FMP EvaluationYour name

Production Process Evaluation

ResearchFor my research I looked into existing products such as my personal interests that are yogpod and ear biscuits. I then researched a BBC product that I needed to look at which was called short cuts. I researched the positive and the negative aspects of each product and I also looked at the backgrounds.• I think the strength of my research is that I have found many details in each podcast such as

there jingles, music, sound effects, editing and there technology. I also researched there structure of there videos and each are very different allowing me to adapt to all different verity of technique. Which I also think is good is that two of my research I listen too making it easier to adapt to.

• I think the weaknesses of my research I that I haven't researched more different radio show other than short cuts. I mostly researched on podcast which shows that I haven't learnt from other types of radio shows. Also shortcuts is one radio I didn't’t understand and disliked making it harder to research so I didn't’t put as much detail as I did with the podcasts.

Overall I think this research helped me as they inspired me on what I should do such as the humour, the editing and the scripting. They also had pros and cons which I adapted to for my product. I also looked into the technology they used for their podcasts which allowed me to understand what technology would work for me.

PlanningMy initial Plans was my first step to making my final project as it helped me gather all my ideas into a mind map. This is where I looked into making either a ghost story, podcast or movie review. I listed what ideas I can make out of each radio show so that I can choose which I like best. I ended up choosing both ghost story and podcast so I made another mind map to go in more detail. For my pre-production I looked into sound effects, music, props and health and safety. I also made a structured time table for what I do each day.• I think the strength of my research is that I have put many details for each page

in order make my project work and that I have made links to everything such as sound and music as a backup.

• I think the weaknesses of this is that I planed to ambitious which made it hard to make especially with the time limit.

This researched helped me a lot as it made me ready for my projected and it gave me back up links so that if I lost any of the sounds ill just follow the link however my planning was too ambitious making my project way over an hour.

Time ManagementFor timing I made a good time table for what I do each day in my preproduction so that I can follow it making it easier for me. For the first day I had to find ghost story which took a lot of time as there are not many good short scary stories that we can talk about and it had to short so that I make the podcast no longer than five minutes. For the second day I managed to write the whole script quick enough and was ready to make record my intro.For the third day I needed to edit the intro with music however I wanted to record the story telling and the reviewing and leave the editing for last which goes against my timetable. I managed to record the reviewing which took quite some time as my friends didn’t listen to the story so we had to re record the reviewing. The story telling recording was corrupted so I left that for the final day and focused on editing the intro. On the fourth and final day there was a problem as my recording would not show up on audition as it was on a mac and I created the audition save on a windows computer. I had to ask my tutor to bring me a windows laptop so I could edit my work. After I finished editing my intro and outro I went on to record my ghost story. Finally i spent the next hours editing. I managed to finish on time.

Technical Qualities

SUNRISEHorror special

My project

I think my podcast has many differences and similarities to the podcast yogpod.The yogpod has a verity of different topics but I will be focusing on there Halloween specials

The yogpod keeps the Halloween feeling constant as they keep paying Halloween like jingles and music making it suit the episode. This is very similar to mine as all my

songs have a 8 bit theme and they are all related to fun horror songs like the Dracula theme. However the my outro song isn’t a horror like song at all which differs to the

yogpod

The Halloween episode of the yogpod consists of Simon and Lewis telling each other scary stories and bantering about after which gives relatable

feeling to the audience.This can be similar to mine as I tell a scary story and me and my friends

banter about it after while also reviewing it. However I only read one big story while the yogpod read short stories which they took turns saying.

The yogpod could read many stories comfortably as they have a lot of time in there hands to tell each one and talk about them however I didn’t any time so that meant I had to find a good short enough story which would be scary and interesting enough to talk about.

The yogpods intro is very similar to mine as they start by introducing the audience with a humorous villain laugh following a thunder which creates a comedic tone just like I did. The intro also ends with a Halloween song like I did with the Dracula theme.

Aural Qualities• What I mostly like about my radio project is my intro especially

the editing. For example for my intro I say “welcome to sunrise horror special” (evil laugh) which doesn't’t sound very compelling and interesting however when I edited it it made it sound more professional and radio like. I edited the “welcome to sunrise” part with a slight echo and the increased the echo with “horror special”(evil laugh) part. I also made it a chore like sound. After the evil laugh I then added a thunder sound effect before playing the chip tune Dracula theme which creates a more comedic horror vibe. I also really liked how I edited the horror story section with sound effects such as wind to create an atmosphere and running footsteps to fit the story however the actual story telling was not very professional. This is because my story was far too long and I had made too many mistakes while reading which is to difficult to edit out. My reading was very dull and not entertaining as had to read it twice because the first recording was corrupted. To improve my work I think I should book a studio in order to make a things more relaxed and that it I can record everything at once. Also I think I should find a more shorter story so that I can emphasise my reading and not make any mistakes.

Audience AppealMy audience’s age range should be 15-20 as we have strong language and the hosts of the podcasts are around 16-18, which means the humour would relate around that age. The story is quite dark and a younger audience may be too scared. It could be for both genders as the ghost story will effect both genders in the same way however all the hosts are male which could mean that the humour would be different but the podcast leans more towards the story. The psychographic should be for belonger as my podcast isnt about changing mankind nor achieving dreams and goals. Instead it will be very local and will be for enjoyable reasons. My podcast will be for any region however the hosts live and Britain which means the humour and slang will be different however the story is for the audiences imagination which means they can picture the scenario of the story to be anywhere. The social class would be class E as I think they would be the most relatable and suitable for my podcast. It is for those who are local, casual and have a lot of time in their hands in their hands which suit class E.

Peer Feedback

Feedback 1

• What did you like about the product?– I defiantly like the product idea as it is very unique

• What improvements could have been made to the product?– But tahmids voice sounds quite robotic while

reading the story.

Feedback 2

• What did you like about the product?– It was scary and it made me shiver.– It put me on the edge of my seat

• What improvements could have been made to the product?– Exadurate your reading

Feedback 3

• What did you like about the product?– I liked the intro and the outro as the editing

sounds professional especially the scary sound effects u added to the story

• What improvements could have been made to the product?– I think there was quite a lot of mistakes made in

the story which you should improve on

Peer Feedback Summary

• What do you agree with from your peer feedback?– I agree to most things that my peers feedbacks as they

have explained in explained in detail of what I need to improve with is the story section. For example they have all said something similar about my and that is that my reading was not exaggerated enough and it sounded quite dull.

– What do you disagree with from your peer feedback?– I honestly don’t disagree as I thought the same way as I

said on my my aural qualities page.

Peer Feedback SummaryThe feedback I got were very similar as all of them talk about similar solutions for me to improve. For example feedback 1 claims that my voice sounds robotic and needs to be more dramatic, feed back 2 states I need to exaggerate my reading and feedback 3 says there was quite a lot of mistakes made in the story which I should improve. All these are similar as they all talk about my story telling which I agree on as they have a point. To improve my story telling I will find a shorter story which will be easier to read without boring and I will be able to make a more dramatic voice.They all talk about different aspects they like about my product which shows that my product was mostly good. Feedback 1 says that my idea was good and unique, feedback 2 says that it was scary and it put him on the edge of the sheet and feedback 3 likes the intro and the outro as the editing sounds professional especially the scary sound effects i added to the story. This shows that there are may different aspects that people like and that my story telling was the only issue about my project.