Out of the 3 ideas that i researched in detail, i am now going to pick 1 of the 3 to research even further and even more in detail, the idea i have chosen is to create a radio show in which 2 members of the community can be involved by inviting them onto the show to talk about a certain movie. We will also have another member of the community to call in to then either dispute or backup a statement made by the 2 temporary hosts. The show will then finish with a song from the soundtrack of the movie.
I think that it's been made clear that with my idea, that i'd really like to involve the community as i think it's a huge factor when it comes to maintaining and interesting and branching out to a wider audience. For this reason alone is why i've conjured up this idea which i think is perfect for a radio station such as Radio Cumbria especially since community is ever so important on local stations. So, the idea is to bring onto the show, a young person (within the ages of 11 and 18) and put them on with a much older person (over years old) and get them to both review together and debate a film that they've both seen. I feel like this could be a very funny concept especially if the movie was old (example: Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times) and the child was 11. This could make for a very funny comparison between what each temporary host thinks.
The positives to this idea are:
- it involves the community which is a great way to promote and grow as a station.
- it involves films, which is something most human's are interested in and/or like to watch
- it includes members of the audience from inside and outside the demographic of BBC Radio Cumbria.
- it has plenty of opportunities to be made comical which the audience will then enjoy!
- people can call in and the temporary hosts can speak to them and get their opinions
The negatives to this idea are:
- people may be scared of spoilers and a spoiler free notice may have to be made to react to this, if it was to affect the amount of listeners the show had.
- if the audience don't care for the movie they may not listen
- it could be hard to find two members of the community who are willing and/or are nice to each other.
- may be difficult for the hosts to cope with everything going on.
This is how i would set out the show:
1. interview conducted by 2 temporary hosts.
2. movie that will be discussed is revealed and the opinions are stated (which will subsequently lead to the conversation/discussion starting).
3. agreed or disagreed conclusion between both temporary hosts. Then a song from the movie will be played to finish the show.
The question i would you use as the host to spark the discussion would be:
"what are your thoughts on [insert movie title here]?"
This is an extremely broad and non detailed question which then allows the 2 temporary guest hosts to go into great detail in their discussion/debate. They can also say only what they want to say rather than myself pushing them for answers. This gives a much more natural flow to the show and will be nicer for the audience to listen to. I feel it is important that every show would be started with the same question in order to have some sort of consistency to the show, so that if the listeners like this structure, they can then know that they'd want to tune in next time.
As the brief got changed part way through completion of this whole unit, i had to change my structure to fit a show that was 4 minutes long and then also a song. The demographic for this radio show would be aimed at all people. However, i want it to be a fun show so that younger people get intrigued by it, especially young film-makers on courses (aged 16 -24). As i want the show to appeal to the over 50's category as well, i can't have the language of the show being alike to Nick Grimshaw's of Radio 1 because it will not appeal to the older age group of the audience (aged 50+). On the other hand i can't use a radio dj that only appeals to the audience aged over 50 (Max Reinhardt) as it won't attract the attention of the younger viewers. So the problem i'm having is to find the balance of what the younger audience wants and what the older audience wants. One way i can do this would be to have the hosts discuss a new movie, but then feed questions to the hosts that would allow them to relate to movies that we released decades ago for the sake of comparison and diversity in the age of the conversation/debate. As part of my secondary research, I looked up the styles of pre-recorded conventions of a speech package that i could include in my radio show. Some of the options i had were the following:
This piece of primary research (VoxPops/Interview Questions) for my radio show involves interviews conducted by other reporters. This relates to my show directly because i will be starting off the debate by interviewing both temporary hosts.
In order to not offend any body or mess up, i've been looking up interviews that have gone wrong so that i can see their mistakes in the questions and i can avoid offending any of the guests as i want the atmosphere to calm, intellectual and easy to listen to.
