A typical radio trailer is approximately 30 seconds long and has a continuous sound bed. this sound bed usually indicated what channel the programme will be on, what the title of the programme is and what the programme is about. There is usually a narrator who gives this information and there is usually a series of 'snippets' from the programme. The sound bed of a radio trailer is very important in informing the audience.
This narration is in the form of a voice over. The voice over for this trailer is male and his tone increases when he talks about the title of the documentary.
This Radio Trailer, 30 years of Punk Rock the narrator starts by announcing what channel the documentary is about. We will incorporate this into our own and tell the audience that we will have our documentary featured on MTV Live. The narrator in our docuemtary will also emphasise the tagline 'Turn it up LOUD' by altering the tone of their voice so its much louder