Sound Effects Database

This week, as a group, we started to record the sound effects for our radio drama from the Internet on the sound effects database. Instead of YouTube, we have decided to record our sound effects from the sound effects database to make our radio drama sound more accurate and professional. Here is the link we used to receive simple sound effects such as; birds chirping, sounds of traffic to portray a loud environment and the sound of the door slamming shut. http://www.findsounds.com/ We started to record our sound effects on the 22nd o January, we decided to record the sound effects first, so afterwards we could start recording our actual script and then edit our speech with the sound effects from the radio sound effects database. After transforming all the sounds from the database from the audio recorder given to us to the laptop onto garage band, we will then edit these sound effects on garage band and will then start to record our script for our radio drama. Basically, this week we have started to look at the sound affects database and have managed to record it onto the audio recorder.

Schedule for Radio Drama (:

16th January - Pre-Production

• The script of my Radio Drama and also included; sound effects within my radio drama and a brief description of all characters. (Pre-Production)

19h January - Research Folder

• Analysis of three similar texts (Radio Dramas; i.e. Silver Street on BBC Asian Network)
• A initial mind map of ideas constructed based on Radio Drama. (In detail and consists of four ideas)
• Brainstorm of my chosen idea covered in depth (Target Audience, Genre, Theme, Characters and Sound Effects within Radio Drama)
• Notes on Codes and Conventions (Sound effects used to portray realistic atmosphere)
• Detailed notes on Industry + Images of various Radio Stations. (BBC)

2oth January - Schedule

• Note down the schedule of our production of our Radio Drama (I.e. When will we record sound effects, voices and the character list)

22nd January - Sound Effects

• Start recording sound effects (I.e. Sound of someone on the phone and someone shutting the door)

26th January - Edit Sound

• As a group, we will edit the speech and tones of our voices to make all one the same level and will edit our radio drama on Garage band (Test how it sounds)

30th January - Radio Drama Production (Testing)

• Start recording the speech and dialogue according to script (Must concentrate on tone of voice according to chosen character and personality carefully)

5th February - Radio Drama Production

• Start recording the speech and dialogue according to script (Must concentrate on tone of voice according to chosen character and personality carefully)

10th February - Final Testing

• We will test our Radio Drama and note for any mistakes and make alterations in terms of dialogue (Final Testing)

20th February - Alteration

• We will make the extra adjustments to our Radio drama to ensure that its perfect and it attracts our target audience.

7th March - Practical Production Piece

• The deadline to hand in our Radio Drama (Final Draft)

10th March - Evaluation Report

• I will work on my Evaluation Report as it is worth 40 marks, the same amount of marks Worth for our practical production piece (It must also consists of 1200 - 1600 words)

14th March - Evaluation Report (Deadline)

• The deadline for the evaluation report is due in this date.

Research Folder

Along with the Script and the analyis of three similar texts; I have worked on more pieces of media work which is to be handed in as my Research Folder. My research folder consists of 10 questionnares, which I distributed to 10 other people, mainly teenagers as they are my target audience. In my questionaires; I have includes a variety of questions, both open and closed, to contribute many opinions and views based on Radio Drama and how it affects the public in many ways. I've also noted down the main points of my Radio Drama which helped me, in terms of research. Notes would subsist of the codes and conventions related to my radio drama, as a whole; such as sound effects and the stucture of the drama itself. The different types of genres and themes involved along the process of creating my radio drama. Also, the industry in particular and how radio drama was dominated at a time and the different types of stations which subscribed to Radio Dramas such as the BBC. I've also written down a mind map, in depth, of many ideas which helped me decide on a final verdict; a chosen idea. My final idea is based on gay relationships; once I finally chosen an issue; I also jotted down main points; such as, my target audience, how the sound effects will portray a realistic atmosphere and different types of genres and themes within my radio drama. Many sites helped me in the production of my Research folder; sites suc as; www.irdp.co.uk

Pre-Production

For my Media Studies project, I will be working on a radio drama which is aimed at teenagers and is derived around an asian community. For my pre-production, I will be working on a script which will be followed by my characters within my radio drama; Sunday Street. I will be working in a group of three; I will be working on our script, Ambreen will be noting down who the characters are and tell us more about them individually and Edil, my other group memeber, will be noting down the sound effects and ow it willportray a realistic atmosphere within our radio drama. All of this preparation will help us throughout the duration of the production of our radio drama. I have completed my script for my pre-production and so have my other group members which is due in on Friday 16th January. My first completed tas is complete.

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