Audio production essay New Version

Audio production essay New Version

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  Tuesday 13 th September 2011
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  Outline broadcast andnon-broadcast audio products and their formats (PASS) Describe broadcast and non-broadcast audio products and their formats with some detail and with reference to appropriate illustrative examples (MERIT) Challenge Objective Evaluate broadcast and non-broadcast audio products and their formats with reference to precise and detailed illustrative examples (DISTINCTION Literacy Focus
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  Write an essaywhich describes and explains (with examples) broadcast and non-broadcast audio products and their formats. You can use the presentations and hand out’s produced by both classes last week and any of your own research that you want to carry out.
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  Terrestrial radio Communityradio DAB Podcasts Internet radio In-store radio Live As-live Recorded Broadcast audio products Non-broadcast audio products News & feature packages Music & speech programming Commercials Drama Commentary CD Music TV Digital files (e.g. wav, mp3 etc) Form Genre Formats
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  Start by givinga simple definition of radio Then give a brief overview of the history of radio – who invented it, how was it used at first, when was the first broadcast in the UK, what was the first radio station in the UK etc. Then introduce what you are going to do in the essay
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  In order toachieve a PASS simply describe the products and their formats. In order to achieve a MERIT explain them and give examples In order to achieve a DISTINCTION explain them, give examples AND evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.
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  Radio is thetransmission of sound waves across frequencies that can be received and transformed into sound by a receiver. It is hard to say that radio was invented by one person because there were a number of people and companies involved in its development. In 1878 a British scientist and musician, David Hughes found that sounds could be heard in a telephone receiver when experimenting with his carbon microphone. He developed this further so that eventually the sounds could be picked up over a few hundred yards. In 1885Thomas Edison and his employees began to experiment with forms of radio and these were later picked up and developed by The Marconi Company. In the years following there were numerous other experiments in various countries but it was not until 1896 that there was a patent introduced in Britain for the first electric radio. In 1897 The Marconi Company established the first radio station on the Isle of Wight and ‘the wireless’ as it came to be known was born. Interestingly its original uses were not for entertainment purposes as most of us would now know it for but instead for practical uses, for example it was used in the armed forces such as the army and navy to pass messages and orders. It was not until the 1920s that broadcasting radio across great distances to use as a form of mass entertainment became possible when receivers were installed across Europe. Since the 1920s radio has Evolved in many ways and there are now countless forms of radio and radio formats, this essays aims to discuss and analyse these. The essay will be split into categories in which I will outline and explain broadcast radio, non-broadcast radio and their audio formats and then evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.
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  There are twotechnical categories of radio; broadcast and non-broadcast. Broadcast radio consists of terrestrial, community and digital radio whilst non-broadcast consists of podcasts, internet and in-store radio. In the following sections I will outline and explain each form of radio. I will then discuss their advantages and disadvantages both technically and for the audience. Terrestrial Radio Terrestrial radio is radio that is emitted through radio waves and is broadcast on traditional radio frequencies such as AM and FM. In order to broadcast, terrestrial radio stations require large transmitters and receivers across the country (and the world if they are broadcasting globally) and this can cost a lot of money. An example of a terrestrial radio station in the UK is Radio One.
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  In this essayI am going to discuss broadcast and non-broadcast audio products and their formats. I will start by explaining/ describing/exploring/ discussing/ investigating... Broadcast radio consists of.... Non-broadcast radio consists of... The advantages of this form of radio/audio format are... The disadvantages of this form of radio/audio format are... The audience most likely to enjoy this genre of radio programming are... The audience least likely to enjoy this genre of radio programming are... This example of _____________ shows/proves/justifies.......
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  Explain Discuss InvestigateDescribe Analyse Compare Contrast Compare Contrast Advantages Disadvantages Audience Genre Broadcast Non-broadcast Podcast Audio formats Frequency Entertain Inform Instruct