Unit 22

Friday, June 14, 2019

LO3: Evaluation of the script

The Brief:

You have been asked by local community radio station, Sheffield Live! to create a new and original radio show or drama.

You will create the first 5-10 minutes of the new radio show/ drama and include:

Presenters/ voice actors
News bulletin
Feature/ interview/ narrative
Jingle/ theme music
Bedding music/ sound/ effects
Original advert
Competition/ social media links

Evaluation:

Having worked toward the brief set by the client , it is clear to see how my script has met the requirements based on the wants and needs of the client and how this works in conjunction with codes and conventions of a show of this genre. Our show to adhere to the outlined requirements had to have the following things :

Presenters/ voice actors
News bulletin
Feature/ interview/ narrative
Jingle/ theme music
Bedding music/ sound/ effects
Original advert
Competition/ social media links

When writing my script , I took these factors into consideration and ensured that each one was covered so that it resembled the radio script visually, like the one I had evaluated in LO1 and in my chosen genre - Music talk show.

Having received feedback from my client I learnt the strengths and weaknesses of my script throughout, one of my strengths was that the script as a whole flows really well with the feature sound fx to start and end the section. The highlighted sound fx gives the client a good indication of how the show would flow. This was something I saw in LO1 when looking at the example TV Drama - Luther script. I learnt doing this does not disrupt the flow of the script. They also liked the casual manor the presenters spoke in, having a peer to peer mode of address creating an informal, friendly relationship with the audience.

In terms of layout and aesthetics, the presenters were justified to the left of the script. The colombs are split per convention making it clear how I adhered to the general codes and conventions of this type of script.

I ensured when writing the script to include some local dialect , phrases and slang which would be understood by my target audience and those who lived in the Sheffield area, such as 'hardest selection of tunes' and 'Not gonna lie' , this gave my script a peer to peer mode of address making it chatty and easy listening for the audience - it made the script more relatable for the audience showing how I have written the script with the purpose in mind . My script was intended to entertain therefore this relaxed feel has made it much more enjoyable as the listener will believe they are a part of the production. This is something which is particularly common with shows on Radio 1 Xtra and Capital Xtra. These are of the same genre as my script and show.

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

LO1: Brief

You have been asked by local community radio station, Sheffield Live! to create a new and original radio show or drama.

You will create the first 5-10 minutes of the new radio show/ drama and include:

Presenters/ voice actors
News bulletin
Feature/ interview/ narrative
Jingle/ theme music
Bedding music/ sound/ effects
Original advert
Competition/ social media links

- In my group Is myself (Isaac Parker)

- I am making a Sunday night music radio show.

LO2: Conventions

RADIO TALK SHOW: Where are the following positioned in your script/ why are they important based on knowledge of scripts/ target audience/ radio talk shows:

1. Slugline

2. Margins and breaks

3. Presenter names

4. Timings

5. Dialogue

6. Music

7. Sound effects

8. Jingles

9. Interviews/ features

10. News

11. Adverts

SLUG LINE

The slug line in my script is justified to the top left of the page to inform the production team of the name of the show, the presenters who are involved in the script and the location of where the recording is going to take place ie: in the studio. This is an important element of a radio script as it gives an indication of who is going to be available for part of the production and where they need to be - this is similar to the BBC radio Sheffield script I have looked at previously as they have theirs justified to the top of the page in bold writing.

PRESENTERS

The presenters names on our script are justified in a column to the left of the page, this gives an indication of which presenter is talking and how long for. This is a convention that I have seen on the BBC radio Sheffield script , they keep their presenters names in turn at the left of the script page. This makes it easy for the presenters and personnel on set to read and understand who is talking at all times , especially as the presenters take it in turns.

MARGINS AND BREAKS

I have included several margins and breaks throughout the script to clearly define where the different elements of the script for example dialogue and sound effects begin and end . This makes it easier for personnel to read and understand the script so the show can flow better. This layout will benefit all the people who use the script as they will be able to clearly define when each effect needs to be used in the queue.

