WORKSHOP 1 : Adding a voiceover

You will be completing a series of practical audio workshops and recording and analysing the results and the skills you have developed every week on the blog.  This will help prepare you for the next section of the unit where you will be re-recording complete audio soundtracks for moving image sequences using a range of different techniques.


WORKSHOP 1  : Adding a voiceover


Individually or in pairs, find a scene from a film or TV programme without a voiceover.  ( 1 minute approximately)

The scene should be one where there is enough space in the sound mix to allow a voiceover , and where you can add meaning to the scene by adding one.   There are examples you can use in

 ART-MEDIA / MEDIA / 1  2018 SOUNDTRACK PRODUCTION 


Write a script for a voiceover of the thoughts  of  one of the characters that adds mood and meaning to  the scene.



Drag the video file of  the scene into Garageband  and record your voiceover using your phone,  a voice recorder or directly into Garageband.

The voiceover  should  be recorded over a relevant part of the scene and combine effectively with the visual content and the existing sound mix.


You can edit the volume level of your recording using the volume knob on each track or by adjusting three levels more subtly :  Choose MIX/ SHOW AUTOMATION on the top of the screen and add points to adjust volume levels.












MIXDOWN AND SAVE YOUR VIDEO FILE : IT WILL BE USED AS EVIDENCE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT . GO TO FILE ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE / MOVIE/SAVE AUDIO TO MOVIE 






Save the video file in a relevant folder.





Complete a blog evaluation about the workshop, explaining the software and processes you used, your intentions with the voiceover, its placement within the scene and the sound mix , and an evaluation of its success and the audio techniques you used. Explain how your voiceover added meaning or mood to the sequence.