Month: July 2015

Project 1- Radio’s New Wave

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This is my first proper experience in editing audio pieces. I have recently purchased Wavelab, and even though I feel that I have completed the project, I am still unsure of the audio software, and feel that I have a lot more to learn in trying to gauge and understand the details of the program. I feel that there are some major flaws in my piece, but I am also happy with it, as I feel that I now have a basic understanding of how to use the software. Next time, I will make sure to improve my use of the technology to add more substance into the piece, by recording more background sounds to help improve the general atmosphere of the interview.
The original interview that I conducted was just under 30 minutes long in length. I think this made the editing a little difficult at some point, as there was so much information to decide on using. But at the same time, the length of the interview gave me more variety of discussion in the interview. I have used fragments of the interview to make up the length required for this particular project. I decided to use the interview as more natural conversation rather than a direct aim of what the final piece should be about, as I believe that it creates more natural conversations. The result of this interview led me to decide that the interview will focus on a monologue, with Alaine musing on her passion for the media degree, and why she has such a love for this field, as well as explore some questions that many young people ask themselves when they finish high school, as many do not know what to do with their lives, and can be intimidated by the question.
Next time, I hope to improve on my use of the zoom recorder. Although I did try my best to gauge the levels, there are various points of the interview where this did not work. Due to my limited knowledge on this software system, I could not figure out how to improve on this, but I do hope to experiment more and figure it out by the next project brief.

The beginning of Radio’s New Wave

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First week of Semester means the beginning of the Media two classes. Radio’s new wave has brought some interesting insight to me already, particularly in regards to the effect of sound.

The first session of the semester involved conducting interviews. Although I have had previous experience with the Zoom recorder in Media 1 last semester, I didn’t learn the full details of the device. This, as well as the purchase of wave lab makes me realise that I have a lot to learn over the semester.

My inspiration for week one  involves Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio broadcast. This is a much studied broadcast from 1938, due to rumours that some Americans thought this dramatic broadcasting of a H.G Welles novel to be a true event at the time of broadcasting, leading to the star and director, Orson Welles, issuing a public apology. Although I realise that the focus in this particular studio focuses on the non-fiction aspect of radio broadcasting, this broadcasting was believed to be true by a handful of people at the time who did not listen to the broadcast in its entirety. This piece switches from the story of H.G Welles and orchastra- which would be realistic in the breaking of a news story at the time when this particular piece was made.