Regulatory bodies

 Ofcom:

 Regulator for the communications services

• Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We make sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV and radio. The broadcasting code have 10 different sections that link together and shows to programme makers who require further advice on this code.
• Section 1:Protecting the under eighteens 
• Ofcom protects the public and in this section, Ofcom specifically looks at the aspects of children under 18s in order to protect them. This allows children to grow up in a slow pace as well as allowing children to be children. I will need to ensure that I have an over look of these rules and standards when conducting my final edit of radio podcast . My content must be PG friendly and no information or content shown to the younger generations. 
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• Section 2:Harm and offence
• It is important to avoid including any content that could potentially harm or offend the audience, such as misleading images /notes or offensive material, in order to maintain the integrity of the radio project. When addressing topics related to social media, it is crucial to choose words thoughtfully to prevent any potential offense or to limit their usage.
• Section 3:Crime, disorder, hatred and abuse
• This section finds the importance of removing any content related to server crime, disorder, hatred, and abuse. It highlights that the content should not directly or indirectly incite criminal actions or disorder. Additionally, it mentions that any speech should not influence the audience towards criminal behaviour. In order to adhere to these guidelines for my radio project, I need to ensure that my content does not encourage any actions that the listeners might take. 
• Section 4:Religion 
• It is important as religion plays a big role in almost everyone's eyes, and no one would want to witness or hear anything discriminate against things like religion and culture. Therefore, Ofcom has rules and regulation that protect these issues from occurring for audience satisfaction and protection. I will not be including any discussion about race, gender or religion. Therefore, I will not need to worry about this section.  
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• Section 10: Commercial communications on radio 
• This section is only for radio broadcasts. It makes sure that businesses communicate clearly so that consumers are protected. This is important for Ofcom because they want to make sure that every customer is safe. I need to know this because I want everyone to feel comfortable when they listen to my radio show as considering they will want to listen to educate themselves and watch for entertainment purposes. not to get offended and feel the opposite of what we want them to feel. .
  

Evaluation 14,16

 

This is for unit 14 and 16 

Audio assets

  

Audio assets	Description of Audio assets
Intro music of zapping noise	Before the dialect begins there is an intro sound effect that i had added in order to alert the audience that the podcast has just begun
Background aesthetic music	I added this background music to make the podcast seem more realistic,aesthetic and professional looking
Outro music of zapping noise	At the end of the podcast, I used the same sound effect and reversed the sound in order to show that the podcast has now ended and finished as a whole.

This is used in unit 14 and 16 

Funding unit 14.16

 Funding is one of the most important aspects when it comes to several things. I will need to look at my funding aspects for my radio podcast. Funding doesn't necessarily have to come out of peoples personal money/pockets. These things are:

• Crowdfunding: This is when people in the public help put money towards whatever people are putting a crowdfund up for.  This can be done on websites such as GoFundMe. This type of funding is never accurate as there is also uncertainty of if the public can help reach the goals needed, whether that is for peoples health or even businesses.
• Advertisements: Businesses use advertisement in order to raise brand awareness and increase sales, this allows the advertisement to give a chance to business or in our case my radio podcast income of some sort to help cover costs.  
• sponsorship: Sponsorships is when business people join another company in order to help boost the advertisements faster. For instance with my radio podcast, if i had partnered up with someone I will need to promote what they wish and want me to promote at some stage of my podcast which gives me an additional  income at the end.
• Grants: Grants is when the government support the business by funding/helping set up funds and spreading them to the public or for the public.

Overall, I believe that advertisement will work best in my favour for my radio podcast as it will be smoother then having the other funding elements interrupting my podcast along with interrupting the audience from there entertainment which is not what  they will be satisfied with. 

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Rushes log - unit 14,16

 

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Task allocation week 1 - unit 14,16

Production log week 10 - unit 14,16

 

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Production journey unit 14.16

  During my production I had realised that I am familiar with cameras and video production equipment ,but not as confident with knowing how to use sound equipment only and platforms for it such as garage band. In the images bellow, I was testing the quality and my understanding on how to use my equipment that I will need for my podcast. This unit 14 and 16, conducting and creating foley sounds has helped and given me an advantage in my understanding on how to use them

I had to record people talking and conversating to see if other peoples slight actions like clicking and typing on the keyboard and even walking around to see how much the microphone and audio will pick up on the background sounds. 

