LO5 - Budget

Here is the estimated budget plan created by myself and my team mates.

Human: Three

Equipment:

- *Windows 7 - Dell OptiPlex 760 Desktop Computer
Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.5GHz Processor
Wi Fi Enabled
250GB Hard Drive
4GB Memory
DVD RW
= £88 [Amazon] (x1)
The computer will have all software and equipment plugged/installed onto the computer.

- *BenQ GL2450HM Monitor
LED
24-inch
Widescreen
= £114 [Amazon] (x1)
Monitors will be plugged into the computer so that all presenters can view the recording and operate any needed equipment.

- Adobe Audition = £194 [Royal Technology] (x1)
Audition will be the main editing software for our podcast

- *Miadomodo BDS21 Office Chair Desk Chair (x3) = £18 (per person) [Amazon]
Chairs will be for the presenters (one each) so they can sit down whilst recording

- *Redstone 4ft Folding Trestle Table (x1) = £25 [Amazon]
The table will have most equipment placed on it.

- Presenters x3 = No cost

- *Trust Starzz Microphone (x3) = £9 [Amazon]
The microphones will be placed next to each presenter (if needed) and spares for any guests.

- *HDMI to HDMI (x3) = £2 [Amazon]
HDMI cables will be needed to plug in most of the equipment that needs visual input.

- *Sennheiser HD201 Headphones = £18 [Amazon] (x3)
These will be used so that the presenters can hear the show whilst recording.

- *3.5mm Speaker & headphone Splitter = 70p [Amazon] (x1)
Used so that all headphones can be plugged into one machine.

- *Behringer Xenyx 502 mixer = £33 [Amazon] (x1)
Used to mix the recording and any sound.

- *PRS License = £300 (per year) [prsformusic.com] (x1)
Used so that we can legally broadcast music.

Total = £763.70
Advertising = 30 Seconds - per episode approx. = £107
(2 Weeks = £1500 (Includes making and broadcasting the advert)
Profit/Loss
= -£656.70 (Episode 1)
= -£548.70 (Episode 2)

The start up costs would be expensive due to the amount of equipment required and how expensive the individual items cost also since it's new. This will come into effect after the 7th episode.

Though once the episodes air and an income from advert broadcasting comes in the profit will increase and will become cheaper due to advertising.

* Subsidised
Location: UTC Sheffield

LO5 - Production Plan

1/5/15
Below is the production plan created by our team when planning a recording session.

LO5 - Sheffield Live! Feedback

Below is the feedback we received on our pitched ideas by Stevlar, a representative from Sheffield Live!

Based upon his feedback, we have opted for his preferred podcast idea, and our own personal favourite, Quizzicle to be our chosen final product to be produced.

LO5 - Reflection

Strengths
Stevlar, (a rep. of Sheffield Live!), was pleased with our pitch. He congratulated us, saying our skills in presenting were clear and precise.

When asked about our pitch we answered firmly and to the point, whilst still elaborating on some sections and ideas. He particularly liked Quizzicle and felt that it that it showed the most potential as our final audio-product. Though similar products were compared overall he was please with the product and we were urged to pick this as our chosen podcast show to be created.

Weaknesses (Areas of improvement)
Stevlar described our first idea, The Daily Life of a UTC Student, as a “...marketing campaign...” for the college and lacked subtlety.

To improve upon this the marketing of the product for future reference should focus on the unique appeal and how it benefits the community.

Stevlar also felt that the time frame of 20 minutes was unrealistic and needed to be longer. If adverts were used to fill the gap they would drag on and general does not follow standard radio conventions.

To improve this, the show would need to be extended to around 30 minutes instead. This would mean that we would be able to feature more topics that can be covered in the show and generally produce more relevant content.

ReflectionQuizzicle was the favoured choice idea by Stevlar, who gave constructive criticism along with his favourable opinions, as well making comparison to other products and showed a keen interest in both our audio-product ideas. The game show style is something he said himself he had worked with and demonstrated knowledge within the area. He liked the inclusion of local guests that had meaning within the community and our future ambitions for the show's development, which he did not dismiss as unrealistic - simply challenging to sometimes achieve. He did express worry with the number of people appearing on the show as this can cause issues with microphones, but we were able to resolve this by reducing the number of contestants who would be taking part.

Stevlar did find problems within The Daily Life of a UTC Student, but did not criticise it any further and did not dismiss the idea completely. Overall both products were well received by the Sheffield Live! representative, but did not hold their quality to the same standard.

LO5 - Legal and Ethical, Copyright Permission and PRS License

Legal & Ethical
All our content shall be checked against Ofcom regulations so that no profanity or any other offensive content is featured pre-release.

Both our ideas for audio products are podcasts, meaning they are pre-recorded so if any profanity or any other offensive content is used we can edit that out either by cutting it completely out or putting a beep. Though we would check beforehand with the cast that they make sure not to use any of the above legal issues in pre-production meetings held here at UTC Sheffield or Sheffield Live!

Also because it is a podcast time the time of broadcast is not necessarily an issue. The content would be suitable for all ages ,(though not necessarily to everybody's liking due to the subject of broadcast), so there would be no need to release it at a certain time, after the watershed for example.

The intended target audience for The Daily Life of a UTC Student falls under the teenage category in terms of age range; this would mean that there would be a huge range in what is suitable and not suitable to the audience though we would make sure since this is also a informative podcast that we would keep the podcast suitable towards the younger half.

For Quizzicle our audience is intended to be a lot older so we would cater towards the older half of the audience rather than the younger; this the older half would take up the majority of the audience.

Copyright
Copyright is the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material.

For our ideas other than the music used (which is free) all content is created by us therefore does not need permission for use or created with granted permission.

The Daily Life of a UTC Student will be created within the UTC by us (students of UTC) therefore we do not need permission to us the material here.

Quizzicle's material such as music is free music and is not copyrighted. Also since this is an Radio no visual representation will be used but audio if necessary may be used from films etc if needed for a question. In this case we would need to seek permission to use that material since it would be copyrighted.

PRS License
A PRS is required for Quizzicle to air snippets of these pieces of music to supply as answers; if Quizzicle cannot get copyright permission to air certain songs/pieces of music, then an suitable alternative song/pieces of music will be used or the question relating to it will be cut.

Reoccurring pieces of music – Such as the ident, jingle and sound effects – are free to avoid paying royalties each time it is used.

LO5 - Proposal Form

Below is the proposal form I created for our planned audio product, Quizzicle, for Sheffield Live!.

11.3.15 - Work I must complete

*Add information on the copyright/PRS/Legal and Ethical content and how we'll receive permission for use of music (Check other unit posts. Written down else where.)
*Check that LO1 is complete and correct.
*Insert footage of presentation into LO5 post.
*Complete LO5 reflection.
*Put sound effects used for presentation onto blog.
*Organise blog plots into correct order.
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