Introduction to Project 4

PART A Internet Radio Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio Find three radio stations which you can listen to their programmes live. List them below:
1.

_________BBC Radio 1________________

2.

_________BBC Radio 5________________

3.

_________BBC Radio 3________________

What sort of audience does each station appeal to? (e.g. fans of a certain style of music, young people, middle aged people, people interested in News/Current Affairs, sports fans etc.) Station 1) _______________Its for Young people____________________ Station 2) ___________Its for sports fans______________________________ Station 3) __Its for adult ______________________________________

What are the similarities and differences between the stations? Similarities: ____Theyre news and have DJ. Also it have audience.___________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Differences:

___Radio 5 is about sports, Radio 1 is about music and Radio 3 is ____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Homework
Part B Podcast Terminology Watch this video http://www.commoncraft.com/video/podcasting
Here is a list of new words that you will need to use in Project 4. Complete the two missing definitions after watching the video

Podcast terminology
Word Podcast Blogcasting Podcatcher Mediacasting MMS Podcast mp3 Blog Narrowcasting iTunes RSS Definition File that viewed by us a diary type podcast with regular installments Any things that collect Padcast any distribution of podcasts using RSS podcasting to mobile phones podcasting single song downloads a podcast that is aimed at a minority audience holds the largest podcast directory one of the software programs used to download podcasts

Read the following list of Radio production Terms.

Word SFX Jingles Beds Loops Crossfades Tracks Vocal Effects Support presenters DJ Definition Sound effects (single sounds) Theme tune of the station or a short burst of music Music that is played quietly under chat, discussion or a report A repeated sound or piece of music (used for comic effect) when two separate sounds are merged together with one fading out and one fading in any song or single using effects to distort the voice for comic effect people who act as foils or buddies for the anchor Disc Jockey, name for a presenter who mainly

Voiceover

plays music used when a voice is dubbed over music

Part C Choose one radio station from Part A and identify the different use of the above conventions and terminology. Write notes in the table below Convention SFX Jingles there is Jingles when show is begin and finish to tell radio is began and end Beds Loops Crossfades There is Crossfades when DJ finish talking and before music is started Tracks They play a lot of different music Vocal Effects There is no vocal effect Support Presenters DJ Voiceover He talking over the music and explain There is only one anchor named Robbo Ranx DJ is very talkative and his voice is kind of husky Trumpet sound is playing when DJ is talking Trumpet sound is repeating Analysis when DJ is talking they use SFX