Pre-Production Schedule
Casting:
Freddie Goring (Myself) – Narrator
I am going to narrate the production. This is because I have
written and designed the concept of the radio drama and therefore knows it
better than anyone else. This way I’ll be able to set the correct tone for the
production.
Zac Millward – Castro, Gunther, Snoop and Howard
I have chosen Zac to do the voice of these characters due to
his versatile range of accents. This
makes him perfect for these three characters as they include a Russian, German
and afro American accent.
Ryan Gault – Sargent. Snips
After knowing Ryan for almost 2 years, I know that he can
create a good obnoxious voice. This makes him perfect to portray the voice of
the angry crab in the radio drama.
Locations:
I am going to record all my radio dramas dialogue at The
HENLEY College recording studio. To record all my ambient noises I will either
go out and record them myself or collect them from the internet on license free
sound effects websites. If the room that I am going to record in is unavailable, I will have to contact a member of staff that will be able to arrange another time. However, I have checked the dates and everything should run smoothly.
Recording equipment list:
To record all the voices and various foliage sounds, I will
use a Zoom H2. I will need a tri-pod stand to keep the Zoom H2 still and reduce
any unwanted sound.
I will also need a windshield for when I’m recording any
sounds effects outside. If any, it will block out the wind and make the
recordings more professional.
Prop List for Foliage Sounds
Prop
|
Sound Effect
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Newspaper
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Opening and dropping newspaper
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Scissors
|
Crab snipping
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Phone
|
Ringing Phone
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Crisps
|
Treading on crisps
|
Any other sounds effects will be downloaded from www.freesound.org where all the sound effects
ar copyright free.
Contingency Plan
If only Zac is available to the recordings he has agreed to
do all the voices. He has a great range of voices that will work well for my
radio drama.
If the recording studio is unavailable, I will record in
either one of the practice rooms or the hall. Preferably the practice rooms
would be a better for sound proofing the environment and achieving a higher quality.
Production Schedule:
Dates
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Tasks
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30th November
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Record all voices for characters and narrator
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1st December
|
Record all the foliage sounds. Download any sound effects.
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19th December
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Final edit of the radio drama and show audience for feedback.
|
21st December
|
Improve elements received in feedback.
|
Feedback
- Howard - American?
- Levels drop on narrator in tattoo parlour
- Differentiate the chracters
- More SFX
- Add Snips' 'snippers' to 'move it' section
- Treading on crisps SFX
Good Aspects:
- Voiceovers
- Narrator
- Funny
- Animate through vocals
- Edited well
- Jingle to show different between night and day
- Add voices/sounds to into scene
Production Diary:
30th November – I recorded all the voices for the
characters and the narrators. Ryan wasn’t available so Zac did all the voices.
Fortunately, he did this incredibly and to a high standard.
1st December – I went out with the Zoom H2 and
recorded all the foliage sounds. These included the newspaper, the scissors and
the phone ringing. As well as this I did some research on www.freesound.org and found other copyright
free sound effects.
19th December – I did all the editing for my
production Premiere Pro. After it was edited and exported I showed it to an
audience of my target age group. I was pleased with the feedback I received and
the constructive criticism.
21st December – I went over my feedback and
improved elements that were picked up on during the initial showing. This meant
adding to the script and recording more dialogue. Zac was available and it was
done within an hour. I then re-edited it and exported my final version.
Evaluation – Radio
Drama
Overall I am extremely pleased with the outcome of
my radio drama. I really enjoyed planning, creating and working with an idea
that I have had for a long time. Having the roots of an idea made to whole
process of making the radio drama more interesting and exciting. Elements of the
drama that I feel went well were the characters (and their biographies), the
script, the use of certain sound effects and the theme tune. Amongst these those
things, I believe the real success of the radio drama boils down to the
storyline. It took a lot of planning and brainstorming to produce a suitable
plot that involved all the characters, as well as keeping it interesting and
engaging for the audience. Although I believe the overall production was a
success, there were still some parts of the drama that weren’t as successful and
could be improved. For example, the scene where all the characters are
introducing themselves, they should all give an indication of recognition when
introduced. This would make it easier for the audience to understand which
character had which voice. Without this it could (and did) become slightly
confusing for the audience to understand who is talking. Furthermore, adding
this element would give the production a more professional style, something I
really tried to achieve.
After receiving feedback I decided to go over and
revise the script to make some necessary changes. This was mostly to rid
anything that could be confusing to the audience. Another thing that I wanted to
add was a jingle or a sound effect to indicate the change over from night to
day. It wasn’t that it was confusing to understand in the production but it
would give it a more professional quality within the overall production. A lot of the feedback I received was very
positive and interesting to listen to.
If given the chance to redo the radio drama I would
still keep to the basic idea I had to begin with. This is due to all the
positive feedback I received about the characters and their personalities. The
things I would change would be more to do with the use of sound effects and
character introductions. The sound effects I used were goo but some of them were
slightly too loud, making it hard to hear either the narrator or the character
talking. There was also plenty of room for other sound effects when necessary,
for example; treading on crisps, opening doors and getting into bed.
As a whole the production seemed to be popular
amongst my target audience which was one of the main things I kept in mind
whilst creating it. As happy as I am with it there is definitely room for
improvement to drama to give the professional style I really wanted to
accomplish.
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