MUSIC FEATURED

Music featured on the script for Sunday Sessions will be featured regularly throughout the show after jingles, adverts, competitions talking points and phone ins. These short previews of music will be played after the jingle to introduce the beginning of the song - this Is a convention I have followed closely to BBC 1Xtras Charlie Sloth show. I will use mellow songs such as 'Ezro' by Murda Musik which will prove the intention of the show to start the listeners Sunday night off with an easy listen , this is the genre of music which is likely to be played by my student target audience. Following that we will be playing new releases from Presedant T-' Fury' this will show our shows versatility within grime and the underground English music scene. Showing how we have related it back to the conventions of traditional grime radio shows , with BBC 1Xtra as the example.

Dialogue

The dialogue throughout the script has been written to suit the area from which the show is being broadcasted for example using colloquial dialect from the area and sayings which those who live in Sheffield will understand. This is justified to the right hand side of the script, this is clearly divided up by the margins and breaks as mentioned before making it easy for the personnel to read and understand. The dialogue has been written with the target audience in mind as there are occasional interjections of local dialect and phrases such as 'That’s gas, big up the Sunday session' and 'Put us on'. I included informal speech because my target audience will resinate with this speech because it's British slang my target audience use in day to day life, making for an easy listen.

Sound effects

Sound effects featured within the script are justified to their own coloumb or in bold text and highlighted in yellow making it easy for both the production team and presenters to read and understand. This would be most valued by the sound editors as it shows them clearly when and where the effects need to be played. This is a convention I have seen in the BBC script. Examples of the sound effects we have chosen are classic DJ sample sounds when talking about a staple subject or wanting to add exaggeration to a statement or start/end of a section. These are sounds that the listener will associate with the Uk underground music scene and popular radio shows which the listeners will be familiar with such as Capital Xtra.

Timing

The timing for the script is one of the most important aspects of a script as it gives us an estimation of running time, the timecode is justified to the left hand side of the script next to the presenters names so that we have an indication of how long it is going to take for each section to be said. This helps both the presenters and production teams and has proved useful for the BBC in their scripts as it helps the team stay on track and evaluate their usage of time throughout the duration of the show.

Interviews and features

As opposed to interviews , I have included a segment within my script which gives listeners the chance to phone in to submit a piece of music they have made, this segment creates a platform for small producers to promote their music on theshow. This is a direct reflection of our target audience as the younger demographic of listeners are likely to enjoy listening to new, unique music they have not heard anywhere else. The purpose of my show is to entertain the audience and create a community, therefore by including this segment we are showing how we have taken the convention of giveaways and put our own take on it. This makes for content within the show and repeat listenership because the show gives back to the community we have made. The feature I have chose 'Ice Box' has a simple catchy name so my audience become familiar with the section quickly. This convention is seen in the BBC 1Xtra show 'Fire in the booth'. Focussing it around the Sheffield area allows us to create a niche platform to promote new Sheffield talent, this will bring in new listers because we will attract the artists fan base.

News

I have not included a news section on my show because it was not necessary. I felt It would take away from the music my show is heavily orientated around and would break up the flow of the show. Instead I have just included the time at the start and end of the show as this sticks to a common convention you hear in almost every BBC radio show.

Jingles

I have justified the jingles to their own column of the script, this makes for an ideal location for the production team to read because they are bold and not easily confused with the rest of the script. This is helpful for the presenters as it serves as a form of cue for the next song or segment. By including regular jingles we are following the conventions of a music talk show as this is something I have seen on shows of this genre such as BBC 1Xtra and Capital Xtra.

LO2: Production plan

Monday, June 3, 2019

LO3: Production of the script

Draft 1

Draft 2

Draft 3

Finished Script

Sunday Sessions Radio script

Name of production: Sunday Sessions

Presenters: Isaac Parker and Tom Frow.

