Practical: Radio Programme Production

Paper Code: 
SJMC 401
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Discuss the evolution of Radio in India.
  2. Evaluate various formats of Radio.
  3. Create radio ads, jingles and talk shows.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

SJMC 401

Practical-Radio Programme Production

CO105: Students will be able to cover events using mobile phones and right radio news stories.

CO106: Students can produce radio news bulletin.

CO107: Students will be able to interview, make radio promos and jingles.

CO108: Students will be able to apply radio production techniques.

CO109: Students will be able to undertake radio programme production in different formats.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, software learning, producing radio ads, jingles, talk shows, news bulletins, documentary.

 

10.00
Unit I: 
I
  • Writing, Recording, Editing and Mixing of Announcement and Talk

 

10.00
Unit II: 
II
  • Writing, Recording, Editing and Mixing of Interview and Discussion
  • Studio- Types and Functions, Acoustics, Input and Output Chain

 

15.00
Unit III: 
III
  • Writing, Recording, Editing and Mixing of Feature/ Documentary
  • Creative use of Sound; Listening, Recording, using Archived Sounds, (Execution, Requisite, Challenges)

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
IV
  • Writing, Recording, Editing and Mixing of Music shows Editing, Creative use of Sound Editing

 

15.00
Unit V: 
V
  • Writing, Recording, Editing and Mixing of Drama/ Advertisement- Spot or Jingle
  • Recording a programme in local language.

 

Essential Readings: 

Suggested Text Books

  • Handbook of Television and Radio Broadcasting (2009). VedPrakesh Gandhi. Kanishka Publishers, Distributers, New Delhi.
  • Radio Production (2005). McLeish. Focal Press, Burlington, USA.
  • Radio Broadcasting: A Reader's Guide (2012). Parameswaran. Authers Press, New Delhi.

 

Suggested Reference Books

  • Radio in New Avtar AM to FM (2011). Ambrish Saxena. Kanishka Publishers, Distributers, New Delhi
  • Writing and Producing Radio Dramas (2015). Esta de Fossard&JhnRiber. Sage, New Delhi.
  • Radio Advertising- A Guide to Creating, Voicing and Producing Great Radio Commercials (2004). Alan Barzman. Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh.

 

References: 

E Resources 

 

Reference Journals

  • Media Watch
  • The Indian Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Journal of Media and Communication
  • Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies
  • International Journal of Communication
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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