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In this report I will be analysing 5 audio media products, these are music product , audiobook, podcast and radio, these will be analysed by writing about the purpose, form, content, meaning, genre, target audience and production process.
Purpose
I have analysed the 5 products in terms of purpose, compare between them where possible, this will let me see the differences and similarities; this will help me when I come to do my audio product as I will know what the common
The first Audio Media Product I have analysed is '5 live’s football daily' the purpose of this is to inform and entertain the audience. This pod cast informs as it keeps the audience up to date with football scores and upcoming events. I know that this pod cast is also to entertain as it is quite informal which makes the pod cast light hearted which is more relaxing for the audience and also special guest also appear on the show which makes the audience want to tune in and listen. In contrast to '5 lives football daily', the 'Global News' pod cast is also to inform. However, this podcast is more formal, this connotes the seriousness of the news during this audio product. This is different compared to '5 lives football daily' as knowing about the football scores doesn’t have as much importance as know what is going on around the world.
However, the purpose of the live radio product 'Capital FM breakfast' is to entertain and also inform. It is to entertain as it plays a range of hit music for the audience to listen to. This radio station is also to inform as it keeps the audience up to date with, road incidents, traffic, weather, upcoming events and news. In comparison to 'Capital FM Breakfast', the 'Daily Bacon' is also to entertain and inform. I know it is to entertain as it is quite informal; this makes the presenter more conversational which is more relaxing and humorous. I also know that this audio product is to inform as is it updates the audience on news and sports.
I also analysed a music audio product 'Who you are - Jessie J' this audio product is to entertain as the song has a meaning; this engages the listeners and connects them to this audio products.
Form & Style
The form of '5 live’s football daily' is a daily podcast. This podcast is informal; I know this because the audio product is quite conversational which connotes that the presenters don’t have a script, which means the podcast is more relaxed. Likewise, 'Capital FM breakfast' is a live radio station, this is also informal as it is very conversational which is to entertain the listeners, however at some parts of the broadcast the presenters are formal as they need to inform the audience about things happening such as the news.
The form of 'Global news' is a podcast used to inform, this means that this podcast is formal as it is updating the listeners on serious news from around the world; this indicates that this podcast is most likely to be much scripted. In contrast to 'Global news', 'Daily Bacon' is very informal, this is because the presenters don’t sound scripted; I know this because they are interrupting each other and talking over one another.
The audio product of 'Who You Are - Jessie J' is informal; this is because the singer is trying to create an informal message to give to the audience, which is done by singing out the lyrics.
Content
The content of '5 live’s football daily' includes informing the listeners on the results of the football, debates from the football, highlights from the football and also exclusive interviews of which is about football. 'Daily Bacon' includes similar content to this as this podcasts consists of highlights of the week on TV; this is to make the audience know what is good to watch. They also have exclusive interviews from a wide variety of guests; these are from news, sport or entertainment.
The radio station 'Capital FM Breakfast' is to broadcast hit music to listeners around the UK. Capital FM Breakfast also gives out the latest news and gossip. Capital FM Breakfast also includes exclusive interviews, the guests are usually musical. In comparison, the music audio product 'Who you are - Jessie J' also consists of music to engage and entertain the listeners. As it is a song it can be quite catchy which makes the audience listen to it time and time again.
The podcast 'Global News' contains latest news from around the world. This is to keep the audience up to date on what is happening around the world. This podcast also informs the audience on important upcoming dates of events happing worldwide. This podcast also includes interviews and the best stories from around the world; this is interesting for the listeners as they like to know what’s occurring worldwide.
Meaning
The meaning of '5 live’s football daily' is to interest the audience in what is going on in the football world, this is done by the audience tuning in to listen to different interviews from various people, this gives the audience an insight of other people views on the football. The meaning of the podcast 'Global news' is to talk about what is happening worldwide, this keeps an interest for the listeners as they like to hear to the best stories and news updates.
The meaning of the radio station 'Capital FM Breakfast' is to engage listeners to the hit music that is played; this allows the audience to participate in having fun with the music. This radio station is also to involve the audience in listening to exclusive interviews keeping them up to date with celebrity’s upcoming events. Similarly the music audio product 'Who You Are - Jessie J' is to have fun listening and engaging with the music, this song also has a strong meaning behind it which creates an interest to the listeners.