Time Code:	Presenter:	Dialogue/FX/Music
00:00:05		Sheffield Live Station jingle
00:00:15		Ezro – Murda Muzik
00:00:19		'Sunday Sessions' JINGLE
00:00:19		(Bedding music throughout) Still Tippin - Instrumental
00:00:26	Isaac:	It is 8:03PM, in the steel city. To kick off this Sunday session that was the sounds of Ezro, Murda Muzik. I’m your host Isaac …
00:00:32	Tom:	Posted up with Tom. Coming to you with the hardest selection of tunes you’ve heard this week.
00:00:37	Isaac:	We also have a very special guest in the building tonight ladies and gentlemen; our guy LOTUS! Will be in the ‘Ice Box’ blessing us with a freestyle on tonight's show.
00:00:42	Tom:	If you didn’t already know this is the section on our show where we challenge the cities upcoming artists not to freeze up and provale to show the people What. They. Can. Do.
00:00:45	Isaac:	We’re hoping this bad boy giveaway will make this long Sunday a bit more bearable.
00:00:55		CALL IN AND WIN A PAIR OF ROCKIT 5 G3 speakers: 03-700. THAT IS: 03-700 (Add air horns, bangs and hype FX)
00:01:03	Tom:	Not gonna lie I wish I could enter this. These studio speakers are too nice. Perfect for any studio setup… or just blasting out tunes in your student dorm.
00:01:10	Isaac:	This is all thanks to our sponsors ‘Full- Volume’ located here in Sheffield. If you are a Dj or want to get into mixing be sure to head down to Full Volume for any advice and equipment.
00:01:17	Tom:	To win these speakers, call in and put us on to your very own original mix of a popular song. Callers must be 18 and over and include your names and the two songs you’ve mashed together.
00:01:21	Isaac:	I’m hoping for some funny mashups. The one that me and Tom rate the most or makes us laugh wins these studio speakers.
00:01:25		'Sunday Sessions' JINGLE (Fade in & out)
00:01:27	Isaac:	Tom tell us what musics install for the rest of the session.
00:01:31	Tom:	OKAAAAAY! So we have music coming up from Blue Room Mafia, Octavian and President T, (start song in the background as bedding music) but first here is a garage refix of IAMDDB’s – Childs play.
00:01:36	Isaac:	This song bangs originally however the change in BPM creates a whole other vibe. Remember to be calling in to submit your remixes, all entries have to be 18 and over and on Soundcloud. (Bring volume of the song up to start the track)
00:01:46		Childsplay garage refix
00:01:48	Tom:	I love that track from her.
00:01:51	Isaac:	Trust me, Jorja Smith and IAMDDB are crushing it at the minute. Doing great things for the UK scene.
00:01:56	Tom:	I saw Jorja Smith with my girlfriend back in December. Was a great set. So, props to her for putting me onto this, haha.
00:02:00		'Sunday Sessions'JINGLE (Fade in & out)
00:02:03		Ice box sound FX
00:02:07	Isaac:	It’s that time ladies and gentlemen for your weekly dose of chills, will ‘Lotus’ freeze up or will he shine.
00:02:12	Tom:	Lotus is a Sheffield based artist and you can find him on socials such as Instagram where he posts freestyles and covers. Sadly, we couldn’t sit down for a chat however you can text in how you rate it.
00:02:15	Isaac:	Go over and show him some love on Soundcloud and Instagram under @LOTUS.
00:02:17	Isaac:	This is Lotis’s ice box. Lets... Go
00:02:27		Lotus freestyle
00:02:29	Tom:	I don’t know about you guys but that was levels.
00:02:33	Isaac:	Really love this segment of the show because it allows small artists a platform. So the people of the Sunday session can hear special moments like that.
00:02:38	Tom:	Keep an eye on lotus cause he has a little something in the works with GRM Daily in the upcoming month.
00:02:39		Sound FX to end the segment
00:02:46	Tom:	Pres T has gone back to his roots of drill and this is so refreshing. This is one of the hardest tunes from him since ‘T On The Wing’. This is President T – Fury.
00:02:56		President T - Fury
00:03:06		[Advertisement] Wanna go out but you’re tired of the overplayed chart music, dress code and the same old venue? ‘BagDat Work’, is an event made for you. The underground party scene moulded into fun street wear dress code, themed venues and fresh music each party. Hosted by OKbreez and friends. For more information find us @Bagdat on Instagram. Attendants must be 18 and over. (Fade into next advert)
