Evalution

Radio drama production

Production journey

We will be talking about the process we went through in order to complete out radio drama and what had to be carried out step by step.

When it came to the production processes, we had to think about what operating equipment we will need and how it was be used in the production. The types of equipment we came across were the audio equipment and how to set it up. As well as this it gave us an insight of the overall effect of the audio and how it effected our radio drama. When recording the sound onto Garage band, we had to listen to every recording individually and adjust the audio levels if a certain sound was too quiet or too loud. We did this to make our sounds seem more realistic and go with the other action that are in the background of the radio drama. When in the production we used digital audio software to record all our audio to get the best possible outcome and make it sound to a high standard. We used this software as it would be more accurate and would suit the production of our radio drama. When in the production of our radio drama, we had management of personnel such as crew, stuff and audience. We had these personnel as we needed to keep everyone in order as well as making sure everyone knows what they are doing or what needs to be done.

When it came to the recorded studio programme we mainly focused this in our post-production process. We had to log our recordings based on the quality of the sound, the usability and the overall duration of the clip recorded. We logged all this on a rushes log to help us keep on track as well as knowing what needs to be used in the final piece. We also thought about the used of digital audio editing software when it came to the final step of our radio drama. During this process we had to adjust levels of our audio to make everything sound the same. As well as this we added associated sound effects in the background to create more of an atmosphere and make it sound realistic in the location it's supposed to be. When it came to the file formats, we decided that it would be suitable to export our radio drama as a AIFF as it would then be easy to import that off onto YouTube.

When it came to recording and editing the sound elements, we thought about the equipment and all the pre-production materials that will be used in order for us to finish with the best possible outcome in the end. We used a microphone to record all our sounds to a high quality, and for that we used materials to create the sound effects. We done this to get a realistic enough sound so it can be added to the story. The pre-production materials we used were the script to help us with what all the characters will say and the order they came in. This was used as a navigation for the characters. We used our risk assessment and health and safety guidelines to guide us in what we were allowed to do and what potential hazards that could occur in the recording process. Each time we recorded a sound we would check it then adjust the sound levels if it needed to make a clip sound better or enhance a certain action within the story. We took a log of everything as well as the edits that will need to be made if the original radio drama wasn't made to point.