Unit 41: News Production for

Radio
And

Unit 36: Interview Techniques

Pre-Production Booklet for Radio News Show

Name: Tasmin Saunders

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
Insert Mind Maps here

Purpose of Interview:
What is the purpose of this interview?
The purpose of the interview is as much for entertainment as it is
informative on healthy eating and life style and on how to also
prevent break ups and divorce. Within the interview it gives advice
on relationships and how to keep a healthy diet.
An example of a divorce is Chris rock and his wife who have split up
after 20years of marriage. And an example of a celebrity who has
helped to promote a healthy life style is charlotte Crosby who has
now released a fitness DVD.

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://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/relationship-advice-andromance/11016984/Relationship-advice-five-experts-reveal-thesecrets-to-long-term-love.html
You need to talk about the example suggesting how they are a
format of the interview (Local News)
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/

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:
Research of topic:
Key Facts:
Chris rock talks relationship advice- based on his own marriage?
In one of his stand ups he talks about marriage and soul mates and
how he feels that marriage is long and boring as all you do is eat and
sleep no sex. And isnt that the same in almost all relationships the
longer you are with that one person the less sex there is?
The problem with relationships is that people want too much,
everybody is looking for a soul mate You are never going to get a
soul mate, you are never going to find the perfect person, youll never
find someone who likes Seinfeld and the Wu-Tang Clan it aint
happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnZLcx6hIaE#t=141

Potential areas of interest:

Sex, love and relationship advice to try and prevent divorce and
breakups.

Areas of concern: rights and laws of divorce and marriage

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
I will be speaking to one of the phycology teachers at the college. In
the interview will be asking about the statistics of how many
marriages and relationships last and dont last and for what reason
they work and dont work and what can been done to keep two
people together.

Secondary Research: (Internet /books)

Add photos and other websites to suggest exactly what you are
saying. Its the statics that will help.
http://www.oneplusone.org.uk/content_topic/committedrelationships/key-data/

Interviewee:
Research of topic:
Key Facts:
Charlotte Crosby DVD - Her impressive weight loss has got many
people talking as she went from 11 stone to 8.5 stone meaning she
had dropped four dress sizes in the process.
The DVD includes the workouts and the healthy eating plan that
made it all possible. Its called Charlotte Crosbys 3-minute belly
Blitz, which supposedly helps you lose 5 pounds per week.
http://www.exercisereviewsite.com/charlotte-crosbys-3-minutebelly-blitz-dvd-review/
What the best workout gym plans are

Steady-state Cardio (Interval training + high intensity)

Resistance exercise (Core, upper body and total body

workout)

Core workout
http://www.superskinnyme.com/weight-loss-exercise-plan.html
Charlottes DVD (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article2908247/PICTURE-EXCLUSIVE-Charlotte-Crosby-flaunts-slimmedfigure-swimwear-fitness-DVD-biggest-seller-15-years.html)
This link shows the audience the type of popularity that the DVD of
fitness has gained since its releases.

The pictures are ore motivating for the audience who are
people who enjoy fitness and those wanting to lose weight
through workouts.
Charlotte is a famous celebrity so it becomes more populate to her
fans as she is making a big impact encouraging those in a healthy
way.
Potential areas of interest: Fitness, Healthy Body, how to keep fit,
benefits the video and fitness will do for you.
Areas of concern: is the Video actually effective, can these tough
workouts cause injury for those who use it?

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
With this section I will be interviewing a local trainer (unknown
name at the moment) to ask questions about how to keep fit and
in particular what they think of charlotte Crosbys fitness Video.
Does it really work? And ask a few locals what they have thought
about the fitness DVD

Secondary Research: (Internet /books)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00QGQFO8U
This link is secondary research as it shows peoples comment
towards the Fitness DVD product. This makes the viewers on the
radio aware of a lot more opinions on this product if its a good and
healthy way to be losing weight.
http://www.healthista.com/fitness-dvds-special-geordie-shorescharlotte-crosbys-3-minute-belly-blitz-dvd-reviewed-editor-annamagee/ this link is a review of Charlotte Corbys DVD by the
Healthista this will show the opinions tat people have on the
fitness product overall making it more effective research for me.
The promise of the Fitness is all based on the high Intensity
Interval Training which is a more efficient way at burning belly fat.
The use of intense cardio and resistance training is a really good
way to burn the fat, its proven that you can lose 5 pounds a week
proving that you have a good healthy eating plan alongside it.
Good things

You built it up and keep challenges yourself

3 minute workout meaning you will have time to do it

Short but effective workouts

Bad things
Each round is explain meaning your momentum and energy will
slow down

Interviewees Name:
Date and Time of interview:
How will you record the interview?
Cam recorder
microphone

What information do you need to get from this interview?

Statics of marriages and relationships that last
Statics of marriages and relationships that dont last
How to make a relationship and marriage work and how to prevent
divorce

Describe how you are planning on contacting and liaising with your
talent (interviewee)
I plan on contacting the interviewee over email and then having
them recorded on a camcorder.

How will you make sure unnecessary sounds etc are not recorded?
By finding a quieter area so there arent too many background
sounds.

What equipment will you need to carry out this interview?

