Level 2 Media Radio

 I'm sure most of you want to get in the studio and start freestyling your links. Sorry but you can't. The criteria EXPLICITLY STATES that all dialogue has to be scripted. It says it in the criteria (look at part e of criteria 3) and also states it in the teaching guidance later in the spec. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT without a script that you stick to your show, no matter how hilarious/great YOU might think it is, is going to fail this criteria and you'll fail the unit. YOU HAVE TO GENERATE SCRIPTED LINKS FOR AT LEAST A HALF-HOUR OF YOUR SHOW. SO - every time you've indicated in your RUNNING ORDER that you're going to say something or have a  link between tracks, you will have to script that link.  I don't want you necessarily to write a script that you then read nervously in the studio. But I do want some hint as to what you're going to say. What might be ideal is scripting the links for now, recording them with a little bit of relaxed freedo...

A couple of things I've noticed that will fully wrap up your planning.  1. DON'T OPEN A NEW POST FOR THIS, GO BACK TO YOUR LAST POST ABOUT OFCOM AND ADD IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT.  Add the heading 'LICENSING'  Go to both of the following links http://www.ppluk.com/I-Play-Music/Radio-Broadcasting/ http://www.ppluk.com/I-Play-Music/Radio-Broadcasting/Why-do-I-need-a-licence/ Give me in your own words, basic answers to the following questions. You can use the questions as subheadings if you wish. . . Who are PPL?  Why do I need a radio broadcasting license? What two licenses do I need to play music on the radio? Who gets paid by each type of license?

The final part of most planning for the media units you are doing usually entails looking at the legal and ethical side of the media - i.e what you can and can't get away with on-air or in print, and what 'trade-body' or organisation regulates the media. You know that IPSO are the regulator of the press. You might know that Ofgen regulate the energy industry. Ofsted regulate education. Who regulates the radio industry? Ofcom. Recently a few people have fallen foul of Ofcom's rules. Have a look at these stories. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/28/ofcom-bans-iman-fm-radio-station-al-qaida-anwar-al-awlaki https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/08/russell-brand-puts-radio-x-in-ofcom-breach/ I want you to tell me about Ofcom, and what strictures/rules you should obey when putting together your show. Do this as follows. 1. Open up a new blogpost. Call it 'RADIO PLANNING: OFCOM'. Add the heading 'Who are Ofcom?' Find the Ofcom site, and see if...

Although you're going to present your show, in a sense you're also going to be the producer too, cos it's you that's taking charge of the planning , recording and editing as well. With your producers hat on you need to create a list of all the equipment you're going to need to create your show as well as the health and safety issues associated with working in a studio. This is a really quick part of the planning documentation and you should complete it as follows. 1. CREATE A NEW BLOGPOST AND CALL IT 'RADIO PLANNING - Equipment & Safety' 2. Add the heading 'HARDWARE & SOFTWARE' and give me a full list of the equipment you're going to use to create your show. Have a think about EVERYTHING you're going to need. Your list should at a bare minimum include the following HARDWARE Microphones A pop shield. Headphones Radio Studio Mixing Desk Computers (both in the studio during production, and in the classroom during editing/pos...

The penultimate part of your planning documentation will tell me what's the ideal time-slot for your show and also what kind of music you'll be playing. Obviously the two are related - if you're broadcasting in the daytime you're not going to be able to play music with adult-content or swearing in it - if you're broadcasting at night your music choices can depart from the daytime playlist for your suggested station, and include songs that are more specialist/obscure. Complete this part as follows.  1. Open up a new Blogpost. Call it 'RADIO PLANNING: TIMESLOT AND MUSIC'  2. Add the heading. 'SCHEDULING' and tell me, even if you have already - what time of the day will your show be broadcast and why? How will that timeslot reach your target audience? What will your target audience be doing at that time - will they be able to hear your show? 3. Add the heading 'PLAYLIST ' and give me a list of at least 5, and anything ...

Trevor Nelson, Adele Roberts, Charlie Sloth       OK, so you’ve decided on the name of your show, and told me the CONCEPT behind it, the INTENDED STATION and about your TARGET AUDIENCE. You'll also have created a RUNNING ORDER and a CONTENT PLAN for your proposed show.     Obviously you’re going to present it but have a look at the criteria you're aiming at. You'll notice that in the merit column it says " Appropriate  suggestions are made  for presenters / DJs that  relate to the proposed  production". Obviously, if you wanted a station to carry your show they'd want to know who would be presenting it - by completing this session you'll give yourself a chance of hitting that Merit criteria by demonstrating that you're aware of the radio DJs/broadcasters who are out there and have made an informed decision, based on the planning documentation you've created so far, as to which of them would be ideal for your show.  ...

If you're this far in your plan for your show should be coming together nicely. You now need to give me, as the spec requires, a running order for at least half an hour of the show. A running order is a plan for the show you are doing. Running orders are used throughout the radio industry and differ in format from station to station. The 'running order' might seem a bit daunting but basically - remember when you analysed a half-hour of a show and listed everything that occured? You're going to do similar for the show you're planning, mapping out how half an hour of the show would unfold and adding timings to it so it's tight. Do this as follows 1. Have a look at the following sites  - there's sample running orders, each different.  Give yourself a flavour of what running orders contain and what they look like. You're going to create one for a half-hour of YOUR show. As you can see they all contain different things depending on how detailed they ...