Blogger has meant that I can record each of my research and planning tasks and include images, sound clips and videos of various parts of the planning process, to help bring to life the information I have put down. It has also helped with my organisation, giving me a structure to follow. I have been able to link certain pages and essentially keep a diary of my progress.
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| Here is a screenshot from one of my blog posts |
As part of my research into listening to other existing radio stations I used the TuneinRadio app which was very efficient and helpful way of obtaining the radio extracts that i needed. I was able to carefully re-listen to any stations that weren't available through listen again.
This was helpful when I chose to listen to a number of news bulletins from different radio stations all aired at the same time. I was able to carefully analyse the recordings and identify conventions for each one. This helped me when it came to writing my own script and allowed me to establish what would work well for the type of radio I was producing and the audience.
To record the different voices I used the Shure SM58 microphone and I used the mixing desk to alter the volume levels when recording and editing. I recorded each voice individually. As I was only able to record each voice separately this extended the recording time and inevitably the time it took me to produce my radio extract which was quite frustrating. Despite this it allowed me to focus on each voice individually and ensure it was up to scratch and edit out any flaws. I saved each recording with the mistakes aswell as without the mistakes and all edited and placed them in suitable folders so that they were easy to access when producing the final product and for evaluation purposes.
The software I used to edit and mix my show was called Adobe Audition 1.5, and it allowed me to add a variety of effects to different voices as well as making it possible to layer sounds on the multi-track allowing me to create complex clips e.g. jingles and certain parts of my news bulletin.
During recording the actors made mistakes such as repeating, missing out words or stuttering, or not using the correct tone which was to be expected. This software however allowed for me to edit out any mistakes rather than having to start from the beginning and re-record this therefore meant that time was saved and actors didn't have to worry too much about making mistakes as well as allowing for higher degree of control. I have added a sound clip below of Louise the newsreader making mistakes and then the following track is of Louise presenting the news with no mistakes and editing complete. The technology meant that she didn't re-record the whole thing but instead just repeated anything she didn't do correctly and then cut out all the mistakes.
Adobe Audition also enabled me to layer a number of different sound clips on the multi-track some that I could mix them together. A perfect example of this is when I created the voxpops and put background effects to make it sound as if the characters were on a busy road outside. Also it allowed me to play music tracks in the intro and outro whilst the presenters were talking and this is often what happens in real radio broadcasts similar to mine; so layering allowed for a sense of authenticity.
I was abled to easily add effects to almost every section of my extract, and areas which required sound effects depending on the location it was set for example cheering or camera clicks this again allowed for authenticity and to clearly set the atmosphere and scene of where it was taking place.
A final way that I used technology to make my show as realistic as possible and sound like real radio was by adding compression to the mixed and edited extract. As all the voices had been recorded at different times and added effects and music the volume level across my show was very different. thus adding compression allowed for a consistent volume level across my whole shoe so that no one sounded drastically louder than others.
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