P3. Develop ideas for sound elements for an identified media purpose
The brief I have chosen to follow is Project 2, the brief states that I will be making a radio advert for audiences from ages of 18-25 concerning drink and driving. I will have to follow their conditions such as featuring dialogue, music and sound effects. My radio advert will intend to encourage audiences to be more responsible by playing a likely scenario.
Bellow there is a mind map with some ideas for the radio advert.
Bellow there is a mind map with some ideas for the radio advert.
Mind Map
Asset table
Here bellow is my asset table which demonstrates what I need in-order to have a better advert, it also says where I will be getting it from and its Individual purpose.
P4. Generate planning materials for the intended production of sound elements for identified media purpose
Gantt Chart
Budget Sheet
The budget sheet bellow will display £0 as all materials and equipment I plan on using is already offered in school such as the microphones, applications and my peers
Risk Assessment
M1. Identify resolutions to the legal and ethical issues for the production
As my radio show will be broadcasted in the UK, I will need to take in account the potential legal and ethical issues as not doing so would only put the product at risk of being taken down. The legal issue I may have could potentially be copyright and ethical issues could involve vulnerable groups such as younger listeners.
Because of the intellectual property act, copyrighted content needs to be avoided as potential of having to take down or re do my product, therefore to avoid this happening I will be either creating my own sound files such as music and sound effects. Sound effects can be easily made by doing my own foley sound and if that is a difficulty I can utilise non-copyrighted sound effects from YouTube. If I also decide to use a soundtrack for background music, I will most likely be using royalty free music as it is legal to use as long as I’m telling the audience who the creator is. During my production I will also be cautious of not naming any known products or brands as this may classify as product placement.
For my product I will be using two actors which will be portraying characters from ages of 18 and older. The audience isn’t given any understanding of what are the characters cultural, racial or religious background as I do not see that as necessary to mention. Doing so will help me avoid from offending or wrongly representing a certain vulnerable group. I have also asked from my actors to speak in their natural English accent as adding in a fake accent can be seen as an attack on a specific group’s accent. Another thing I did to avoid wrongly portraying people was to not mention any last names, as the advert is about a car accident, it is very likely that someone named John in the UK has had a car related incident due to drink and driving, not adding the last name will prevent any wrong portrayals and libel.
As my product is a radio play based on drink and driving, I will have to ensure of not making the content too mature as there is no watershed within radio which excludes me from showing anything inappropriate to those who are under 18, even though my target audience are those from the ages of 18-24. In result of this I won’t be using any loud sound effects that involve car crashes or the sound of people screaming as these sounds could potentially disturb younger audiences and further increase the chance of people complaining to Ofcom to take down my radio product. I will be aiming for my radio product to connote what happened to the main protagonist John by not including sound effects of any car crash, instead jumping to the narrator scene. This would be a benefit as more mature listeners understand what is being counted within the media product than younger audiences.
Because of the intellectual property act, copyrighted content needs to be avoided as potential of having to take down or re do my product, therefore to avoid this happening I will be either creating my own sound files such as music and sound effects. Sound effects can be easily made by doing my own foley sound and if that is a difficulty I can utilise non-copyrighted sound effects from YouTube. If I also decide to use a soundtrack for background music, I will most likely be using royalty free music as it is legal to use as long as I’m telling the audience who the creator is. During my production I will also be cautious of not naming any known products or brands as this may classify as product placement.
For my product I will be using two actors which will be portraying characters from ages of 18 and older. The audience isn’t given any understanding of what are the characters cultural, racial or religious background as I do not see that as necessary to mention. Doing so will help me avoid from offending or wrongly representing a certain vulnerable group. I have also asked from my actors to speak in their natural English accent as adding in a fake accent can be seen as an attack on a specific group’s accent. Another thing I did to avoid wrongly portraying people was to not mention any last names, as the advert is about a car accident, it is very likely that someone named John in the UK has had a car related incident due to drink and driving, not adding the last name will prevent any wrong portrayals and libel.
As my product is a radio play based on drink and driving, I will have to ensure of not making the content too mature as there is no watershed within radio which excludes me from showing anything inappropriate to those who are under 18, even though my target audience are those from the ages of 18-24. In result of this I won’t be using any loud sound effects that involve car crashes or the sound of people screaming as these sounds could potentially disturb younger audiences and further increase the chance of people complaining to Ofcom to take down my radio product. I will be aiming for my radio product to connote what happened to the main protagonist John by not including sound effects of any car crash, instead jumping to the narrator scene. This would be a benefit as more mature listeners understand what is being counted within the media product than younger audiences.