Unit 41: News Production for

Radio
and

Unit 36: Interview Techniques

Pre-Production Booklet for Radio News Show

Name: Jack Stillman

Order of contents

Mind Maps
Purpose of Interview
Topic and Guest Research
Interview Details
Question Formulation
Interview Style
Structural Progression of Interview
Location Recce
Identifying Show Format
Order of Show Content
Relevance of Content
Type of Stories
Sound Table
Risk Assessment

Complete this booklet for YOUR interview guest ONLY

Once all people in your production team have completed this
booklet combine all of them to make ONE larger booklet.
You both must upload the complete booklet.

Mind Maps
Name of programme NATIONAL SPORTS COVERAGE

Purpose of Interview:
What is the purpose of this interview?
The purpose of the interview is to discuss the most recent sport
news and gain an insight into the opinions that are held by my
guest.

Circle which of the following formats it will be;

News Programme
National News Bulletin
Local News Bulletin
Community News Bulletin

Add research demonstrating the format of this interview

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_broadcasting#Radio_news

Topic and Guest Research

You need to carry out EXTENSIVE research on your topic and guest.
You need to demonstrate why you have used your guest for this
topic. You need to reference where you found your research.
(Referencing is KEY)
Interviewee: Callum Serls
Research of topic: Recent Sports News
Key Facts:
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9837133/chelseaare-the-example-to-other-clubs-says-gary-neville since winning the
league, Chelsea have received a load of praise from a variety of
sports pundits. Gary Neville has recently said that Chelsea need to
set an example for other premier league clubs.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9839627/chelseafinalise-busy-post-season-schedule-with-match-in-bangkok

Potential areas of interest:

Areas of concern:

Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they
know; interviews with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert
voice recordings /notes
After speaking to his close friends and interviewing his family. I
discovered, that he is a caring guy who loves what he does and
journalism. He has a variety of views and always wants to be heard.

Secondary Research: (Internet /books)

Callum Serls. A young journalist who is currently in university
studying journalism. Since a young age he has been interested in
journalism. When he was younger he created his own sports blog to
talk about his Sunday league team and also his love for Manchester
United.

Interviewee:
Research of topic:

Potential areas of interest:

Areas of concern:

Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they
know; interviews with friends of guest to find out about guest)
Insert voice recordings /notes

Secondary Research: (Internet /books)

Interviewees Name: Jack Stillman

Date and Time of interview:
How will you record the interview?
Hand held recorder

What information do you need to get from this interview?

The information that I need to get from this interview is the opinion
from the interviewee. I will be asking him about current sports
affairs surrounding the Premier League. I am aiming to gain an
understanding from a journalists point of view and how he portrays
the current stories.

Describe how you are planning on contacting and liaising with your
talent (interviewee)
I will contact my interviewee by emailing them and discussing the
topic that will be spoken about and also the dates that they can do. I
will screenshot the email conversation and place it here as
evidence.

How will you make sure unnecessary sounds etc. are not recorded?
When recording the interview, I will ensure that it is done in the
media studio. This will enable me to record the news programme in
a controlled and quiet environment where no unnecessary sounds
will be recorded. When recording the interview on location, I will aim
for it to be recorded in a quiet environment, for example a house or
office, so that there wont be any background noise interrupting the
interview.
What equipment will you need to carry out this interview?
As its a radio news Programme, in order to carry out the interview I
will need a hand held recorder to capture

Structuring your interview: Scripts and

Question Formulation
Question: What about all these chants of boring boring Chelsea?

Likely Response: I agree with them, throughout the entire Manchester United game
they sat back and defended, however they still got the win. You would expect them to
win the title in style, and play some exciting football

Next Question: Gerrard made a comment this weekend about

Chelsea fans never turning up for the occasions do you think
thats just?

Likely Response: I agree with him, I think that the Chelsea fans were harsh on him
during their recent clash, yes, he may have made a mistake, but he is a legend in
football, and he deserves respect.

Next Question: Arsenal are in their position this season which is unexpected what
do you think Wenger has done differently this season?
Likely Response: Its all down to one thing. Alexis Sanchez. He has been incredible
for Arsenal this season and has helped them to achieve everything they have this
season, without him I think they would be fighting for fourth place down with
Liverpool.

Question: Man Utd had a poor start to the season, they managed to pull it back midway into the season, but now appear to have slightly dipped in form

Likely Response:

Next Question:

Likely Response:

Next Question:

Likely Response:

Question:

Interview Style
Likely Response:

What will your interview style be? (Formal, informal and chatty,
intense, questioning, argumentative, friendly, jokey)
The style of my interview will be a variety of styles, for example,
chatty, friendly and informal.

Why have you chosen that style?

