Radio Documentary 
Course:
Creative Media Production - Journalism
Module:
Unit 53: Radio Documentary Production
Assignment:
Treatment and First Draft of Script.
Tutor:
Wil McDermott
Date of Issue:
24/10/2014
Submission Date:
14/11/2014
Brief IV:
Yes
Date:
14/11/2014
Assignment Title: You are to write a one-page treatment and a first draft of the script you hope to turn into a radio documentary. You must also include a report on the production of this work.
Learning Outcomes To Be Achieved:
Outcome
Assessment Criteria
1.1. LO 2: Be able to develop scripts for radio documentaries for specific audiences.
1.2. LO 3: Be able to produce radio documentaries for specific audiences.
1.3. LO 4: Be able to reflect on own radio documentary
2.1 Develop imaginative ideas for a radio documentary for a specified audience
2.2 Present a proposal for a radio documentary for a specified audience working to a standard acceptable to an employer or client
3.1 Complete pre-production for a radio documentary for a specified audience working to a standard acceptable to an employer or client.
4.1 Critically evaluate own finished product against agreed criteria and make recommendations for improvements.
BRIEF / TASK
Treatment.
This is a one-page document that covers the following areas:
1. Programme: Describe the programme you want to make. What/who is it about. How long will it be? Is it part of a bigger programme or is it a stand-alone show? Can you compare it to something we’d know in terms of style? (2.1, 2.2)
2. Demographic: Who is going to listen to this show? What time slot do you think is appropriate? (2.2)
3. Technique: How are you going to execute this programme? Will you use sound effects/music? Are you going to use archive material as well as newly-recorded interviews? Will you have a narrator or will you just cut the interviewer out of the equation? (3.1)
4. Troubleshooting: What problems do you anticipate? How will you tackle them? (4.1)
Script.
The script should include times so
Creative Media Production - Journalism
Module:
Unit 53: Radio Documentary Production
Assignment:
Treatment and First Draft of Script.
Tutor:
Wil McDermott
Date of Issue:
24/10/2014
Submission Date:
14/11/2014
Brief IV:
Yes
Date:
14/11/2014
Assignment Title: You are to write a one-page treatment and a first draft of the script you hope to turn into a radio documentary. You must also include a report on the production of this work.
Learning Outcomes To Be Achieved:
Outcome
Assessment Criteria
1.1. LO 2: Be able to develop scripts for radio documentaries for specific audiences.
1.2. LO 3: Be able to produce radio documentaries for specific audiences.
1.3. LO 4: Be able to reflect on own radio documentary
2.1 Develop imaginative ideas for a radio documentary for a specified audience
2.2 Present a proposal for a radio documentary for a specified audience working to a standard acceptable to an employer or client
3.1 Complete pre-production for a radio documentary for a specified audience working to a standard acceptable to an employer or client.
4.1 Critically evaluate own finished product against agreed criteria and make recommendations for improvements.
BRIEF / TASK
Treatment.
This is a one-page document that covers the following areas:
1. Programme: Describe the programme you want to make. What/who is it about. How long will it be? Is it part of a bigger programme or is it a stand-alone show? Can you compare it to something we’d know in terms of style? (2.1, 2.2)
2. Demographic: Who is going to listen to this show? What time slot do you think is appropriate? (2.2)
3. Technique: How are you going to execute this programme? Will you use sound effects/music? Are you going to use archive material as well as newly-recorded interviews? Will you have a narrator or will you just cut the interviewer out of the equation? (3.1)
4. Troubleshooting: What problems do you anticipate? How will you tackle them? (4.1)
Script.
The script should include times so