Once I Presented
my pitch to the class I was able to gain positive and negative feedback on my
pitch and radio insert on things that were working and went well and aspects
that could be further improved. The response to my presentation was that i came
across as organised and prepared including a good amount of both primary and
secondary research to back up my ideas. My class also agreed my topic for the
radio insert and the tone it is to be in is fitting for both the audience and
the radio station, they agreed this was well thought out. Aspects I was told I
could improve on in the feedback were reconsidering the time frame I chose to
air my show which was 7:30 as this is a time when a large amount of people are tuning
in and as a result may be unrealistic to gain air time at this point and so I
will be altering this to around 7:20 am when my listeners will still be
listening and will fit better with the radio show. Another key piece of
feedback I gained was to make the link between the question and my secondary
research more clear and have statistics on more social media sites. After
getting all this feedback I will be able to improve both my idea and pitch.
Conducting
interviews
Before I
begin my interviews, I had to make sure I was prepared and had strong knowledge
on my subject as in my earlier research I found this was key in achieving a
good interview. I did this by selecting my interviewees in advance and discussing
the subject with them to get an idea of what their opinion will be in the
interview as well as this I also made sure they were comfortable being filmed
and would permit me to use their voice in my show. This gas meant that I was much
organised when it came to recoding and knew who I needed to film and when.
I will be
recording my interviews in Acland Burghley in the common room this will be
suitable as all the people that I will be interviewing will all be present so I
can get it all finished in one day and all the clips can sound similar, I will
be sat in the studying section where there is little noise and the acoustics
will achieve a clear interview that will run smoothly. I will make sure the microphone is placed in
the correct place where the listener will be able to clearly hear both the
question and the answer and one person is not louder or quieter than the other,
placement of the microphone will be key in achieving a professional sounding
insert. I have planned a collection of questions that I will be asking as well
as back up questions that I can use if I feel as though the interview is not
going the way I have planned and the interviewee isn’t expressing themselves
enough.
when doing my
research I was able to look into a range of different interview styles so that I
could build up an idea of how I would like my radio insert to sound and the
approach I would like to take on my question; I have chosen to go for a
lighthearted although informational tone so that the interviewee and listener
feels comfortable although there is still a great amount of knowledge that can
be gained from the interviews. Before I begin recording the interview I will
show my interviewee the questions they will be asked so that they can ask any
questions they may have and have a little time to articulate what they are
going to say, this will insure they interview runs much smoother.
My Plan
I will be
giving myself a week to record my interviews so that if any do go wrong I can reschedule
with the interviewee and have it re-recorded I will be recording from the 9th
December - 15th December; scheduling all my interviews at a specific time will
ensure that I am organised and able to fit in every recoding, the times I have
chosen to record is from 4pm-6pm as this is at a time when students, teachers
and parents have free time and are able to spend a few minutes answering
questions, this is also fitting to where I will be recording as common room is
open for studying at this time so the students I will be into interviewing will
already be here.The recording equipment I will be using will be borrowed from Acland Burghley School which will be a camera and microphone, as a result I will not have to worry about equipment budget just make sure the equipment is safely returned to the school once I have finished recording. I will then import my clips onto Premier Pro and edit them cutting out pieces off the recordings that I don’t want to use and making sure that they run smoothly and the end product sounds professional.
How
I will prepare for
Gaining consent – I will insure that all people included in my interview package have
agreed and have knowledge that the package will air on the radio as well as the
footage which will be released on the radio website, to insure I have proof of
their agreement and knowledge of this I will give them a form to sign, having
an on paper agreement is key so that there can be no issues with interviewees
complaining once the piece is released.
Copyright issues - to make sure I don’t break any copyright laws I will be using
royalty free music if needed for my introduction, it would also be a good idea
to contact the social media sites to ensure they are happy with the radio
station releasing a piece which mentions their company name.
Client liaison – I will give all my interviewees a contact number so that they can
get into contact if they have any issues or problems they would like to address,
maintaining contact with the interviewee is key to insure they feel comfortable.
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