Here I had done the same thing just with a different type of voice recorder which is the main microphone i had used when conducting my audio podcast

After conducting my focus group, i had realised that the audio was terrible due to the fact the windows were open and it was after school time, so next time I am to record any sort of content that involves non diegetic sound I will use a microphone or voice recorder of some sort. Due to my radio audio being a podcast i did not feel the need to record audio or sound that will be imported on my podcast as my audio is a conversation based on a Q and A. 

Here is a show of the stages I went through in order to turn my audio into an MOV in order to upload this onto my YouTube. I Have to go onto Mater file and check that my settings are correct including the video codes settings. This then leads to waiting  for the audio on final cut pro to turn into an MOV in order to upload on YouTube.

This is for unit 14 and 16 

Considerations unit 14,16

 My considerations before uploading my audio sound is making use of the iMacs that are provided by the school and choosing my delegated seat as once starting editing on final cut pro I cannot use another iMac or I will need to reedit. This then leads to exporting my radio podcast from final cut pro to YouTube(This is where the lossless element comes into the equation) and by doing this I will need to change the settings and download it on Quick time to then upload the QuickTime formatted version onto YouTube as a MOV. This is the most appropriate way and has been the way I have been uploading footage since starting my academic year in media. By creating the MOC, I now will have the chance to export it onto different devices. 

With the sound, I had to use a mp3 to YouTube converter to then import that onto final cut pro. This is the easiest route for me as once having the sound downloaded , if the sound is needed in other editing versions such as first draft to final edit, I have the sounds saved on my iCloud on the iMacs. 

Lastly, I'll apply upward compression. This allows me to ensure that, when creating the original and final edit, other sounds can be heard by making them quieter. Because they will be able to hear a variety of sounds throughout my radio program, this will be extremely helpful for all audiences. 

This is for unit 14 and 16 

Focus group analysis

  Technical improvements and auditory quality improvements

1. what do you think my weaknesses are?

They mentioned that:

•  I need to balance my audio because in some parts it was louder and some parts lower.
• cut out the ending as when my podcast finished it still just was playing with no sound
• They also mentioned that the fan in the background was a bit to loud which effected the audio too.
• They advised me to rerecord some of the audio as there is a distinct sound that is clear to the audience that isn't supposed to be in the podcast. 
• I was also told to introduce my characters as well as put my radios name at the start of my podcast
• I was also told to add in some background music as well as overlapping some of the audio to make it sound like an actual conversation where they are interrupting one another in the podcast as that's what usually happens.

2. what do you think my strengths are?

• The story line is clear and understandable 
• The speakers audio was very clear

3. Did you understand who was speaking host and psychologist wise?

• Yes, it was clear as they had different genders and was introduced in the beginning of the podcast with names that also allocate the roles with who is who. 

4. If you was the presenter what what you do in terms of conducting this podcast?

• They would record the podcast when no one is in the room with no background noises. 
• They would edit out the sound of the host when flipping pages to read my script
• The audio was clear but they would have fixed it on final cut pro
• They would start dialogue straight after one person has spoke so it sounds like a conversation is flowing rather then an actual interview in the podcast ("Natural conversation")

This is for unit 14 and 16 

SWOT analysis for first draft

  

Things to consider for S&W - dialogue, sound,radio,drama

Strengths

Weaknesses

The strengths I had is the fact that my audio was clear vocally My storyline is clear and understandable I met every point that was mentioned in the brief as I mentioned the advantages and disadvantages of impacts of social media on children and families.

There was background noises of the fan that could either be re recorded or edited with a noise reducer There was the sound of my mouse clicking when stopping the recorder. There was audio that needed the trimming tool as there was discarded audio that was in there I needed to have used blade on final cut pro to delete and make the audio flow so it sounds like an actual conversation rather than being scripted  You can also hear one of my hosts flipping through pages when trying to read his lines.

Things to consider for O&T - Technical skills. Logistics, resources, time remaining

Opportunities	Threats
My podcast radio has a lot of potential, if i sort out the audio voice level and balance, i could make my own podcast weekly and publish them  Being able to have access to final cut pro, i can enhance my success rate of having a good balanced out podcast that sounds professional and meets the brief	Ensuring that i need to record my audio before the deadline month hits as then i am reassured that i will have enough time to make my edits and edit to perfection I need to ensure that the room i am filming in has no one talking or walking in as I cannot have no make round sounds.

This is for unit 14 and 16

sound format

  You will need to write a brief report describing considerations around file size, storage and quality!

