Evaluation - The Journey From Prelimenary to my Finished Radio Extract

I feel that I have achieved a lot since my preliminary task especially in terms of my understanding and skills regarding technology and what can be achieved through adding sound effects and music.


There are definitely similarities between my preliminary task and my final extract, however the differences between the two are massive and it is clear to see the contrast in terms of how long each one took to produce through quality and details in editing.

I entered the process of recording and editing my preliminary script with little idea about what could be achieved through the use of software and I spent minimal time planning my script and selecting characters, which is a huge contrast when looking at my final production. I used the process of the preliminary task just as a way of beginning to understand how to use the software and technology and how it could be used to achieve desired results for my final piece. Once I had completed my preliminary task I created a list of everything I felt I had learnt and the things I would of to do before creating my final radio extract. These involved planning and research into all conventions of radio and organisation of choosing characters in order to obtain the correct representation.


One of the most important thing I took away from the preliminary task was the fact that I could use the sound effects and editing to make it sound like a person was in a certain place and make it sound authentic and realistic. This therefore made me think about the locations I wanted to have my news stories take place in and what news stories I could come up with for example the news story with the press conference I used camera clicks and for the voxpops i used street sounds these layers allowed for it to seem like characters were actually in these locations.

I hope that when you listen to both my preliminary task and POP FM you can hear that what i took away from the preliminary task informed the decisions I made with my full radio show.