Assignment 1: Unit 25 & 24 – Learning Aim A (combined)

Unit 25

Unit 24

Your first assignment launches… Monday 17th October at 9am

Let’s look at Assignment 1 on MS Teams…
Assignment 1 – Interim deadlines
Unit 25 - Learning Aim A - Criteria Reference Interim Deadline:
Unit 25/A.P2 Explain the types of microphones and operation of sound recorders.
Unit 25/A.P1 Explain signal paths, audio levels and audio file formats used in digital sound recording.
• Fri 21st October

Unit 25/A.M1 Analyse microphone equipment and techniques used in the recording of sound for a specified setting. • Mon 31st October
Unit 25/A.D1 Evaluate types and uses of microphones used for two settings with different acoustics, using detailed examples
and clear use of terminology.

Unit 24 - Learning Aim A - Criteria Reference Interim Deadline:

Unit 24 / A.P1
Unit 24 / A.P2
Explain the reasons for editing sound recordings
Explain the reasons for editing factual sound recordings
• Friday 4th November
Unit 24 / A.P3 Explain the reasons for editing fictional sound recordings
Unit 24 / A.M1 Analyse the reasons for editing factual sound recordings • Friday 11th November
Unit 24 / A.M2 Analyse the reasons for editing fictional sound recordings
Unit 24 / A.D1 Evaluate, using a range of detailed examples, the reason for editing pre-recorded sound. • (+ First final submission)
Submission of Assignment 1 - Unit 25 A (Task 1) & Unit 24 A (Task 2) • Friday 18th November
(+ Full final submission)
Assignment 1 – Tracker
Unit 24: Sound Editing

Learning Aims for this unit will include…

A - Understand the reasons for editing factual and fictional recorded digital sound

B - Investigate the equipment, techniques and procedures for editing

recorded digital sound

C - Edit recorded digital sound for media artefacts.

Unit 24: Sound Editing
Our first focus… Section A
Sound Editing – Changing Content
Sound editing allows you to
change the chronological or
logical order of a series of
sounds or speech. This gives you
enormous power to be creative,
especially in the world of fiction
& drama. It also places significant
responsibility on your shoulders
if you are working with factual
news or documentary content.

It is also possible to create emphasised impact by adding in sound effects and/or

music between pieces of recorded speech, such as those heard on a radio broadcast…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFLe87ix2_s
Sound editing activity 2 – Explore Adobe Audition

• Open Adobe Audition from the dock…

• Create a new project & important some of your
downloads / existing recordings – vocals, foley,
ambient sounds etc
• Lay them out in a multitrack mix, with different
sounds on different tracks
• Experiment with cutting and moving audio
within the tracks
• See what you can construct in your first audio
sound edit!
Sound editing activity – BBC Sound Effects Archive

Create your own sound effects mix… https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/

Recording & Editing News
Sound Workshop #3:
Next lesson you will work in small groups to
record & edit a short radio news bulletin. You
will all be required to participate in the
following …

• Script Editor
• Broadcaster
• Sound Recordist
• Sound Editor …You should make sure there is equal opportunity for
everyone in the group to take part in each of the roles
Recording & Editing News
Tips…
The Role of a Reporter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk731PuOwT4

Producing a Radio News Report:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIc5Wl_isgE
Recording & Editing News
Sound Workshop #3:
You will be in the following groups for this
workshop…

• Group 1 - International News: Ellie, Kian, Ria

• Group 2 - National News: Haneef, Mia, Rhea
• Group 3 - Breaking News: Jamie, Gabby, Phoebe
• Group 4 - Entertainment News: Will, Jess, Charlie Roles:
Script Editor
• Group 5 - Sports News & Weather: Kane, Ali Broadcaster
Sound Recordist
…Please now get into these groups Sound Editor
Recording & Editing News
Sound Workshop #3:
1. Use the Script resources on Teams to locate your
story / stories
2. Edit the material to adapt from TV to radio
broadcaster, adding names of the
3. Decide on Roles, who will record which parts
4. Record your audio segments
5. Source some sound suitable stings & bumpers for
your bulletin Roles:
Script Editor
6. Edit together your audio ready for presentation Broadcaster
Sound Recordist
Sound Editor

…Remember: you should make sure there is equal opportunity for everyone in the group to take part in each of the roles
Sound – News Bulletin Reflection
• You now need to share your audio recordings with your group.
• Put these in a folder named ‘Sound Workshop #3’

Next, open a document and save it as ‘Sound Workshop #3 – Reflections’

Listen back…

• What went well with your recording and editing?

• Did you have a chance to work in each role… script, recording, vocals, editing?
• In which were you most confident?
• And which would you like to improve?
• Are there any things you would change if you had the chance to re-record or re-edit them?

…Note down your findings.