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FacultyofArts&Humanities
SchoolofMedia,FilmandCommunication
WritingandProducingforRadio
ModulecodeMDAH002 30Credits
AimsofModule Toequipstudentswiththeskillsrequiredtodevise,writeandproduceaudioprogrammingfor radio(includingmagazineprogrammes,news,documentaries,livemusicprogrammes,and,in particular,drama)andcrossplatformconsumption(360delivery).Itwillbuilduponthe skills/approachesgainedfromattendanceontheANPRand/orFormatFactualprogrammesin earlieryears.Itwillfamiliarisestudentswiththeentireproductionprocessfromthedevelopment ofnewprogramming,newsbroadcasts,OutsideBroadcasts,podcasts,identsandweb publishing.Itwillbuildupontheircreative,administrative,technicalandinterpersonalskills. WithlivebroadcastsonRadioHope(AMandtheinternetviahttp://radio.hope.ac.uk)studentswill generateanonlineportfolioofoftheirownuniqueproductions
LearningOutcomesoftheModule Thismodulewillenablestudentsto: 1. Understandtheestablishedandconstantlyevolvingprinciplesoftheproductionprocessfor radio/audio 2. Beabletoanalysethecontent,constructionandproductionrequirementsofradiodrama, magazine,entertainment,featureanddocumentaryprogrammes 3. Showtheirprogrammemakingskillsandmultiplatformawarenessbyproducingfactual radio/audioprogrammestoasetbrieftargetedtoparticularaudiences 4. Beabletodemonstrateacriticalandpracticalunderstandingofapproachedtowritingdramafor radio(andappreciatehowthesecanbeappliedacrossallplatforms) SummaryOfMaterialtobeCovered Devising,developing,producingandpresentingformattedradioprogramming Writinga15minuteoriginalradiodrama Newsconstructionandbroadcast Webcastingandpodcasting,crossplatformdelivery. Developanunderstandingoftheuseofsoundeffectsanddialoguetomaximise comedic/dramaticimpact BuildappreciationofUK'srichhistoryofradioprogrammingandintroduceinternationalaudio Developmentofafirmunderstandingoftheessentialprinciplesofscriptwritingandliaisonwith the'BBCWritersroom'and'NorthernExposure'projects. Generationanddevelopmentofideas Howtofindsuitablepeopleandlocations Criticalreflectionuponpracticalapproaches Researchmethodologies Assessment. ProgrammeProduction. Prerecordedandlivebroadcast/webcastmaterialwithsupporting crossplatformdelivery(50%). RadioDramaProduction. Devise,writeandproduce15minuteradiodrama(25%). ReflectiveCritique.2,500wordcriticalassessmentofradioproductionprocess/submission(for bothDramaandProgrammeProduction)(25%). CoreReading: Crisell,A,(1986)UnderstandingRadio ,Methuen. MacLoughlinS(2004) WritingforRadio:HowtoWritePlays,FeaturesandShortStoriesThatGet YouonAir,Soundplay(ISBN:095471220X) McLeish,R(2005)RadioProduction ,FocalPress(ISBN0240519728) O'Donnelll.,BenoitP.,HausmanC.,MessereF.,(2003)ModernRadioProduction:Production, ProgrammingandPerformance ,Wadsworth(ISBN:0534563961)
