Weekly Journal

Regular evaluation updates are required, as with every unit. Please

remember to take photos and get behind the scenes footage as you film.
You might find it easier if you note down a record of what you did each day
in a diary form.

Please use the following guidance to help you with each week.

Week 1 This week you worked on your research

What have you been asked to to create

do?
How has analysing other
productions helped you to
understand the genre better?
How will your understanding of
codes and conventions now help
you to produce a better
production?
What did you learn from
practising recording Foley
sounds? (Radio Drama Only)
What did you learn from Voice for
broadcast task? What do you
need to improve on to become a
presenter? (Broadcast only)
What did you learn when using
Adobe Audition? What skills do
you need to develop with this
software?
How did researching your target
audience help you develop your
idea?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
a 5-minute radio drama, for a 16-25 target
audience.
This gave us an idea of what appeals to this target
audience, it also gave me an understanding of how much
audio, music and sound effects to add in, it helped me
create my own ideas from the others I heard, also hearing
others I was able to choice a genre more easily.
How loud to make each Foley sound, also what they sound
like against a video. This will be really practical when it
comes to doing the real Foley for the final recording, it also
taught me how close to put the recorder to the moving or
object.
Before I am starting adobe audition, I had never seen it
before or know how it is working but after using the tutorial I
understood the basics of audition, I still don’t know fully how
to use all of it but I know the important parts.
I gave me an idea of what my target audience wanted to
see and what they were previous used to listening to, also
what genre they liked listening to also what character they
would like to see in a radio drama
no
I have to complete my first attempt at adobe
audition.
Week 2
What did you learn from your
planning? How has it helped you
to progress your idea?
How has your idea
developed/changed during the
planning stage?
How did you ensure that your
script was to a high standard?
What issues did you have when
planning your production? How
did you overcome them?
What did you learn from the
recording of your Foley sounds?
How much work did you
complete outside of the lessons?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
Week 3 / 4 Production
What practical work have you
done and how helpful was your
earlier planning?
How will this be useful as your
production process continues?
This week you worked on your planning
After putting my ideas onto a mind map it helped me
form my final ideas, I experimented by using different
characters in different story and also putting twists. On
original l stories such as little women, I had also been
interested to make a drama about the war because I
know what there could be loads of story I could
create round that topic.
After doing some research and aski9ng people within that
target audience they were a lot more eager the listen to a
story about the war, evcuees , when I asked them if they
would like to listen to a radio drama about little women or a
twist on a event that happens within it not many where
intresed
To ensure my script was a high standard, I followed
every guideline possible from font size, to font to using
a ruler and making sure the characters lines where
matched and lined up properly with there names
I struggled with where to put the twist within my story
and what the twist would be I messed around with a
through didn’t twist in the story but finally found the
one that would work the best after asking my target
audience what kind of twist they would like to see in a
radio drama.
Upload images of you recording your Foley here as well as
on your page
Outside the lesson I continued with my research so I
could have a better understanding of the time period
etc
No, one thing to finish
I need to record my Foley sounds
This week you worked on your production
Vox pops, I asked a 4 of my peers that fitted my target
audience a couple of question about what they
would like to see. In a radio drama and what they
have listened to in the past, I also did a survey for my
target audience which also helped with. Planning.
Because the research I gathered during the Vox pops
and the surveys will be useful as I know what to add
into my radio drama, I know what characters etc to
 add in and also what story line to choice, what will
appeal and what wont when it comes to mind map
etc it will help.
Upload your behind the scenes
photos and videos (explain what
they show)

this is my secondary research, I.

What issues did you encounter
when recording and how did you
overcome them?
How well have you worked to
your production schedule?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
High Grade Tips
did this to get a wider idea about radio drama,
podcast. This gave me an idea of a wide target
audience not just 16-24, on my Weebly I put pictures
and also facts and information to make this more
informational for the reader.
The main issue I found when recording my radio was
that the characters weren’t putting enough passion in
their voices when voicing the characters. Also, I
realised that the script was simply not long enough
the aim was for the whole piece to be around 5
minutes, but it was only 2;50 and I realised that sound
effects extractor will not add up to 5 minutes. So, I
went back added to my script to make it longer but
by doing that I had to change the cast.
No well as the first recording didn’t go to plan so I had
to change it last minute, I didn’t expect to have to re-
record it so I went off track.
I’m not totally on track
I have to finish a couple of sheets

Use screenshots to support your analysis – especially when comparing your work to other
pieces.

Considered and capable demonstration of processes – detailed documentation of your

production process – such as still images, and annotated screenshots of your specific
production and editing process – including ‘what’ and ‘why’ and not just ‘how’.

Specific – be specific! Don’t just say e.g. ‘the lighting was good’ – show us where the
lighting looked good and why you think that.

Final evaluation on whole unit This week you worked on your production
Comparison to researched
productions
Production Strengths
Is your production to a professional standard? Take
screenshots from your production and the productions you
analysed in your research (especially anywhere you tried to
recreate something you had researched). Is your
production as good? Why? Why not? What could you
improve?
Overall, what were the strengths of your production? Use
some screenshots / downloaded clips to show anything of
which you are particularly proud. That might be shots or
images from you creating Foley sounds or images of you
recording your work.

You need to gather feedback on your production from your

classmates and discuss the positive things they have said.
How were you able to get such good feedback? (This can
be done in the form of vox pops, interviews, focus groups or
surveys.)

You should also discuss feedback that you got from your
teachers and how this was helpful or informative
Production weaknesses Overall, what were the weaknesses of your production?

Why have these weaknesses occurred? What needs

improving? Is it your practical skills? Could you have done
more research? Did you not plan your recording effectively
and end up doing things very last minute? Consider the
entire production process and really think about what might
have let your production down. As above but for any
negative points you received in your feedback. What could
you have done to avoid these issues? How could you
improve next time.
Did you meet your goals? Think back to the goals that were set in the brief and the
Why/why not? goals you set yourself (you should have mentioned these in
your opening paragraph). Discuss whether you met them
effectively. If you didn’t quite achieve your goals, consider
why and how you could improve for next time.
Self-evaluation At the end of the unit, how do you see yourself as a
practitioner? What are you strengths? Which areas do you
need to develop?

Write a brief outline of what you need to work on in terms of

your personal development. Do you need to work more out
of class? Do you need to develop your practical skills? Do
you need to move outside of your comfort zone more? Do
you need to spend more time on the "boring" bits (research,
planning, etc)? Discuss what you need to work on and
how/why this will help you.
High Grade Tips

Use screenshots to support your analysis – especially when comparing your work to other
pieces.
Considered and capable demonstration of processes – detailed documentation of your
production process – such as still images, and annotated screenshots of your specific
production and editing process – including ‘what’ and ‘why’ and not just ‘how’.

Specific – be specific! Don’t just say e.g. ‘the lighting was good’ – show us where the
lighting looked good and why you think that.