Audio Project: Wired 4 Sound Podcast

I took on the role of being a sound editor and interviewer for the project. I know the band we interviewed so I think it could tend to be a bit biased. Luckily this kind of interview doesn't suffer from these matters but had it been another group of interviewees and a different subject I think the interview would be a lot less credible. Using one microphone between the four of us made it difficult to get a really good sound, this is where I should have manipulated the interview further somewhat but the only way would have been to script it. At the beginning I told them the questions I was going to ask which gave them a chance to really think about their answers. This was probably a good way of conducting the interview instead of telling them what to say which would really make the interview bad as an informative piece. I think I should have also rehearsed the interview so that they got used to their answers.

I approached the interview thinking that I would ask the questions but re-record them later which was a terrible idea it left a lot of time spent on re-recording and editing the dialogue in. It was a result of me not being confident enough to be a radio personality. I really think that I should have approached it with a degree of professionalism and I think that's what I really learnt the fact that being professional and just good at the job you have to do is the best way to handle a situation. I think that I should have got more advice on how to handle the microphone because they are aimed at certain directions so the way you hold it can really influence the sound that you get. If there are any chances to interview or present for small pieces of filming or audio I would gladly take it, I think that it's worth challenging myself to get better at something that I don't think i'm that good at. The job as interview has also taught me that I would be better of handling the technical side of broadcasting, I don't think I've got to grips with the soundtrack pro software as well as I could have and that could be improved upon.

I think that the jobs I took on appeared to be easy but going through the process really made it obvious how difficult it could be and little attentions to detail and experience can help you improve at the craft a great deal. This is key to the broadcast industry I think, where having multiple skills is important but really being good at each of those things will be essential to your success in the long run.