ShinglerM,WieringaC,(1998)OnAir:MethodsandMeaningsofRadio,HodderArnold,(ISBN: 0340652314) UsefulTitles: BeamanJ,(2000)InterviewingforRadio(MediaSkillsS.),Routledge,animprintofTaylor&Francis BooksLtd,ISBN:0415229103 ChantlerP,HarrisS(1997)LocalRadioJournalism,FocalPress Fleming,C(2002)TheRadioHandbook,Routledge Goldman,G(1997),AdventuresintheScreenTrade,Abacus Goldman,G(2000),WhichLieDidITell?:MoreAdventuresintheScreenTrade,Bloomsbury Horstmann,R(1998)WritingforRadio,A&CBlack Kaye,MandPopperwell(1995),A,MakingRadio,BroadcastBooks Lamot,A(1994),BirdByBird:SomeInstructionsonWritingandLife,Anchor StarkeyG,(2004)RadioinContext,PalgraveMacmillan,(ISBN:140390023X) McKeeR(1999)Story:Substance,Structure,StyleAndThePrinciplesOfScreenwriting,Methuen O'Donnelll.,BenoitP.,HausmanC.,MessereF.,(2003)ModernRadioProduction:Production, ProgrammingandPerformance ,Wadsworth Priestman,C(2002)WebRadio:RadioProductionforInternetStreaming,FocalPress ShinglerM,WieringaC,(1998)OnAir:MethodsandMeaningsofRadio,HodderArnold Trewin,J(2003)PresentingonTVandRadio,FocalPress Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio www.resonancefm.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/commissioning.shtml(excellentregardingwritingsaleableradio dramaandcomedy) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/afternoon_play.shtml SomeListening: Adams,D,HitchHikersGuidetotheGalaxy,BBCEnterprises/Worldwide Iannucci,A,Morris,COnTheHour,BBCRadioCollection,BBCEnterprises BBCRadio4(9295FM): WomansHour(weekdays1011am,Saturdays45pm).Orlistenonlineat http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour(goodarchive!) YouandYours,(weekdays12.04).Orlistentopackagesonlineat http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours BBC7(digitalonly)http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7 RecommendedPodcastpages: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/help/podcasting.shtml http://www.resonancefm.com/podcasting.htm http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=211428
SEMESTER1:MUSIC/MAGAZINEPROGRAMMING
LIVERADIOWEEK#1:Monday30Nov Thursday3Dec2009(inc.)
1)InGROUPSOFTWOyouwillproduceandbroadcasta60minuteMUSIC/MAGAZINESHOWEACHDAYofthisperiodonRadio Hope(ie.4programmes). OneshowwillbeanOUTSIDEBROADCASTFROMTHECORNERSTONEFESTIVAL. 2) Produceandpresentlivenewsbulletins(includingweather)acrosstheLiveRadioWeekusingclipsandcopyfromIRN(Independent RadioNews)andinformationfromHopeVirtuallyDaily. 3) Compilea10minutePODCASToftheLIVEbroadcasthighlightsfromyourINDIVIDUALCONTRIBUTIONtotheradioweekfor inclusiononiTunesviahttp://radio.hope.ac.uk(compressedmp3alongwithRSSfeedtobesubmittedmoreaboutthislater) GENERALPROGRAMMECRITERIA i)THESHOWISAVARIEDMAGAZINEPROGRAMME ii) EACHOFYOUR4MUSIC/MAGAZINEPROGRAMMESWILLCONTAIN: 1x5minutefactualpackagesie.TWOPACKAGESwillbeproducedINDIVIDUALLYbyeachgroupmemberfor theWHOLELIVERADIOWEEK.(Seepackagespecificationsbelow) 2x30secondidents/jingles(onepergroupmember).Youcanmakemorebut2isminimum6maximum).You maywishtomakestingsordonutsforparticularfeaturestoheraldaquizorthelivesession(seebelow)ortoact asasoundbedforavocalsection,forexample.Unlikethepackages,thesameids/jinglescanbeusedeveryday thusyouaretoproduceaminimumofoneident/jingleeachfortheentireLiveRadioWeek. OneinstudioLIVEMUSICSESSION(artisteswillbesuppliedforyoucourtesyoftheBAMusicpathwayatthe Evertoncampusalthoughyoucanfindyourownmusiciansifyouwish). 2xinterviews(inADDITIONtochatwiththeliveband).Oneinterviewmustbeinstudioandoneviathephoneline. TheintervieweesMUSTNOTbefellowstudents. iii)Allmusicandprerecordedmaterial(packages,idents)aretobeplayedthroughtheRCSPlayoutsystem. NOTE:YOUMUSTRECORDYOUROWNOUTPUTSOYOUCANCOMPILEMATERIALFORYOUR10MINUTEPODCAST