The meaning of 'Daily Bacon' is to engage the listeners to the updates on news, sport and entertainment and also to tune in to the exclusive interviews to discover other people’s views on the news, sport and entertainment.
In comparison to these audio product meaning the song 'Change your life' it is to show the meaning behind the song lyrics which are telling an story which indicates it could be an inspirational song that is to influence and to also engage the listener in thought because it has a strong message to come across and to change your way of life and live how you want to live it.
Genre
The genre of the podcast '5 live’s footballs daily' is sport; this is because the whole of this podcasts content is about football which is a sport.
The genre of the podcast 'Global News' is news; this is because in the podcast it informs the audience on events and stories happening around the world.
The genre of 'Capital FM Breakfast' is music, I know this because this a radio station that broadcast hit music to its listeners.
The Genre of the music audio product 'who you are - Jessie J' is music, this is because it is a song.
The Genre of the podcast 'Daily Bacon' is entertainment; I know this because during the podcast it talks about TV which is a form of entertainment.
Target Audience
The target audience for '5 Live’s football daily' is mainly males, this is because the podcast is about football which is often referred the been a male sport. The target age is probably 15+ as it can interest teenagers as well as adults.
The target audience for 'Global News' is both males and females; I think this because both genders usually have an interest in the news. The target age is 30+ as it is more appealing to for adults to tune in and keep up to date with the news.
The Target audience for 'Daily Bacon' is both male and female as both genders are interested in TV. The main target age for this podcast is 20+ as I think young adults and older like to hear about the highlights on TV.
The Target audience for 'Capital FM Breakfast' is both male and female as both genders usually have an interest in music. The target age is 13+ as teenagers are in to music.
The target audience for 'Who you are - Jessie J' is both male and female as the singer is trying to get a message across to both genders. The target age is 13+ as the singer is singing about being a young trying to fit in which is a message towards that age group
Frequency
The frequency of '5 Live’s Football Daily' is updated daily, this is because there is a lot of different football played daily of which the audience want to keep up to date with. After a podcast is uploaded it stays online for 7 days which is useful for the audience to have time to catch up with the new episode. Each episode runs for about 30-50 minutes Similar the pod cast 'Daily Bacon' is updated daily this is good for the listeners as they can keep up to date with the daily TV and news. This podcast is available for 30 days after it is upload; this is helpful for the audience as it give them a month to catch up with the episodes. Each episode is on for 60 - 80 minutes.
The frequency of 'Global news' is updated daily, this is helpful as global news is constant and the listeners want to keep up to date with what is happening. The podcast is available to view for 30 days; this gives the audience enough time to catch up with all the episodes. Each episode lasts for about 30 minutes.
The frequency of 'Capital FM breakfast' is on daily this is so when people are on their way to work they can tune in. This radio station is live so it cannot be caught up, however is on for 6 hours in the week and 4 hours at the weekend.
However, the frequency of 'Who you are - Jessie J' this song was upload on September 29 2011, as this is a song it cannot be updated, but it can be viewed 24/7; however the artist singing can update their music at any time.
Production Process
The production of the podcast '5 live’s football daily' sound booth, This is because there is no background noise, and the presenter is hear clearly, this audio can be found on the BBC podcast website. Similarly the podcast ‘Daily bacon’ is also recorded in a sound booth, this is also so there is no background noise picked up by the microphone however it is still good quality, this can also be found on the BBC podcast website. Another podcast I analysed is ‘Global News’ this is also recorded in a sound booth again so the microphone doesn’t pick up unwanted background noise, this again can be found on the BBC podcast website.
However, the audio media product that I
analysed was 'who you are – Jessie J’. This audio is record in sound proof room
with this room has high technology microphone and editing software, this brings
the audio together as a high quality song, anyone can access this song on YouTube
at any time.
I
also analyse a live radio show ‘Capital FM Breakfast’ is produced in a sound
booth, this is used because it does pick up any background noise. This shows
the radio station is high quality. This radio station can be accessed on the radio,
the radio station number for the listener’s location can be found on the
internet.
1) 1 thing that is good....
Something that is good so far is that the introduction is good and covers everything
2) 1 thing that needs changing/improving....
You need to start comparing the audio media products in the purpose section
3) 1 thing that you may consider adding to it....
You may consider adding is more analysis
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