Radio drama pre production
The script:
Before we started to record the radio drama we had to make sure that we had edited the script correctly as the script was from the live performance and we couldn’t put everything that was on it into the radio drama this meant taking out the songs that were in the script. But once we took the songs out we had to change the lyrics into speech as if we didn’t important parts of the story line would be missing from the radio drama meaning it wouldn’t make any sense to the listener. We also annotated the script in certain parts so that we knew when to add effects later on in the editing process this was a smart decision as it made editing the whole thing together a lot easier for us and saves a lot of time.
Foley sounds:
In the radio drama there is a lot of foley sounds that had to be added which made the piece of work seem even better as it creates a more immersive experience for the listener as it can take them to the place where the characters in the radio drama are. We watched the live show performance to find all the points in which we could create or use pre existing foley sounds in the radio drama. This was as little as footsteps and all the way to the weather at that current time which could have been wind or rain. Having these already chosing and annotated on the script it self it means that when we finished recording the sound could be put in at the exact time and we didn’t have to sit and figure out exactly when we needed to put them in the radio drama. If we weren’t able to create the foley sounds ourselves we could always just look online because there is loads of free sites that allow access to foley sounds.
Foley sounds website
https://www.zapsplat.com/sound-effect-category/foley/
Editing the radio drama:
When I was editing the radio drama it was important that I made sure it flowed through out its entirety as it makes it a lot more enjoyable for the listener when it flows and doesn’t stop and start at different parts. To do this I made sure I played it back multiple times every time I was making an adjustment to the audio clips so that it sounded how I wanted it to. Also when there was a gap in between people speaking I filled that in with background noise other wise it would have meant that the listener would hear the mic stopping and starting all the way through the radio drama and would ruin the continuity of the full piece. In the editing software I used which was logic I labelled every different character in it so I was able to get a clear understanding of where all the clips where and which ones I needed to use this allowed me to not waste time on looking around loads of folders listening to every clip to find the right ones that I needed which would have taken ages to do. Also during the editing phase I adjusted the audio gain on some of the clips as it would have been to loud for that certain part in the radio drama and would not have mad any sense to anyone. This was important in the part where a group of people are shouting from a far away distance and I turned the audio gain down of the so it sounded like they were far away.
Before we started to record the radio drama we had to make sure that we had edited the script correctly as the script was from the live performance and we couldn’t put everything that was on it into the radio drama this meant taking out the songs that were in the script. But once we took the songs out we had to change the lyrics into speech as if we didn’t important parts of the story line would be missing from the radio drama meaning it wouldn’t make any sense to the listener. We also annotated the script in certain parts so that we knew when to add effects later on in the editing process this was a smart decision as it made editing the whole thing together a lot easier for us and saves a lot of time.
Foley sounds:
In the radio drama there is a lot of foley sounds that had to be added which made the piece of work seem even better as it creates a more immersive experience for the listener as it can take them to the place where the characters in the radio drama are. We watched the live show performance to find all the points in which we could create or use pre existing foley sounds in the radio drama. This was as little as footsteps and all the way to the weather at that current time which could have been wind or rain. Having these already chosing and annotated on the script it self it means that when we finished recording the sound could be put in at the exact time and we didn’t have to sit and figure out exactly when we needed to put them in the radio drama. If we weren’t able to create the foley sounds ourselves we could always just look online because there is loads of free sites that allow access to foley sounds.
Foley sounds website
https://www.zapsplat.com/sound-effect-category/foley/
Editing the radio drama:
When I was editing the radio drama it was important that I made sure it flowed through out its entirety as it makes it a lot more enjoyable for the listener when it flows and doesn’t stop and start at different parts. To do this I made sure I played it back multiple times every time I was making an adjustment to the audio clips so that it sounded how I wanted it to. Also when there was a gap in between people speaking I filled that in with background noise other wise it would have meant that the listener would hear the mic stopping and starting all the way through the radio drama and would ruin the continuity of the full piece. In the editing software I used which was logic I labelled every different character in it so I was able to get a clear understanding of where all the clips where and which ones I needed to use this allowed me to not waste time on looking around loads of folders listening to every clip to find the right ones that I needed which would have taken ages to do. Also during the editing phase I adjusted the audio gain on some of the clips as it would have been to loud for that certain part in the radio drama and would not have mad any sense to anyone. This was important in the part where a group of people are shouting from a far away distance and I turned the audio gain down of the so it sounded like they were far away.
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