SPECIFICPROGRAMMECRITERIA
i) PRESENTATION/MUSIC:
ii) FEATURES Packages(1pershow,4intotalfortheweek) o Asyouareingroupsof2youarerequiredtoproduce,INDIVIDUALLY,2radiopackagesfortheLiveRadio Week#1.Thepackageswillbeaminimumof5minutesindurationandamaximumof6minutes.Theywill beminidocumentariesonagreedtopics(topicscodeterminedbytheindividual,groupandtutor). o Ifyouwishyoucanuseonepackage(ANDONLYONE)pershowasasetupforeithertheinstudio intervieworthetelephoneinterview. o ItisVITALthateachpackageexhibitsthefollowing: a) acontemporarypegwhilstmaintaininglongevityofappeal(ie.mustberelevanttotodays trends/issuesandstillberelevant/playableinthreemonthstime) b) atleastTHREEMAINCONTRIBUTORS(voxpopsdonotcountasmaincontributors) c) creativeuseofaudiotextures(music,actuality/wildtrack),voxpops(juxtapositionoftones/views) d) creativeapproachestoscriptingtoelicitanactiveengagementfromthelistener e) amultiperspectivalassessment(ie.abalanced,unbiasedinvestigation)oftheagreedsubject areaviatheuseofcontributorsandtheelementsdetailedabove
PODCASTS FromyouownpersonalR.O.T.(Recordingof/offTransmission)whichyouwillhavemadeonthestudioAPC,take10minutesofthebest LIVEoutput(notprerecordedfeaturessuchaspackagesetc)andconverttheseintoapodcastfriendlymp3(thespecificationforthiswill beprovided).YouwillalsoprovideasmallpieceofXMLcodingcalledanRSSfeed.Thisiswhatallowspeopletosubscribeto podcastsandfacilitatestheautomatictransferofinformationaboutyouraudio(suchasthetitle,duration,dateetc.)fromiTunestoyour PCandiPod/mp3player.).YouwillmaketheRSSfeedusingthewebauthoringsoftware,Dreamweaver.Dontworry!Thisisvery simplethisisnotawebdesigncourse! ONLINEPUBLISHING YouwillproduceanonlineHomePagetoaccompanyyourradioprogrammeincludingalinktoyour10minpodcast. Thevisualandtextual(syntax)styleofyourhomepagemustreflecttheme/toneofyourradioprogramme.TheHomePageAdditional audiomaterial(suchasextendedinterviews)alongwithaccompanyingimagesandusergeneratedcontentmustbesynergisedby engaginglywrittencopy.
SPLITOFMARKSFORFORSEMESTERONE: MUSICMAGAZINEPROGRAMME(worth20%oftotalfortheyear): Individualpracticalwork: o 2Packages(40%)20%each o NewsBulletins(15%) o Jingle/Ident(5%) Grouppracticalwork ie.agroupmarkwillbegivenforthefollowing: o Programmeproduction(interviewtechnique,seques,useofmusic/playlist)(20%) o FinalPodcastandHomePage(20%)
SUBMISSIONCHECKLISTSEMESTERONE(submissiontoFML07512:00,Fri11Dec2009) Individualwork Group 2x5minfactualpackages 1xfinalpodcastandHomePage 1xident/jingle(minimum) 1xtestHVDpodcast LiveProgrammeproduction(ieanythingwhichisnot 1xnewsbulletin prerecordedsuchasinterviewtechnique,seques, (allsubmittedonanCDplayableinstandardCD useofmusic). players ) Equalamountofinputpergroupmembermustbe ReflectiveCritique(1,000words)pluslistof provenwithwrittenlistofwhatyouindividuallyhave contributiontogroupproduction. contributed.