I think that it's been made clear that with my idea, that i'd really like to involve the community as i think it's a huge factor when it comes to maintaining and interesting and branching out to a wider audience. For this reason alone is why i've conjured up this idea which i think is perfect for a radio station such as Radio Cumbria especially since community is ever so important on local stations. So, the idea is to bring onto the show, a young person (within the ages of 11 and 18) and put them on with a much older person (over years old) and get them to both review together and debate a film that they've both seen. I feel like this could be a very funny concept especially if the movie was old (example: Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times) and the child was 11. This could make for a very funny comparison between what each temporary host thinks.
The positives to this idea are:
- it involves the community which is a great way to promote and grow as a station.
- it involves films, which is something most human's are interested in and/or like to watch
- it includes members of the audience from inside and outside the demographic of BBC Radio Cumbria.
- it has plenty of opportunities to be made comical which the audience will then enjoy!
- people can call in and the temporary hosts can speak to them and get their opinions
The negatives to this idea are:
- people may be scared of spoilers and a spoiler free notice may have to be made to react to this, if it was to affect the amount of listeners the show had.
- if the audience don't care for the movie they may not listen
- it could be hard to find two members of the community who are willing and/or are nice to each other.
- may be difficult for the hosts to cope with everything going on.
This is how i would set out the show:
1. interview conducted by 2 temporary hosts.
2. movie that will be discussed is revealed and the opinions are stated (which will subsequently lead to the conversation/discussion starting).
3. agreed or disagreed conclusion between both temporary hosts. Then a song from the movie will be played to finish the show.
The question i would you use as the host to spark the discussion would be:
"what are your thoughts on [insert movie title here]?"
This is an extremely broad and non detailed question which then allows the 2 temporary guest hosts to go into great detail in their discussion/debate. They can also say only what they want to say rather than myself pushing them for answers. This gives a much more natural flow to the show and will be nicer for the audience to listen to. I feel it is important that every show would be started with the same question in order to have some sort of consistency to the show, so that if the listeners like this structure, they can then know that they'd want to tune in next time.
As the brief got changed part way through completion of this whole unit, i had to change my structure to fit a show that was 4 minutes long and then also a song. The demographic for this radio show would be aimed at all people. However, i want it to be a fun show so that younger people get intrigued by it, especially young film-makers on courses (aged 16 -24). As i want the show to appeal to the over 50's category as well, i can't have the language of the show being alike to Nick Grimshaw's of Radio 1 because it will not appeal to the older age group of the audience (aged 50+). On the other hand i can't use a radio dj that only appeals to the audience aged over 50 (Max Reinhardt) as it won't attract the attention of the younger viewers. So the problem i'm having is to find the balance of what the younger audience wants and what the older audience wants. One way i can do this would be to have the hosts discuss a new movie, but then feed questions to the hosts that would allow them to relate to movies that we released decades ago for the sake of comparison and diversity in the age of the conversation/debate. As part of my secondary research, I looked up the styles of pre-recorded conventions of a speech package that i could include in my radio show. Some of the options i had were the following:
- VoxPops
- Actuality - (my example of this is the audience member calling in to comment on the topic)
- Interview Questions
This piece of primary research (VoxPops/Interview Questions) for my radio show involves interviews conducted by other reporters. This relates to my show directly because i will be starting off the debate by interviewing both temporary hosts.
In order to not offend any body or mess up, i've been looking up interviews that have gone wrong so that i can see their mistakes in the questions and i can avoid offending any of the guests as i want the atmosphere to calm, intellectual and easy to listen to.
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Another example of my primary research (actuality) was to look up what Nick Grimshaw does on Radio 1 with the track of the day. This research is relevant to my project because what he does on his show, is very much alike to my idea of having a member of the community call in to add to the debate.
One the example i'm talking about is that the presenters will take comments made by audience members from forms of social media such as facebook and twitter to then read out live on air. An example of this could be found on BBC radio 1 when they play the track of the day. After playing the chosen song, they ask the listeners to send in their 3 word reviews.
One the example i'm talking about is that the presenters will take comments made by audience members from forms of social media such as facebook and twitter to then read out live on air. An example of this could be found on BBC radio 1 when they play the track of the day. After playing the chosen song, they ask the listeners to send in their 3 word reviews.