LO3: Evaluation of the script

Our final script was successful in meeting the requirements of the brief for  the production of a short 5 - 10 minute script for the radio station Sheffield Live! This as it met the criteria of including; presenters, news bulletins, features/ interviews, jingles, bedding music, sound effects, original adverts and the implementation of social media links.

Strengths of the script as stated by the client was the tone of the piece. It was commented that the script gave a lighthearted, casual and friendly feel. The dialogue being casual and lighthearted is a strength as it best suited to the target audiance of young students, and better suits the segments featured in the show making them more relatable to the audiance. Another strength of the script would be layout and format, it was noted that the timings of the segements and duration of each presenters dialogue were well set and brief. This is a strength because it means the listenes are constatnyl enaged, with them not getting bored by long monotomous sections of dialogue. This is largetly as a result of the use of sounf effects, bedding music, and large variety of topics/ features.

There were also weaknesses within the script which were outlined by the clinet from the inital review of the first draft. Initailly, within the talk show part, some of the dialogue was primaryl spoken by one presenter, it was noted that this needed to be seperated out amongst the other presenters in order to keep the show engaging. It was also noted that the script lacked use of transitions or markings as and when they would be needed. To make the show more profesional and run smoother transitions such as fadee outs needed to be implimeted or inserted into the script to aid when it comes to production and editing of the radio show.

Subseqeuntly, to chnage the script large blocks of dialogue were identified and reduced in size or split amongst more than one presenter. Information for as and when transitions needed to be added was also put in, for example this can be seen after the first radio advert to smoothly transition into the news segement. Bedding music was also added to the script in order to fit the codes and convetionas of similar radio shows and make for an overall more proffesional feel. The reultent effetc of all this was a proffesional style radio show, with a casul feel which apeealed to the inteneded younger target audiance of students.