Nextchosen
Question:
I have
this style as the topics we will be talking about arent massively
important stories, so we want to keep a positive, friendly attitude where we
can easily discuss the stories. Due to the stories being public interest and not
human interest, they arent as hard hitting and serious, therefore a light, chatty
interview will ensure that the topics being discussed are more likely to be
followed and listeners can enjoy it more.
Likely Response:

Add research of other interviews/news shows where the presenter has a

similar style. You can insert another page here for your research.
Next Question:

Likely Response:

Define the structural progression of

Interview One
Introduction
eg introduction, leading questions, progressive questions,
summary
Progressive questions
What questions will you ask and when

Once he has responded and answered my questions, I will begin to

summarise the interview and move into the last stages of the interview.
After discussing a variety of questions, I will then be able to sum up his
opinion on everything and

Location Recce

Summary

Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Firstly, I will introduce the interviewee, who is a local journalist from the
local area, named Callum Serls. I will then talk about him very briefly,
Insert
photo of
location
not involved
draw)
room/area:
explaining
how
he has(do
been
heavily in writing Type
newsof
reports
on
Location Address:
some of the main recent sports news.
Studio, Or,
I may ask a question along the lines; how did you get intoMedia
journalism?
Rotherfield
explain a bit about yourself, what is it that you do? This way
the listeners
can learn background information about him and therefore find his
Sat Nav details (Post
code): RG9 1UH
Secondly, I will ask some progressive questions that roughly outline the
main topic we will speak about later on and also start Nearest
with confidence
Train Station:
building. This helps to lead into the main aspect of the interview
and
build
Henley-On-Thames
it up. A progressive question that I might ask may be, what are your
views on the standings of the top 6, excluding the champions,
NearestChelsea?
Bus stop:
Or, do you think some teams have underperformed in comparison to
recent years? The purpose of these questions and the confidence building
is to help the transaction into the interview and also to make the
interviewee feel comfortable and relaxed as this will help to aid the flow
The key questions are the main body of the interviewing structure, and
are where most of the response and information come from. In this part
of the interview I will ask some of the main questions that I feel Callum
will
be able
to give the most informative
response to and there for be
Lighting
Information:
Solutions:
able to gain the information I need for the news programme. Some
examples of this are, so Callum, talk to me about Chelsea winning the
league and all the publicity surrounding them, do you think its too
much? This would get us onto the main part of the interview. To further
his
response,
I could ask; do you think
Arsenal, who are finishing the
Sound
Information:
Solutions:
In the media studio, there is a sound Ensure that the rest of the studio is
proof room. The main part of the
empty so that no other sounds are
studio can
made.

Power Information
As I am only using a hand held
recorder, I wont need any other
equipment and therefore there will
be no wires.

Solutions: ensure that I have spare

batteries in case that the recorder
runs out of battery.

Hazards
These could consist of wires from
computers and other equipment

Solutions:
Make sure that any wires are taped
out and out of the way so no one
trips up

Identifying Show Format

What style of news broadcast are you going to produce and
why?
I am going to produce a news programme because I feel that
this style will be better suited to what I want to create. It
will also be easier to create a piece of work which is nearer
to a professional standard.

How are you going to ensure your broadcast meets this

style?
I will listen to a variety of different news programmes in
order to understand what the correct format is. By listening
to Radio 5 Live for example, I will be able to hear what a
sports news programme sounds like and how much they talk
about each topic before they introduce the interview.

Provide some examples of similar styles of news broadcasts

below explaining why you have chosen them
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/5lfd on the radio 5
live website, you are able to view and listen to all the
podcasts. This one talks about Englands national team and
how they need to entertain more when they play, about
Raheem Sterling and his recent criticism and also recent
transfer news.

Order of Content
Why is it important to consider the order in which news is
presented?
By knowing the order in which the news will be presented, makes it
easier for you to plan and also follow through with the interview. The
final process will become more structured and effectively give a
better end product.

What is the order of content for your show?

Introduce the show

Discuss what will happen in
the show
Introduce the interviewees
and the topic that will be
spoken about
End the interview

Why have you

decided to
order your
show in this
way?
I have decided
to order it in
this order as this style is similar to those of other news
programmes. So I wanted to create it into a professional
standard and I thought this would help me to achieve this.

Relevance of Content

Who is the target audience of your news broadcast?

The target audience of my news broadcast will be anyone who is
interested in sport. Predominantly any male from the ages of 16+,
however this doesnt exclude females.

How is the content of your news broadcast relevant to its

audience?
Its related to the audience as it is at this age range that you
would typically expect to listen to and be interested in the
sports news. This is maybe because they are all still
relatively young and interested in sports news.

How will you ensure your target audiences interests/needs

are met?
I will look at a variety of popular sports websites and social
networking accounts to see what sporting events are being
spoken about the most, and will then transfer that into my
show so that the audience will understand and enjoy
listening.

Type of Stories
What types of stories are you reporting? Human interest or
Public interest
Public interest as the show will be based on recent sporting
events, it may not be in the interest of a large amount of the public.

Show research of similar types of stories below including

links
http://www.media-alliance.org/article.php?id=2082
This website features a list of ten public interest stories.
Each story is based around one location or a certain type of
people (Job related) so may not interest certain people.

Sound Table
Here you should detail what station sounds you have found
and where you will use them.

Sound
Opening
theme

Where used
At the start of
the show

Length
15 seconds

30 seconds
Manny
Pacquiao

Before
Finelys
Interview

Link
Freesournd.or
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YouTube.com

Risk Assessment
State the potential risk of your multi-camera production. Check all precautions are in place and tick off during your set up for your show.

V9

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY

Using all the equipment

HAZARD

Setting up all the

microphones and the
recording equipment could
lead to trip hazards

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

Make sure that all wires are moved out the

way so that nothing can be tripped over.

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name: Finley Jordan..
Date
KEY:

Activity:
Hazard:

IN
PLACE

Yes

REVIEW
DATE

REVIEWER

Finley

Signed .

Describe the component part of your pursuit.

List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity that have the potential to
cause harm. Consider the likely harm.
Risk:
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment consider all of the
circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place:
Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the
activity.

Reviewer:

Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.

A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer