Evaluation question 1 radio trailer

Evaluation question 1 radio trailer

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  + Radio Trailers WeStudied Lauren, Jess and Jacob Radio Trailer Millie Corey & Faye “Post Mortem” BBC Radio 4
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  +  As agroup, we realised that the radio trailer we were creating was initially going to advertise our documentary, so therefore we had to carry out research into already existing radio trailers that had been created by previous students, by doing this we would be able to understand all the key elements that are required to make a good radio trailer. By researching a radio trailer each, our group was able to pick up on the different parts required to make a good radio trailer. After our research we sat down and shared our notes with each other to see what similarity and differences we picked up on. We found some common forms and conventions of radio trailers that we used in ours. Some of these were choosing our own background music, coming up with a script, recording the script and then editing the raw materials to create a short radio trailer advertising our documentary.
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  + Lauren, Jess andJacob’s Radio Trailer  The first radio trailer we analysed was by Lauren, Jess and Jacob. Their radio trailer was about students aged 17-19 who have had EMA taken away from them by the Government. This radio trailer allowed us to gain some understanding about the forms and conventions of radio trailers. The codes and conventions used were:  - sound effects  - music  - ambient sound  - length  - voiceover  By studying this radio trailer we could understand what conventions are required for a good radio trailers.
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  + Millie, Corey &Faye’s Radio Trailer  The second radio trailer we studied was by Millie, Corey and Faye’s radio trailer. This groups radio trailer was about education and bullying and how it effects the life of students who fall victims to bullying. The codes and conventions that were used in this radio trailer were:  - sound effects  - ambient sounds  - music  - length  - various voices in the voice-over  By studying this radio trailer we could understand what conventions are required for a good radio trailers.
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  + “Post Mortem” BBCRadio 4  This was the final radio trailer that we analysed. It aired on a professional and well known radio station, which was BBC Radio 4. this radio trailer was advertising a documentary which is aimed at mainly 20-40 year olds who are intrigued by the development of breakthroughs in illnesses. The key elements used in this radio trailer were:  - length  - various voices used in voice-over  - tone of voice  By studying this radio trailer we could understand what conventions are required for a good radio trailers. Also because this radio trailer is a professional radio trailer made by professional, not students, there were lots of different techniques that we were able to pick up on and they were able to help us create all the different areas needed to create a radio trailer.
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  + How Have TheseRadio Trailers Influenced Your Own Radio Trailer?  The three different radio trailers we analysed were able to influence our own radio trailer regarding lots of different elements. We were able to know how to make a good radio trailer and how the write a professional script for one. We also followed all of the elements that the other radio trailers used. We used sound effects mixed with music in the background of our radio trailer and also there was some evidence of ambient sounds which came from the voice-over and snippet of an interview from our documentary. Also we used traditions such as fade out and fade in and the beginning and end of our radio trailer which helped to make it flow more fluently. The length of our radio trailer was also similar to what the other radio trailers were showing that we were able to meet the correct requirements. Finally the voice-over and tone of voice was elements we used as the narrator’s tone of voice was very different to the snippet we used from an interview from our documentary.