Lesson 2
Case Study for Paper 2: Section A
Radio: BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Radio: BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
What is the online content of the BBC Radio One Live Lounge?
Performances of artists who normally perform one or two of their own songs and then a unique cover from an A List Radio 1 artist who has had a release in the last six to nine months.
How can people listen to the Live Lounge?
It is broadcasted on Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
How is it distributed? (iPlayer, watch live, stream, on the radio, catch up)
It can be rewatched on BBC iPlayer as well as on a CD from Sony.
Radio One’s Live Lounge
Where and When is it broadcast?
BBC Radio 1 – BBC Maida Vale Studios
Weekdays (not every day, a few times a month)
Time: 11am, 1pm
Where else can people access ‘The Live
Lounge’? On BBC Radio 1
and 1Xtra, or on the iPlayer app
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Who presents the show?
Clara Amfo
has presented the show since may 2015
Past presenters: It was originally
hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and then by Ferne Cotton
from 2009 until 2015
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Describe what happens in the usual format (e.g. not ones which take place at
a star’s home / Maida Vale studios):
Performances of artists who normally perform
one or two of their own songs and then a unique cover from an A List Radio 1
artist who has had a release in the last six to nine months.
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Watch a selection
of BRITISH artists performing in the Live Lounge on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01029mq
Write down some conventions of the Live Lounge:
Stormzy –
dark, red lighting instead of colourful. Stormzy is the main focus, he is in
the centre of the room.
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Does the Live Lounge an example of ‘convergent’
media?
ie. Does it have any products other than itself such as a magazine or stage show? Only merchandise such as jumpers, and talks about other artists but not to promote them.
Explain why audiences may want to spend
money on this product:
Fans of an artist would like to see how they sing live as well as view
them not just as a singer/rapper but also as a person.
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Go on to the Live Lounge webpage.
Draw and analyse the Live Lounge logo:
A bold, bright logo that clearly shows what it is.
Describe how audiences may be attracted
to the webpage because of its design:
Its colour suggests that live lounge is a chill environment and would
want to watch it.
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1. What is the online content of the BBC Radio One Live Lounge? -->
ReplyDeleteHave a browse around the dedicated Radio 1 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h72c
ALSO if you want to see, this is the Live Lounge dedicated website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01029mq
2. How can people listen to the Live Lounge?
How else?!
How is it distributed? (iPlayer, watch live, stream, on the radio, catch up)
It can be rewatched on BBC iPlayer as well as on a CD from Sony.
ON A CD FROM SONY? Please tell me what you mean by this...
Use the hints I've provided in the brackets!
You must read the Radio booklet from OCR (the green one). This includes tons of information and will help you.
Miss C
1. Multiple and previous episodes, music features in the episodes below, most recent episode and the upcoming episodes, all in the format of the usual BBC website.
ReplyDelete2. Through the iPlayer, on the radio, on YouTube.
It says on the booklet that Sony have a CD Volume for all the live lounges!!
When was the last time you bought a CD?! (Silly booklet...)
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