Final Major Project Proposal 2019
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Kieran Kirk Bradley proposes creating a radio documentary exploring addiction among artists and musicians. He will research the topic through facts, surveys of young adults, and an interview with an alcohol specialist group. By creating interviews, music beds, and sound effects, Kieran hopes to bring awareness to addiction issues and help those struggling. He believes radio is a good format as it allows the listener's imagination while conveying the message. Kieran will evaluate his work throughout and seek feedback from peers and Two Rivers Radio, where he hopes to air the documentary.
Final Major Project Proposal 2019
- 1. Proposal 1 Centre Name and Number: York College 48357 Student Name and Number: Kieran Kirk Bradley Project proposal title and date: Exploring Addiction, artists and music. Main area of activity: I will be working in Audio/Radio. Rationale: I have created a lot of projects throughout my 2 years of study; last year I created a documentary on Brexit equipped with a sound bed and different audio segments, music and sound effects. I have also created a documentary exploring Mental Health within music, that was equipped with music, factual information and an interview, I also managed to get my Mental Health Documentary played on a radio station in York called, Two Rivers Radio. I have also learnt a lot of different skills throughout my 2 years, I have become better at editing on Adobe Audition, I have also learnt how to make jingles and sweepers, I made several for Two Rivers Radio, I have also learnt how to conduct a professional manner, when looking to gain contacts and get my work shown. All of this will help me when I come to create my Final Major Project, because I will need to put them skills to use, when editing, and also be able to communicate with people when asking for interviews. Project Concept: I have decided to create a Radio Documentary exploring Addiction, music and artists in. In the way of research, I will need to look at facts, surrounding my chosen topic and I will conduct a survey to get responses and views from my chosen target audience, which is young people, aged 18-35, but overall my product is aimed at anyone is going through a situation at home, that is surrounded by issues of alcohol. I also want this product to be a helping hand for someone that is going through issues with alcohol. I will also be trying to get an interview with an alcohol specialist group in York. All of this will help my project, the surveys will help my understand young people’s drinking habits, researching facts will help me understand the issue more, and conducting an interview will give me a great chance to hear first-hand the work that specialist groups are doing. I decided to do it in the format of a radio documentary, because I think that would be the best way for me to put forward this topic, I also enjoy the research aspect of it, and creating music beds, and conducting interviews, by creating a documentary I could do all of this. Also by doing this I can work more on my editing skills and put my own mark on it. I think Radio is the right format for this issue, because I have listened to documentary’s in the past, that the BBC have produced, and they have fulfilled every aspect. Obviously radio doesn’t deliver any visuals, but I don’t think that will be a problem, I actually think that it will be a benefit, because then the listener has the freedom to let his/hers mind run wild with what the presenter or person talking may look like, and I also think it’s a benefit, because it gives me the chance to make it my own, I will be able to choose all of the sounds effects myself and produce it the way the way I want. I will hopefully try to do the interviews on location, and I will be broadcasting it on An Alright Show, live on Two Rivers Radio. I have decided to do it as a radio documentary because, I love radio, I love having an idea and being able to run with it and make it in to something that I could show a mass number of people. I have also chosen to create this documentary, on this topic, because I have had alcoholic family members, and I think we do have a big drinking issue in the UK and needs to be talked about more and brought awareness to, and I think this is the best way. I will also need to research artists and bands that suffer with addiction.
- 2. Proposal 2 How will the project be evaluated and reviewed: I plan to evaluate my work, by carrying out Production Reflections throughout the stages on my Final Major Product, I will also do a full final Evaluation at the end of all stages. This will help me a lot when I come to go to University, as I will need to evaluate throughout my studies. Also, it will help me with my general production skills and creative process, as evaluating will help me look at how I could improve and ultimately make my products better in the future. My product will be reviewed by a number of my peers, and also by a contact that I have managed to create called Two Rivers Radio, I plan to get my documentary aired on there.
- 3. Proposal 3 Bibliography: 1. Kieran Bradley (2019) Target Audience Research Survey (conducted on TBC) 2. Louis Harmann (2019) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on TBC) 3. Anon.(2016). Ross's Kemp'sBritain.Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nVOdxSIyWU.Lastaccessed21st January2019. 4. Bassett, J. (2018). Greg James on becoming the new Radio 1 Breakfast Show host: "It's nice to be an outsider". Available: https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/greg-james-on-becoming- the-new-radio-1-breakfast-show-host-its-not-daunting-me-in-any-way-2366496. Last accessed 21st January 2019. 5. Anon.(2019). Ed SheeranCompetition,Yesterday'sQuiz&TenMinute Takeover. Available:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00021d1 . Last accessed21st January 2019. 6. Bertrand,R. (2016). Introduction.In:RadioTheoryHandbook. ScottsValley,California, UnitedStates:CreateSpace IndependentPublishingPlatform.566. 7. Anon.(2019). Different Plan?.Available:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0by9g8d. Last accessed21st January2019. 8. Anon.(2019). BostonManor insession.Available: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00022td. Last accessed21st January 2019. 9. Anon.(2019). Football Focus.Available: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0c0r7m1/football-focus-19012019. Last accessed21st January 2019. 10. Anon.(2016). BroadcastingToday: BBC FilmmakerBenjaminZand(Series4).Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnIacDYe0Vc.Lastaccessed21stJanuary 2019. Week Tasks to be Completed: Specific Tasks 1 Pre-production Proposal and background research Look at people that I think have influenced me, when it comes to wanting to make a radio documentary. Create a proposal, to set out what I want my product to be and the direction that I want it to go in. 2 Pre-production Research- primary and secondary Look at information surrounding my topic, for example, facts statistics 3 Pre-production Research- primary and secondary Research organisations and services, locally, that could be available for an interview. 4 Pre-production Experiments I will make an experiment/mock-up of what I would like my project to look like and sound like. 5 Pre-production Experiments 6 Pre-production Pre-Production and planning Create a survey to find out what people think, surrounding this topic. 7 Pre-production Pre-Production and planning Send out emails to possible services and people, that are willing to talk about topic. 8 Production Production and reflections Reflections will be carried out weekly and looked
- 4. Proposal 4 at closely so I can take elements away from it, to make my product better. 9 Production Go to York Hospital, do an interview there. 10 Production Go to York Drug and Alcohol Service, do an interview. 11 Production Draft peer feedback Get feedback from my peers on the product I have created. 12 Production Start editing my audio. 13 Production Import any music needed. 14 Production Do the finishing touches to my audio. 15 Evaluation Evaluation Look at the product that I have created, get feedback on it, talk about an possible improvements that I could do, look at aspects that I would do differently, if I were to do it again. 16 Evaluation Evaluation 17 Evaluation Presentation My work will be looked at by my peers and feedback will be given. 18 Moderation Let my peers listen to my show. 19 Show Preparation Making sure everything is accessible, working and ready to show people. 20 Show Show my finished product to my peers and other people that wish to see it.