00:03:10		[Advertisement] When booking taxi’s, you want to know you will be getting the best price as well as being safe. (Add car horn sound FX) Book with ‘City Taxi’s’ for a legit taxi service which puts the customer first.
00:03:13		'Sunday Sessions' JINGLE (Fades in from advert)
00:03:14		Sound FX to signify a call in
00:03:22	Tom:	People of the Sunday Session we have been getting an overwhelming amount of calls throughout our show this evening, thankyou to everyone who submitted we’ve heard some great remixes.
00:03:28	Isaac:	However, saying that I think we’ve found our winner because this was too good not to share to the world.
00:03:32	Tom:	Let’s hop on the call with the people’s champion himself.
00:03:32		[Call in starts]
00:03:34	Isaac:	First off tell everyone your name?
00:03:38	Seb:	You alright lads, my names Seb and my soundcloud is @Hella, the song I remixed was Homerton B.
00:03:40	Tom:	Hahaha love that instant plug
00:03:41	Seb:	Haha it’s gotta be done
00:03:47	Isaac:	Well Seb thanks for your submission me and Tom loved it so much you’re the winner of the Rocket studio speakers.
00:03:50	Seb:	That’s gas thankyou both so much, big up the Sunday session.
00:03:52	Tom:	Congratulations Seb this is genius.
00:03:52		[End call in]
00:03:54	Isaac:	Right so I bet you’re all wondering whats so special about this edit.
00:03:58	Tom:	When we said we were hoping for some funny ones I wasn’t expecting such a hard tune ahah.
00:04:02	Isaac:	So you’ve heard of the smash hit ‘Homerton B’ by Unknown T released back in October.
00:04:02	Tom:	And you’ve heard of this tune…
00:04:04		Sample of Britney Spears- Toxic (carry on the song in the back quietly
00:04:09	Isaac:	Just gonna let this speak for it’s self. Here’s Hella’s, Homerton B, Toxic remix
00:04:19		Homerton B, Toxic remix
00:04:20		Pull up sound effect
00:04:25	Tom:	Congratulations Seb once again that’s a well-deserved win, I’ll be bumping this one in my day to day ahah.
00:04:29	Isaac:	You’re lying if you say this isn’t class, who doesn’t love a bit of Britney now and then.
00:04:35	Tom:	This is one of them middle ground tunes which you can play in the car to please both parties if theres a split divide of pop and grime love ahah.
00:04:39	Isaac:	Not all hero’s wear capes ahah.
00:04:42		JINGLE
00:04:45	Tom:	Isaac I dunno about you but im feeling ending the show off with some mellow tunes.
00:04:46	Isaac:	Say no more
00:04:48	Tom:	Here’s one of the best from B-R-M…
00:04:58		Blue Room Mafia – Culture club
00:05:05	Isaac:	Ladies and gentlemen, it is 10:56pm I’m your host Isaac it’s been a pleasure chilling out with you lot on this Sunday Session. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
00:05:12	Tom:	Thanks for all you support, we couldn’t do this without you. Be sure to tune in next Sunday at 8pm-11pm and message us on socials to say who you think should be in the ‘Ice Box’ next.
00:05:16	Isaac:	To roll out of this session this is the sounds of Dreadz, Issa Vibe.
00:05:26		Dreadz – Issa Vibe

The green highlighted text are the final alterations to my script from my client feedback from draft 3 and the yellow highlights are sound fx.

The style of my script would be 'Talk Show', since it has two hosts conversing back and forth about music, giveaways and competitions. The content of the show consists of underground grime/ English rap music and talking points, competitions, adverts for local events and taxi companies and a feature that promotes small local artists, this section is called 'Ice box'. Taking inspiration from Charlie Sloth's 'Fire in the booth' section on BBC 1Xtra.

The genre of writing is informal, peer to peer, this will synergise with my young target audience of 16-25+ this takes any leadership roll and makes it more of a friendly conversation involving the community. This script was written by me (Isaac Parker) and was written to have a second host 'Tom'.