SEMESTER2:SPEECHANDDRAMAPROGRAMMING
LIVERADIOWEEK#2:March2010EXACTDATESTOBECONFIRMED
1) InGROUPSOFTWOyouwillproduceandbroadcasta60minuteSPEECHBASEDMAGAZINESHOWEACHDAYofthisperiodon RadioHope(ie.4programmes). 2) Produceandpresentlivenewsbulletins(includingweather)acrosstheLiveRadioWeekusingclipsandcopyfromIRN(Independent RadioNews)andinformationfromHopeVirtuallyDaily. 3) Compilea10minutePODCASToftheLIVEbroadcasthighlightsfromyourINDIVIDUALCONTRIBUTIONtotheradioweekfor inclusiononiTunesviahttp://radio.hope.ac.uk(compressedmp3alongwithRSSfeedtobesubmittedmoreaboutthislater) AND 4) INDIVIDUALLYwrite,DIRECTandPRODUCEa15minuteRADIODRAMAforbroadcastduringLiveRadioWeek#2. (actorswillbe suppliedforyoucourtesyoftheBADramaandTheatreStudiescourseattheEvertoncampusalthoughyoucanfindyourown performersifyouwish). GENERALPROGRAMMECRITERIA i)THESHOWISNOTTOBETHEMEDITISAVARIEDMAGAZINEPROGRAMME(oneshowoutofthe4may bethemedbutonlyinexceptionalcircumstances). ii) EACHOFYOUR4SPEECHBASEDMAGAZINEPROGRAMMESWILLCONTAINTHEFOLLOWING: 2x1530secondidents(oneeach) LiveAcousticset(theonlyfulllengthsongsintheshow)(sprinkledthroughouttheprogrammetotallingamaximum of15minutes) 15currentaffairs/issuedrivenpaneldiscussion(seebelowforsomesampleideas) 15formattedlightentertainmentsection(seebelowforsomesampleideas) 2x6Packages
AcademicRecord(workingtitle).ThisisanappropriationofBBCRadio4sDesertIslandDiscs( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs.shtml).EachdayyouwillinterviewonememberofLiverpool HopeUniversitysacademicstaffabouttheir5favouritesongsthathaveaconnectionwiththedisciplinetheyteach. Youplay1minuteofeachsong.Yourguest,attheend,alsostatestheirtwofavouritebooks(withonerelatedto theirdiscipline) FaithandHope. Theologicaldiscussionprogramme.(thiswillnecessitateresearchintodifferentfaithsand preparationintermsofacquisitionofguests,questionsandchairingthediscussion.Eachdaysignificantfigures fromthevariousreligiouscommunitiesinLiverpool(MUSTNOTbestudentsfromHopeUniversity)willenlightenthe listenerwithinsightsintotheirbeliefsandlifestyles. UnusualLiverpool(LiverpoolUncovered). PanelGameShow. Deviseandproduceyourownradiopanelgameshow.TohelpwiththislistentoRadio4s JustaMinute(http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/justaminute.shtml),TheNewsQuiz( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/newsquiz.shtml),Quoteunquote( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/quoteunquote.shtml),ImSorryIHaventAClue( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/clue.shtml),PuzzlePanel( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/puzzlepanel.shtml). Examplesmaybebeattheteacher(quizabouttheirsubjectarea).Callmybluffbutbasedaroundtheir disciplines(getacademicsinforthismaybewiththeoddstudentonthepanelsormaybeastudentasthe captainofeachteam. PoetrySlam! Publishedornearpublishedpoetsreciteanddiscusstheirwork. BookReview .Interviewauthors.Bookbuyersmakeover.Interviewwithpublicistwhatsthenewgenre?Howto writeabestseller.Selfhelpbooks(LivingbytheBook: Twoindividualsforaweekwillattempttosticktothe doctrinelaiddownbyaparticularlifestylemanual(suchasJudithVeritysQuickFixYourLife).FabFirstlines. Writingthekilleropening.Interviewwithauthorsandfans. Businessrelatedfeature Sciencerelatedsection. Packageleaddiscussion. Usingafiveminuteprerecordedfactualpackagetoactasaspringboardfora10 minutediscussionwithatleastthreeinterviewees(oneofwhichcanbeonthephone). TheTuesday/ThursdayPlay. Fortwoshowsyoucaninclude15minutedramasaspartoftheprogramming schedule(iftheyarebroadcaststandardtoverifiedbytutor). Liveinhouseband(differentbandeverydayasinthefirstsemester)
NEWSBULLETINS
