
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1) Adobe Premier Pro: This programme was easy to adapt to as it had been
used by members of the group during AS coursework. The software
allowed us to control the volume, overlap and layer sound effects and
dialogue and add effects such as fading to our recordings. The continuity
proved quite difficult at times yet the software allowed us to pinpoint
specific stages of the dialogue and iron out any problems.
2)Microsoft PowerPoint: We decided to use this software for our
evaluation as it was the programme we were most familiar with and we
felt it would be the quickest and most convenient to move around our
text and images within the allocated time.
3. Audacity : This software was the initial programme that our mp3 files
went to after recording. We could immediately trim any dialogue that
we knew we wouldn’t be using. It was very easy to use and the controls
(play, record, stop etc.) were very recognisable.
4. Blogger: As we had all used this programme previously, this year we
found this programme easy to work with. We were able to present our
work in an attractive way, as well as successfully keep track of
whereabouts we were up to in the process so we could quickly continue
at the start of each lesson.
5. Adobe Photoshop: This programme was used to edit images and create
the newspaper advert and double page spread. As we had used it
before, we were familiar with the tools etc. We believed this was the
most appropriate software for what we had in mind as it’s simple to
move things around, and the most accessible software in college.