Assignment 4

Refine ideas as result of your pitch

When presenting my pitch, peers that I was presenting to give me helpful feedback sharing the positives and negatives I showed as well as things I could change and make better for another project. Most of my feedback was positive, sharing how they agree I met most of the points on how to present a successful pitch. I did get a comment on how I presented what was on my PowerPoint, saying that I talked fast when sharing certain aspects of my idea. To make sure this doesn’t happen next time, I will rehearse and plan what I am going to say in advance so I will be more confident when presenting, giving me more clarity and a better pace whilst talking, which is a very important part of successful pitching.  

1. Conduct interviews in line with plans, including addressing and accommodating the following:

In preparation before recording my radio interview I will be going and looking at different preparations to think about. I will not be interviewing any one in the media eye (celebrity’s) for my radio package. Meaning I will not need to go through an agent or manger to ask permission and get clarification for them to take place in my interview. I will be using cadet’s aged 13-17 from Highgate division that I know personally so will not need to go through anther person for their permission.  I am using young people under the age of 18, I will need permission from the cadet’s parents to allow them to be recorded. Because the organization works with young people a letter has gone to parents asking if any recordings or footage is allowed tone taken when in division location. Checking the files at the division the cadets I want to include have all shown that their parents have singed allowing them to take part in activities. I will also ask personally if they want to be included and used in a radio package. Before the interview is recorded I will first go through my questions I will be asking my interviewees, their opinions or any problems that they have, what they would like to address and change. I have also gone through the unit manger at the division to ask for permission to take and use this issue for my radio package as well as using the location, swell as taking the chosen cadets out of their lessons on Monday nights.

I will also be focusing on the structure of my interview thinking about my interview styling. I will be using a lighthearted relaxed tone when asking questions and speaking to the young people. Before starting the questions I will just be starting the radio package introducing the cadets well as the issue I am taking on. Starting with why I am here talking about this issue, starting with a human-interest piece about my time in the organization. I will manly be asking short open questions, which I have explained in past posts.

I will be recording this radio package at the Highgate division in Gesbach road on Monday the 8^th of December and Monday 15^th of December as well as Thursday the 11^th of December. At around 7-9pm. I will be using the outside reception seating area of the location, using a flip camera and microphone to pick up the audio. There are no windows in this area and most things in the room are covered in fabric like the chairs and carpet. The walls have some fabric notice boards. Although I am not filming in a recording studio where the ambient is clear I will be filming in a room, which is quiet and has no noise distraction. I will also show the questions to the interviewees before I start recording, this is so that they understand what they have to say making it easier to talk when being recorded. 

Interview questions

What do you enjoy most about St John ambulance?
Do you believe that St John ambulance is advertising the organization enough? How do you think they should advertise?How did you find out about this organization?What are your best memories of your time in this organisation? What do you think this organization has given you?What do you wish to achieve at the end of your time here in this organization?  

2. Interview ready

I am starting to plan what is needed to have a professional and well organized interview. I attend the division every Monday so I will be working alone, setting up the flip camera and recording by myself. I will hope to finish recording by Thursday night at 9pm (this is without going back and re touching certain recordings) and start editing on Friday in school lesson times by putting it together and cleaning certain footage.  I have picked and studied in detail my content, which I have gained permission to use, which I have gained from a verbal talk with the Highgate units manger, which has been shared and talked about in my proposal. I will be hiring a flip camera and microphone from Acland Burghley School. I have provided a risk assessment sheet of the certain risks that could take place in the location and ways to prevent these risks.

I will be using Premier Pro to edit my audio recording because of my past use and its high Tec Media editing software. I will put together the audio to make sure it flows and sounds like a realistic radio interview that would be placed on Radio 4.  Altogether I believe that my radio package is well put together for its target audience of 13-17 year olds.