InStudioByouwillconstructandpresentbulletinswithclipsdownloadedfromtheIndependentRadioNewswebservice( http://www.irn.co.uk)andinformationfromHopeVirtuallyDailyeitherfollowingorprecedingoneoftheshowsintheschedule(schedule tobecompiledoncegroupshavebeendetermined). REFLECTIVECRITIQUE2 1,000wordwrittencriticalreflectionMUSTINCLUDE: o usingtheory/quotesfromsettextshowsuccessfulwereyourinterviews/features/packageswhatyouhave learned. o howyourissuedrivenandlightentertainmentsectionsmaintainedaudienceinterestandhowtheformatslent themselvestorepeatability. o usingtheory/quotesfromsettextshowsuccessfulwereyournewsbulletinswhatyouhavelearned. SPLITOFMARKSFORFORSEMESTERTWO: SPEECHBASEDPROGRAMME(worth25%ofwholeyear): Individualpracticalwork o 1x5package(25%) o 1xident/jingle(minimum)(5%) o Newsbulletins(numbertobedetermined)(10%) Groupwork: o Currentaffairs/issuedrivensection(20%) o Lightentertainmentsection(20%) o 1x10podcastofhighlightsandHomePage(20%) INDIVIDUALWRITTENWORK: o 1,000wordReflectiveCritique2[ie.10%ofcourse]) RADIODRAMA(worth25%ofwholeyear) Scriptsynopsisandcharacterbreakdowns(10%) Completed15script(50%) Completed15production(40%) WRITTENWORK: 500wordREFLECTIVECRITIQUE3[ie.5%ofcourse]) Referringtootherexamplesofyourchosengenreandquotesfrompractitioners/theorists,reflectuponthesuccessof yourapproachtoscript/narrativeconstructionandtheconversionofwrittenwordintoaction.Howactuality/SFX wereusedtoenhancethediegesisandthedifficultiesencountered(andhopefully,overcome)inavoidingonthe nosedialogue.)
SUBMISSIONCHECKLISTSEMESTERTWO(submissiontoFML07512:00,DATETBC) Individualwork Group 1x5minpackage 1xfinalpodcastandHomePage 1xident/jingle(minimum) 1xNewsbulletin LiveProgrammeproduction(ieanythingwhichisnot prerecordedinterviews,issuedriven/lightents (allsubmittedonanCDplayableinstandardCD sectionsetc.). players) Equalamountofinputpergroupmembermustbe ReflectiveCritiqueforLiveshow(1,000words) provenwithwrittenlistofwhatyouindividuallyhave ____________________________ contributed. 1x15RadioDrama(WriteandProduce) ReflectiveCritiqueforownwrittenRadioDrama(1,000 words)
SEMESTER1SCHEDULE
Session Week1 IntroandRefresher. Courseoverviewofradiobroadcastlandscapeandnews bulletin. OutofClassActivity Make a4minutebulletinradio versionofHopeVirtuallyDaily SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Week3 ShowProposalsandProgrammeDevelopment.PLUS jingles,identsandrefresher Week4 RCSProgramming.Jingleplaybacksession Week5 Packageplayback/feedbacksession1. BroadcastLaw andEditorialPolicy Week6 Readingweek Week7 WebandmultiplatformJournalism Week8 PoliticalAdministration Week9 WorkshopsandRehearsal Week10 14Dec Week11 DebriefandFeedback
Prepare,ingroups,programme proposal(includingdetailed treatmentofpackages) Startproductionprocessfor firstpackage Produce30jingle Continuewithfirstpackage production Continuewithproductionof firstpackage Productiononsecondpackage shouldbeunderway nd Continuewithproductionof2 package Continuewithproductionof 2ndpackage Continuewithproductionof 2ndpackage
HVDaudioforPodcast
Package2submission deadline
TUESDAY4FRIDAY7DECEMBERLIVERADIOWEEK#1
SEMESTER2SCHEDULE
OutofClassActivity
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Prepare,ingroups,programme proposal(includingdetailed treatmentoflightent/issue drivenfeatures) Individualstepoutline i) Programme Firstdraftofdramatobe ProposalPresentation completed ii)individualstep outline nd Submitfirstdraftof15 Continuewith 2 draftof minscript dramascript Continuewithredraftingdrama script PrepareproposalforLive Eventpackage Finishfinaldraftofdrama script Beginproductionondrama script Submitfinaldraftof15 minscript Submitpackage
Week6 Readingweek
LIVERADIOWEEK#2EXACTDATESTBC