Assignment One: Task One Part 3

Research into existing products.

1. List the elements of a radio show podcast along with description.

SFX/Sound Effects - Sound effects (single sounds).
Jingles - Theme tune of the station or a short burst of music.
Beds - Music that is played quietly under chats, discussion or a report.
Crossfades - When two separate sounds are merged together with one fading out and one fading in.
Tracks - Any song or single
Mic - Short for microphone
Presenter - The main voice or voices on the show.
Loop - A repeated sound or piece of music (used for comic effect)

2. Explain the example you listened to/show

We listened to a podcast of the Vodafone Big Top 40 Show with Rita Ora this included all the of the elements a podcast should have.

SFX - A heartbeat was played for tension before the top spot was announced. There was also dramatic music played at the beginning.
Jingles - Jingles were played at the beginning of the podcast announcing what the show was about and Vodafone was sponsoring them.
Beds - Constant beds were played throughout the podcast; underneath the presenters and guest presenters talking. Artist music tracks were played while they were talking for example Rita Ora's song was played while she was talking.
Loops - The same Jingles and SFX were played as Loops and an artist song was sometimes played.
Crossfades - Crossfades where played between talking, short clips were played.
Tracks -  As a guest on the show while Rita Ora was talking to the other presenters; her song was played underneath, tracks were also played in the Top 10 Chart Rundown. The show also spoke to Angel on the phone; his track was played underneath the conversation.
Mic - Microphones were used to record the presenters but the mobile phone was also used to record the phone conversation between presenters and guests.
Presenters - The presenters are upbeat and provide upbeat and funny conversations to keep the listeners and guests entertained. They also mention who is on the show/who is coming on the show/what is coming up on the show as forward promotion to keep the listeners interested and keep them listening. As the target audience (15-29) is a younger generation; the presenters mentioned was of keeping the listeners connected for example using Twitter and the chance to call in.