For my preliminary task I had to create a short extract from a radio station with an archive clip featuring a guest. The experience has made me realise that I have to do a lot more research when preparing my script for my final task, and that I will need to listen to existing radio stations more frequently so that my extract sounds authentic in terms of representations, jingles, adverts and, most importantly, news bulletins.
First of all I had to create a script and an archive clip to record - I have chosen a sports radio station and a little piece from that including: A 'World Cup hero', with a clip from the commentary of his winning goal. I found the scripting entertaining to write, but I feel it could have been better had I done more research.
The preliminary task has given me the opportunity to use the recording equipment and editing software, which will definitely help me when I do my full task. When recording the hardest challenge was layering all the sound effects and music onto the archive clip, overlapping different sounds and changing certain effects - all of which took time and precision to accurately place each different layer to make it sound authentic. I learned to clip and loop some of these effects, and to record and edit voices, removing mistakes and pauses, and then putting them onto the final track itself.
The most beneficial aspect of creating the archive clip was that it made me realise that I could create realistic sounding locations through using carefully selected sound effects - this has me given lots of ideas for the script for my full task.
Even though the preliminary task was short, I can see that the process will be beneficial for when I have to do my main task. I have picked up a number of skills which will be used whilst recording and editing my actually extract.
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