THE ENCORE SHOW was the programme that we decided to do live on Stratcast for Children in Need on Thursday 18th Nov.
The show was in the style Elaine Page’s on Radio 2; this musical based afternoon show was a perfect template in which to create our own show from. Esme presented the show in much the same way as Elaine Page, her tone and pitch suited the content well, delivering an informative yet relaxed feel to the show.
In a previous college broadcast we had rehearsed the show and received a large fan base with the musical theatre students, the show both entertained and informed the students and in return we acquired a great deal of encouraging feedback. Once a track had been played Esme discussed the content and relevant information on the musical and would link in with the musical reviews created by other members of the group. The Music was chosen with are target audience in mind (15+), we selected both current and old musicals to give the broadest range of styles to our audience…the idea being that if a listener was not familiar will the musical they would be informed about show.
I hade created a great deal of online content before we broadcasted, in order to both advertise and interact with are audience. Facebook was probably the best use of online content; having the ability to post times, videos, photos and info on the show gave are audience a direct way to interact with The Encore Show. A series of videos were uploaded entitled “What is The Musical”, these short clips showed a scene form a musical, acted out by the group, and the question asked was ‘can you name the musical?’ this was a great way to interact with are audience, we received lots of positive comments and messages from these.
Along side Facebook, I set up a Twitter account. I also made a YouTube channel where I posted videos and information on the show. Each Networking site complemented each, other with links to one another, this meant that the show hade a large selection of online content for the audience to pick and choose.
Although the show was successful, I believe that we could have improved it in a few areas.
During the broadcast we received some requests but were unable to play then in, partly due to lack of time and a strict schedule. Although I hade setup a email address for the show, it would have been a good idea to have a text and phone number to have that live interaction with our listeners.
Had we done the show again, I believe that from our mistakes we would of learned how to accomplish a near faultless programme.
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