Here is a small report describing considerations around file size, storage and quality.

Sound format

Storyboard - unit 14,16

 

Time	Script	FX	Music
0:07 16 s	Host1 Hello everyone, welcome to today's podcast on family relations. My name is Zali Sulivan and I am your host along with Harper Johnnson. Today we are joined with a special guest Dr Zehra Bukeri, who specialises in child psychology and their behaviour in everyday aspects.	Podcast microphone starting to air sound effect	None
0:23 6 s	Host2 Our hot topic of the week is,the dangers and benefits of social media as well as the mental health impact it has on our children and families.	None	Calming background music
0:31 4s	host1 speaks passionately  Good morning, Dr Bukeri, it is pleasure to have you on our show	None	Calming background music
0:34 3s	Dr Zehra Bukeri  “Thank you for inviting me”	None	Calming background music
0:37 23 s	Host2 As you are aware that social media has become society's daily life element whether that is for personal use, making money, advertisement or communicating between one another. It has been a crucial part of the young generations' progression of growth. What are your thoughts on the way that social media has influenced mental health?	None	Calming background music
0:52 20s	Dr Zehra Bukeri  Of course, social media has just as many negative sides as well as positives. However focussing on people's mental health is a different view. This is because when people use social media, they are not all so bold,confident and talkative, there are also vulnerable and gullible people too.	None	Calming background music
1:10 3s	Host1 Yeah, of course everyone's different.	None	Calming background music
1:14 25 s	Dr Zehra Bukeri Yes,precisely!Therefore some people find that social media's beneficial elements are that society can use the platforms for networking, keeping in contact and communicating.On the other hand, the negatives may always out stand people that are not so strong which may have an impact on things like people developing social anxiety, low self esteem which may all lead to depression.	None	Calming background music
1:39 25s	Host2 Correct me if i am wrong but this is usually created from a chain of events such as,social media having a beauty standard for everyone which leads to young teenagers which specifically makes them feel the need to change themselves to be beautiful or up to what society thinks is a good and healthy standard.	None	Calming background music
1:52 16s	Dr Zehra Bukeri Yes, It is also caused by cyberbullying,feeling the need to look a certain way when wanting to post images or content and even creating unnatural comparisons.	None	Calming background music
2:03 12 s	Host1 I see the perspective you are stating, When these issues occur and children go through these negative impacts how do you think that will make the children act and behave?	None	Calming background music
2:11 1 m	Dr zehra Bukeri  That's a thoughtful question,let me express some influencers and school students who have been through these aspects during their progress on being online and how this impacted them and what extreme length it raised to.  Morgan Ribeiro was a tiktoker who died after feeling the need to get her stomach done which led to her death, this surgery was due to cyberbullying and bullying outside of social media growing up. A schoolgirl, Molly Russell died from "an act of self-harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content. A young boy, Deniz Eskisan suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy who gets bullied online with name calling which he now suffers and attends therapy because of the impact it has had on his everyday life and self criticism.	None	Calming background music
3:04 5 s	Host2   how will parents be able to realise that something is wrong?	None	Calming background music
3:07 1 m	Dr zehra Bukeri Overall, children may start to want to stay indoors or feel the need to dress oversized or the opposite in order to either hide and try to feel less self conscious or dress  to impress everyone but themselves in order to fit the social standards. This will have a toll on their mental health as well as making them feel down,anxious and agitated often.There behaviours start to become more aggressive and negative as it is projecting there inner negativity.	None	Calming background music
3:36 5 s	Host1 Thank you for joining our podcast,let's end this on a good note, what is your overall view on social media?	None	Calming background music
3:42 1 m	Dr Zehra Bukeri Although there are negative impacts, there are also content creators who are influencers,doctors,entertainment creators and many more supportive and positive pages that are dedicated to supporting positive mental health,motivation and advice which may also be interactive. If people want advice or a friendly presence they can either anonymously or privately reach out to certain creators online and seek help and other requirements needed.	None	Calming background music
4:11 5 s	Host2 It was a pleasure having you join us today.	None	Calming background music
4:13 1 m	Dr Zehra Bukeri Thank you for the opportunity to allow me to help you guys raise awareness and address matters of importance.	None	Calming background music
4:20 10s	Host1 Thats it on Family relations, join us back on Chadwell heath radio next week on our podcast about women empowerment.Thursday the 20th, at 11:30 am.	None	Calming background music

This if for Unit 14 and 18