Programme Analysis

The Archers : Drama
10/02/2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0002g4s


15 minute drama - Life Lines.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b07k0k4k

Programme:
The name of the BBC Radio 4 program I have chosen is a 15 minute drama called 'Life Lines'
BBC Radio 4 It has been on air since it was founded in 1967 30th September. It is owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. They broadcast a wide variety of spoken word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. BBC Radio is funded by TV license, it has no advertising.It is scheduled everyday for 15 minutes or less. The audience can access this programme on their phones, tablets and computer.

Purpose:
The purpose of 'Life Lines'  is to entertain and educate the audience. This program is entertaining
to the audience because she gets phone calls sometimes that aren't as much of a serious concern and she has to politely end it as there could be more situations people could be calling for that are being held up on the line. The purpose is also to make the society/audience listening that in an emergency they should call 911.

People Involved:

The people that are involved in the show are the patients calling in with emergencies and the staff. E.g. the women who answers the calls, or the people driving the ambulance to the emergency.

Also the audience is included as the message is directed at them because they are most likely to be in a situation where they will call an ambulance. The patient is involved because they are reporting their problems to the person speaking on the phone.

Mode Of Address:

During the program the characters don't speak to the audience as the main character speaks to other characters in the program who call up with an emergency or problem they need help for straightaway.

The mode of address is the way the person speaks to the person on the phone. This mainly calm so that if the person calling is stressed can be eased by hearing somebody trying the help them in a kind calm manner. She says 'Hi, what is your emergency' this shows that she is trying to gather information from the patient.'

Content/Running Order:
The content/running order is that before the programme starts there is a music that introduces the show, then we are lead straight into an emergency call from a patient in need of serious help where the lady receiving the calls tries her best to gather information to help out the patient. The women answering the phone always questions with 'Is this an emergency'. This is to identify whether the person calling actually has an emergency or may have dialled by mistake. After this she asks questions e.g. "what is the emergency?" this is so that she can do her best to send help to the patient. Then she helps to calm the patient down if they are panicking or in a severe situation.

U14 - The audience profile for BBC radio 4

1) The radion station is called BBC Radio 4. It has been on air since it was founded in 1967 30th september. It is owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
They broadcast a wide variety of spoken word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. BBC Radio is funded by TV license, it has no advertising.

The listening figures show that BBC Radio 4's population is 54,752 and the reach is 10,484.
4.5% of the listeners are aged between 15-25 this shows that it may not be as interesting to younger people than it is to elder because majority of listeners are older. 76.3% of the listeners are aged between 45-65.
The average hours per listener is 10h 51m and the reach by gender is 51.5% male and 48.5% female. This shows that more males are interested in listening to Radio 4 then females.

The Radio Station runs a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They include documentaries, dramas, news and current affairs. The timings are very flexible appealing to there audience as there work schedule may vary.

Unit 16 Understand how sound elements are used in media industries

How sound elements are used in media industries.

Educate: Narration in documentaries is used to explain information to the audience and help them understand the meaning. It educates the audience by informing them about the scene taking place. There are a lot of educational media texts that use narration, such as; documentaries and podcasts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMbHLF_zwjs

In the documentary the women narrating the documentary explains why sharks cannot be kept in aquariums. She says at 2:51 'That aquarium attendance jumped 30% while the shark was on display.'
She does this to explain the impact of having the shark at the aquarium and how attendance rose for having the shark there which is not usual.

Sell product/Inform:  Voiceover’s in advertisements are used to sell the product being advertised. It is also used to inform the audience about how the product works and explain all of its qualities.  There are many informative media texts that use voiceovers and narrations, e.g. Radio commercials, adverts, movies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vCr6gNQmJU

In Barry Scott’s Cillit bang advertisement his voice over explains the product and uses of it. At 0:13 seconds he says “easy on lime scale”

He does this to inform the audience how the product works. This also sells the product as many people find it hard cleaning lime-scale and the cillit bang works well for it. It is also compared with a similar product but one that is not as good so customers are more likely to buy his product. 

Use of silence: Silence in a film is usually used to build tension and make the audience think during the silent period of time. This is usually used in horror films where the silence is used to build suspense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yBTNDB6vU At 1:24 there is a 7 second break of silence before the man fires his gun. The silence builds up tension towards the gunshot because it is so sudden and shocks the audience.  Making them jump in there seat or just to make sure it has an affect on the audience watching.

Atmospheric sounds: This sound element is used to create a certain mood in thriller films. Theses sounds are usually used in horror films, to create atmospheres that fit with the scene or to create feelings within the audience. mostly suspense and to keep them on edge. My example is from the film The conjuring horror film.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I8jjzN0ud0  In the beginning at 0;19 there are sounds of strong winds blowing and the necklace rattling this creates suspense until she is pulled on the bed by an unknown force. At 0;56 there are sounds of floorboards creaking and thunder to create suspense because nothing has happened yet, and the girl has just been woken up and looking around. When she turns to walk back up the stairs and the light switches off and darkness overcomes the corridor, the sounds with this create fear within the audience as they are yet to find out what will happen to her.

Sound effects: Sound effects really help explain what is going in certain scenes in films and movies.
My example is from The conjuring when Lorraine falls through the floors all the way to the basement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci3WjNJvfV8 From 0:25 until she lands on the floor the sounds of each floor board breaking as she falls through emphasises the impact of the fall and how much pain she must've gone through. The sound affects are to emphasise it. By 0:30 she lands on the floor with a loud thump emphasizing her fall.

How it enhances visuals/Wild tracks: A wild track is an audio recording intended to be synchronised with film or video but recorded seperately. An example is shown in the video game 'Call of Duty' there are sounds of gunshots used which are obviously artificial because the game is automated and not real life, for there to be sounds of gunshots. This makes the gaming experience for the player way more enjoyable and engaging for the person playing the game. Also the bombs exploding and glass breaking makes everything sound more believable while the visuals show it.
The sound of the walkie talkie radio makes the gamer feel as if they are really in the game and at war with opponents.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7iWwMZykM


Music/Sells product: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Y7CLmHhJc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6jK_Nzb9HQ
The background music in both perfume adverts enhances the value of the perfume as more people will want to buy it and the music creates a good mood and attitude in the customers making them want to buy it more. The music relates to what is going on in the advert and keeps the people watching engaged and attracted.