Feedback

I was given feedback on the recordings I'd done before I made any major editing to them and to summarise it, the audio recording wasn't believable. The actual quality of recording was OK, but the acting wasn't so good. It sounded like what was being said was being read straight from a script, which was exactly what was being done. I know my course can't expect me to get professional actors, but I now see that it would greatly help my goal if I could get a recording that seems more natural. After all, the assignment is story telling, therefor if the audio doesn't seem natural then I'm not meeting the requirements of the brief so well. I know I won't be able to get an Oscar winning performance from anyone, but I can certainly try and ask them to act like they're really re-telling an ordeal they've been through. It was my own fault for not really paying much attention on how the story was being said during recording. I was too busy trying to get a clear recording and work my way around unfamiliar programmes and equipment. I was suggested that I use one of the little pin mics that TV presenters use and film the whole thing at the same time as recording. This would be the most logical way of doing this and quickest because the audio and film are done together. The only problem is, this requires the person I record to learn the script and whether I can get someone to do that in a short space of time doesn't look likely. It is quite a difficult time of year too, almost everyone I know willing to help me is busy studying, doing exams or doing their own assignments, so whether I can re-record anything is pretty uncertain.