6. production reflection(4)

6. production reflection(4)

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  Production Reflection Thomas Dickinson
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  Process The first thingI did was arrange my audio in order, so I’d know how the podcast would flow. I left gaps between the different sections to divide them, and then I was going to put a transition effect between them. However, I decided to use a bit of horror music from “Uppbeat” instead, I then decided to find intro and outro music. The intro and outro music is called “Cheat codes) by Cinco and the transition music is called ”600 horses” also by Cinco. Shortly after that, I put an exponential fade between the music and intro, so it was natural and didn’t jump straight to talking. I then added a constant gain effect and exponential fade effect to the first bit of transition music because it didn’t sound natural. I slowed down the three speaking parts down to 97.5% and 95% after the transition music because I delivered my lines too fast. It sounded normal after I slowed it down, the only problem is the more you slow it down the deeper your voice becomes that’s why I only slowed it by 5% and 2.5%. The final thing I did in this section was increase the audio gain on some parts, as they were too quiet and didn’t match with the previous audio.
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  Process In this screenshot,the first thing I did was increase the audio gain on the first two clips, so the volume matches the previous clip. I then added a constant gain effect and an exponential fade effect to the transitional music, so it’d fit in the context. The next section was the behind the scenes and because the facts weren’t in order, I had to rearrange them by slicing them with the “Razor Tool” and putting them in an order that made sense. This section wasn’t hard apart from finding an order that made sense and sounded the best.
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  Process This section wasincredibly easy to edit because it was one take with barely any mistakes. The part I did cut out was someone messing up the start of their sentence, so I cut it out with the “Razor tool” and connected it with a bit that made sense. I think this is the section of the podcast I'm proudest of, as it adds lightness to the podcast that was missing before. Lightheartedness was something I was aiming for in my planning a lot so I’m glad we got some.
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  Process In this finalscreenshot, you can see the end of the plot summary followed by transitionary music, the outro and the outro music. I must’ve forgot to include a constant gain effect and an exponential fade effect on the transition music that I didn’t notice until I started analysing it now. If I were to make it again, I would go through and make sure all music had exponential fades and constant gains, so the podcast holds up throughout. Also, I should’ve made the outro longer as it sounds rushed instead of being sincere, and I forgot to tease a second episode. I like my podcast; it isn’t finished, this mean next time I’d spend more time editing to make sure its perfect.