Production Journey
Firstly, I wanted to get familiarised with the audio recording software that I would be using throughout the recording. Therefore, I opened the software “Garageband” on the iMac and allowed myself to get familiarised. This allowed the recording process to be much easier when I was recorded sound effects and voice actor’s lines leading to much less complications. Garageband also allowed me to tweak with the audio settings and made the sound quality better when needed. This was a very beneficial start to my production, and when finally having become acquainted with the software I’d be using I could move onto recording my audio drama.
Next, I recorded the lines for my radio drama, I got my 4 actors together and recorded their lines as the script went through and re-recording lines where needed. This put all of the audio into one place where I could then adjust their quality as well as their volume with some of the actors talking too loudly and some being a bit too quiet and using the knowledge I gained from becoming acquainted with GarageBand. When all the recordings were done, I stored the files as a .mp4 file onto the cloud storage where I would then move them into the next software, I’ll be using which is “Final Cut Pro” that allows me to edit the audio clips. I do not to become acquainted to this software as I have had prior experience using this software outside of school.
As I said, I imported all the audio files into the software I'd be using and started editing the clips. I made sure to focus on the flow of the narrative so that everything made sense. Due to there being no visuals I would have to make sure that they can easily visualise what is happening during the Radio Drama, I accomplished this through adding Wild Tracks to make everything more realistic when they listen to it. After finishing the first draft, I then got feedback on what I should change from a third perspective and then based off that feedback I changed what they said could benefit the overall episode. After changing what they said needed to be changed the final draft was done and able to be uploaded.
In my editing process, I made sure to edit the sound so that you could really follow the character as they walk through their different environments. By using foley sounds I layered different sounds together to make it seem that you can hear the main character walking out of the different rooms and opening doors. I had to lower the foley sounds a little bit as they were very loud, but I made sure to make the volume sound believable.
I also focused on making sure that the sounds were all cut properly. In my offline edit the feedback I got from there was that the clips were very awkwardly cut and you could also hear things in the background that aren't meant to be there. Therefore, I cut off the start of many of the clips making sure that any unneeded sounds are taken out of it.
