Ancillary Tasks: Radio Adverts

RADIO TRAILER TO PROMOTE YOUR DOCUMENTARY
  > Codes and conventions
  > Dual Purpose ( Cleverly done )

BBC TRAILER ON WEATHER:
 - Sound effects (Different weathers)
- John Kettley (Main BBC weatherman) Voiceover
- Female voiceover at the end about scheduling "coming soon > Channel "
- SFX would match what he is saying (Sounds like he is actually there)
- Humour in the script
- Sound Levels

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE QUEEN:
- Voiceover (man voice)
- Music bed
- Voice clips from documentary

STEPHEN FRY:
- Music bed
- Posh man voiceover (Stephen Fry talking about the subjects he will discuss)
- Animal SFX (quiet) .. sounds as if he is telling a story
- Posh woman voiceover ( Title andschedule) -  Calm/peaceful delivery

SPECIAL NEEDS PETS:
- Clip from programme
- Music bed throughout
- Alliteration
- Woman voiceover at the end
- People arguing
- Silly/Querky music bed
- Voice over is intercut with the extracts
> poses questions for the audience & intrigues them
> scheduling is always at the end

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY:
- guitar music bed
- cannot understand peoples voices/accents
- different voices are put together to tell a story


CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF A DOCUMENTARY RADIO TRAILER
- Extracts from the programme
- voiceover intercut throughout
- trailer should intrique the audience - make them want to know more
- must have scheduling information at the end
TITLE - DAY - TIME - CHANNEL
- must contain a music bed where appropriate
- 30 to 40 seconds long
- must include a slogan