Recording & Editing radio advert

In today's lesson i recorded my script that i had wrote with the group, i went into the recording studio and did many takes of trying to get the perfect one, i then wrote down on a sheet of paper i had been given to record and note down the information that i needed to prove that i had done it. I then went back to my computer and put that recordings onto it, i then put my recordings on Adobe audition to edit, i edited my script with a mix of mine and Daniels voice with music playing in the background. 

The equipment i used was a Zoom recorder and recorded with it in a recording studio, i then used one of the computers in the class room to edit on Adobe Audition. The technical elements i used were knowing how to use the recorder and knowing this by Rob teaching me in class, i also was taught how to use Adobe audition and used that to edit my recordings, i was also able to know this from the notes i had took in class and referred back to them when i was editing. In the task i learnt how to use the recorders and knowing the basic things about them, i also learnt how to edit on Adobe audition, and make a final piece of work out of it. The part of the task i would like to know more about is more information on how to edit on Adobe Audition, i would like to know more about this so i can experiment and explore different elements of the software, i also think it would be useful for me as i would be using it again in the future. The task was successful as my final piece came out good and i was happy with it as it was my first time using and editing on Adobe Audition. 

The feedback i received from my group was positive and good as they liked it and was happy with the end result. What i think went well was my result at the end of my work, i was happy with it and think it went well because it was my first time using and editing on Adobe Audition, i did many basic things and didn't make it too complicated and was happy with my result. 

I used my Maths and English by writing out the script and typing it up on the computer, i also used my English skills by writing down what i had said, i used my Maths skills by calculating the times and seconds i needed to fit into my recordings, i also used my maths skills in my editing to make sure my seconds were right in the recording and wasn't too long. What i would do differently next time is my final product will be a better piece of work as i will have had more experience with the software and will know more about it. Myself and the group came up with a street dance idea, we came up with this idea as we thought that street dance is a rare thing and more people need to know more about it. We thought that it would be a good idea to advertise street dance as it is something different compared to the other groups ideas, the group and i wasn't sure on this idea at first as we thought it would be hard to advertise it, we worked our way around it and made it work in the end. We all came up with a script and read each others out after we had finished them, we then all decided as a group to go with my script and use mine as the advertisement, we made a few changes and adjustments to the script and made it even better. 

We then went into the recording studios one by one and each recorded our own version of the script, after that we then put them onto the computer and edited them into our own versions. I think the final piece came out successful as it was something different and we made it work.

Apple Watch advert project

in today's lesson myself and the group went out and filmed some shots for our Apple Watch advert. We went into the town center and filmed some shots there. the equipment we used was a lumix camera and a tripod, we used the tripod to get the best still looking shots, we used the lumix camera to get good quality shots for our advert. The settings we used on the camera was auto focus so that it automatically focused onto the shot and didn't go blurry. In the task we learnt how to use the tripod in many different positions and record our best shots with it, we also learnt how to record good shots with different angles. What i would like to know more about is different settings on the camera and how they work. I am going to find out more about the camera by experimenting with different settings and different angles. The task was successful because we got lots of good shots and we was all happy with the outcome. We used our English and Maths skills by planning out the time and seconds used in different shots, we also used our English skills by talking and planning out our project. What i would do differently next time is change location for the project, as the set location for this task didn't really fit in with what we was advertising. One of the things that didn't go well was some of our shots we filmed, some of these wasn't successful as their was shadows in the background and other noises that disturbed the footage. this is good because we will use this as a lesson for next time we do a project and not make the same mistake.Looking at the grading criteria i think that i have passed with a silver as i dont think i did too good but i also think that i didn't too bad.

Apple Watch Presentation

In today's session we did a presentation on the Apple Watch. In the presentation we discussed how the Apple Watch can be used and what it is capable of. We discussed as a group on how we would present the Apple Watch and how we would like to advertise it. In the group we also discussed the types of people that may want to buy and use the Apple Watch, we also talked about the different places we would film and how we would present the watch, we talked about the different types of shots we would use to make the watch presentable. We designed a power point about the Apple Watch and putting information about it, we then went into a different room to present the power point on record and explain our ideas on how we would advertise the Apple Watch. Me and my group also came up with a group name called 'Digital Initiatives' and then designed a logo for it. After we had finished our presentation we got lots of feedback on how we could improve the presentation, such as making eye contact at all times to show the audience we are speaking directly to them, we also got feedback to us about sounding enthusiastic and making movements during the presentation so it didn't bore the audience. The task we did came out successful as we got lots of positive feedback and our power point had a nice simple layout and stood out with the different transitions. What my group and i learnt from this task was to be more presentable and make more eye contact, we also learnt to speak loud and clear, this will be helpful for future tasks as we wont have any mistakes for next time and will know what we have to include to make it successful.

Using the recorders blog

In this blog i am going to be comparing the two different recorders for

• sound quality 
• ease of use
• positives and negatives of each

I am going to start of by talking about the Zoom recorder, the Zoom recorder is a good and easy recorder to use and understand. The Zoom has many positives to it, a positive of the Zoom recorder is that it is easy to work and understand the different settings. The sound quality of the Zoom is very good and picks up high quality sound, the Zoom has a good distance range on it and can be used from a far distance. The Zoom can pick up the quietest and the loudest of sounds. A negative effect on the Zoom can be the battery, the battery of the Zoom didn't seem to last very long and turned off just after we finished using it. This can be a negative because you would have to wait for it to charge if you wanted to use it again that day. I will now start to talk about the 2nd recorder we used, the 2nd recorder we used was very easy to use and very understandable, the 2nd recorder was easy to start up and get going recording, another positive about this recorder is that the sound quality was very good and sounded good when playing it back. Another positive about this recorder is that it was easy to stop recording and easy starting it back up, this recorder picked up some good sound quality it loud and quiet places, it also picked up people talking which sounded very clear when played back. Overall the two recorders were very good and easy to use, i prefer the Zoom as i found it easier to use and understand and i also enjoy

using it and exploring the different settings.  

My first college blog

I want to do TV/Film because it is something i am interested in and after i have finished finished i would like to get a job doing something in the media industry.


In the course i am looking forward to meeting new people and learning more about TV/Film, i am looking forward to uses different editing skills and working on different projects and learning how everything works in TV/Film

The skills i would like to learn are team work skills, communication skills, problem solving and leadership, i think these skills will be beneficial to me when finding a job. i also think these skills would be beneficial to have as you will be able to lead and communicate with different groups of people and would be helpful for others that don't have them.

The kind of roles i would want is using different types of editing and working on different camera angles and seeing how they would work/look in the shot.

The products i would like to make would be a short film as it would be good to use different editing software and learning how other software works. Another product i would like to do is making a film trailer as it would require me getting people to act and would require me working on the types of shots and making them look good when editing.

The things i am nervous about is working with new people and getting things wrong and having to start again.

I hope to achieve on the course is knowing how to edit things and knowing how to use the software, i would also like to achieve lots of different skills as it would help me and look good when applying for a job.

After the course has finished i would like to go out and apply for a job in the Media industry and use the different skills and editing techniques i have used.