A camcorder
Notes
Interviewee

Structuring your interview: Scripts and

Question Formulation
Question:
What would you say is roughly the percentage of marriages that end in
divorce in the UK?

Likely Response:
Latest statistics (published December 2012) estimate that 42% of marriages in
England and Wales end in divorce. It is also estimated that: 34% of marriages
are expected to end in divorce by the 20th wedding anniversary.

Next Question: And what would you say are the most common reasons for
divorce?
Likely Response:
Some of the most common resigns would be infidelity, abuse in all forms
(sexual, physical and emotional), alcohol/substance abuse, financial problems
lack of sexual contact, falling out of love? To be quite honest there are plenty
of reasons why people file for divorce.

Next Question: Would you say that it is more the man or the woman in the
marriage or relationship to incite the file for divorce or break up?
Likely Response: The percentage for the file for divorce is a lot higher coming
from women than it is from men however there is generally a greater reason
for the file for divorce from the woman.
Question: Why do you think the man/women may feel the need to incite the
divorce?
Likely Response:
It is usually because of one of the common reason why anyone would want a
divorce, a women tends to want a partner that is her equal and treats her with
respect and is there for her yet doesn't treat her like she like is edible to do
things for herself.
Next Question: What do you think could be done to prevent some of the UKs
divorces?

Likely Response:
One of the possible ways to prevent divorce is marriage counselling however
in many causes things could make things much worse as the partners could
grow further apart with the information that they learn about one another.
Next Question: Could another reason for divorce be due to couples getting
married to early or getting married for the wrong reasons be another causes to
why there is such a high rate to divorce?

Likely Response:
Actually couples who marry their sweetheart tend to stay together longer than
couples who meet in their later years. But yes getting married for the wrong
reasons for example the girl/women being pregnant is not the best way to
enter a marriage as it is completely voluntary as it is more a responsibility
Question: What advice would you give to happily married or couples in a good
relationship to help to prevent it ending badly?
Likely Response:
My personal opinion would be for them to maintain good communication,
make time for them to be intimate and spend ALONE time together and also
for them to keep time for themselves. There should be a balance of equality
between both partners.

Next Question: Do you think parents should stay together for their children
sake even though they are unhappy?

Likely Response:
It really depends on the atmosphere that the child or children are living in. if
the parents are not arguing regularly then it might be beneficial then for the
parents to stay together, however some parents who stay together may in the
long term end up blaming the child/ children for their unhappiness which could
actually cause long term effect on the child for then blaming themselves for
the reason that their parents stayed together. Children may find it hard in the
beginning trying to readjust to their new situation of their parents being
separated however they may in the long term have a healthier relationship
both parents.

Next Question: Which relationship would you say works better when a
couple spends all their time together or when they still keep their own interests
and have their own lives and personalities rather than spending all their time
together?

Likely Response:
It all depends on the couple to be quite honest, however personally I would
say that couples who maintain balance of spending time with each but also
being able to keep some of their own time to themselves is actually a healthier
as they would have more individuality and in the long term have effectively
have more to discuss when they spend time together (keeps the relationship
more interesting).

Interview Style
What will your interview style be? (Formal, informal and chatty,
intense, questioning, argumentative, friendly, jokey)
Formal and intense
Why have you chosen that style?
Because the matter of the topic is quite serious and needs to be taken to heart
and be really thought about.

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

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

Define the structural progression of

Interview One

Introduction

E.g. introduction, leading questions, progressive questions,

Summary

Progressive questions

What questions will you ask and when

Summary

Location Recce

Please produce a location recce for EVERY location

Type of room/area:
Location Address:
D535
Henley college deanfield
Sat Nav details (Post code):
Nearest Train Station:
Henley train station
Nearest Bus stop:
Henley town

used
Lighting Information:
n/a

Solutions:
n/a

Sound Information:
May be noise from students
around

Solutions:
Find a quieter area to prevent
background noise

Power Information
n/a

Solutions:
n/a

Hazards

Solutions:

Identifying Show Format

What style of news broadcast are you going to produce and
why?

I would personally say

How are you going to ensure your broadcast meets this

style?

Provide some examples of similar styles of news broadcasts

below explaining why you have chosen them

Order of Content
Why is it important to consider the order in which news is
presented?

What is the order of content for your show?

Why have you decided to order your show in this way?

Relevance of Content

Who is the target audience of your news broadcast?

Target audience ranges between 16/18 50+

How is the content of your news broadcast relevant to its

audience?

Formal, but also chatty

Why its like this
This interest this ranged audience
Influences them

How will you ensure your target audiences interests/needs

are met?

Type of Stories
What types of stories are you reporting? Human interest or
Public interest
Public interest
Topic is something all the public need to know about/want to know
about

Show research of similar types of stories below including

links

Public interest stories get the link then write a few

sentences to suggest why its public interest.

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

Sound

e.g. opening
sequence

Where used
At the start of
the show
Behind going on
throughout the
interview

People talking

Length

15 seconds

4 minutes +

Link

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

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

IN
PLACE

REVIEW
DATE

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name
..
.

KEY:

Activity :
Hazard :

REVIEWER

Signed
Date

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