Sunday, 6 December 2009

Radio Show Analysis 2

Oxford, Heart FM, 102.6

 

Toby Anstis

 

Pauses, Slang and Catchphrases

§      “Fulfilling your musical need for the day, with me, Toby Anstis”

§      Catchphrases used frequently

 

About The Record

§      “Another delightful tune from Mika there, that’s as depressing as Mika’s songs get, and it still made me smile”

 

About The Listener

§      Accepts phone calls and texts from listeners

§      “Hi there janine, what are you up to?”

 

Digression to another Subject

§      “So who’s been watching X factor this week? Text in with your thoughts on who should win”

§      Digresses to another subject but still keeps it linked with the show

 

Say what’s coming up

§      “We’ve got some Take That coming on after the break”

 

Promoting Other Shows

§      “I was listening to Jason Donovan on Heart the other day, you should all listen”

 

Criticisms

§      Conversation between tracks seems labored and/or rehearsed

 

Positive Comments

§      Popular selection of songs

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Radio Show Analysis

Red Dragon FM-Cardiff/South Wales

Tony Scott

Pauses, Slang and Catchphrases
· “Biggest hits from the welsh capital” used as a catchphrase by presenter
· “South Wales number 1 hit record show”
· Catchphrases used after almost every song

About The Record
· “Jason Derula there, our number 1 last night, great track, will he be there tonight?”

About The Listener
· On the phone to listener in between tracks
· “I think you should get back to work Dave”
· “A big happy birthday to Matthew Bowyer, big thanks for that”
· Happily accepts phone calls and texts on the show

Digression to another Subject
· “As you know, Red Dragon is THE welsh radio show representing the X factor…”
· Linking the show to other topics

Say what’s coming up
· “Lady Gaga up next, she’s playing the X Factor next week, speaking of the X Factor, we’ve got a bit of news coming up”
· “Got Pixie Lott to come, but over to Matt with the weather after the break”
· “Kings Of Leon coming up after Pixie Lott”

Promoting Other Shows
· “Remember to tune in tomorrow morning for Kam and Sally at breakfast!”

Criticisms
· Presenter attempts to cram a lot of points into a small gap in the show, sometimes losing the listener
· Very few pauses/breaks between songs, some listeners may see this as a positive aspect of the show, yet it leaves little time for the presenter to connect with the audience

Positive Comments
· Smooth transition between songs, be it by using show clips or jingles, or simply fading into the next song
· News and Weather section, music in background

http://www.reddragonfm.co.uk/

Monday, 19 October 2009

Semiotics

Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of sign processes (semiosis), or signification and communication, signs and symbols, into three branches:
Semantics: Relation between signs and the things to which they refer; their denotata
Syntactics: Relation of signs to each other in formal structures
Pragmatics: Relation of signs to their impacts on those who use them
Semiotics is frequently seen as having important anthropological dimensions, for example Umberto Eco proposes that every cultural phenomenon can be studied as communication. However, some semioticians focus on the logical dimensions of the science. They examine areas belonging also to the natural sciences - such as how organisms make predictions about, and adapt to, their semiotic niche in the world (see semiosis). In general, semiotic theories take signs or sign systems as their object of study: the communication of information in living organisms is covered in biosemiotics or zoosemiosis.
Syntactics is the branch of semiotics that deals with the formal properties of signs and symbols.[1] More precisely, syntactics deals with the "rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences."[2] Charles Morris adds that semantics deals with the relation of signs to their designata and the objects which they may or do denote; and, pragmatics deals with the biotic aspects of semiosis, that is, with all the psychological, biological, and sociological phenomena which occur in the functioning of signs.

Monday, 5 October 2009

Media-Radio Update

Radio Work Completed-

-Jingle recorded
-Rough timeline of show completed

Radio Work To Be Completed-

-Record full show
-Decide on songs