P4
Annotated photographs and screenshots of content production
Labelled diagram of setup
b) Following running order and content plan
Videos of show being recorded
First attempt
Second attempt (Chosen)
First running order
These are the times that we initially wanted to give each segment of the show, however, after doing lots of tests runs for our show, we decided that the 'Package' and 'Interview' needed to have an extra minute added to it in order to fit in all the vox pops and content in the interview. Therefore, the above running order shows this, with 2 minutes for the opening, 2 minutes for the news, 3 minutes for the package and 3 minutes for the interview.
Second running order
As you can see, these are the final timings for the show. For the opening we didn't mean to cut it short, however this proved as beneficial as we wanted to include more elements in the show as possible for the 5 minute extract. However, the presenter during the opening spoke faster than usual anyway which affected the timings. The news overran slightly as expected but wasn't an issue as it filled in the time cut from the opening. The package was also cut short, but included the most important parts to fill everything into the 5 minutes. As for the interview, being the final section, it was the longest because there was a lot of content to cover.
Content plan
Production schedule
MIXXX Screenshots
Annotated
Checklist for P3
BBC guidance
During my search for interviews, I had to interrupt people and ask them politely whether they would like to contribute to our show or not. This is known as "Door-stepping", which is a term used to describe an attempt to obtain an interview, or piece to camera, from a contributor without prior arrangement or agreement, typically by confronting them in a public space, such as outside their home, workplace or courthouse. This applies to me because I had to go around the college asking random students or an interview - commonly when they're working or in a group of friends. This was a challenge because the student was either busy or didn't take the interview seriously as they were in a group of people. When the student turned down the interview, we politely walked away, and we never encountered anyone who got frustrated or angry. This is likely because I approached people with a friendly manner, and targeted people who were alone and not working; reducing the chance of being turned down. On the BBC guidance website it says that "This activity can present a significant safety risk, especially if the subject is contentious and/or the target interviewee confrontational. It may provoke an aggressive or even a violent response, not only from the target but also from their family, friends and colleagues. The target may try to avoid being interviewed by either taking refuge or escaping on foot or by vehicle, which may create a collateral damage risk.".
What can go wrong?
- Physical attack to crew aiming to injure persons or damage camera equipment.
- Injury from weapons (firearms, knives), projectiles (bricks), clubs, high pressure hose pipes etc.
- Injury from animals such as dogs, horses etc.
- Injury from vehicles caused by erratic and/or fast driving.
- Injuries from entanglement with other crews or others at the location.
- Getting cornered or unable to escape from threatening situations.
- Verbal threats or abuse.
Witness statement
Photos of me working
d) Following production processes
My contribution
Planning:
Pre-production:
Production (pre-recorded):
Production (live):
Post-production:
Summary paragraph
Overall, I'm happy with the overall result of the groups work. We have worked in a team efficiently and we were very organised when communicating to each other. Being part of the package team was interesting learning what people think about certain topics. Personally, I have worked hard making sure the final package edit is of high standard, thoroughly going through audition making it the best quality possible. As a result, my teammate and I produced a 2 minute pre-recorded extract for the show, that featured Avengers Infinity War - a recently released film. I decided to use this as the topic header because a lot of people around the college are big Marvel fans, therefore I knew we would get good responses.
Aside from the package team, I helped put together checklists and I created a Google Drive folder where I showed each person in the group how to individually access it. From then onwards, all of our work had been put onto that drive, which is created by me, and I have the permissions to control what happens. During the making of our show, lots of people in the group dumped their files onto the drive in an un organised manor, so I worked hard putting each file in the correct folder, and creating new folders if necessary. We also had a group chat to communicate to each other, where I helped direct people in other teams download software onto their home computers, such as Adobe products. In conclusion, the group worked well and the final outcome contains a paced, exciting style which generates its community on a local/regional identification.
Four interviews I recorded to test for the package
First interview
Second interview
Third interview
Fourth interview
Practice footage
What went well:- We managed to get two female and male voices, mixing up the sounds of the voice to make it better to listen to. This also balanced out the genders.
- The replies weren't just a simple "yes" or "no" answer.
- The mic quality was very good.
Issues:
- Not everyone wanted to be interviewed.
- The sound pack given to me didn't have batteries in the recorder, microphone or mic stand. These were very essential items and had to wait for a long time before actually being able to start recording.
- The overall sound from the microphone is quite quiet compared to the sweepers, therefore I will need to adjust the levels accordingly.
Here is photo evidence of me using the sound recorder and testing out the audio:
FIRST PRACTICE RECORDING - 30th April
Issues
- Static interference noise.
- Long gaps between sound effects and speaking.
- Whining noise in mic.
- Had to use a USB to transfer files.
- Talking over the sound effects sometimes (Some couldn't hear the sound effects playing through their headphones).
- The sound effects/audio clips were too sudden to come in and out.
- USB files failed to upload to the MIXXX software.
- Could not hear anything from the other headphones.
Photos
SECOND PRACTICE RECORDING - 2nd May
Issues
- The sound effects/audio clips were too sudden to come in and out.
Photos
THIRD PRACTICE RECORDING - 4th May
Issues
- Script needs to be updated and printed out.
- The USB used needs to be updated with the new sound files.
- The headphones are too quiet on some, due to the splitter having too many outputs.
Photos
FOURTH PRACTICE RECORDING - 8th May
Issues
- Mic static is quite loud and noticeable.
- The audio levels are in need of improvement
Photos
Sound files on USB Drive
These are the final sound files that we used in the final cut. The group used my USB to transfer the files from the Mac to the Macbook.
Group Google Drive organisation
Sample station sweepers and jingles I edited for P3
Annotated screenshot of the final package that I edited for Avengers Infinity War
Other tasks
- Helping people in the group download programs, such as Adobe products at home and other software.
- Setting up a checklist to make sure everyone knew what they were doing and who's done what.
- Overseeing the audio, making sure everything was of a high standard. This involved making sure the audio levels are ok, no distortion, bad cuts, or any other hard to notice mistakes.
FINAL RECORDINGS
First attempt
Second attempt
For the final cut, we chose the second recording (out of two attempts) because it had less mistakes as compared to the first one. We chose the middle section because we wanted to include everyones contribution, whether that's the news segment or the package. This 5 minute segment includes all of the vox pops, jingles, sweepers and interview. During this segment we included the mention of social media, because this helped identify our target audience of 15-25 year olds, who use Twitter. By doing this, we were able to show that our radio show is interactive and modern, like BBC Radio 1.
Photos
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